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Text:Oh, for a faith that will not shrink
Author:William H. Bathurst
Tune:BELMONT
Composer:William Gardiner

422. Oh, for a faith that will not shrink

1 Oh, for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by many a foe,
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe!--

2 That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chastening rod,
But, in the hour of grief or pain,
Can lean upon its God;--

3 A faith that keeps the narrow way
Till life's last hour is fled,
And with a pure and heavenly ray
Lights up a dying bed.

4 Lord, give me such a faith as this,
And then, whate'er may come,
We'll taste, e'en here, the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Oh, for a faith that will not shrink
Author: William H. Bathurst (1831)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1899
Topic: Faith: Power of; Faith: Living by
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: BELMONT
Composer: William Gardiner
Meter: C. M.
Notes: Public Domain.



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