The grave has lost its power; FAITH AND HOPE. HYMN 307. 81. L. M. [#] Faith in God. 1 God is our Refuge and Defence, In trouble our unfailing Aid; Secure in his omnipotence, What foe can make our soul afraid? Yea, though the earth's foundations rock, And mountains down the gulf be hurled, His people smile amid the shock; They look beyond this transient world. 2 Thither let fervent faith aspire; Our treasure and our heart be there; No, on the mightier wings of prayer, And, ranged among the ransomed throng, Fall with the elders at his feet Whose name alone inspires their song. Come to thy living temples, then, And man, O God, thine image here. HYMN 308. L. M. [#] We walk by Faith, not by Sight. 1 'Tis by the faith of joys to come We walk through deserts dark as night; Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide and truth our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies; She makes the pearly gates appear; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith receives a heavenly ray Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abram, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God: HYMN 309. C. M. [#] Vision of Faith. HIGH on the mountain's towering head, While darkness veils the sky, Faith stands, and, through the stormy cloud, Directs her anxious eye. 2 Amidst the gloom, the welcome rays 3 The yawning gulf, that howled beneath, Has ceased its angry roar, The surging waves have spent their force, 4 Far in the distance faith beholds Now spreads her pinions, and directs 5 Far, far beyond this nether world, HYMN 310. S. M. [#] 1 Br faith may Jesus dwell In our believing hearts; While he that love which none can tell 2 Then may we comprehend, 3 Then, filled with every grace, In 4 Soon we shall victors be, • HYMN 311. C. M. [#] 1 MISTAKEN Souls, that dream of heaven, 2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights, 3 "Tis faith that purifies the heart; 4 This faith shall every fear control, *** HYMN 312. L. M. [#] Victorious Faith. 1 AWAKE, our souls; away, our fears; Let every trembling thought be gone; ▾ Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True, 'tis a strait and thorny road, 4 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. HYMN 313. C. M. [#] Power of Faith. 1 FAITH adds new charms to earthly bliss, And softens all our cares. 2 It quells the raging flames of sin, 3 The wounded conscience knows its power 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, |