CXCVII. The Struggle between Faith and Unbelief.

JESUS, our Souls delightful Choice,
In Thee believing we rejoice;
Yet still our Joy is mix'd with Grief,
While Faith contends with Unbelief.

Thy Promises our Hearts revive,
And keep our fainting Hopes alive;
But Guilt and Fears and Sorrows rise,
And hide the Promise from our Eyes.

O let not Sin and Satan boast,
While Saints lie mourning in the Dust;
Nor see that Faith to Ruin brought,
Which thine own gracious Hand hath wrought.

Do Thou the dying Spark inflame;
Reveal the Glories of thy Name;
And put all anxious Doubts to Flight,
As Shades dispers'd by op'ning Light.