443. O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink

1 O for a faith that will not shrink,
Tho' pressed by many a foe;
That will not tremble on the brink
Of poverty and woe;

2 That will not murmur or complain
Beneath the chast'ning 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 sin's wild ocean 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 us such a faith as this,
And the, whate’er may come,
We’ll taste e’en here the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O for a faith that will not shrink
Title: O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink
Author: William Hiley Bathurst (1831)
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1937
Topic: Way of Salvation: Faith and Justification; Epiphany, Third Sunday; Trinity, Twenty-first Sunday
Notes: Now Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: LAMBETH
Composer: Wilhelm A. F. Schulthes (1871)
Meter: C. M.
Key: G Major
Notes: Now Public Domain.



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