Hymn Detail
Lyrics
John Newton and Kevin Twit
[Key: Bb]
Verse 1
Begone, unbelief,
My Savior is near,
And for my relief
Will surely appear;
By prayer let me wrestle,
And He will perform;
With Christ in the vessel,
I smile at the storm.
With Christ in the vessel,
I smile at the storm.
Verse 2
Though dark be my way,
Since He is my Guide,
'Tis mine to obey,
'Tis His to provide;
Though cisterns be broken,
And creatures all fail,
The Word He hath spoken
Shall surely prevail.
The Word He hath spoken
Shall surely prevail.
Chorus
[Men]----------------------[Ladies]
Begone unbelief,-----the Savior is here;
Begone unbelief,-----the Savior is here;
Begone unbelief,-----the Savior is here;
[Altogether]
Though cisterns be broken
And creatures all fail,
The Word He has spoken
Will surely prevail;
The Word He has spoken
Will surely prevail.
Verse 3
His love in time past
Forbids me to think
He'll leave me at last
In trouble to sink:
Each sweet Ebenezer
I have in review
Confirms His good pleasure
To help me quite through.
Confirms His good pleasure
To help me quite through.
Verse 4
Why should I complain
Of want or distress,
Temptation or pain?
He told me no less;
The heirs of salvation,
I know from His Word
Through much tribulation
Must follow their Lord.
Through much tribulation
Must follow their Lord.
Chorus
[Men]----------------------[Ladies]
Begone unbelief,-----the Savior is here;
Begone unbelief,-----the Savior is here;
Begone unbelief,-----the Savior is here;
[Altogether]
Though cisterns be broken
And creatures all fail,
The Word He has spoken
Will surely prevail;
The Word He has spoken
Will surely prevail.
Verse 5
How bitter that cup
No heart can conceive,
Which He drank quite up,
That sinners might live!
His way was much rougher
And darker than mine;
Did Christ, my Lord,
Suffer and shall I repine?
Did Christ, my Lord,
Suffer and shall I repine?
Verse 6
Since all that I meet
Shall work for my good,
The bitter is sweet,
The medicine, food;
Though painful at present,
'Twill cease before long,
And then, oh, how pleasant
The conqueror's song!
And then, oh, how pleasant
The conqueror's song!
Chorus
[Men]---------------------[Ladies]
Begone unbelief,-----the Savior is here;
Begone unbelief,-----the Savior is here;
Begone unbelief,-----the Savior is here;
[Altogether]
Though cisterns be broken
And creatures all fail,
The Word He has spoken
Will surely prevail;
The Word He has spoken
Will surely prevail.
