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| 5616 | The Cyber Hymnal#5617 | 5618 |
| Text: | The Power of God |
| Author: | Frederick A. Graves |
| Tune: | [When Abraham and Sarah had promised them a son] |
| Composer: | Frederick Arthur Graves |
| Media: | MIDI file |
1. When Abraham and Sarah had promised them a son,
They were surprised and knew not what to say;
But they knew what God had promised He was able to perform:
And the power of God is just the same today.
Refrain
The pow’r of God is just the same today,
It doesn’t matter what the people say;
Whatever God has promised
He’s able to perform:
And the power of God is just the same today.
2. When Moses wanted water to quench the people’s thirst,
He knew that God would then provide a way;
Although his rod was useful he had the power first:
And the power of God is just the same today. [Refrain]
3. When Moses made a serpent and placed it on a pole,
The bitten ones were told to look that way,
And then while they were looking Jehovah-rophi made them whole:
And the power of God is just the same today. [Refrain]
4. When Joshua was commander, he spoke—the sun stood still,
The moon its onward course was made to stay;
Thus he won a mighty battle, for he did his Father’s will:
And the power of God is just the same today. [Refrain]
5. When Naaman, the leper, before Elisha stood,
He thought he knew just what the seer would say,
But he had to wash in Jordan, though he thought it wasn’t good:
And the power of God is just the same today. [Refrain]
6. When David met Goliath he meant to have a fight,
The leaders put the battle in array;
Of course he killed the giant, for he was in the right:
And the power of God is just the same today. [Refrain]
7. When Jonah went to Tarshish to flee away from God,
A mighty fish was waiting for its prey;
It quickly swallowed Jonah, then threw him on the sod:
And the power of God is just the same today. [Refrain]
8. When Malachi, the prophet, was preaching all abroad,
And cutting like sickle and the scythe;
The people were accursed, for they were robbing God,
They filled to bring the offering and the tithe. [Refrain]
9. Then came the blessed Savior, with power to cleanse and heal,
To bear my sin and sickness all away;
My burdens, too, He carries, and doth my sorrows feel:
And the power of God is just the same today. [Refrain]
10. Through Paul and Silas singing and praying in the jail,
For Pau and Silas knew the way to pray;
The prison doors were opened, for locks could not avail,
And the power of God is just the same today. [Refrain]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | When Abraham and Sarah had promised them a son |
| Title: | The Power of God |
| Author: | Frederick A. Graves (1899) |
| Refrain First Line: | The pow'r of God is just the same today |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [When Abraham and Sarah had promised them a son] |
| Composer: | Frederick Arthur Graves (1899) |
| Incipit: | 55534 53121 16555 |
| Key: | B♭ Major |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Media | |
|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat image: | (Cyber Hymnal) |
| MIDI file: | (Cyber Hymnal) |
| Noteworthy Composer score: | (Cyber Hymnal) |
| XML score: | |