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Song: Trust and obey
1. Song: Trust and obey
Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant… let him trust in the name of the LORD… [kjv]
The hymn "
Trust and obey" is based on the ideas of "
trust" and "
obey" from various parts of the Bible.
Presbyterian minister John Sammis (1846-1919) wrote the words to the hymn "
Trust and Obey" (with Towner in 1887).
This is hymn #454 in the hymnal.
2. Words: John Sammis
John Sammis (1846-1919) wrote the words to the hymn "
Trust and Obey" (with Towner in 1887).
born in Brooklyn, NY.
businessman
became Presbyterian minister.
died Los Angeles, CA.
wrote 100+ hymns, including "He's a Friend of Mine".
most hymns are of "Trust" and/or "Obedience".
3. Tune and title: Daniel Towner
The music to "Trust and obey" is by Daniel Towner (1850-1919) written the year before the words. He later wrote the following for how he got the title.
Mr. Moody [Dwight L.] was conducting a series of meetings in Brockton, Massachusetts [presumably in 1886] and I had the pleasure of singing for him there. One night a young man rose in a testimony meeting and said, "I am not quite sure-but I am going to trust, and I am going to obey." I just jotted that sentence down, and sent it with the little story to the Rev. John H. Sammis, a Presbyterian minister. He wrote the hymn, and the tune was born. -Ira D. Sankey, The Story of the Gospel Hymns, 1906 , from hymnary.org
4. Verse 1
When we walk with the Lord
in the light of his word,
what a glory he sheds on our way!
While we do his good will,
he abides with us still,
and with all who will trust and obey.
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
5. Isaiah 50:10
KJV: Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Hebrew: מי בכם ירא יהוה שמע בקול עבדו אשר הלך חשכים ואין נגה לו יבטח בשם יהוה וישען באלהיו׃
Greek: τις εν υμιν ο φοβουμενος τον κυριον ακουσατω της φωνης του παιδος αυτου οι πορευομενοι εν σκοτει ουκ εστιν αυτοις φως πεποιθατε επι τω ονοματι κυριου και αντιστηρισασθε επι τω θεω
Latin: quis ex vobis timens Dominum audiens vocem servi sui qui ambulavit in tenebris et non est lumen ei speret in nomine Domini et innitatur super Deum suum
6. Matthew 8:27
KJV: But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Greek: οι δε ανθρωποι εθαυμασαν λεγοντες ποταπος εστιν ουτος οτι και οι ανεμοι και η θαλασσα αυτω υπακουουσιν αυτω
7. Verse 2
Not a burden we bear,
not a sorrow we share,
but our toil he doth richly repay;
not a grief or a loss,
not a frown or a cross,
but is blest if we trust and obey. [Refrain]
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
8. Verse 3
But we never can prove
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay;
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey.
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
9. Verse 4
Then in fellowship sweet
we will sit at his feet,
or we'll walk by his side in the way;
what he says we will do,
where he sends we will go;
never fear, only trust and obey.
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
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