Hymns, etc. ‎#88

88. Saving Faith

1 The sinner that truly believes,
And trust in his crucified God,
His justification receives,
Redemption in full thro' his blood:
Tho' thousands and thousands of foes
Against him in malice unite,
Their rage he thro' Christ can oppose,
Led forth by the spirit to fight.

2 Not all the delusions of sin
Shall ever seduce him to death:
He now has the witness within,
United to Jesus by faith.
This faith shall eternally fail
When Jesus shall fall from his throne:
For hell against both must prevail;
Since Jesus and He are but One.

3 The faith that unites to the Lamb,
And brings such salvation as this,
Is more than mere notion or name;
The work of God's Spirit it is;
A principle active and young,
That lives under pressure and load;
That makes out of weakness more strong;
And draws the soul upwards to God.

4 It treads on the world, and on hell,
It vanquishes death and despair;
And (what is still stranger to tell)
It overcomes heaven by pray'r;
Permits a vile worm of the dust
With God to commune as a friend;
To hope his forgiveness as just;
And look for his love to the end.

3 It says to the mountains, depart,
That stand betwixt God and the soul,
It binds up the broken in heart,
And makes their sore consciences whole;
Bids sins of a crimson-like dye
Be spotless as snow, and as white;
And makes such a sinner as I
As pure as an angel of light.

Text Information

• First Line: The sinner that truly believes
• Title: Saving Faith
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787

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