By Faith in Christ I Walk with God

By faith in Christ I walk with God

With Heav’n

my jour­ney’s end

in view;

Supported by His staff and rod

My road is safe

and plea­sant too.

I tra­vel through a de­sert wide

Where ma­ny round me blind­ly stray;

But He vouch­safes to be my guide

And will not let me miss my way.

Though snares and dan­gers throng my path

And earth and hell my course with­stand;

I tri­umph ov­er all by faith

Guarded by His al­migh­ty hand.

The wil­der­ness af­fords no food

But God for my sup­port pre­pares;

Provides me ev­ery need­ful good

And frees my soul from wants and cares.

With Him sweet con­verse I main­tain

Great as He is I dare be free;

I tell Him all my grief and pain

And He re­veals His love to me.

Some cor­di­al from His Word He brings

Whene’er my fee­ble spir­it faints;

At once my soul re­vives and sings

And yields no more to sad com­plaints.

I pi­ty all that world­lings talk

Of plea­sures that will quick­ly end;

Be this my choice

O Lord

to walk

With Thee

my guide

my guard

my friend.