The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity

Ah! why should doubts and fears arise

No. 663
Words Anon.
Singing key B♭ major
3 stanzas

Sung to ZEPHYR (hymn 746)

Words

Ah! why should doubts and fears arise,And sorrow fill my weeping eyes?Too slow, alas! the mind receivesThe comforts that the gospel gives.

O, for a strong, a lasting faith,To rest on what the Almighty saith!To heed the message of his Son,And call the joys of heaven my own.

Then, should the earth's old pillars shake,And all the wheels of nature break,My steadfast soul would fear no moreThan solid rocks when billows roar.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «663» (large) in the left column of p. 216, under «Isaac Watts.» of hymn 662 (LOUVAN), with the italic reference line «746, 514, 428.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 746, 514 or 428) beside the number. Three stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without a full stop (written «1.»–«3.» here); in this hymn all four lines of each stanza are set flush (no indented lines). The first word «AH» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Ah» here). «Anon.» in italics after stanza 3. The print's thin space before «!» and «?» is closed up; apostrophes are written straight. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.