Scripture Verse

Increase our faith. Luke 17:5

Introduction

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Neal A. McAulay (1854–1928)

Words: Neal A. Mc­Au­lay, in Songs of So­ver­eign Grace, by J. Lin­coln Hall, Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick & Win­field S. Wee­den (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1897), num­ber 35. Some hym­nals mis­spell the au­thor’s name as Mc­An­lay.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Mc­Au­lay,

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Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

O God of grace, in­crease my faith!
Help me to dai­ly trust Thy Word;
Give me the strength that al­ways comes
From lean­ing on my bless­èd Lord.

Refrain

O God of grace, in Je­sus’ name
Increase my faith, up­build my hope,
My heart with zeal in­flame,
Send down Thy Spir­it from above,
Till faith and hope are lost in love.

O God of grace, up­build my hope!
Let not a doubt my spir­it sway;
Be Thou my con­stant shield of light
That I may walk the nar­row way.

Refrain

O God of grace, in­spire my love!
Fill my cold heart with ho­ly fire,
That I may live each pass­ing day
As my Re­deem­er doth de­sire.

Refrain