May 15, 2005

Have faith in God –
When doubts assail;
Have faith in God –
Truth will prevail;
Have faith in God –
He cannot fail.
Have faith, dear friend, in God.

Thine is the Glory

Edmond Louis Budry, 1854-1932
Translated by Richard Birch Hoyle, 1875-1939

    The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:56, 57.

Thine is the glory, risen, conqu’ring Son;
[or, Thine be the glory…]
Endless is the victory, Thou o’er death hast won;
Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave clothes where Thy body lay.

Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;
Lovingly He greets us, scatters fear and gloom;
Let the church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing;
For her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting.

No more we doubt Thee, glorious Prince of life;
Life is naught without Thee; aid us in our strife;
Make us more than conqu’rors, through Thy deathless love:
Bring us safe through Jordan to Thy home above.

Chorus:
Thine is the glory, risen conqu’ring Son,
Endless is the vict’ry, Thou o’er death hast won.

Have Faith in God by H.M.S. Richards, Used by Permission