Scripture Verse

A still, small voice. 1 Kings 19:12

Introduction

Words: Ma­ry M. Cul­ter, in Unit­ed Praise, ed­it­ed by Ed­mund Lo­renz & Ira B. Wil­son (New York: Lo­renz & Com­pa­ny, 1908), num­ber 87.

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

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

portrait
Edmund S. Lorenz (1854–1942)

Lyrics

There’s music in my soul today,
A music rich and sweet,
Which fills my life with melody
And makes my joy complete!
For I have heard the whisper of
A voice that speaks to me
Of pardon, which my Lord bestows,
And love beyond degree.

Refrain

I am listening to God!
I am listening to God!
My heart is still, I fear no ill,
I’m listening to God!

He tells me of the tender care
That guards me night and day;
He tells me of a loving hand
That leads me all the way;
He speaks the word of comfort when
My heart is sore oppressed,
And whispers of the heav’nly land,
Where I shall find His rest.

Refrain

He bids me fear no evil thing
But trust His watchful care;
He bids me cast on Him the load
I find too great to bear;
He points me to the better land
Where burdens are laid down,
And promises that I shall wear
In Heav’n a victor’s crown.

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