The Hartford Selection of Hymns ‎#CLIV

CLIV. Christian patience

1 Patience! O what a grace divine!
Giv'n by the God of love and pow'r,
That leans upon a father's hand,
In ev'ry dark, afflicting hour.

2 By patience we serenely bear
The troubles of our mortal state;
And wait contented our discharge,
Nor think our glory comes too late.

3 Though we in full sensation feel
The weight, the wounds our God ordains,
We smile amid our heaviest woes,
And triumph in our sharpest pains.

4 O for this grace to aid us on,
And arm with fortitude the breast,
Till life's tumultuous voyage is o'er,
We reach the shores of endless rest!

5 Faith into vision shall resign,
Hope shall in full fruition die;
And patience in possession end
In the bright worlds of bliss on high.

Text Information

• First Line: Patience! O what a grace divine
• Title: Christian patience
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Scripture:
  Luke 21:19
• Topic: Patience

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