May God Depend On You?
William C. Martin (1878) • English
Primary Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:5
Verse 1
In the warfare that is raging For the truth and for the right, When the conflict, fierce, is raging With the powers of the night, God needs people brave and true: May He then depend on you?
Chorus
May the Lord depend on you? Loyalty is but His due; Say, O spirit, brave and true, That He may depend on you.
Verse 2
See, they come on sable pinions, Come in strong, Satanic might,— Powers come, and dark dominions, From the regions of the night; God requires the brave and true: May He then depend on you?
Chorus
May the Lord depend on you? Loyalty is but His due; Say, O spirit, brave and true, That He may depend on you.
Verse 3
From His throne the Father sees us; Angels help us to prevail; And our leader true is Jesus, And we shall not, cannot fail: Triumph crowns the brave and true,— May the Lord depend on you?
Chorus
May the Lord depend on you? Loyalty is but His due; Say, O spirit, brave and true, That He may depend on you.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- 1-chronicles 29:5
Reference 2
- james 4:7