# 533 O for a Faith
1. O for a faith that will not shrink Though pressed by many a foe; That will not tremble on the brink of poverty, Of poverty or woe; Of poverty or woe.
2. That will not murmur or complain Beneath the chastening rod, But in the hour of grief or pain, of grief or pain Can lean upon its God; 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, knows of no fear, In darkness feels no doubt; In darkness feels no doubt.
4. That bears unmoved the world’s dread frown, Nor heeds its scornful smile; That sin’s wild ocean cannot drown, no cannot drown, Nor its soft arts beguile; Nor its soft arts beguile.
5. Lord, give me such a faith as this, And then, whate’er may come I’ll taste e’en here the hallowed bliss, the hallowed bliss Of an eternal home; Of an eternal home.