A MIGHTY GOD IS HE
Now Ahab was a wicked king,
A wicked king indeed,
He bowed before the idol Baal
A horrid god was he!
Elijah was a man of God,
Great power he did see;
He worshiped the Eternal One,
A mighty God is He!
King Ahab hated men of God,
And killed all those he found;
Though just and holy is our God,
His mercy did abound.
“How long will ye still falter?
How long will ye still fail?
Now will you praise Jehovah,
Or fall down yet to Baal?”
God spoke unto Elijah then;
He told him what to say,
“God will withhold the rain, Ahab;
Turn from your evil way.”
Elijah called the people near;
To Carmel’s mount they came.
“Now you will see which god is real;
Which one will you now claim?”
“How long will ye still falter?
How long will ye still fail?
Now will you praise Jehovah,
Or fall down yet to Baal?”
Four hundred fifty priests of Baal,
They built an altar tall,
They shouted, danced, and cried aloud,
With knives they let blood fall.
Elijah mocked their useless cries,
“Is Baal gone on a trip?,
Perhaps your god is still asleep!”
A smile upon his lip.
“How long will ye still falter?
How long will ye still fail?
Now will you praise Jehovah,
Or fall down yet to Baal?”
From morn ‘til night they cried and begged,
An answer never came.
Four hundred fifty priests had failed;
Baal did not show his fame.
Elijah lay down twelve strong stones,
He calmly, softly prayed,
“Let all now see Your pow’r and might;
Lord, show yourself today.”
He called for water to be poured
O’er sacrifice and wood.
The water flowed through every crack;
Absorbing all it could.
Elijah did not scream and shout,
For God is very near.
Elijah prayed with meekest heart,
He knew that God would hear.
From heaven, streaked a ball of fire!
The people shrieked in fright.
It burnt the bull, the wood, the stones,
And water within sight.
Elijah thrilled at God’s display,
“A faithful God is He!”
The people bowed before His pow’r,
“The only God is He!”
“No longer will we falter.
No longer will we flee.
We praise the One Jehovah!
A mighty God is He!”
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