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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 17, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 42.

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The Word of God

By Pearl Waggoner

PEARL WAGGONER
(May be sung to the tune “My Name in Mother’s Prayer,” “Christ in Song,” page 36.)
’Twas just a word,—’twas God’s own word Which made the sea and land; He spake, and lo, the deeps were stirred, Obeying his command. The hills and mountains were upreared; He spake, and there was light; And all the heavenly host appeared, Created by his might.
O wondrous, mighty word! O great, life-giving word! For naught we see e’er came to be Save by God’s living, mighty word.
The years rolled by, that selfsame word Which gave the worlds their form, Through Christ on earth again was heard. It quieted the storm; Through it the dumb lips were unsealed; The evil spirits fled; The sick and suffering ones it healed, And raised to life the dead.
O wonder-working word, The sweetest ever heard! For storms would cease, and calm and peace Would follow just that spoken word.
That word of old is still the same, It standeth firm and sure; Though some reject and foes defame, Forever ’twill endure. The worlds by it are held in store Till God’s great judgment-day, When all who now its truth ignore Shall with them pass away.
But God’s unchanging word, His everlasting word, Shall triumph still, and work his will,— His all-effective, changeless word.
If we accept this word divine And cherish it within, Upon our path a light will shine; ’Twill cleanse and keep from sin; ’Twill be our overcoming power, A shield amid earth’s strife; ’Twill feed our souls each day, each hour, And give eternal life.
Almighty, everlasting word. Our hearts by thee are stirred; We long to be upheld by thee, By thee made pure, O holy word!
And soon will sound this word of God, ’Till hills and mountains shake; ’Twill reach the sleepers ’neath earth’s sod, And cause them to awake. Then we with them,—O blessed hour!— Caught up to him shall be, Upheld by this same word of power Through all eternity.
A great joy-giving word! Blest resurrection word! Our hope and stay thou art alway,— Almighty, everlasting word.
Hinsdale, Ill.