Henry Thomas Smart - O for a faith that will not shrink - текст песни (слова)

1. O for a faith that will not shrink,
  Though pressed by many a foe,
  That will not tremble on the brink
  Of poverty or woe.
 
 2. That will not murmur nor complain
  Beneath the chast'ning rod,
  But, in the hour of grief and pain,
  Can 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. A faith that keeps the narrow way
  Till life's last spark is fled,
  And with a pure and heavenly ray
  Lights up a dying bed!
 
 5. Lord, give me such a faith as this,
  And then, whate'er may come,
  I taste e'en now the hallowed bliss
  Of an eternal home.