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198. The Answering Time Will Come

1. Ask what thou wilt, believing heart,
The answering time will come;
Pray and believe—that is thy part,
The answering time will come.

Refrain
The answering time will come;
The answering time will come.
Tho’ dark the way, still trust and pray,
The answering time will come.

2. Ask in the name of Christ thy Lord,
The answering time will come;
Rest on the promise of His Word,
The answering time will come. [Refrain]

3. God’s Word is sure; it cannot fail,
The answering time will come;
The prayer of faith shall yet prevail,
The answering time will come. [Refrain]

4. God will not mock believing prayer,
The answering time will come;
He knows the burden thou dost bear,
The answering time will come. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Ask what thou wilt, believing heart
Title: The Answering Time Will Come
Author: Mary B. Rich Wingate (1908)
Refrain First Line: The answering time will come
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Ask what thou wilt, believing heart]
Composer: James Milton Black
Incipit: 31233 44332 16532
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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