Trust and Obey

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.

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Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

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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 blessed if we trust and obey.

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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.

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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.

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~John Sammis

"Oh Lord Almight, blessed is the man who trusts in you." Psalm 84 11 - 12

I found this hymn on this website. I like this site because there is always a little history behind the hymn. I should have known that there would be some connection between this hymn and Moody. It was one of my dad's favorites and he spent a year at Moody Bible Institute. It was the first hymn that came to my mind when I was thinking of a favorite tonight.

Growing up Baptist, it seemed that I've gotten used to singing (or remembering) only certain verses. You see, when the pastor or worship leader would begin a song, they would tell you which verses you would sing. Sometimes, it would even be up on the little board that held the page numbers of the hymns! Because my father was the organist, I sometimes got to change those numbers. Oh, the perks - hehe!

I have found that in recent years, while I've been meandering around hymns that I loved, I wish I knew more of the verses. They are filled with little wise tidbits, especially Fanny Crosbie's!! Many times my favorite verse is the second to last - I don't know why. Just some wisdom that I never had heard before.

In this hymn, I think that is true as well. Sometimes we don't know what is pleasing to Him until we are able and willing to give up everything to find out! Maybe those things blind us to his pleasure, or they distract us from His amazingly good and loving intentions. Dangerous are the things of the world that entrap us in such a way that are distanced from what is truly good. A good thought to start off my week!