Scripture Verse

I am the Lord, I change not. Malachi 3:6

Introduction

Words: Kath­leen R. Wheel­er, in His Wor­thy Praise, by Ed­mund Lo­renz & Ira B. Wil­son (Day­ton, Ohio: Lo­renz Pub­lish­ing, 1915), num­ber 43.

Music: Ed­mund S. Lo­renz (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Wheel­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Edmund Lorenz
(1854–1942)

Lyrics

Scenes of the world are shift­ing,
Friends are in time for­got;
But tho’ the mount­ains crum­ble,
He chang­es not.

Refrain

He chang­es not!
He chang­es not!
Love Him who fail­eth nev­er—
He chang­es not.

Winter gives place to spring­time,
Winds blow both cold and hot;
Only our God is sta­ble—
He chang­es not.

Refrain

Daily we grieve and won­der,
Over man’s chang­ing lot;
Only our God re­main­eth,
He chang­es not.

Refrain

How could we live each mo­ment,
If ev­er we for­got
The lov­ing God ab­ove us,
Who chang­eth not.

Refrain