
1 By faith in Christ I walk with God,
With heaven, my journey's end, in view;
Supported by His staff and rod,
My road is safe and pleasant, too.
2 Though snares and dangers throng my path,
And earth and hell my course withstand,
I triumph over all by faith,
Guarded by His almighty hand.
3 The wilderness affords no food,
But God for my support prepares,
Provides me every needful good,
And frees my soul from wants and cares.
4 With Him sweet converse I maintain;
Great as He is, I dare be free;
I tell Him all my grief and pain,
And He reveals His love to me.
5 Some cordial from His word He brings,
Where'er my feeble spirit faints;
At once my soul revives and sings,
And yields no more to sad complaints.
Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #370
First Line: | By faith in Christ I walk with God |
Title: | By Faith in Christ I Walk with God |
Author: | John Newton |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
By faith in Christ I walk with God. J. Newton. [Faith.] A second hymn on "Walking with God," Gen. v. 24 (the first being Cowper's "O for a closer walk with God"), given in the Olney Hymns, 1779, No. 4, in 7 stanzas of 6 lines. It is found in a few collections both in Great Britain and America, including the Westminster Abbey Hymn Book, 1883; the American Baptist Service of Song, 1871, &c.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)