Scripture Verse

The word of the Lord was precious in those days. 1 Samuel 3:1

Introduction

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Barney E. Warren
(1867–1951)

Words: Bar­ney E. War­ren, Sal­va­tion Ech­oes (An­der­son, In­di­ana: Gos­pel Trum­pet, 1900), num­ber 166.

Music: Li­ège Clar­ence E. Hun­ter (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Standing on the pro­mise, it is right, I know;
We are safe­ly guard­ed from the rag­ing foe;
Onward, then, and up­ward, let us ev­er go,
Standing on the pre­cious word of God.

Standing on the pro­mise, we shall ne­ver fall;
Firmly we be­lieve that Christ is all in all;
We re­gard with plea­sure e’en His faint­est call,
Standing on the pre­cious word of God.

Standing on the pro­mise, no­thing is more sure;
Things of earth may crum­ble, we are all se­cure,
And with liv­ing grace in Christ we shall en­dure,
Standing on the pre­cious word of God.

Standing on the pro­mise, we’re pre­pared to die;
We are rea­dy, wait­ing for our home on high,
Passing thro’ the vale of death there’s not a cry,
Standing on the pre­cious word of God.