1.

Why live on the borderline of victory and sin,
Never coming to a life of content deep within?
Time goes by; you’ll soon be old and in your ways be set.
You’ll look back on life with deep regret.

Chorus:

Vict’ry, vict’ry every day—
No more in defeat to stay!
Wait no longer; time is passing swiftly.
Lay hold of victory!

2.

Why aren’t you established in the Church, with Christ as Head?
But you wander restlessly from place to place instead.
Are you not fed up with all your misery and need?
Don’t you know, from sin you can be freed?

3.

Think that in God’s house you could become a pillar strong,
Able to withstand the storms of life that come along.
Jesus Christ can be your strength, a shield and helper true.
Come what may, He’ll take good care of you.

4.

He who has Himself been tried knows just what dwells in you.
If you love your Savior, you must love each brother too.
Though you don’t have vict’ry yet, and things have poorly gone,
Vict’ry can be yours from this day on.

Written by Pauli Sander (published in 1937)Composed by Pauli SanderText and melody © Stiftelsen Skjulte Skatters ForlagNorway ⋅ F