ELHB Hymn 354
O for a faith that will not shrink
William Hiley Bathurst (1831)
Hymn Text
354. O for a faith that will not shrink
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1 O for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by many a foe;
That will not tremble on the brink
Of poverty or woe;
Though pressed by many a foe;
That will not tremble on the brink
Of poverty or woe;
2 That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chastening rod,
But in the hour of grief or pain
Can lean upon its God.
Beneath the chastening rod,
But in the hour of grief or pain
Can lean upon its God.
3 A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without;
That, when in danger, knows no fear,
In darkness, feels no doubt.
When tempests rage without;
That, when in danger, knows no fear,
In darkness, feels no doubt.
4 That bears unmoved the world’s dread frown,
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That sins wild ocean cannot drown,
Nor Satan’s arts beguile.
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That sins wild ocean cannot drown,
Nor Satan’s arts beguile.
5 A faith that keeps the narrow way
Till life’s last hour is fled,
And with a pure and heavenly ray
Lights up a dying bed.
Till life’s last hour is fled,
And with a pure and heavenly ray
Lights up a dying bed.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #354