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THE BLESSED FAITH OF THE SAINTS. |
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THE BLESSED FAITH OF THE SAINTS.
“Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me,
thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet
have believed.”
—John, xx. 29.
Moments there are, in which 'tis well
To prove the fleece, both wet, and dry;
On every point of proof to dwell,
And every argument to try.
To prove the fleece, both wet, and dry;
On every point of proof to dwell,
And every argument to try.
But times and seasons, too, there are,
When faith, if genuine faith it be,
Will find that doubt belief must mar,
And may not wait, or ask to see.
When faith, if genuine faith it be,
Will find that doubt belief must mar,
And may not wait, or ask to see.
Where earnest wishes to believe
Are felt,—though doubt's dark maze be trod,
Such may, through grace, at last receive,
The power to say, “My Lord! My God!”—
Are felt,—though doubt's dark maze be trod,
Such may, through grace, at last receive,
The power to say, “My Lord! My God!”—
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But wiser, and more blest, are they,
Whose faith has less distrustful been;
Whose hearts, believing, can obey,
Even before the eye hath seen.
Whose faith has less distrustful been;
Whose hearts, believing, can obey,
Even before the eye hath seen.
This is that high and holy faith,
Which grace divine alone can give;
Triumphant over sin and death,
Through doubt and darkness it can live.
Which grace divine alone can give;
Triumphant over sin and death,
Through doubt and darkness it can live.
In every trying time of need
Its influence falters not, nor faints,
But proves itself, in truth and deed,
That once deliver'd to the saints.
Its influence falters not, nor faints,
But proves itself, in truth and deed,
That once deliver'd to the saints.
Those, who, confiding in its might,
Place in this principle their trust,
Shall walk by faith, and not by sight,
And share the glory of the just.
Place in this principle their trust,
Shall walk by faith, and not by sight,
And share the glory of the just.
And bless'd are they who thus receive
The power which God within makes known;
Who, not beholding, can believe,
And live by faith in Christ alone.
The power which God within makes known;
Who, not beholding, can believe,
And live by faith in Christ alone.
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