Faint We Were

Faint were we and fears possessed us,
Bruised were we from many falls;
Hope was gone and shame distressed us,
But his love would pardon all.

We were lost when Jesus found us,
Found the sheep that went astray.
Raised us up, broke and bound us,
Taught our hearts to know his way.


Chorus:
We will sing, bathed in his riches;
We will sing of the love he spoke in blood.
We will sing, held by his promise;
We are carried by the faithfulness of our God.


Days of darkness still may meet us,
Sorrow’s path we will oft tread;
But his presence still is with us,
By his guiding hand we’re led.

He will keep us till the river
Rolls its waters at our feet:
Then he’ll bear us safely over,
There his beauty we will meet.

words Francis H. Rawley, 1886; chorus and music Nathan Partain, 2002