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Hymn 164: Faith, Hope, and Charity

HYMN CLXIV.

Faith, Hope, and ,--these three, Yet is the greatest ! Father of lights, those gifts impart To mine and every human heart:--

Faith, that in prayer can never fail, Hope, that o'er doubting must prevail, And , whose name above Is God's own name, for "God is love."

The morning star is lost in light, Faith vanishes at perfect sight; The rainbow passes with the storm, And Hope with sorrow's fading form:--

But , serene, sublime, Beyond the range of death and time, Like the blue sky's all-bounding space, Holds heaven and earth in its embrace.