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Faith is The Victory

By Fountainview Academy

2,208 views Oct 20, 2026 updated God so Loved the World - Fall album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

"Encamped along the hills of light," the first line sets a camp at the edge of dawn and calls the "Christian soldiers" to "press the battle ere the night." Each verse gets the same answer from the refrain, four short lines that end on "that overcomes the world," lifted almost word for word from 1 John 5:4.

The middle verses arm the soldiers from scripture rather than from an armory. "Our sword the Word of God," "salvation's helmet on each head" and "with truth all girt about" draw directly on Ephesians 6, while "His banner over us is love" borrows from Song of Solomon 2:4. The saints who went before are pictured sweeping on "like a whirlwind's breath," and the faith that carried them is "still our shining shield."

The last verse turns from the fight to its reward. "White raiment" and a name "confessed in heav'n" before the angels come from Christ's promise in Revelation 3:5, and the march ends where it started, on the hills of light, now "in Jesus' conqu'ring name." Fountainview Academy's arrangement keeps all four verses and repeats the refrain after each one.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Encamped along the hills of light,

Ye Christian soldiers, rise,

And press the battle ere the night

Shall veil the glowing skies.

Against the foe in vales below

Let all our strength be hurled; 

Faith is the victory, we know,

That overcomes the world.


Refrain:

Faith is the victory!

Faith is the victory!

Oh, glorious victory,

That overcomes the world. 


His banner over us is love,

Our sword the Word of God;

We tread the road the saints above

With shouts of triumph trod.

By faith, they like a whirlwind’s breath,

Swept on o’er every field;

The faith by which they conquered death

Is still our shining shield. 


Faith is the victory!

Faith is the victory!

Oh, glorious victory,

That overcomes the world. 


On every hand the foe we find

Drawn up in dread array;

Let tents of ease be left behind,

And onward to the fray.

Salvation’s helmet on each head,

With truth all girt about,

The earth shall tremble ’neath our tread,

And echo with our shout.


Faith is the victory!

Faith is the victory!

Oh, glorious victory,

That overcomes the world. 


To him that overcomes the foe,

White raiment shall be giv’n;

Before the angels he shall know

His name confessed in heav’n.

Then onward from the hills of light,

Our hearts with love aflame,

We’ll vanquish all the hosts of night,

In Jesus’ conqu’ring name.


Faith is the victory!

Faith is the victory!

Oh, glorious victory,

That overcomes the world. 

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