In this sick world of hatred and violence and sin, Where society renounces morals and rejects discipline, We stumble in darkness groping vainly for light To distinguish the difference between wrong and right. . . But dawn cannot follow this night of despair Unless faith lights a candle in all hearts everywhere. . . And, warmed by the glow, our hate melts away And love lights the path to a peaceful new day.
Faith is a Mighty Fortress
We look ahead through each changing year With mixed emotions of hope and fear — Hope for the peace we long have sought, Fear that our hopes will come to naught. Unwilling to trust in the Father’s will, We count on our logic and shallow skill, And in our arrogance and pride, We are no longer satisfied To place our confidence and love With childlike faith in God above. And tiny hands and tousled heads That kneel in prayer by little beds Are closer to the dear Lord’s heart And of his kingdom more a part Than we who search and never find The answers to our questioning minds — For faith in things we cannot see Requires a child’s simplicity. Oh, Heavenly Father, grant again A simple, childlike faith to men, Forgetting color, race, and creed And seeing only the heart’s deep need. For faith alone can save man’s soul And lead him to a higher goal, For there’s but one unfailing course — We win by faith and not by force.
come if you're thirsty, come if you're stained come if you're weary, come if you're pained come to the water, the bread and the blood come to Christ's soul-saving covenant flood there's no one too *****, no one too poor no one too broken whose faith He'll ignore come if you hear Jesus calling your name come to be free of all guilt and all shame come if you're willing to cast out old strife come lay your burden and take up new life
