A Selection of Hymns ‎#CCLXIII

CCLXIII. Christian Patience

1 Patience! O what a grace divine
Sent from the God of power and love
That leans upon its father's hand,
As thro' the wilds of life we rove.

2 By patience we serenely bear
The troubles of our mortal state,
And wait contented our discharge,
Nor think our glory comes too late.

3 Tho's we in full sensation feel
The weight, the wounds our God ordains,
We smile amid our heaviest woes,
And triumph in our sharpest pains.

4 O for this grace to aid us on,
And arm with fortitude the breast,
'Till, life's tumultuous voyage o'er,
We reach the shores of endless rest.

5 Faith into vision shall resign,
Hope shall in full fruition die;
And patience in possession end
In the bright worlds of bliss on high.

Text Information

• First Line: Patience! O what a grace divine
• Title: Christian Patience
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Luke 21:19
• Topic: Graces of the Spirit: Patience; Christian patience desired
• Notes: Public Domain.

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