Verse 1
The poor, wayfaring man,
Inlighten’d from above,
Doth valiantly the truth maintain,
And more than conqueror prove;
The Man who nothing knows
But Jesus on his side
Withstands an host of learned foes,
And baffles all their pride.
Verse 2
Learning and power contend
Against the truth in vain,
Whoe’er the cause of Christ defend
The vict’ry must obtain:
For still the truth of God
Doth in its witness fight,
Confounds the unbelieving croud,
And puts the world to flight.