Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Oh for a faith that will not shrink
Topic: The New Life/Submission and Deliverance
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune: Mear
Hymn Number: 665
Page Number: 242, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsOh for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by every foe,
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe!
That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chastening rod,
But, in the hour of grief or pain,
Will lean upon its God;
A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without;
That, when in danger, knows no fear,
In darkness feels no doubt;
That bears, unmoved, the world's dread frown;
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That seas of trouble can not drown,
Nor Satan's arts beguile.
A faith that keeps the narrow way
Till life's last hour is fled,
And with a pure and heavenly ray,
Lights up a dying bed.
Lord, give us such a faith as this;
And then, whate'er may come,
We'll taste e'en here the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.