'Tis by the faith of joys to come
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'Tis by the faith of joys to comeWe walk through deserts dark as night;Till we arrive at heaven, our home,Truth is our guide, and faith our light.
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The want of sight she well supplies;She makes the pearly gates appear;Far into distant worlds she pries,And brings eternal glories near.
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Though lions roar, and tempests blow,And rocks and dangers fill the way,With joy we tread the desert through,While faith inspires a heavenly ray.