Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: O for a faith that will not shrink
Topic: Chastisement
Writer: W Balhurst
Composer: Samuel Webbe
Meter: CM
Tune: Belmont
Hymn Number: 329
Page Number: 117, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsO FOR a faith that will not shrink,
Though press'd by every foe;
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe!
That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chast'ning 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.
Lord, give us such a faith as this;
And then, whate'er may come,
We'll taste e'en here the hallow'd bliss
Of an eternal home.