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374. L. M. Watts.
"We walk by faith, not by sight."
1 'T is 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 flies, 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 Abraham, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with G.o.d; His faith beheld the promised land, And fired his zeal along the road.
375. C. M. Salisbury Coll.
The Power of Faith.
1 Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss, And saves us from its snares; Its aid in every duty brings, And softens all our cares.
2 The wounded conscience knows its power The healing balm to give; That balm the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live.
3 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign, And bids us seek our portion there, Nor bids us seek in vain.
4 On that bright prospect may we rest, Till this frail body dies; And then, on faith's triumphant wings, To endless glory rise.
376. S. H. M. Christian Watchman.
Excellence of Faith.
1 Faith is the Christian's prop Whereon his sorrows lean; It is the substance of his hope, His proof of things unseen; It is the anchor of his soul When tempests rage and billows roll.
2 Faith is the polar star That guides the Christian's way, Directs his wanderings from afar To realms of endless day; It points the course where'er he roam, And safely leads the pilgrim home.
3 Faith is the rainbow's form, Hung on the brow of heaven, The glory of the pa.s.sing storm, The pledge of mercy given; It is the bright, triumphal arch, Through which the saints to glory march.
377. C. M. Bath Coll.
Prayer for Strong Faith.
1 O, for a faith that will not shrink Though pressed by every foe, That will not tremble on the brink Of any earthly woe!--
2 That will not murmur nor complain Beneath the chastening rod, But, in the hour of grief or pain, Will lean upon its G.o.d;--
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;--
4 Lord, give us such a faith as this, And then, whate'er may come, We'll taste, e'en here, the hallowed bliss Of an eternal home.
378. C. M. Sidney.
Hope.
1 Borne o'er the ocean's stormy wave, The beacon's light appears, When yawns the seaman's watery grave, And his lone bosom cheers.
2 Then, should the raging ocean foam, His heart shall dauntless prove, To reach, secure, his cherished home, The haven of his love.
3 So, when the soul is wrapt in gloom, To worldly grief a prey, Thy beams, blest Hope, beyond the tomb, Illume the pilgrim's way.
4 They point to that serene abode Where holy faith shall rest, Protected by the sufferer's G.o.d, And be forever blest.
379. 7s. M. Cennick.
The Christian rejoicing in Hope.
1 Children of the Heavenly King, As ye journey, sweetly sing; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways.
2 Ye are travelling home to G.o.d, In the way the fathers trod; They are happy now, and ye Soon their happiness shall see.
3 Shout, ye little flock, and blest; You on Jesus' throne shall rest; There your seat is now prepared, There your kingdom and reward.
4 Lord, submissive make us go, Ready, leaving all below; Only thou our Leader be, And we still will follow thee.
380. C. M. H. H. Hawley.
The Hope, the Star, the Voice.