Tempted and Tried

Tempted and tried!

Oh! the ter­ri­ble tide

May be rag­ing and deep

May be wrath­ful and wide!

Yet its fury is vain

For the Lord shall re­strain

And for­ev­er and ev­er

Jehovah shall reign.

Tempted and tried

Yet the Lord at thy side

Shall guide thee

and keep thee

Though tempt­ed and tried.

Tempted and tried

There is One at thy side

And nev­er in vain

Shall His child­ren con­fide!

He shall save and de­fend

For He loves to the end

Adorable mas­ter

And glo­ri­ous friend!

Tempted and tried

Whate’er may be­tide

In His sec­ret pa­vil­ion

His child­ren shall hide

’Neath the sha­dow­ing wing

Of eter­ni­ty’s king

His child­ren shall trust

And His serv­ants shall sing.

Tempted and tried!

Yet the Lord will abide

Thy faith­ful Re­deem­er

Thy keep­er

and guide

Thy shield and thy sword

Thine ex­ceed­ing re­ward

Then enough for the serv­ant

To be as his Lord.

Tempted and tried

The Sav­ior who died

Hath called thee to suf­fer

And reign by His side

His cross thou shalt bear

And His crown thou shalt wear

And for­ev­er and ev­er

His glo­ry shalt share.