The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15876

15876. And Is Thy Work, Oh God, A Fire?

1 And is Thy Word, oh God, a fire?
Let light and heat from thence proceed;
The holy flame by it produced
Do Thou with constant fuel feed.

2 Is it a hammer? let it break
This hard unfeeling heart of mine,
And by its oft repeated strokes,
Prepare the way for joys divine.

3 Let not Thy faithful servants, Lord,
Of fruitless labors e’er complain;
Oh may this fire be never quenched,
This hammer never strike in vain.

4 Lord, send Thy truth to every land,
Let pagans feel its mighty power;
And let its wide dominion spread,
Till sin and death are known no more.

Text Information

• First Line: And is Thy Word, oh God, a fire?
• Title: And Is Thy Work, Oh God, A Fire?
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BUTLER
• Composer: Anonymous (1872)
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain