226    C.M.     Isaac Watts
Faith the Evidence of Things Unseen. Heb. 11. 1, 3, 8

1 Faith is the brightest evidence
  Of things beyond our sight;
  Breaks through the clouds of flesh and sense,
  And dwells in heavenly light.

2 It sets time past in present view,
  Brings distant prospects home,
  Of things a thousand years ago,
  Or thousand years to come.

3 By faith we know the worlds were made
  By God’s almighty word;
  Abram, to unknown countries led,
  By faith obeyed the Lord.

4 He sought a city fair and high,
  Built by the eternal hands;
  And faith assures us, though we die,
  That heavenly building stands.