Verse 1
Faith comes by hearing of the word,
Comes to the heart by reading too,
While searching for our heavenly Lord,
Him in the sacred page we view,
Him whom the Holy Ghost reveals,
And pardon on our conscience seals.
Verse 2
Recorded in th’ authentic book
While Jesus’ life and death we read,
We for the promis’d Witness look
Who speaks him risen from the dead;
Inspir’d, we then on Him rely,
That Christ, that Son of the Most-high.
Verse 3
Jehovah’s Son, declar’d with power
We by his resurrection know,
Our Lord and God supreme adore,
Our Prophet, Priest, and King below,
Whose Unction light and life imparts,
And grace and glory to our hearts.
Verse 4
Jesus, believing in thy name,
We see the tree of life arise,
Thy grace removes the sword of flame,
And gives us back our paradise,
Feeds with immortalizing food,
And fills with the pure life of God.
Verse 5
Life thro’ the virtue of thy love
Spiritual life divine we gain,
With Thee our Head inthron’d above
The closest fellowship maintain,
Till face to face our God we see,
Our full, eternal Life in Thee.