Faith is the polar star

Faith is the polar star

Published in 23 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Faith is the polar star
That guides the Christian's way,
Directs his wanderings from afar
To realms of endless day:

2 Faith is the rain-bow's form
Hung on the brow of heaven,
The glory of the passing storm,
The pledge of mercy given:

3 The Faith that works by love,
And purifies the heart,
A foretaste of the joys above
To mortals can impart:

4 It guides us far from strife,
Where'er our footsteps roam,
And promises eternal life
When we have reached our home.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #689

Text Information

First Line: Faith is the polar star
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MURRAY (Mason)


BENDA


DENNIS (Nägeli)

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) arranged DENNIS and first published it in The Psaltery (1845), a hymnal he compiled with George. Webb (PHH 559). Mason attributed the tune to Johann G. Nageli (b. Wetzikon, near Zurich, Switzerland, 1773; d. Wetzikon, 1836) but included no source reference. Nageli presumably pu…

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #689

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