Don't shrink back!

270 Arlington. C.M.

1 O for a faith that will not shrink,
   Though pressed by every foe,
   That will not tremble on the brink
   Of any earthly woe.

2 That will not murmur nor complain
   Beneath the chastening rod,
   But, in the hour of grief or pain,
   Will lean upon its God;

3 A faith that shines more bright and clear
   When tempests rage without:
   That when in danger knows no fear,
   In darkness feels no doubt;

4 Lord, give us such a faith as this;
   And then, what e’er may come,
   I’ll taste, e’en now, the hallowed bliss
   Of an eternal home.
                         William H. Bathurst
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition

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In his biography, they comment "They are characterized by simplicity of language, and directness of aim; but do not in any instance rise above the ordinary level of passable hymn-writing." I don't recall him, but a quick search on my blog reveals that two of his hymns appeared in the 1870 version of the Methodist hymnal.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal (#428) inserts two verses:

4 That bears, unmoved, the world’s dread frown,
   Nor heeds the scornful smile;
   That seas of trouble cannot drown,
   Nor Satan’s arts beguile;

5 A faith that keeps the narrow way
   Till life’s last hour is fled,
   And with a pure and heavenly ray
   Illumes up a dying bed:

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