Hymnal: The Pilgrim's Hymn Book
Date: 1816
Compiler: Joseph Thomas
Publisher/Printer: J Foster
First Line: By faith in Christ I walk with God
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Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: LM
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Hymn Number: XXIII
Page Number: 032, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBy faith in Christ I walk with God,
With heav'n, my journey's end, in view;
Supported by his staff and rod,
My road is safe and pleasant too.
I travel thro' a desert wide,
Where many round me blindly stray,
But Christ vouchsafes to be my guide,
And keeps my in the narrow way.
Tho' snares and dangers throng my path,
And earth and hell my course withstand,
I triumph over all by faith,
Guarded by his almighty hand.
The wilderness affords no food,
But God for my support prepares-
Provides me ev'ry needful good,
And frees my soul from want and cares.
With him sweet converse I maintain-
Great as he is I dare be free-
I tell him all my grief and pain,
And he reveals his love to me.
Some comfort from his word he brings,
When e'er my feeble spirit faints;
At once my soul revives and sings,
And yields no more to sad complaints.
I pity all the worldling's talk,
Of pleasures that will quickly end;
Be this my choice, O Lord, to walk
With thee my guide, my guard my friend.