This God Is Our God

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Faith builds her foundation on God's mighty word

Author: Priscilla J. Owens
Tune: [Faith builds her foundation on God's mighty word]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Faith builds her foundation on God’s mighty word,
The rock that withstands all the earthquake’s endeavor,
And over the conflict her sweet voice is heard,

Refrain:
This God is our God forever and ever,
This God is our God forever and ever.

2 Faith trusts for her cleansing to Christ’s precious blood
To save ev’ry moment, sin’s bondage to sever;
That fountain of healing still rolls its blest flood, [Refrain]

3 Faith takes up the cross as she journey’s along,
And scatters good seed with and earnest endeavor,
While over all trials still echoes the song, [Refrain]

4 Faith looks for her heaven at God’s own right hand,
Then home where the thorns from the roses shall sever;
This earth she well knows is a long weary land; But [Refrain]

Source: Melodious Sonnets #38

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Author: Priscilla J. Owens

Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907)… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Faith builds her foundation on God's mighty word
Title:	This God Is Our God
Author:	Priscilla J. Owens
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	This God is our God forever and ever
Copyright:	Public Domain