Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: By faith in Christ I walk with God
Topic: The Goodness of God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 123
Page Number: 124, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBy faith in Christ, I walk with God,
With heaven, 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 every 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,
When e'er my feeble spirit faints;
At once my soul revives and sings,
And yields no more to sad complaints.
I pity all the worldlings talk
Of pleasure that will quickly end;
Be this my choice, O Lord, to walk
With thee, my guide, my guard, my friend.