1.

Press on to the goal with fervor! This is God’s command.
Night is passing; day is dawning! Take now all you can.
(Matt. 11:12)

Chorus:

“Night is passing! Day is dawning!”
This we shout with might!
Vict’ry’s sure when we are armed with
Weapons of the light.
(Rom. 13:12)

2.

Some give up; the cowards stop and lazily lie down.
Be awake and run the race to win the victor’s crown!

3.

Run as if just one will win; be forceful in your zeal.
Let yourself be fooled no longer by this world’s appeal.
(1 Cor. 9:24)

4.

Light is judging, fire consuming, breaking down the flesh.
How the flesh both pleads and threatens; let it draw no breath.

5.

Carnal zeal of friends and family makes a tight blockade.
Seek the Lord for strength and help to break the snare they’ve laid.
(Matt. 10:37)

6.

See the fire that burns before you, death’s abyss behind.
Be at rest and ever willing; choose, so life you find.

Chorus:

We no longer beat the air; it’s
Death with every blow!
Liberation from all folly
As we onward go!

Written by Thorleif Hansen (published in 1914)Composed by Philip P. BlissText © Stiftelsen Skjulte Skatters ForlagNorway ⋅ C