Hymn
Faith in Christ the Savior
Your harps, ye trembling saints,
Down from the willows take;
Loud to the praise of love Divine
Bid every string awake.
Though in a foreign land,
We are not far from home;
And nearer to our house above
We every moment come.
His grace will to the end
Stronger and brighter shine;
Nor present things, nor things to come,
Shall quench the spark Divine.
When we in darkness walk,
Nor feel the heavenly flame,
Then is the time to trust our God,
And rest upon His Name.
Soon shall our doubts and fears
Subside at His control:
His loving-kindness shall break through
The midnight of the soul.
Blest is the man, O God,
That stays himself on Thee:
Who wait for Thy salvation, Lord,
Shall Thy salvation see.
Amen.
Faith in Christ the Savior — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/faith-in-christ-the-savior
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Faith in Christ the Savior?
The words of Faith in Christ the Savior were written by Augustus Toplady; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 9 more hymns by Augustus Toplady, including The Christian's Spiritual Voyage and Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness.
Is Faith in Christ the Savior public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal, published in 1895. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Faith in Christ the Savior?
Faith in Christ the Savior is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Dismission, My Spirit On Thy Care and The Lord's Day.