Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Faith is the brightest evidence
Topic: Trusting in the Promises of God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 97
Page Number: 103, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsFaith is the brightest evidence
Of things beyond your sight;
Breaks thro' the clouds of flesh and sense,
And dwells in heav'nly light.
It sets time past in present view,
Brings distant prospects home;
Of things a thousand years ago,
Or thousand years to come.
By faith we know the world was made
By God's almighty word;
Abra'm, t' unknown countries led,
By faith obey'd the Lord.
He sought a city far and high,
Built by eternal hands;
And faith assures us, tho' we die,
This heav'nly building stands.