The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4790

4790. O, for a Faith That Will Not Shrink

1. O, for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by every foe,
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe!

2. That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chastening rod,
But, in the hour of grief or pain,
Will lean upon its God.

3. A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without;
That when in danger knows no fear,
In darkness feels no doubt.

4. That bears, unmoved, the world’s dread frown
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That seas of trouble cannot drown,
Nor Satan’s arts beguile.

5. 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.

6. Lord, give me such a faith as this,
And then, whate’er may come,
I’ll taste, e’en here, the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.

Text Information

• First Line: O, for a faith that will not shrink
• Title: O, for a Faith That Will Not Shrink
• Author: William H. Bathurst (1831)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Psalms and Hymns, 1831
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: COVENTRY(MASON), arranged by Lowell Mason, 1841; EVAN, William H. Havergal, 1847; arranged by Lowell Mason, 1850; ST. LEONARD (SMART), Henry T. Smart, 1867

Tune Information

• Name: ST. AGNES
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1866)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 33323 47155 53224
• Key: g minor
• Source: Hym­nal for Use in the Eng­lish Church, by John Grey, 1866
• Copyright: Public Domain