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) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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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.