“When I came, why was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Was my arm too short to ransom you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you? By a mere rebuke I dry up the sea, I turn rivers into a desert; their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.” – Isaiah 50:2
Robert Harkness (1880-1961) was an Australian pianist influential in the transition in churches from organ to piano music. Early on, he traveled with evangelist R. A. Torrey and played at his evangelistic rallies. One night in Canada, he met a young convert, preoccupied with the fear that he might lose his faith. Harkness was moved by the encounter. He wanted a song that would encourage believers that they could succeed in the Christian life, so he reached out to London songwriter Ada Habershorn (1861-1918), asking her to help with a song. She wrote seven songs! One of these was “When I Fear My Faith Will Fail,” to which Harkness wrote the music:
“When I fear my faith will fail, Christ can hold me fast; When the tempter would prevail, He can hold me fast…. He’ll not let my soul be lost, Christ will hold me fast; Bought by Him at such a cost, He will hold me fast.”
Do you ever feel like you are hopelessly lost? Rejoice that Jesus is there with you. Today in prayer, realize that in every situation, Jesus can rescue you from your trouble.
“For my Saviour loves me so, He will hold me fast.” – Ada Habershorn
God’s Word: “Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;” – Isaiah 59:1
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