The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11365

11365. Only Believe

1 Oh, why should we wrestle with fears
And doubts which the Spirit must grieve?
And why should we languish in sorrow and tears,
When there’s nothing to do but believe.

Refrain:
Believe, believe,
Only on Jesus believe;
Salvation is waiting for you and for me,
There is nothing to do but believe.

2 His word is assurance complete;
Thy sins and thine idols now leave;
Come, pleading His promise, and fall at His feet,
Then you’ve nothing to do but believe. [Refrain]

3 How easy the terms of His grace:
’Tis only to ask and receive;
The seal of His favor, the smile of His face,
Are for those who will only believe. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, why should we wrestle with fears
• Title: Only Believe
• Author: Emma Mansfield Johnston (1889)
• Refrain First Line: Believe, believe
• Language: English
• Source: Joyful Sound by John R. Sweney and William Kirkpatrick (Philadlephia: John J. Hood, 1889)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Oh, why should we wrestle with fears]
• Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain