The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#337

337. Faith is a living power from heaven

1 Faith is a living power from heaven
That grasps the promise God hath given,
A trust that cannot be o’erthrown,
Fixed heartily on Christ alone.

2 Faith finds in Christ whate’er we need
To save or strengthen us indeed.
Receives the grace He sends us down,
And makes us share His cross and crown.

3 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.

4 Faith feels the Spirit’s kindling breath
In love and hope that conquer death;
Faith worketh hourly joy in God,
And trusts and blesses e’en the rod.

5 We thank Thee, then, O God of heaven,
That Thou to us this faith hast given
In Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who is
Our only fount and source of bliss.

6 And from His fullness grant each soul
The rightful faith’s true end and goal:
The blessedness no foes destroy,
Eternal love, and light, and joy.

Text Information

• First Line: Faith is a living power from heaven
• Author: P. Herbert (1566)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: First Sunday after Easter
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Faith is a living power from heaven]
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: J. Clauder's "Psalmodia Nova," 1630
• Notes: Public Domain.