The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#443

443. O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink

1 O for a faith that will not shrink,
Tho' pressed by many a foe;
That will not tremble on the brink
Of poverty and woe;

2 That will not murmur or complain
Beneath the chast'ning rod,
But in the hour of grief or pain
Will 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 That bears unmoved the world’s dread frown,
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That sin's wild ocean cannot drown,
Nor Satan’s arts beguile;

5 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.

6 Lord, give us such a faith as this,
And the, whate’er may come,
We’ll taste e’en here the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O for a faith that will not shrink
• Title: O For a Faith That Will Not Shrink
• Author: William Hiley Bathurst (1831)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Way of Salvation: Faith and Justification; Epiphany, Third Sunday; Trinity, Twenty-first Sunday

Tune Information

• Name: LAMBETH
• Composer: Wilhelm A. F. Schulthes (1871)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major