Faith Is a Living Power from Heaven

Faith is a liv­ing pow­er from Heav­en

That grasps the pro­mise God hath giv­en

A trust that can­not be o’er­thrown

Fixed heart­ily on Christ alone.

Faith finds in Christ what­e’er we need

To save or strength­en us in­deed

Receives the grace He sends us down

And makes us share His cross and crown.

Faith in the con­science work­eth peace

And bids the mourn­er’s weep­ing cease;

By faith the child­ren’s place we claim

And give all hon­or to one name.

Faith feels the Spir­it’s kind­ling breath

In love and hope that con­quer death;

Faith work­eth hour­ly joy in God

And trusts and bless­es e’en the rod.

We thank Thee then

O God of Heav­en

That Thou to us this faith hast giv­en

In Je­sus Christ Thy Son

who is

Our on­ly fount and source of bliss.

And from His full­ness grant each soul

The right­ful faith’s true end and goal

The bless­ed­ness no foes de­stroy

Eternal love and light and joy.