For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be His people, His treasured possession.
Deuteronomy 7:6
Words: Neva E. Parkhill, in Songs of Saving Power, edited by John McPhail (Chicago, Illinois: Clayton F. Summy, 1890).
Music: Muncie Alfred Beirly (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Parkhill (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
God will aid His chosen people;
Trust His grace so full and free;
Know His heart is ever beating,
Throbbing with true love for thee.
Though you’re wandering in the desert,
Pilgrim, through a weary land,
Trust His love to aid and help thee—
God will aid His chosen band.
Love and hope must be thy watchword,
Faith thy burning beacon be;
Though the light may burn but dimly,
It will ne’er extinguished be;
Should’st thou feel thy hope desert thee,
Grasp His ever outstretched hand;
Trust His love to aid and help thee—
He will save His chosen band.
Can ye trust? The tender radiance
Of His love shall never dim;
Though through night and darkness leading,
Let thy footsteps follow Him;
Thou art safe, though clouds and tempests
Threaten thee on every hand;
Trust His grace to aid and help thee—
He will aid His chosen band.