Scripture Verse

Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief. Mark 9:24

Introduction

Words: John R. Wre­ford, in Col­lect­ion of Hymns for Pub­lic and Pri­vate Wor­ship, by John Rel­ly Beard (Lon­don: John Green, 1837).

Music: Lam­beth Wil­helm A. F. Schult­hes, 1871 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Wre­ford (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Lord, I be­lieve; Thy pow­er I own,
Thy Word I would ob­ey;
I wan­der com­fort­less and lone
When from Thy truth I stray.

Lord, I be­lieve; but gloomy fears
Sometimes be­dim my sight;
I look to Thee with pray­ers and tears,
And cry for strength and light.

Lord, I believe; but Thou dost know
My faith is cold and weak;
Pity my frail­ty, and be­stow
The con­fi­dence I seek.

Yes, I be­lieve; and on­ly Thou
Canst give my soul re­lief;
Lord, to Thy truth my spir­it bow;
Help Thou mine unbe­lief.

illustration
Doubting Thomas
Carl H. Bloch (1834–1890)