The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13295

13295. Faith And Sight

1 ’Tis sweet to walk by trust,
’Tis blessed not to know;
Faith brings a quiet peace and rest,
Which sight cannot bestow;
For night may weary prove,
And dimly light our way;
But faith a steady luster keeps
Through every hour and day.

Refrain:
’Tis sweet to walk by trust,
’Tis bless­èd not to know;
Faith brings a quiet peace and rest,
Which sight cannot bestow.

2 Sight cannot pierce beyond
A present world like this,
But faith ascends to Heav’n itself,
And antedates its bliss;
Sight flies when darkness comes,
And leaves behind no guide;
But faith a trusty pilot is,
And will with us abide. [Refrain]

3 Oh, who would ask for sight
Of faith to take the place;
’Tis quite enough to know that we
Are led by heav’nly grace;
In God then let us trust,
We all sometime shall know;
If not below, in Heav’n above,
Where endless pleasure flow. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: ’Tis sweet to walk by trust
• Title: Faith And Sight
• Author: Ettie A. Revere
• Refrain First Line: ’Tis sweet to walk by trust
• Meter: 66.86.66.86.66.86
• Language: English
• Source: The Royal Fountain No. 3, by John Sweney and William J. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia: John J. Hood, 1882)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MEDICINE HAT
• Composer: John Robson Sweney (1882)
• Meter: 66.86.66.86.66.86
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain