GHS 97 : Oft In Danger, Oft In Woe Lyrics
GHS 97, “Oft In Danger, Oft In Woe,” is a soldier hymn that calls the Church to press forward in the spiritual battle without flinching. Written by Henry Kirke White and later revised by others, the hymn acknowledges the reality of danger, woe, sorrow, and opposition, but answers each one not with retreat but with the reminder of who is leading the fight. The Christian soldier is not called to battle alone but under a Captain whose power makes every fear answerable and every obstacle temporary.
Its five stanzas move from a call to march, through warnings against shrinking back, to the encouragement that victory is coming and every tear will one day be dry. This hymn appears as number 97 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa, and it is well suited to times when the congregation needs courage to keep going.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 97: Oft In Danger, Oft In Woe
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Oft in danger, oft in woe, Onward, Christians, onward go; Fight the fight, maintain the strife, Strengthened with the Bread of Life.
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Shrink not, Christians: will ye yield? Will ye quit the painful field? Will ye flee in danger’s hour? Know ye not your Captain’s power?
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Let your drooping hearts be glad; March in heavenly armour clad: Fight, nor think the battle long; Soon shall victory tune your song.
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Let not sorrow dim your eye, Soon shall every tear be dry; Let not fears your course impede, Great your strength if great your need.
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Onward then to glory move, More than conquerors ye shall prove; Though opposed by many a foe, Christian soldiers, onward go.
