Oh For A Faith That
Will Not Shrink
THE GOSPEL IN SONG
Learning Faith Through Hymns
 Through
hymns we can learn
much about the key tenets of
faith.
 We
can be challenged in the
depth of our faith.
 We
can be encouraged to
show our faith.
1 - O for a Faith that Will Not Shrink
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.
Words by: W. H. Bathurst
Music by: Carl Gläser / Arr. Lowell Mason
© 2002 The Paperless Hymnal™
1 - O for a Faith that Will Not Shrink
© 2002 The Paperless Hymnal™
2 - O for a Faith that Will Not Shrink
2.
That will not murmur or complain
Beneath the chastening rod,
But in the hour of grief or pain,
Will lean upon its God.
Words by: W. H. Bathurst
Music by: Carl Gläser / Arr. Lowell Mason
© 2002 The Paperless Hymnal™
2 - O for a Faith that Will Not Shrink
© 2002 The Paperless Hymnal™
3 - O for a Faith that Will Not Shrink
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!
Words by: W. H. Bathurst
Music by: Carl Gläser / Arr. Lowell Mason
© 2002 The Paperless Hymnal™
3 - O for a Faith that Will Not Shrink
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4 - O for a Faith that Will Not Shrink
4.
Lord, give us such a faith as this;
And then, whatever may come,
We'll taste even here the hallowed bliss
Of an eternal home.
Words by: W. H. Bathurst
Music by: Carl Gläser / Arr. Lowell Mason
© 2002 The Paperless Hymnal™
4 - O for a Faith that Will Not Shrink
© 2002 The Paperless Hymnal™
Seeking An Unshrinking Faith
 Not
a question of a faith that’s
getting smaller.
 Is
a question about a faith that will
prevent me from denying the Lord
when times of trial or persecution
arise.
 “O
for a faith that will not shrink,
though pressed by every foe…”
As Exhibited In Hebrews 10
 32
– remember when you
endured great conflict and
suffering?
 33 – shared with those who were
so treated?
 34 – joyfully accepted the seizure
of your property
 35-36 – you need confidence
and endurance
Hebrews 10:37-39
 “’For
yet in a very little while, He
who is coming will come, and will
not delay. But My righteous one
shall live by faith; and if He shrinks
back, My soul has no pleasure in
Him.’ But we are not of those
who shrink back to destruction,
but of those who have faith to
the preserving of the soul.”
Think About Jehoshaphat
 On
2
the brink of earthly woes!
Chronicles 20:12 – “O our God,
will You not judge them? For we
are powerless before this great
multitude who are coming
against us; nor do we know what
to do, but our eyes are on You.”
God’s Answer To His Prayer…
2
Chronicles 20:15 – “…Do not
fear or be dismayed because
of this great multitude, for the
battle is not yours but
God’s….You need not fight
this battle; station yourselves,
stand and see the salvation of
the Lord on your behalf, O
Judah and Jerusalem.”
Faith In God – Not Ourselves
 Romans
8:31 – “What then shall
we say to these things? If God is
for us, who is against us?”
 Matthew
10:28 – “Do not fear
those who kill the body but are
unable to kill the soul; but rather
fear Him who is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.”
An Uncomplaining Faith
 “…that
will not murmur or complain
beneath the chastening rod…”
 Hebrews
12:5-6 – “My son, do not
regard lightly the discipline of the
Lord, nor faint when you are
reproved by Him; for those whom
the Lord loves He disciplines, and
He scourges every son whom He
receives.”
Numbers 14:27
 “How
long shall I bear with
this evil congregation who
are grumbling against Me? I
have heard the complaints
of the sons of Israel, which
they are making against
Me.”
No Grumbling
 Philippians
2:14 -Do all things without
grumbling or
disputing
A Fearless Faith
 Deuteronomy
31:6 – “Be strong and
courageous, do not be afraid or
tremble at them, for the Lord your
God is the one who goes with you.
He will not fail you or forsake you.”
 “A
faith that shines more bright and
clear when tempests rage without;
that when in danger knows no fear,
in darkness feels no doubt!
Psalm 27:1
 “The
Lord is my
light and my
salvation; whom
shall I fear? The
Lord is the
defense of my
life; whom shall I
dread?
 Matthew
10:28-31 – “Do not fear
those who kill the body but are
unable to kill the soul; but rather fear
Him who is able to destroy both soul
and body in hell. Are not two
sparrows sold for a cent? And yet
not one of them will fall to the
ground apart from your Father. But
the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. So do not fear; you are
more valuable than many sparrows.
Abba! Father!
 Romans
8:15 –
“For you have
not received a
spirit of slavery
leading to fear
again, but you
have received a
spirit of adoption
as sons by which
we cry out,
‘Abba! Father!’”
The Source Of Such A Faith
 Romans
10:17 -So faith comes
from hearing,
and hearing by
the word of
Christ.
 “Lord,
give us
such a faith as
this….”
Faith From Within?
 Luke
17:5-6 -- The
apostles said to the
Lord, “Increase our
faith!” And the Lord
said, “If you had faith
like a mustard seed,
you would say to this
mulberry tree, ‘Be
uprooted and be
planted in the sea’;
and it would obey you.
Just Do It!
1
Corinthians 16:13 -Be on the alert, stand
firm in the faith, act
like men, be strong.
Living Crucified
 Galatians
2:20 -- I
have been crucified
with Christ; and it is no
longer I who live, but
Christ lives in me; and
the life which I now
live in the flesh I live by
faith in the Son of
God, who loved me
and gave Himself up
for me.