And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin." - Meaning and context.">
"The Right Must Win", st. 19, p. 281. Compare: "That right was right, and there he would abide", George Crabbe, Tales, Tale xv, "The Squire and the Priest".

For right is right, since God is God;
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin.

— Frederick William Faber

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "For right is right, since God is God;
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin." in the context of ""The Right Must Win", st. 19, p. 281. Compare: "That right was right, and there he would abide", George Crabbe, Tales, Tale xv, "The Squire and the Priest"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Frederick William Faber" (Quotes, Hymns (1871): Hymns (London: Thomas Richardson and Son, 1871)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Frederick William Faber

About Frederick William Faber

Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 – September 26, 1863) was an English hymn writer and theologian.