IF GOD SHOULD FAIL





If God should ever falter,


Or his word should ever fail,


Or one child ever call him


In prayer, to no avail;





Or if his love and patience


Should pause and end his grace,


What despair and utter tragedy


Would face the human race!





The stars would fall from heaven;


The earth would cease to turn;


And man would perish, hopeless;


If God, his call should spurn.





For God's promise to his children


Is written in his word;


If we'll call him when we need him,


We always will be heard!





The birds would hush their singing,


And make a mournful cry,


If God should break one promise,


And lose his throne on high.





But it's settled for eternity;


He will never suffer loss,


And he'll never fail us as we stand


In the shadow of the cross!





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