The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9354

9354. What Good Can Come?

1 What good can come from faith alone?
A man in need must deeds be shown.
To say, God bless, keep warm, well fed—
What good is that? Your faith is dead!

Refrain:
For faith alone is dead and vain;
Without good works, there is no gain.
For faith must prove itself by deeds,
And faith by works is made complete.

2 You can’t have faith apart from deeds,
And each good deed from faith proceeds.
Belief in God is not enough;
Even the demons do that much. [Refrain]

3 Our father Abraham was named
A righteous man who had no blame;
Because he offered up his son,
His faith and actions worked as one. [Refrain]

4 To Rahab, though a prostitute,
God did full righteousness impute.
For she gave lodging to the spies
And hid them from pursuers’ eyes. [Refrain]

5 Lord, may I put my faith to work;
May I do good and never shirk.
And may I ne’er be heard to say,
My faith is all I need today. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: What good can come from faith alone?
• Title: What Good Can Come?
• Author: Susan H. Peterson (1998)
• Refrain First Line: For faith alone is dead and vain
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [What good can come from faith alone]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1898)
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain