171. He Bids Us Come; His Voice We Know

8,8,6.
by C. Wesley
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He bids us come; His voice we know,
 
And boldly on the waters go
 
To Him, our God and Lord;
 
We walk on life’s tempestuous sea,
 
For He who died to set us free
 
Hath called us with His word.
2
Secure, on boisterous waves we tread,
 
Nor all the billows round us dread,
 
While on the Lord we look;
 
The tempter drives his vortex round,
 
We pass it as on solid ground;
 
The wave is firm as rock.
3
But if from Him we turn the eye,
 
We see the raging floods run high,
 
Our hearts are full of fear;
 
Our foes so strong, our flesh so frail,
 
Reason and unbelief prevail,
 
Forgetting He is near.
4
Lord! we our unbelief confess,
 
Do Thou our little faith increase,
 
That we may fail no more,
 
But fix on Thee a steady eye,
 
And on Thine outstretched arm rely,
 
Till all the storm is o’er.
“And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.” (Luke 17:5)
“Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.” (Psalm 25:15)
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.” (Psalm 112:7)
“And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders.” (Deuteronomy 26:8)
“They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters. These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.” (Psalm 107:23-30)
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