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Trial of Faith

Ps. 11:5
Mal. 3:3

104th
KENT

1  JEHOVAH has said, 'tis left on record,
"The righteous are one with Jesus the Lord;"
At all times he loves them; 'twas for them he died;
Yet ofttimes he proves them, for grace must be tried.

2  When faint in the way, or lifeless and cold,
Or sunk in dismay, and none to uphold;
Yet firm to his promise thy God shall abide;
But grace, tho' the smallest, shall surely be tried.

3  [ Temptations and sins in legions shall rise,
As spears in thy side or thorns in thy eyes;
And oft, to thy sorrow, his face he shall hide,
For God has determined his grace shall be tried. ]

4  With him on the mount to-day thou shalt be,
Indulged by thy Lord his glory to see;
There he may caress thee, & call thee his bride,
Yet grace, tho' he bless thee, shall surely be tried.

5  [ The tempest shall blow, the billows shall swell,
Thy soul, full of woe, shall pass as thro' hell;
And all this to prove thee, to stain thy curs'd pride;
Yet still he will love thee; but grace must be tried. ]

6  He'll ne'er thee forsake, but surely perform
His word, tho' he take his way in the storm;
Yea, oft in the clouds of dejection he'll ride,
For he has determined his grace shall be tried.

7  He'll cause thee to bring thy griefs to his throne,
But answers of peace to thee shall send none;
Then sorrow and sadness thy heart shall divide,
Because he's determined his grace shall be tried.

8 As gold from the flame, he'll bring thee at last,
To praise him for all thro' which thou hast past;
Then love everlasting thy griefs shall repay,
And God from thy eyes wipe all sorrows away.