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SDA Hymnal 533

O for a Faith

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1O for a faith that will not shrink,
Though pressed by many a foe;
That will not tremble on the brink
Of poverty or woe;

2That will not murmur or complain
Beneath the chastening rod,
But in the hour of grief or pain
Can lean upon its God;

3A faith that shines more bright and clear
When tempests rage without;
That when in danger knows no fear,
In darkness feels no doubt;

4That bears unmoved the world's dread frown,
Nor heeds its scornful smile;
That sin's wild ocean cannot drown,
Nor Satan's arts beguile;

5Lord, give me such a faith as this,
And then, whate'er may come,
I'll taste e'en here the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.

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Meter
8.7.8.6
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iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
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ABAB
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Verse 1

O for a faith that will not shrink,˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Though pressed by many a foe;//˘/˘˘/7B
That will not tremble on the brink˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Of poverty or woe;˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 2

That will not murmur or complain˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Beneath the chastening rod,˘/˘/˘˘/7B
But in the hour of grief or pain˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
Can lean upon its God;˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

A faith that shines more bright and clear˘/˘///˘/8A
When tempests rage without;//˘/˘/6B
That when in danger knows no fear,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
In darkness feels no doubt;˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

That bears unmoved the world's dread frown,˘/˘/˘///8A
Nor heeds its scornful smile;˘/˘/˘/6B
That sin's wild ocean cannot drown,˘///˘/˘/8A
Nor Satan's arts beguile;˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 5

Lord, give me such a faith as this,//˘/˘/˘˘8A
And then, whate'er may come,˘/???˘/7B
I'll taste e'en here the hallowed bliss//??/˘/˘/9A
Of an eternal home.˘˘˘/˘/6C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.