Lord, show us a faith

Lord, show us a faith that is patient and brave,

That waits on the grace that you give us to save;

Faith found in the righteousness only you give,

That leads us in trust and assurance to live.

 

Lord, show us a faith that can our life renew,

That gives us the hope that the law cannot do.

In faith that renews every hour, every day,

We wish to live always; Lord, show us the way.

 

Lord, show us a faith that can hold the absurd,

The faith that old Abraham had in your word; 

A faith that endures through all time and all age,

And holds when life calls us to turn a new page.

 

Lord, show us a faith that will help us to trust

When years fall away and our life turns to dust;

Lord, hold us in love that endures even then.

To you, Lord, be glory forever. Amen.

 

 

TEXT: Charles Spence Freeman, June 2023, somewhat after Romans 4:13-25

MUSIC: Tune ST. DENIO, Welsh folk melody.

 

 

The indicated passage doesn't exactly set itself to a nice metrical rendering, but it does suggest some attributes of faith that can be sung.