O What a World This World Would Be

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If every knee would humbly bow

Author: W. C. Martin (1914)
Tune: [If every knee would humbly bow]
Published in 23 hymnals

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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]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16348

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Author: W. C. Martin

Rv William Clark Martin USA 1864-1914. Born at Hightstown, NJ, he graduated from the Peddie Institute in Hightstown in 1884, and in 1891 from the Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, PA. He became minister of the Grace Baptist Church, Camden, NJ,(1891-1894); Noank Baptist Church, Noank, CT (1894-1900); Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Albany, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Seymour, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Bluffton, IN (1904-1909); Grace Baptist Church, Somerville, MA (1909-1912); and First Baptist Church, Fort Myers, FL (1912-1914). In 1891 he married Euretta (Etta) May Wilcox, and they had at least three children (no names found). He penned many hymn lyrics. He died of heart failure at his farm in Rialto, FL.… Go to person page >

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First Line:	If every knee would humbly bow
Title:	O What a World This World Would Be
Author:	W. C. Martin (1914)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O what a world this world would be
Copyright:	Public Domain