’Tis sweet to walk by trust,
’Tis bless­èd not to know;
Faith brings a qui­et peace and rest,
Which sight can­not be­stow;
For night may wea­ry prove,
And dim­ly light our way;
But faith a stea­dy lus­ter keeps
Through ev­ery hour and day.

Refrain

’Tis sweet to walk by trust,
’Tis bless­èd not to know;
Faith brings a qui­et peace and rest,
Which sight cannot be­stow.

Sight can­not pierce be­yond
A pre­sent world like this,
But faith as­cends to Heav’n it­self,
And an­te­dates its bliss;
Sight flies when dark­ness comes,
And leaves be­hind no guide;
But faith a trus­ty pi­lot is,
And will with us abide.

Refrain

Oh, who would ask for sight
Of faith to take the place;
’Tis quite enough to know that we
Are led by heav’n­ly grace;
In God then let us trust,
We all some­time shall know;
If not be­low, in Heav’n above,
Where end­less plea­sures flow.

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