Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) ‎#VI

VI. The triumph of Faith

1 Who shall the Lord's elect condemn,
'Tis God who justifies their souls,
And mercy, like a mighty stream,
O'er all their sins divinely rolls.

2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell?
'Tis Christ who suffer'd in their stead;
And, the salvation to fulfil,
Behold him rising from the dead.

3 He lives! He lives! and sits above,
Forever interceding there:
Who shall divide us from his love,
Or what shall tempt us to despair?

4 Shall persecution, or distress,
Famine, or sword, or nakedness?
He who hath lov'd us bears us through,
And makes us more than conqu'rors too.

5 Faith has an overcoming power,
It triumphs in the dying hour:
Christ is our life, our joy, our hope,
Nor can we sink with such a prop.

6 Not all that men on earth can do,
Nor powers on high, nor powers below,
Shall cause his mercy to remove,
Or wean our hearts from Christ our love.

Text Information

• First Line: Who shall the Lord's elect condemn
• Title: The triumph of Faith
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Scripture:
  Romans 8:33

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