357 Sessions. L.M.
The Offices of Faith.
Faith is a living pow'r from heaven
Which grasps the promise God has given;
Securely fixed on Christ alone,
A trust that cannot be o'erthrown.
2 Faith finds in Christ whate'er we need
To save and strengthen, guide and feed;
Strong in his grace, it joys to share
His cross, in hope his crown to wear.
3 Faith to the conscience whispers peace,
And bids the mourner's sighing cease;
By faith the children's right we claim,
And call upon our Father's name.
4 Such faith in us, O God, implant,
And to our prayers thy favor grant;
In Jesus Christ, thy saving Son,
Who is our fount of health alone.
Anon., 1531.
358 Elliott. 8s & 4s.
Submission to Divine Will.
My God, my Father, while I stray
Far from my home, in life's rough way,
Oh, teach me from my heart to say,
"Thy will be done!"
2 If thou should'st call me to resign
What most I prize--it ne'er was mine--
I only yield thee what was thine--
"Thy will be done!"
3 If but my fainting heart be blest
With thy sweet Spirit for its guest,
My God! to thee I leave the rest--
"Thy will be done!"
4 Renew my will from day to day;
Blend it with thine, and take away
All that now makes it hard to say,
"Thy will be done!"
5 Then, when on earth I breathe no more
The pray'r, oft mixed with tears before,
I'll sing upon a happier shore,
"Thy will be done!"
Charlotte Elliott, 1834.