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Faith bids us learn
 "In all things to rejoice;"
Faith is an altar,
 Where doubt must be laid,
Faith says in the tempest,
 "Be not afraid;"
Faith is a refuge
 From every snare,
Faith nerves us with courage
 The burden to bear;
Faith is a well-spring
 Of peace to the mind,
Faith opens closed lids,
 Gives eyes to the blind,
In Faith's gallant vessel
 We sail o'er life's wave,
Faith flings a halo
 Where Hope finds a grave;
Faith is ours for the asking,
 Then let none despair,
Faith plucks from the bosom
 The arrows of care;
Faith lifts the dark curtain
 That covers the tomb,
And Faith's kindly lamp
 Enlightens its gloom;