Promises of God

Praise to the goodness of the Lord,

Who rules his people by his Word,

And there, to those who in Him live

His kindest promises He gives

Each promise, empowered by that Word

All creation heeds as it is heard

Much stronger than any other force

It makes all nature takes its course

Chorus: On the promises of God we stand

We know his Grace and understand

He cannot break His Word or lie

He fulfills every promise bye and bye.

Praise, everlasting praise, be paid

To him that earth's foundation laid;

Praise to the God whose strong decrees

Sway the creation as he may please..

The promise of the Lord is sure

This Word that forever endures

His Word is our security

Though life fades fast and friends may flee.

Chorus: ­On the promises of God we stand

We know his Grace and understand

He cannot break His Word or lie

He fulfills every promise bye and bye.

Then should the earth's old pillars shake,

And all the wheels of nature break,

Our steady souls should never fear

The times and trials that draw near.

Our everlasting hopes arise

To the world where the soul never dies

Where the eternal Maker reigns,

And His own courts his promise sustains.

Chorus: On the promises of God we stand

We know his Grace and understand

He cannot break His Word or lie

He fulfills every promise bye and bye.

After Isaac Watts

Anthony Foster

September 19, 2018