Day 4! Trust and Obey.

Trust and Obey by D. B. Towner 

1. When we walk with the Lord
     In the light of His Word,
   What a glory He sheds on our way;
     While we do His good will,
     He abides with us still,
   And with all who will trust and obey.
2. Trust and obey,
   For there's no other way
   To be happy in Jesus,
     But to trust and obey.
2. Not a shadow can rise,
     Not a cloud in the skies,
   But His smile quickly drives it away;
     Not a doubt or a fear,
     Not a sigh or a tear,
   Can abide while we trust and obey.
3. Not a burden we bear,
     Not a sorrow we share,
   But our toil He doth richly repay;
     Not a grief or a loss,
     Not a frown or a cross,
   But is blest if we trust and obey.
4. But we never can prove
     The delights of His love,
   Until all on the altar we lay;
     For the favor He shows,
     And the joy He bestows,
   Are for them who will trust and obey.
5. Then in fellowship sweet
     We will sit at His feet,
   Or we'll walk by His side in the way;
     What He says we will do;
     Where He sends, we will go,
   Never fear, only trust and obey.

A little behind the scenes.

       The music for this song was composed by D. B. Towner, the first director of music at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. 

       The inspiration for the hymn’s writing came in 1886 during and occasion when Towner was leading singing for D. L. Moody in Brockton, Massachusetts.  In a testimony service, he heard a young man say, “I am not quite sure – but I am going to trust, and I am going to obey.”

       Towner jotted down the words and sent them to his friend J. H. Sammis, a Presbyterian minister, who developed the idea into a full hymn. 

       The refrain came first – it is a capsule version of the entire song – and the verse later.

       D. L. Moody said in one occasion:  “The blood (of Christ) alone makes us safe. The Word (of God) alone makes us sure.  Obedience (to God) makes us happy.”