| 816 | Glory to God#817 | 818 |
| Text: | We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight |
| Author: | Henry Alford |
| Tune: | DUNLAP'S CREEK |
| Composer: | Samuel McFarland |
| Harmonizer: | Richard Proulx |
| Media: | Audio recording |
1 We walk by faith and not by sight;
with gracious words draw near,
O Christ, who spoke as none e'er spoke:
“My peace be with you here.”
2 We may not touch your hands and side,
nor follow where you trod;
but in your promise we rejoice
and cry, "My Lord and God!"
3 Help then, O Lord, our unbelief;
and may our faith abound
to call on you when you are near
and seek where you are found.
4 And when our life of faith is done,
in realms of clearer light
may we behold you as you are,
with full and endless sight.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | We walk by faith and not by sight |
| Title: | We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight |
| Author: | Henry Alford (1844, alt.) |
| Meter: | CM |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Death; Faith; Jesus Christ: Resurrection (2 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | DUNLAP'S CREEK |
| Composer: | Samuel McFarland (1814 c.) |
| Harmonizer: | Richard Proulx (1986) |
| Meter: | CM |
| Key: | D Major |
| Copyright: | Harm. © 1986 GIA Publications, Inc. |
The opening line here is essentially a quotation of 2 Corinthians 5:7, but that affirmation is fleshed out by references to the appearance of the risen Christ to Thomas (John 20:19–29). The shape note tune, named for a stream in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, adds resolution to the words.
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