The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16348

16348. O What A World This World Would Be

1 If ev­ery knee would hum­bly bow,
And ev­ery tongue con­fess the Lord,
If ev­ery heart would hum­bly vow
To live ac­cord­ing to His word,

Refrain:
O what a world this world would be;
What won­ders ev­ery eye should see;
If all would hum­bly bow the knee,
O what a world this world would be.

2 If all the world would now be­gin
To live the life of cha­ri­ty;
And put away the reign of sin,
O what a world this world would bring! [Refrain]

3 If ev­ery heart would glad­ly own
Our Sav­ior as its Lord and king;
If He should reign, and He alone,
What joys His kind­ly reign would bring! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: If ev­ery knee would hum­bly bow
• Title: O What A World This World Would Be
• Author: William Clark Martin (1913)
• Refrain First Line: O what a world this world would be
• Language: English
• Source: Harvest of Light by Rufus Cornelius and R. L. Ferguson (Midlothian, TX: R. H. Cornelius, 1913)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [If ev­ery knee would hum­bly bow]
• Composer: Rufus Henry Cornelius
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain