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Text:Faith is a living power from heaven
Tune:LORD JESUS CHRIST, MY LIFE, MY LIGHT

36. Faith is a living power from heaven

1 Faith is a living power from heaven,
That grasps the promise God hath given,
A confidence in Christ alone,
Whose grace can not be overthrown.

2 Faith in the conscience worketh peace,
And bids the mourner’s weeping cease;
By faith the children’s place we claim,
And give all honor to One Name.

3 Faith feels the Spirit’s kindling breath
In love and hope that conquer death;
Faith worketh joyfulness in God,
And trust that blesses e’en the rod.

4 We thank Thee then, O God of heaven,
That Thou to us this faith hast given;
Preserve to us Thy Spirit's grace
Till we shall see Thee face to face.

Text Information
First Line: Faith is a living power from heaven
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1898
Topic: Faith
Notes: Now Public Domain. German. Tr. Winkworth.
Tune Information
Name: LORD JESUS CHRIST, MY LIFE, MY LIGHT
Meter: L. M.
Key: B♭ Major
Source: German. 1625.
Notes: Public Domain.



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