FAITHFAILS

Lord, I Believe, Help my Unbelief!
ST. JOHN 16: 31-32


How great it feels when we can say
        "O Lord, I believe in you today
                And I will walk with you always!"
It is such a great relief.

We who have known Him for a while,
        Have walked with Him for many a mile
                We look back and have to smile
At what we then called grief.

And you who have just now learned about Him
        Now you join us as we praise and shout, when
                You wonder, "Could you ever doubt Him?"
But just you wait a while.

For He who is called God's Anointed
        Has for us each day appointed
                And He will never be disappointed.
(I'm sure that He does smile)

For we think our faith will never fail us
        That no storm that may assail us
                Or foe or friend that may regale us
Can turn us from our goal

Yet He who knows all men's hearts,
        Knows how we begin with "fits and starts"
                How our faith ends when our hurt smarts
Paining our very soul


We may leave Him all alone
        And our hearts become as stone
                As we return to our home
For faith is such a fickle thing

No matter how strong we feel it today
        It seems to swiftly pass away
                And disappear at the end of day
When doubt begins to sing

When problems come, and come they will
        Like the spring robin on your window sill
                And with their shadows your heart fill
Remember it is not your trust then

That will keep you on the road marked right
        Keep you through the darkest night
                And hold until the morning light
But only the One you've learned to trust in.

For He will fold you in His arms
        Shelter you from life's alarms
                Keep you from all that harms
For He has said that He would

It is not Faith then that we seek
        Nor even Hope that is often weak
                But it is the GOD of whom we speak
For He will be faithful, for He is good.



GHVS 3/10/96