The Song Book of the Salvation Army ‎#720

720. Give me the faith which can remove

1 Give me the faith which can remove
And sink the mountain to a plain;
Give me the childlike praying love
Which longs to build thy house again;
Thy love let it my heart o’erpower,
And all my simple soul devour.

2 I want an even, strong desire,
I want a calmly fervent zeal,
To save poor souls out of the fire,
To snatch these from the verge of Hell,
And turn them to a pardoning God,
And quench the brands in Jesus’ blood.

3 I would the precious time redeem,
And longer live for this alone,
To spend, and to be spent for them
Who have not yet my Saviour known;
Fully on them my labours prove,
And only breathe to breathe thy love.

4 My talents, gifts and graces, Lord,
Into thy blessèd hands receive;
And let me live to preach thy word,
And let me to thy glory live;
My every sacred moment spend
In publishing the sinner’s friend.

5 Enlarge, inflame and fill my heart
With boundless charity divine;
So shall I all my strength exert,
And love them with a zeal like thine,
And lead them to thy open side,
The sheep for whom their shepherd died.

Text Information

• First Line: Give me the faith which can remove
• Author: Charles Wesley (1707-88)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The salvation soldier: Faith and trust

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