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The Just Shall Live by Faith
‘The just shall live by faith’ the Prophet cried,When, sent in judgment on his native land,
He saw the fierce Chaldeans spreading wide,
And Israel's hosts too feeble to withstand;
‘The just shall live by faith,’ the Apostle said,
When Christ delayed his coming on the earth;
And, with these words, his fainting followers staid,
And hope within them had a second birth.
‘The just shall live by faith’ the Reformer's word,
That roused the Church, when sunk in sin and lust,
To turn again unto the Living Lord,
And shake her shining garments from the dust;
Oh may we heed it, when our Lord delays,
And tarries long, that He may prove our ways!
Poem No. 517; c. 26 February 1848
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