A Selection of Psalms and Hymns ‎#XCIV

XCIV. Tribulation

1 The souls that would to Jesus press
Must fix this firm and sure,
That tribulation, more or less,
They must and shall endure.

2 From this there can be none exempt;
'Tis GOD's own wise decree:
Satan the weakest saint will tempt,
Nor is the strongest free.

3 The world opposes from without,
And Unbelief within:
We fear, we faint, we grieve, we doubt,
And feel the Load of Sin.

4 Glad frames too often lift us up;
And then how proud we grow,
'Till sad desertion makes us droop,
And down we sink as low.

5 Ten thousand baits the foe prepares
To catch the wand'ring heart;
And seldom do we see the snares,
Before we feel the smart.

6 But let not all this terrify;
Pursue the narrow path;
Look to the LORD with stedfast eye,
And fight with hell by faith.

7 Tho' we are feeble, CHRIST is strong;
His promises are true;
We shall be conqu'rors all ere long,
And more than conqu'rors too.

Text Information

• First Line: The souls that would to Jesus press
• Title: Tribulation
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Topic: After Sermon
• Source: The Coll.

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