First Line: Oh for a faith that will not shrink,

Oh 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 or complain
Beneath the chastening rod ;
But in the hour of grief or pain
Will 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----

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

5 Lord, give us such a faith as this,
And then, whate'er may come,
We'll taste, e'en here, the hallowed bliss
Of our eternal home !