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Text:We Walk by Faith
Author:I. Watts
Tune:LOUVAN
Composer:Virgil C. Taylor

814. We Walk by Faith

1. 'Tis by the faith of joys to come
We walk thro' deserts dark as night;
Till we arrive at heav'n, our home,
Truth is our guide, and faith our light.

2. The want of sight she well supplies;
She makes the pearly gates appear;
Far into distant worlds she pries,
And brings eternal glories near.

3. Tho' lions roar, and tempests blow,
And rocks and dangers fill the way,
With joy we tread the desert thro',
While faith inspires a heav'nly ray.

Text Information
First Line: 'Tis by the faith of joys to come
Title: We Walk by Faith
Author: I. Watts
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Living His Life: Faith
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: LOUVAN
Composer: Virgil C. Taylor
Meter: L. M.
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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