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THE HOLY WORD OF GOD

Scripture Verse

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16

Introduction

Words: Jo­shua F. Drake, 2004 (pub­lic do­main). I wrote [this hymn] while in Glas­gow un­der the min­is­try of C. Pe­ter White at San­dy­ford-Hen­der­son Church of Scot­land. Mr. White re­gu­lar­ly de­fend­ed the au­tho­ri­ty of scrip­ture…and I wrote it as an en­cour­age­ment to him.

Music: Lex Nos­ter, Jo­shua F. Drake, 2004 (pub­lic do­main) (🔊 ).

Alternate Tunes:

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Joshua F. Drake (1979–)

Lyrics

The Ho­ly Word of God:
It is the Chris­tian’s rule
To teach, cor­rect, re­buke and train—
The Church’s price­less jew­el.

Let oth­ers rule by whim
Their lives from day to day.
God’s child­ren have His Ho­ly Word,
Which glad­ly they ob­ey.

God-breathed, yet penned by man,
Preserved by arms and art,
The Church has born it in her breast—
She dare not from it part!

Nor could she ev­er do,
Else truth she could not know,
But set adrift in lies and myth
On way­ward paths to go.

Yet we’ve no cause to fear.
God’s pro­mis­es are true.
The gates of hell will not pre­vail
O’er those His grace im­bues.

So let God’s true Church sing:
Those who His Word do love—
Whom, as is writ­ten, shall be saved
To join His courts ab­ove.