O for a Faith That Will Endure
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Author: William H. Bathurst, 1796-1877, alt.
Musician: Joan J. Pinkston, b. 1947

O for a faith that will endure
Tho' pressed by many a foe;
A faith that always stands secure
Thro' ev'ry earthly woe.

That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chast'ning rod,
But in the hour of grief or pain
Can lean upon its God.

A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without;
That when in danger knows no fear,
In darkness feels no doubt;

A faith that keeps the narrow way
Till life's last spark is fled,
And with a pure and heav'nly ray
Lights up a dying bed.

Lord, give me such a faith as this,
And then, what e'er may come,
I'll taste e'en here the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.


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