Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: By faith in Christ I walk with God
Topic: Trusting in the Promises of God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 109
Page Number: 117, 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 he vouchsafes to be my guide,
And keeps me 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 wants 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 cordial from his word he brings.
Whene'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.