960    L.M.     John Newton
“Ask for the old paths … and walk therein.” Jer. 6. 16

1 By faith in Christ I walk with God,
  With heaven my journey’s end in view;
  Supported by his staff and rod,
  My road is safe and pleasant too.

2 I travel through a desert wide,
  Where many round me blindly stray;
  But he vouchsafes to be my guide,
  And will not let me miss my way.

3 Though snares and dangers throng my path,
  And earth and hell my course withstand,
  I triumph over all by faith,
  Guarded by his almighty hand.

4 With him sweet converse I maintain;
  Great as he is, I dare be free;
  I tell him all my grief and pain,
  And he reveals his love to me.

5 Some cordial from his word he brings,
  Whene’er my feeble spirit faints;
  At once my soul revives and sings,
  And yields no more to sad complaints.