Begone, unbelief, my Savior is near…
(“Begone, Unbelief, My Savior is Near,” Newton, J., p. d. Sing to the tune of “O, Worship the King!”)
Into my fears. Into the tempter’s sneer that You aren’t with me, Emmanuel. That this suffering must mean You’re not pleased with me.
And for my relief will surely appear;
By prayer let me wrestle, and he will perform…
Into the storms of living in a fallen world. Into the tribulation of living in the “last days,” in this time of redemption, before Your already-planned final day of this groaning earth.
With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm.
Begone unbelief, my Savior’s Word is true in my sorrow
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” (Jn. 20:15 ESV)
My grief overwhelms. My weeping is exhausting. The losses are constant. So, I seek Your living and active Word today, Jesus.
Though dark be my way, since he is my Guide,
’Tis mine to obey, ’tis his to provide…
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart (Jer. 29:13 BSB).
Though cisterns be broken, and creatures all fail,
The word he has spoken shall surely prevail.
These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name (Jn. 20:31 ESV).
Begone unbelief, Jesus IS helping me within the suffering
His love in time past forbids me to think
He’ll leave me at last in trouble to sink…
Each sweet Ebenezer I have in review
Confirms his good pleasure to help me quite through.
Begone unbelief, my Savior will continue His saving work, all the way home to Himself!
Determined to save, he watched o’er my path,
When, Satan’s blind slave, I sported with death…
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God (2 Cor. 4:4 ESV).
And can he have taught me to trust in his name,
And thus far have brought me to put me to shame?
Begone unbelief, when I’m tempted to compare my suffering with others
How bitter that cup, no heart can conceive,
Which he drank quite up that sinners might live!
His way was much rougher and darker than mine;
Did Christ, my Lord, suffer, and shall I repine?
Begone unbelief, giving me peace within the suffering
Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you” (Jn. 20:26 ESV).
Since all that I meet shall work for my good,
The bitter is sweet, the medicine is food…
Begone unbelief, giving me hope for the day suffering will end for those in Christ!
Though painful at present, ’twill cease before long,
And then O how pleasant the conqueror’s song!
Begone unbelief, through singing the blessing of Jesus Himself, within the suffering
Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (Jn. 20:29 ESV).
Material adapted from Praying God’s Blessings in Christ as We Suffer: Scripture Prayers for the Hardest Days, Lauri A. Hogle, © 2026
Sister in Christ, you may have been told our suffering is God’s curse. You may have been told that we are not His “blessed” ones…because we’re suffering. He’s encouraged me deeply in His Word. We have God’s blessing of Jesus most profoundly BECAUSE we are suffering on earth! Within the suffering! His Word is so clear. Every moment of suffering and tribulation, I need to sing His truth to my grieving and hurting heart, body, and thoughts. He helps me re-trust Him over and over and over.
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