{"id":433,"date":"2022-10-13T15:53:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T15:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/?p=433"},"modified":"2022-10-13T15:53:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T15:53:05","slug":"he-who-would-valiant-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/?p=433","title":{"rendered":"He Who Would Valiant Be"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The hymn \u201cHe Who Would Valiant Be,\u201d (also known as \u201cTo Be A Pilgrim\u201d) was written by John Bunyan in 1684. John Bunyan is most well-known for his allegory, \u201cThe Pilgrim\u2019s Progress,\u201d which has influenced many people over the years. The original words to \u201cHe Who Would Valiant Be\u201d were found in Part 2 of \u201cThe Pilgrim\u2019s Progress,\u201d but the lyrics were modified in 1906. A fourth verse was also added quite recently (by my dad, actually).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHe Who Would Valiant Be,\u201d like \u201cThe Pilgrim\u2019s Progress,\u201d is an allegory of the Christian life. An allegory is a useful tool to help expound or further explain a subject. Jesus used parables, a type of allegory, to veil the truth from some, and reveal it to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allegories use symbolism to create a beautiful and meaningful story. In the case of \u201cHe Who Would Valiant Be,\u201d the Christian is likened to a pilgrim, traveling to his faraway home. He faces danger, temptation, and persecution, yet he still carries on. He knows that God will defend and protect him, eventually leading him safely home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth verse speaks of the day when, at last, the pilgrim reaches his home. Once there, he will leave off traveling forever and stand before God\u2019s throne, praising the name of his Savior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe Who Would Valiant Be\u201d is a wonderful illustration of how to use an allegory to express the truth of God\u2019s Word. Whether we are writing a poem or an entire book, we can look to this hymn as an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two different tunes are widely used for this hymn, both of which are beautiful. Click here<\/a> to listen to ST. DUSTAN\u2019S (Douglas) on Hymnary, and click here<\/a> to hear a Celtic-like rendition of MONK\u2019S GATE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Note: The words accompanying the MONK\u2019S GATE tune are John Bunyan\u2019s original words, so listen closely to hear the difference.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He Who Would Valiant Be<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Verse 1:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

He who would valiant be,
\u2018Gainst all disaster,
Let him in constancy
Follow the Master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no discouragement
Shall make him once relent
His first avowed intent
To be a pilgrim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verse 2:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Whoso beset him round
With dismal stories,
Do but themselves confound\u2014
His strength the more is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No foes shall stay his might,
Though he with giants fight;
He will make good his right
To be a pilgrim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verse 3:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Since, Lord, Thou dost defend
Us with Thy Spirit,
We know we at the end
Shall life inherit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, fancies, flee away\u2014
I\u2019ll fear not what men say.
I\u2019ll labor night and day
To be a pilgrim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verse 4:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

One day, our Lord shall de-
-scend from above us.
Then we shall finally see
Him who doth love us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019ll come and make His claim,
Few things shall be the same,
But we\u2019ll still praise His name\u2014
No longer pilgrims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Comment below if you have a suggestion for a Hymn of the Month!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The hymn \u201cHe Who Would Valiant Be,\u201d (also known as \u201cTo Be A Pilgrim\u201d) was written by John Bunyan in 1684. John Bunyan is most well-known for his allegory, \u201cThe Pilgrim\u2019s Progress,\u201d which has influenced many people over the years. The original words to \u201cHe Who Would Valiant Be\u201d were found in Part 2 of \u201cThe Pilgrim\u2019s Progress,\u201d but the lyrics were modified in 1906. A fourth verse was also added quite recently (by my dad, actually).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[29,37,38,73,41,74],"class_list":["post-433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hymn-case-studies","tag-christian-writing","tag-hymn","tag-hymn-of-the-month","tag-john-bunyan","tag-poetry","tag-the-pilgrims-progress"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435,"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions\/435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianwriter.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}