Hymn 174
O FOR A FAITH
Verse 1
O for a faith that will not shrink,
Tho’ pressed by many a foe;
That will not tremble on the brink,
Of poverty or woe.
Tho’ pressed by many a foe;
That will not tremble on the brink,
Of poverty or woe.
Verse 2
That will not murmur or complain,
Beneath the chast’ning rod;
But in the hour of grief or pain,
Can lean upon its God.
Beneath the chast’ning rod;
But in the hour of grief or pain,
Can lean upon its God.
Verse 3
A faith that shines more bright and clear,
When rage without;
Then when in danger knows no fear,
In darkness feels no doubt.
When rage without;
Then when in danger knows no fear,
In darkness feels no doubt.
Verse 4
That bears unmoved the world’s dread frown,
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That sins wild ocean cannot drown,
Nor its soft arts beguile.
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That sins wild ocean cannot drown,
Nor its soft arts beguile.
Verse 5
Lord, give me such a faith as this,
And then what’er may come;
I’ll taste e’en here the hallowed bliss,
Of eternal home.
And then what’er may come;
I’ll taste e’en here the hallowed bliss,
Of eternal home.
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