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HOW oft we doubt

And fear we shall be overwhelmed in sin.

Because temptation grows so strong without,

Because our courage is so faint within.

 

 And thus we sigh:

Then can it be that I have known the Lord?

Can I be one with Him that sits on high?

Have I e’er felt the power of His Word?

 

Is this poor life

Fit prelude for a high eternity?

Alas! have I not yet begun the strife,

Or must I fail before the victory?

 

O  heart of doubt!

When wilt thou, O thou foolish heart, be wise)

Thou lookest everywhere, within, without,

Forgetting only to lift up thine eyes.

 

No more despair,

There is no help for thee in things below;

Search not within for hope—it is not there,

But unto Christ do thou for comfort go.

 

Christ is thy Rock;

Doubt not this firm foundation, true and tried;

Fear not the gathering tempest’s angry shock;

It harms not those that on this Rock abide.

 

Christ is thy Friend,

He knows thy weakness, He will give thee strength;

Trust! in His name is victory; He will end

The conflict for thee; thou shalt win at length.

 

Christ is thy Peace;

From penalty and stain He sets thee free;

And in the white robe of His righteousness.

Before the approving God presenteth thee.

 

Christ is thine ALL:

Forget thyself, and in Him sweetly rest;

And thou shalt enter, whatsoe’er befall,

The everlasting mansions of the blest.

 

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