We Have a Sure Prophetic Word

We have a sure pro­phet­ic Word

By in­spir­ation of the Lord;

And though as­sailed on ev­ery hand

Jehovah’s Word shall ev­er stand.

By pow­ers of em­pire banned and burned

By pa­gan pride re­ject­ed

spurned

The Word still stands

the Christ­ian’s trust

While haugh­ty em­pires lie in dust.

Lo

what the Word in times of old

Of fu­ture days and deeds fore­told

Is all ful­filled while ag­es roll

As traced on the pro­phet­ic scroll.

Abiding

stead­fast

firm

and sure

The teach­ings of the Word en­dure.

Blest he who trusts this stead­fast Word;

His an­chor holds in Christ

the Lord.