Now is the hour for faith not fear:
We toil against the deep;
While wind and wave in fury rage,
Our Lord, He does not sleep!
Our daily walk with Christ has shown
His mercies sure and real:
We’ll strive our cheerful best and bide,
His Hand to be revealed.
This is a day for hope not doubt:
In matters great and small
Our God, all-powerful and wise,
Does see and order all.
When soon the veil of heaven bursts
And all things are unsealed,
Our ev’ry sacred sorrow shall
The grace of God reveal.
Now is the time our love is proved,
When nothing seems assured:
Though faith be faded, hope be dimmed,
The love of God endures.
Our Savior this same grief has borne
In suffering heavy, sore;
Now in this telling hour we show
Our love for Christ, our Lord.