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175. THE FAITH OF THE FATHERS

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​Author:  Karl Philipp Spitta (1801-1859)
​Composer:  Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836)​

​1. Spirit, by whose operation
    Faith and holiness proceed,
    Source of heav’nly conversation,
    Strength in weakness, help in need;
    Spirit, by whose inspiration
    Prophets and Apostles spake;
    Martyrs bled, and tribulation
    Saints endured for Jesus’ sake.
 
2. Lord, endue us with Thy blessing;
    That, though babes we be in grace,
    Faith and love and zeal possessing
    For Thy house and holy place,
    We may give our dearest treasure,
    All the good things of this life,
    Honor, wealth, and dearest pleasures,
    In the great and holy strife.
 
3. Give us Abrah’ms faith unshaken
    That Thy promise must be true,
    And what God has undertaken
    He assuredly will do;
    Which not only could unmoved
    Trust the covenant of grace,
    But the thing which he most loved
    At the Lord’s disposal place.
 
4. Give us Joseph’s chaste behavior
    When the world with crafty wiles
    Seeks to draw us from the Saviour
    To herself with frowns or smiles,
    Give us grace and strength for shunning
    This ensnaring Potiphar,
    Wisdom to elude her cunning,
    Strength her open hate to bear.
 
5. Give us David’s bold defiance
    Of the Lord’s and Israel’s foes;
    And in trouble, the reliance
    Which in God, his Rock, he shows;
    His right princely disposition,
    Friendship, constancy, and truth;
    But still more, his deep contrition,
    For the errors of his youth.
 
6. Arm us with Thy true discernment
    As Elijah, in these days
    When men, led by superstition,
    To false idols altars raise.
    Let us shun the mere profession
    Common in our days and land,
    Witnessing a good profession,
    Even if alone we stand.
 
7. Give us the Apostles’ daring
    And their bold, undaunted mood,
    Threats and fierce reproaches bearing
    To proclaim the Saviour’s blood;
    Let us to the truth bear witness;
    Truth alone can make us free;
    Nor leave off until its sweetness
    All shall taste and know through Thee.
 
8. Give us Stephen’s look collected
    And His calm and peaceful mind,
    When we meet with unexpected
    Trials of the fiercest kind;
    In the midst of shouts and crying,
    Let us with composure stand;
    Open heav’n to us in dying;
    Show us Christ at God’s right hand.
 
9. Spirit, by whose operation
    Faith and hope and love are giv’n,
    Source of holy conversation,
    Bearing seed and fruit for heav’n;
    Spirit, by whose inspiration
    Prophets and apostles spake,
    Visit us with Thy salvation,
    Dwell with us for Jesus’ sake!

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Thanks be to those souls who labored to write and compose this treasure of praise, many now only known to GOD!

Above all, thanks, praise, and glory be to GOD!
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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
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  • Acknowledgements