The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1019

1019. Church of the ever-living God

1 Church of the ever-living God,
The Father's gracious choice,
Amid the voices of this earth
How feeble is thy voice!

2 A little flock! so called by Him
Who bought thee with his blood;
A little flock, disowned of men,
But owned and loved of God.

3 Not many rich or noble ones,
Not many great or wise;
They whom God makes his kings and priests
Are poor in human eyes.

4 But the chief Shepherd comes at length,
Their feeble days are o'er,
No more a handful in the earth,
A little flock no more.

5 No more a lily among thorns,
Weary and faint and few;
But countless as the stars of heaven,
Or as the early dew.

6 Then entering the eternal halls
In robes of victory,
That mighty multitude shall keep
The joyous jubilee.

Text Information

• First Line: Church of the ever-living God
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Church: Zeal and Union

Tune Information

• Name: LUCIUS
• Composer: George Kingsley
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #175, 395, or 208.