By faith in =
Christ I walk with God,
With heav’n, my journeys’-end, =
in view;
Supported by his staff and rod,
My road is safe and =
pleasant too,
I travel through a desert wide
Where =
many round me blindly stray;
But He vouchsafes to be my =
guide,
And will not let me miss my way.
Though snares and =
dangers throng my path,
And earth and hell my course =
withstand;
I triumph over all by faith,
Guarded by =
his Almighty hand.
The wilderness affords =
no food,
But God for my support prepares;
Provides =
me every needful good,
And frees my soul from wants and =
cares.
With him sweet converse I =
maintain,
Great as he is I dare be free.
I tell him all =
my grief and pain,
And he reveals his love to =
me.
Some cordial from his word he brings,
Whene’er my =
feeble spirit faints;
At once my soul revives and =
sings,
And yields no more to sad complaints.
I pity =
all that worldlings talk
Of pleasures that will quickly =
end;
Be this my choice, O Lord, to walk
With thee, my Guide, =
my Guard, my Friend.
[John =
Newton, former slave-trader and author of Amazing =
Grace]
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net =
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I =
Love!"