Afflicted saint, to Christ draw near—
Thy Sav­ior’s gra­cious pro­mise hear,
His faith­ful Word de­clares to thee,
That as thy days thy strength shall be.

Let not thy heart des­pond and say
How shall I stand the try­ing day?
He has en­gaged by firm de­cree,
That as thy days thy strength shall be.

Thy faith is weak, thy foes are strong,
And if the con­flict should be long,
The Lord will make the tempt­er flee,
For as thy days thy strength shall be.

Should per­se­cu­tion rage and flame,
Still trust in thy Re­deem­er’s name;
In fie­ry tri­als thou shalt see,
That as thy days thy strength shall be.

When called to bear thy weigh­ty cross,
Or sore af­flict­ion, pain, or loss,
Or deep dis­tress or po­ver­ty,
Still as thy days thy strength shall be.