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Stand for the Right

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1 Stand for the right, the right will surely win;
Stand in His might and face the host of sin;
No flag of truce, all compromise disdain,
Faith is the victory and Christ must reign.

Refrain:
Stand for the right, for God is on our side;
Stand in His might, whatever may betide;
God cannot fail, His name shall all confess,
He is the King and Lord of Righteousness.

2 Stand for the right, let others fail and fall;
Stand in His might wherever He may call;
The voice of Jesus calls you to the height,
Face tow’rd the rising sun of pace and light. [Refrain]

3 Stand for the right, the recompense is sure;
Stand in His might, be upright, brave and pure;
Pray without ceasing, seal each tho’t with prayer,
Feed on His word and trust His loving care. [Refrain]

Source: Progressive Sunday School Songs #24

Author: A. H. Ackley

Alfred Henry Ackley was born 21 January 1887 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the younger brother of B. D. Ackley. His father taught him music and he also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Maryland and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1914. He served churches in Pennsylvania and California. He also worked with the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team and for Homer Rodeheaver's publishing company. He wrote around 1500 hymns. He died 3 July 1960 in Los Angeles. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Stand for the right, the right will surely win
Title: Stand for the Right
Author: A. H. Ackley
Copyright: Public Domain

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