As children we continue long,
And feebly o’er the desart rove,
Who doubt thy power to make us strong,
Thy will to perfect us in love:
But if I can confide in thee,
Thou wilt thine hallowing grace exert,
Settle, confirm, and stablish me,
And fix thy nature in my heart.
As children we continue long
Hymnal/Album: Originally titled “If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.”—[Isa.] vii. 9. Introduced in Charles Wesley, Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 1 (Bristol: Farley, 1762). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 9 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 378.
Publishing: Public Domain