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Text:We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight
Author:Henry Alford
Tune:ST. BOTOLPH
Composer:Gordon Slater

201. We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight

1. We walk by faith, and not by sight;
No gracious words we hear
From Him who spoke as none ne'er spoke,
But we believe him near.

2. We may not touch His hands and side,
Nor follow where He trod;
But in His promise we rejoice,
And cry, "My Lord and God!"

3. Help then, O Lord, our unbelief;
And may our faith abound,
To call on you when you are near,
And seek where you are found.

4. That when our lives of faith are done,
In realms of clearer light,
We may behold you as you are,
With full and endless sight.

Text Information
First Line: We walk by faith and not by sight
Title: We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight
Author: Henry Alford (1844)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 6
Notes: Text by Anglican priest Henry Alford, from his Psalms and Hymns (1844), alt.
Tune Information
Name: ST. BOTOLPH
Composer: Gordon Slater (1930)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 13153 2171
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: Tune ST. BOTOLPH by British organist Gordon Slater, from Songs of Praise for Boys and Girls (1930), named after St. Botolph’s Parish Church in Lincolnshire.



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