WHEN THINGS ARE GOING GREAT

It’s a pleasure in revival time,
When things are going swell,
To tell how Jesus bled and died
To save our souls from hell,

When the church is shoutin’ happy,
And the singing fills the air;
What a pleasure, then, to serve Him
And lay down all our care!

We can testify and say “Amen!”
And sing ‘til throats are sore;
We can let the preacher ‘stomp our toes‘,
And still come back for more!

But when Satan kicks a fuss up;
It’s not so easy then
To testify of saving grace
And live apart from sin!

When the service seems to drag a bit,
And everyone seems cold,
It’s harder then, to stand for Christ,
And speak His name so bold!

But it’s down there in the valley
When others turn away,
We can do our greatest work for Him,
If we just take time to pray.

It’s not so easy in the valley,
But this, I must relate;
You’ll find His grace more precious there,
Than when things are going great!

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