235    7.7.4.     J. Hart
“Whom resist steadfast in the faith.” 1 Pet. 5. 9

1 In all our worst afflictions,
  When furious foes surround us;
  When troubles vex, and fears perplex,
  And Satan would confound us;
  When foes to God and goodness,
  We find ourselves, by feeling,
  To do what’s right unable quite,
  And almost as unwilling;

2 When, like the restless ocean,
  Our hearts cast up uncleanness,
  Flood after flood, with mire and mud,
  And all is foul within us;
  When love is cold and languid,
  And different passions shake us;
  When hope decays, and God delays,
  And seems to quite forsake us;

3 Then to maintain the battle
  With soldier-like behaviour;
  To keep the field, and never yield,
  But firmly eye the Saviour;
  To trust his gracious promise,
  Thus hard beset with evil,
  This, this is faith will conquer death,
  And overcome the devil.