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1
Conflict today is fierce, The strength of Satan more; The cry of battle calling now Is louder than before. The rebel voice of hell E’en stronger now becomes; But list, the midnight cry resounds, Behold, I quickly come!
DConflict
to
Bm
day
is
G
fierce,
The
D
strength
of
G
Satan
A
more;
The
D
cry
of
Bm
battle
E7
calling
A
now
Is louder
E7
than
be
A-A7
fore.
The
D
rebel
voice of
G
hell
E'en
E7
stronger
now
be
A-A7
comes;
But
D
list,
the
G
midnight
Em
cry
re
D
sounds,
Be
G
hold,
I
A7
quickly
D
come!
2
Trials more bitter grow, The fighting doth enlarge; Hell’s forces rally all their pow’rs And gather for the charge. Yet while we wait and watch And feel the war severe, We hear the joyful song ring out, Jesus, the Lord, is near!
Trials more bitter grow,
The fighting doth enlarge;
Hell's forces rally all their pow'rs
And gather for the charge.
Yet while we wait and watch
And feel the war severe,
We hear the joyful song ring out,
Jesus, the Lord, is near!
DTrials
more
Bm
bitter
G
grow,
The
D
fighting
G
doth
A
enlarge;
Hell's
D
forces
Bm
rally
E7
all
their
A
pow'rs
And gather
E7
for
the
A-A7
charge.
Yet
D
while
we wait and
G
watch
And
E7
feel
the war
A-A7
severe,
We
D
hear
the
G
joyful
Em
song
ring
D
out,
GJesus,
the
A7
Lord,
is
D
near!
3
’Tis harder at the end The word to testify, For Satan fights with all his pow’r Our witness to defy. Much greater strength we need The foe to overcome; How happy when the Lord we see And all our sighing’s done!
’Tis harder at the end
The word to testify,
For Satan fights with all his pow'r
Our witness to defy.
Much greater strength we need
The foe to overcome;
How happy when the Lord we see
And all our sighing's done!
D’Tis
harder
Bm
at
the
G
end
The
D
word
to
G A
testify,
For
D
Satan
Bm
fights
with
E7
all
his
A
pow'r
Our witness
E7
to
A-A7
defy.
Much
D
greater
strength we
G
need
The
E7
foe
to
A-A7
overcome;
How
D
happy
G
when
the
Em
Lord
we
D
see
And
G
all
our
A7
sighing's
D
done!
4
Who then will forward go Strong in His mighty power? Who then will firmly trust the Lord Until the vict’ry hour; Till with the conqu’rors blest, The triumph song’s begun? That man will then rejoice to hear, Behold, I quickly come!
Who then will forward go
Strong in His mighty power?
Who then will firmly trust the Lord
Until the vict'ry hour;
Till with the conqu'rors blest,
The triumph song's begun?
That man will then rejoice to hear,
Behold, I quickly come!
DWho
then will
Bm
forward
G
go
Strong
D
in
His
G
mighty
A
power?
Who
D
then
will
Bm
firmly
E7
trust
the
A
Lord
Until the
E7
vict'ry
A-A7
hour;
Till
D
with
the conqu'rors
G
blest,
The
E7
triumph
song's
A-A7
begun?
That
D
man
will
G
then
Em
rejoice
to
D
hear,
GBehold,
I
A7
quickly
D
come!
5
Who then will choose God’s best, And take the narrow track, Though passing thru the wildest storms, Yet never turning back? Who now will dare press on, Enduring pain and fear? All such will then rejoice to see Jesus, the Lord, is near!
Who then will choose God's best,
And take the narrow track,
Though passing thru the wildest storms,
Yet never turning back?
Who now will dare press on,
Enduring pain and fear?
All such will then rejoice to see
Jesus, the Lord, is near!
DWho
then will
Bm
choose
God's
G
best,
And
D
take
the
G
narrow
A
track,
Though
D
passing
Bm
thru
the
E7
wildest
A
storms,
Yet never
E7
turning
A-A7
back?
Who
D
now
will dare press
G
on,
E7Enduring
pain and
A-A7
fear?
All
D
such
will
G
then
Em
rejoice
to
D
see
GJesus,
the
A7
Lord,
is
D
near!
6
Though deep the darkness be We still would onward go, Till we the day of rapture greet And glory ’round shall glow. ’Tis there we’ll see the Lord, And Satan overcome; The overcomers will rejoice, Jesus, the Lord, has come!
Though deep the darkness be
We still would onward go,
Till we the day of rapture greet
And glory 'round shall glow.
’Tis there we'll see the Lord,
And Satan overcome;
The overcomers will rejoice,
Jesus, the Lord, has come!
DThough
deep the
Bm
darkness
G
be
We
D
still
would
G
onward
A
go,
Till
D
we
the
Bm
day
of
E7
rapture
A
greet
And glory
E7
'round
shall
A-A7
glow.
’Tis
D
there
we'll see the
G
Lord,
And
E7
Satan
A-A7
overcome;
The
D G
overcomers
Em
will
D
rejoice,
GJesus,
the
A7
Lord,
has
D
come!
Copyright Living Stream Ministry. Used by permission.
Lord let the 7 fold intensified spirit shine brighter and brighter in all the believers in this fierce age. All we need to do is watch for his coming, stand firm, declare Gods victory, trust in the Lord, endure and press on so that we can rejoice at his coming at the marriage of the lamb.
Who then will choose God’s best,
And take the narrow track,
Though passing thru the wildest storms,
Yet never turning back?
Who now will dare press on,
Enduring pain and fear?
All such will then rejoice to see
Jesus, the Lord, is near!
May we go on with the Lord and allow Him to produce us as His overcomers, the bride of Christ, those who go on with Him, move one with Him, and who will eventually enter into the wedding feast, enjoying the marriage of the Lamb! Hallelujah!
This hymn is very profound in truth and a strong exhortation for us to practice Paul's exhortation in 1Timothy 2:1: I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made on behalf of all men.
The warfare is stronger at the end. In the world situation now, you see how much the enemy even wants to literally kill, steal, and destroy, discourage, stumble, persecute, and wear down the ones "predestinated unto sonship." He wants to stumble people in their faith so that they doubt the goodness of God's heart toward them in the midst of the suffering in the world, for one thing. And if not trying to damage us through sufferings, death or imprisonment, the ridicule for their faith, and persecutions, then he will cause us to fall asleep and enjoy the earthly things while forgetting that a warfare even exists. But in Christ there is the power of resurection, and even a power that seated Christ far above all, subjecting all things under His feet, and making Him head over all things to the Church, His Body (Eph. 1). (Revelation, the book that calls for overcomers in chapters 2-3, also shares with us that the Spirit is now called the seven Spirits, implying that the power and grace of the Spirit has now been intensified 7-fold so that we can answer His call to become "he who overcomes" in this dark age. Not just power, but 7 fold power. ). In Ephesions 6 it says we can be empowered in this powerful Christ, for the warfare, and in Eph 5 says we can become His Bride that is glorious and without spot or wrinkle. This Bride, in a white garment, is seen in Revelation 19, and will come back with Christ as His army to overcome antiChrist and end this dark age, bringing in the age of the kingdom. God needs those who answer His call to be "he who overcomes" in Revelation 2 or 3. He needs the 144, 000 in Revelation 14 as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. He needs the man-child in Revelation 12. He needs His Bride who will make herself ready in Revelation 19. Until He gets this, there can be no Revelation 21-22. He has prepared Himself as the resurrection power and the grace for us to become what He needs; we just need to receive His grace and say,
Amen, I'm willing for you to make me an overcomer, and work with you to gain others for Your Bride. Lord, do get Your glorious Bride, get Your overcomers, so you can end this dark age!" I love this part of the hymn. :
"Who then will forward go
Strong in His mighty power?
Who then will firmly trust the Lord
Until the vict’ry hour;
Till with the conqu’rors blest,
The triumph song’s begun?
That man will then rejoice to hear,
Behold, I quickly come!"
Watchman Nee had a keen awareness of the normally unseen war raging between God and Satan over the possession of mankind. As a voice declaring the truth concerning Christ in the spiritual darkness of China, Nee writes in this hymn how “hell’s forces rally all their pow’rs” to stir up “the wildest storms. ” This war grows stronger, louder, harder, and more bitter toward the end.
If the truth of this hymn unmasks Satan’s strategy to wear down and discourage God’s
people, it also works to awaken them from any confusion, numbness, and indifference toward the fight. Few Christians may ever be called to speak to thousands or suffer imprisonment for their faith as Nee did, but each one has an all-important opportunity to experience and display Christ’s overcoming life in daily routines. We are surrounded by people who desperately need to see Him expressed through us. This is our battlefield until at last “the triumph song’s begun! ”
As soldiers in Christ’s army, what should our attitude be toward this hidden, yet so real, war? Nee exhorts us to be encouraged, for the Lord Jesus quickly comes; to sing, for He is near; and to be happy, for we have greater power to witness. Captivated by His glorious return and motivated by the overcomers’ future reward, we “will forward go, strong in His mighty power. ”
1.
კონფლიქტი მძვინვარებს,
მტერი ძალას იკრებს;
ბრძოლის ხმა მოგვიხმობს ახლა
მეტად ვიდრე ადრე.
მოჯანყე გეენა
ხმას უფრო იმაღლებს;
შუაღამისას უფლის ხმა
ჰქუხს “მე მოვალ მალე! “
2.
დიდ განსაცდელებში,
ბრძოლა ძლიერდება;
მთელ თავის ძალ-ღონეს იკრებს
ჯოჯოხეთის მხარე.
ჩვენ ვიცდით და ვფხიზლობთ,
ომის სიმკაცრეს ვგრძნობთ,
გვესმის მხიარული ჰანგი
უფალი ახლოა !
3.
სულ უფრო ძნელდება
სიტყვის დამოწმება,
მთელი ძალით მტერი ცდილობს მოწმობის დარღვევას.
სიმტკიცე გვჭირდება,
მტრების დასაძლევად;
ვიხილავთ უფალს, ვიხარებთ
წუხილი გაქრება.
4.
მაშ, ვინ წავა უფლის
მძლეველი ძალით წინ?
ვინ მიენდობა მტკიცედ მას გამარჯვების დრომდე;
სანამ მძლეველებთან
ტრიუმფს არ იგემებს?
ასეთი ხარობს ესმის რა
“აჰა! მოვალ მალე! ”
5.
მაშ, ვინ აირჩევს ღმერთს,
გაყვება ვიწრო გზით,
თუმც გაივლის ძლიერ შტორმში
უკან არ დაიხევს?
ვინ გააგრძელებს გზას,
დაითმენს შიშს, ტკივილს?
ასეთი იხარებს ხილვით
უფალი ახლოა!
6.
თუმც ღრმა სიბნელეა
მაინც წინ მივიწევთ,
სანამ ატაცების დიდ დღეს
დიდებით ვიბრწყინებთ.
ვიხილავთ ჩვენს უფალს,
ვიმძლავრეთ რა მტერზე;
გამარჯვებულნი ვიხარებთ,
უფალი დაბრუნდა!
We must be watchful in prayer and not allow Satan to disrupt our prayer with his deception. Satan will often accuse us after we fail a little and cause us to analyze ourselves while we pray so that we cannot open our mouth to God. When God's answer seems to be far away, Satan will cause us to become disappointed and discouraged, and he will take away our strength to wait on God. Brothers and sisters, if our prayer is to be according to God's will, we have to persist in our prayer until the end. Even when we fail, we can come before God through the blood of the Lamb; there is no need for Satan to interfere with us. We have to be like the widow who prayed until the judge had to avenge her (Luke 18:7). We have to be like the Shunammite who would not leave Elisha until he went with her (2 Kings 4:30). We believe that a delay in answers to prayer can help us know something we did not know before, and it can help us learn lessons we were ignorant of. We must never allow Satan to cut off our prayer or damage it.
Here we can sing more hymns concerning spiritual warfare, such as hymns #880, 775, 876, and 893.