This hymn came about from an incident at one of Dwight
L Moody's revival meetings in 1887. A young man who had just given his life
to the Lord Jesus Christ was reportedly heard saying, 'I am not quite sure - I
am going to trust and obey.'
Daniel B Towner- Trust and Obey
The music director of the Moody Bible Institute,
Professor Towner, was present at the meeting when these words were uttered.
Based on these words, Professor Towner with the help of John Sammis, who
developed the lyrics, composed the music to this hymn Trust and Obey or When we
walk with the Lord.
The words seem so simple but they express the
feelings of many Christians. It is not easy to trust and obey but that is what
we are all called to do if we are to be happy in Jesus.
This song has remained popular with many
Christian singers to this day and it is my hope that you too will be blessed by
this simple but powerful Christian song.
A brief Intro of the Author: John H. Sammis
Sammis was born in 1846 in Brooklyn. Later on, he
shifted to Logansport, Indiana at the age of 22. He later converted to
Christianity and became an active member of Y.M.C.A., and served as a secretary
for the TH Association.
He studied at Lane seminary. After leaving the
seminary he pastored some Indianapolis churches. In 1909, he joined the Los
Angeles Bible Institute.
He wrote over 100 hymns. However, “When we walk
with the Lord” is the most prominent hymns among all.
Complete Text Information of “When we walk with
the Lord”
Here is the complete information about this hymn:
• Author: John H. Sammis (1887)
• Composer: Professor Daniel Towner
• Title: Trust and Obey
• First Line: When we walk with the Lord
• Language: English
• Meter: 6.6.9 D with refrain
• Refrain First Line: Trust and obey, for there’s
no other way
• Liturgical Use: Songs of Response
• Copyright: Public Domain
Beautiful Message in the hymn: When we walk with
the Lord
The hymn covers two aspects of everyone's
salvation which are our faith and willingly or unwillingly obey the words of
Almighty God. However, if we follow Him willingly, it will be much better.
Let’s try to understand the message of this hymn:
Stanza
1: If we trust and obey the commandment of God, we will walk in the light. If
we do so, the Lord will shed his blessing and glory on our way. Thus, Christ
will definitely abide in us because we abide in His words.
Stanza
2: Shadows and clouds are most often considered the tribulations and trials of
life. His smile expresses grace and He helps us when we want or need help.
Whether we have doubts, sighs, tears, and fears, the Lord promises that if we
trust Him and leave everything to Him, He will give us our desires.
Stanza
3: Each and every Christian has a burden to bear. So keep in mind that God is
not unjust and doesn’t forget to repay what we do for Him. Even in a severe
loss or grief, if we turn to our Lord and trust Him instead of putting
confidence in men, He will certainly hear us and bless us.
Stanza
4: We can never appreciate the delights of His love until we surrender all at
his altar. The secret to spiritual success is to trust and obey Him. We should
sacrifice our most beloved things for Him and in return, He will reward us for
our acts.
Stanza
5: “Sit at His feet” means listening to the words of Jesus carefully. To “Walk
by His side in the way” shows that we should do what we heard from Jesus. If we
do what Jesus says us to do and we go where He sends us to go, it means we
trust and obey Jesus and this will lead us to salvation.
BUT LATER PROFESSHOR
DANIEL TOWNER ARRANGED IT:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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