The Struggle Between Faith and Unbelief

Verse 1

Jesus, our soul's delightful choice, In thee believing we rejoice; Yet still our joy is mix'd with grief, While faith contends with unbelief.

Verse 2

Thy promises our hearts revive, And keep our fainting hopes alive; But guilt, and fears, and sorrows rise, And hide the promise from our eyes.

Verse 3

O let not sin and satan boast, While saints lie mourning in the dust; Nor see that faith to ruin brought, Which thy own gracious hand hath wrought.

Verse 4

Do thou the dying spark inflame; Reveal the glories of thy name; And put all anxious doubts to flight, As shades dispers'd by opening light.