533 O for a Faith
[1]
O for a faith that will not shrink
Though pressed by many a foe;
That will not tremble on the brink of poverty
Of poverty or woe;
Of poverty or woe.
O for a faith that will not shrink
Though pressed by many a foe;
That will not tremble on the brink of poverty
Of poverty or woe;
Of poverty or woe.
[2]
That will not murmur or complain
Beneath the chastening rod
But in the hour of grief or pain of grief or pain
Can lean upon its God;
Can lean upon its God.
That will not murmur or complain
Beneath the chastening rod
But in the hour of grief or pain of grief or pain
Can lean upon its God;
Can lean upon its God.
[3]
A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without;
That when in danger knows no fear knows of no fear
In darkness feels no doubt;
In darkness feels no doubt.
A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without;
That when in danger knows no fear knows of no fear
In darkness feels no doubt;
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 no cannot drown
Nor its soft arts beguile;
Nor its soft arts beguile.
That bears unmoved the world s dread frown
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That sin s wild ocean cannot drown no cannot drown
Nor its soft arts beguile;
Nor its soft arts beguile.
[5]
Lord give me such a faith as this
And then whate er may come
I ll taste e en here the hallowed bliss the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home;
Of an eternal home.
Lord give me such a faith as this
And then whate er may come
I ll taste e en here the hallowed bliss the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home;
Of an eternal home.