A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) ‎#231

231. "We walk by faith, not by sight"

1 ’Tis by the faith of joys to come
We walk through deserts dark as night;
Till we arrive at heaven our home,
Faith is our guide, and faith our light.

2 The want of sight she well supplies;
She makes the pearly gates appear;
Far into distant worlds she pries,
And brings eternal glories near.

3 Cheerful we tread the desert through,
While faith inspires a heavenly ray,
Though lions roar, and tempests blow,
And rocks and dangers fill the way.

4 So Abram, by divine command,
Left his own house to walk with God;
His faith beheld the promised land,
And fired his zeal along the road.

Text Information

• First Line: 'Tis by the faith of joys to come
• Title: "We walk by faith, not by sight"
• Author: Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1844
• Topic: Fruits of the Spirit: Faith

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