Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#214a

214a. O for a faith that will not shrink

1 O for a faith that will not shrink,
Tho' pressed by ev'ry foe,
That will not tremble on the brink
Of any earthly woe!

2 That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chast'ning 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 That bears, unmoved the world’s dread frown,
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That seas of trouble cannot drown,
Nor Satan’s arts beguile,

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

6 Lord, give us such a faith as this,
And then, whate’er may come,
We’ll taste e’en here the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.

Text Information

• First Line: O for a faith that will not shrink
• Author: William Hiley Bathurst (1830)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Faith; Third Sunday after Epiphany; Second Sunday in Lent; Twenty First Sunday after Trinity

Tune Information

• Name: MANOAH
• Composer: Gioachimo Rossini, 1792-1808 (adapted)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: A♭ Major