Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#266

266. O for a faith that will not shrink

1 O 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 That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chastening 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 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.

5 Lord, give us such a faith as this,
And then, 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
• Author: William Hiley Bathurst (1831. a)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917

Tune Information

• Name: ST. LEONARD
• Composer: Henry Smart (1867)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: C Major