Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#314

314. 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 poverty or woe:

2. It will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chast'ning rod,
But in the hour of grief or pain
Can lean upon its God:

3. A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without,
That, when in danger, knows no fear;
In darkness feels no doubt.

4. A faith that keeps the narrow way
Till life’s last spark is fled,
And with a pure and heav’nly ray
Lights up a dying bed.

5. Lord, give me such a faith as this,
And then, whate’er may come,
I taste e’en now the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, for a faith that will not shrink
• Title: Oh, for a Faith That Will Not Shrink
• Author: William Hiley Bathurst (1831)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Luke 17:5
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 22
• Notes: Text by Anglican priest William Hiley Bathurst, from his Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Use (1831).

Tune Information

• Name: MANOAH
• Composer: Henry W. Greatorex (1851)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6
• Incipit: 12321 7766
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Tune MANOAH by English-American organist Henry W. Greatorex, from A Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1851), arr. as in The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church (1894), ed. by J. Ireland Tucker.