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CH1941, Hymn #245
O For a Faith
Church Hymnal, #245
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Found in | Church Hymnal (1941) |
Hymn Number | 245 |
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245: O For a Faith
Verse 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;
Verse 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.
Verse 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.
Verse 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.
Verse 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.