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The line is from a poem by James Russell Lowell and refers to the battle between evil ("old systems" with their suppression of the truth) and Christ ("the Word" who is the way, the truth, and the life). It was a fight to the death, and, although Christ appeared to have lost the contest, He actually triumphed over evil, falsehood, and even death by His Resurrection on the third day. Lines from Lowell's poem are preserved in the hymn, "Once to Every Man and Nation."

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