In vain men talk of living faith

In vain men talk of living faith

Author: Joseph Hart
Published in 32 hymnals

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1 In vain men talk of living faith,
When all their works exhibit death;
When they indulge some sinful view,
In all they say and all they do.

2 The true believer fears the Lord;
Obeys his precepts, keeps his word;
Commits his works to God alone,
And seeks his will before his own.

3 A barren tree that bears no fruit,
Brings no great glory to its root;
When on the boughs rich fruit we see,
’Tis then we cry, “A goodly tree.”

4 Never did men, by faith divine,
To selfishness and sloth incline;
The Christian works with all his power,
And grieves that he can work no more.


Source: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #256

Author: Joseph Hart

Hart, Joseph, was born in London in 1712. His early life is involved in obscurity. His education was fairly good; and from the testimony of his brother-in-law, and successor in the ministry in Jewin Street, the Rev. John Hughes, "his civil calling was" for some time "that of a teacher of the learned languages." His early life, according to his own Experience which he prefaced to his Hymns, was a curious mixture of loose conduct, serious conviction of sin, and endeavours after amendment of life, and not until Whitsuntide, 1757, did he realize a permanent change, which was brought about mainly through his attending divine service at the Moravian Chapel, in Fetter Lane, London, and hearing a sermon on Rev. iii. 10. During the next two years ma… Go to person page >

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First Line: In vain men talk of living faith
Author: Joseph Hart
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d167

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #282

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #743

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #395

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs from the Best Authors #d103

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCLXXVII

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCLXXVII

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A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #256

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Baptist Hymn Book #a755

Church Hymn Book . 3rd ed. #d240

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Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #230

General Baptist Hymn Book #d254

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Hymns and Spiritual Songs (New ed.) #124

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Selected and Original. 7th ed. #d217

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Hymns for Christian Melody #449

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Hymns of the "Jubilee Harp" #a790

Hymns, etc. composed on various subjects #160

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Hymns, etc. #S56

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Hymns #160

Old School Sonnets, or a Selection of Choice Hymns #d118

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d378

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Psalms and Hymns #340

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d393

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The Baptist Hymn Book #645

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The Baptist Hymn Book #755

The Church Hymn Book #d461

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The Harp #503

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a503

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The Jubilee Harp #790

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The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #29

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