Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #201 (1845) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship First Line: Tis by the faith of joys to come Lyrics: 1 'Tis by the faith of joys to come,
We walk through deserts dark as night;
Till we arrive at heav'n our home,
Faith is our guide and faith our light.
2 The want of sight she well supplies;
She makes the pearly gates appear;
Far into distant worlds she pries,
And brings eternal glories near.
3 Cheerful we tread the desert through,
While faith inspires a heav'nly ray:
Though lions roar, and tempests blow,
And rocks and dangers fill the way.
4 So Abra'm, by divine command,
Left his own house to walk with God;
His faith beheld the promis'd land,
And fir'd his zeal along the road. Topics: Holy Spirit Faith Languages: English
Faith a Substitute for Vision