Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
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: 67
Page Number: 069, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsFaith is the brightest evidence
Of things beyond the sight;
Breaks through 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;
Abram to unknown countries led,
By faith obeyed the Lord.
He sought a city fair and high,
Built by the eternal hands;
And faith assures us, tho' we die,
This heavenly building stands.