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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 31, 1866

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 28, No. 9.

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Faith.

Oh give me faith! why should we not believe, Is not God rich, all bounteous to give? Is he not greater than our highest hopes? Hath he not said, "Ask, and ye shall receive?"
Oh give me faith! how gloomy is that vale Where blooms not lowly, some sweet wildwood flower! So dark, and chill, and dreary is that heart That knows not faith's all animating power.
Oh give me faith! borne on her tireless wing, The spirit soars to climes unknown before, Clasps the great "mystery of godliness," Bows 'neath the cross, to worship and adore.
Oh give me faith! unfaltering and firm, Though my soul trembles in this solemn shade, Though my heart faints as life's glad light grows dim, Yet faith still whispers, "Trust, be not afraid."
Oh give me faith! till Christ shall take me home, Faith in my God, submission to his will, Till in his likeness satisfied I stand Arrayed in light on the celestial hill.