They that Wait Upon the Lord

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There's a promise hid in the word of God

Author: Flora Kirkland
Tune: [There's a promise hid in the word of God]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 There’s a promise hid in the word of God,
‘Tis more precious far than gold,
It provideth strength for the stress of life;
Storms may rage and winds blow cold.

Refrain:
But they that wait upon the Lord
Shall renew their strength,
They shall mount up with wings as eagles,
They shall mount up with wings as eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

2 To the mountaintop of communion sweet,
We may rise on faith’s glad wings;
There are valleys dark, if we walk alone,
Where the day no brightness brings. [Refrain]

3 You, whose eager feet can so swiftly run,
On the Master’s service bent,
He is resting you, He is blessing you;
Human strength would soon be spent. [Refrain]

4 Oh, ye weary ones on the path of life,
He hath blessing rich for you;
Ye shall walk with Him and ye shall “not faint,”
Hark! the promise ringeth true! [Refrain]

Source: The Kingdom of Praise #41

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Author: Flora Kirkland

Flora Kirkland was born in 1862 in Kentucky, before moving to Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from school she became a public school teacher for the seventh grade. She was a member of Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church for which she wrote a number of hymns. She was very active in the Wallabout Bay Mission in that neighborhood of Brooklyn. Most of Wallabout Bay would be filled in to make way for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She died 17 January 1911. Brooklyn Standard Union, 16 January 1911 Go to person page >

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First Line:	There's a promise hid in the word of God
Title:	They that Wait Upon the Lord
Author:	Flora Kirkland
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	But they that wait upon the Lord
Copyright:	Public Domain