The Christian

In the strife with sin and er­ror

Going on in ma­ny hearts

Who shall win

if not the Christ­ian

By the grace that God im­parts?

In the Rock

the Rock of Ag­es

Seen by faith

and ev­er near

Who can trust

if not the Christ­ian

When the storms of life ap­pear?

In this world of ma­ny bless­ings

Blended oft with hap­py days

Who has joy

if not the Christ­ian

Shunning all for­bid­den ways?

When the hand of stern af­flict­ion

Overtakes the stricken one

Who can say

if not the Christ­ian

Fa­ther

let Thy will be done?

From the care

the toil

the sorrow

That to all will surely come

Who shall rest

if not the Christ­ian

In the Fa­ther’s bless­èd home?

To the per­fect life in Heav­en

When the storms of life are o’er

Who will come

if not the Christ­ian

When this tran­si­ent life is o’er?