Hymn
Hold the Fort
Ho! my comrades, see the signal
Waving in the sky!
Re-enforcements now appearing,
Victory is nigh!
"Hold the fort, for I am coming,
Jesus signals still,
Wave the answer back to heaven,--
“By Thy grace we will.”
See the mighty host advancing,
Satan leading on;
Mighty men around us falling,
Courage almost gone.
See the glorious banner waving,
Hear the bugle blow;
In our Leader’s name we triumph
Over every foe.
Fierce and long the battle rages,
But our help is near;
Onward comes our great Commander,
Cheer, my comrades, cheer!
Hold the Fort — Text from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), 1928. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/hold-the-fort
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Hold the Fort?
The words of Hold the Fort were written by P. P. Bliss; the version here was published in 1928. The library holds 11 more hymns by P. P. Bliss, including My Prayer and The Light of the World is Jesus.
Is Hold the Fort public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), published in 1928. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Hold the Fort?
Hold the Fort is in 8.5.8.5 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Lord, I'm Coming Home.