Scripture Verse

The fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 1 Kings 18:38

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Will­iam Grum, in Songs for the Soul Win­ner, by Ed­win L. Hyde (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Pep­per Pub­lish­ing, 1902) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Grum (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Elijah made a sac­ri­fice
To offer to Je­ho­vah;
It had been wet with wa­ter thrice,
Baal’s sac­ri­fice was ov­er.
Elijah prayed: the fire came down
And licked the water all around;
So doubt­ing ones be­lieved, and found
Elijah’s God was liv­ing.

Refrain

Elijah’s God still lives to­day,
To take the guilt of sin away;
And when I pray my heart’s de­sire,
Upon my soul He sends the fire.

Elijah’s God still lives to­day
And an­swers still by fire;
My friend, just let Him have His way;
He’ll grant your heart’s de­sire.
Consume the sac­ri­fice you make,
And bid your slum­ber­ing soul awake;
The chains of in­bred sin will break;
Elijah’s God is liv­ing.

Refrain

Elijah’s God still lives to­day
And an­swers still by pow­er,
As when Eli­jah prayed for rain,
God an­swered with a show­er.
If you would have your soul re­freshed
With rain that falls from Hea­ven,
You must pray through like all the rest,
And show­ers shall be giv­en.

Refrain

illustration
Elijah’s Sacrifice Consumed
William Brassey Hole (1846–1917)