Scripture Verse

The ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 1 Kings 17:6

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: George Bea­ver­son, Songs of the Peace­mak­er (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Jud­son W. Van de Ven­ter, 1895), num­ber 59 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

In the pre­cious Bi­ble
We have oft­en read
How God’s ho­ly pro­phet
By the birds were fed.
Father may we trust Thee,
As He did of old,
That with Him we may be
In Thy bless­èd fold.

Refrain

Heav’nly Fa­ther,
Hear us while we pray:
Lead our foot­steps
In the nar­row way.

When our bless­èd Je­sus
Made this earth His home,
He said, Suf­fer child­ren
Unto Me to come.

Jesus, we are com­ing,
Coming one and all;
Ever press­ing on­ward
At Thy bless­èd call.

Refrain

We are lit­tle sol­diers
Marching day by day
Forward as for bat­tle,
Ready for the fray.
We will ne­ver fal­ter,
Till the foe shall fall,
Then with saints in glo­ry
Crown Thee Lord of all.

Refrain

illustration
The Feeding of Elijah
From Bible Heroes, by
Mary A. Lathbury, 1898