Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity

'Tis faith that purifies the heart

  • No. 671
  • Metre C. M.
  • Words Anon.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

'Tis faith that purifies the heart:'Tis faith that works by love,That bids all sinful joys depart,And lifts the thoughts above.

2

Faith shows the promise fully sealedWith our Redeemer's blood;It helps our feeble hope to restUpon a faithful God.

3

This faith shall every fear controlBy its celestial power,With holy triumph fill the soulIn strong temptation's hour.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «671» (large) in the right column of p. 218, under stanza 5 of hymn 670, with the reference line «201, 147, 369.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 201 LITCHFIELD, 147 BELMONT or 369 MELODY, all C. M.; no meter is printed — the four lines 8.6.8.6 are C. M., like the referenced tunes). Stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The first word «'TIS» is set in capitals and small capitals after the apostrophe; written «'Tis». «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned after stanza 3. The print sets a thin space before «:» and «;» («heart :», «blood ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity · No. 671 · printed page 218
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02