Are You Doers Of The Word?
- Words:
- H. R. Trickett
- Music:
- J. H. Fillmore
Sheet music
- 1Are you doers of the word O my brothers?Are you keepers of the sayings of the Lord?All in vain are your professions, O my brothers!If you be not doers of the word.Are you doers (of the word) ?Are you doers (of the word) ?For our hearing without doing is in vain;Christ has told us– will you heed it, O my brothers!We must do, if the blessing we would gain.
- 2Are you doers of the word, O my brothers?Are you walking in the footsteps of the Lord?You are building on the quick-sands, O my brothers!If you be not doers of the word.Are you doers (of the word) ?Are you doers (of the word) ?For our hearing without doing is in vain;Christ has told us– will you heed it, O my brothers!We must do, if the blessing we would gain.
- 3Are you doers of the word, O my brothers?Are you keeping the commandments of the Lord?Do not tell me of your feelings O my brothers!If you be not doers of the word.Are you doers (of the word) ?Are you doers (of the word) ?For our hearing without doing is in vain;Christ has told us– will you heed it, O my brothers!We must do, if the blessing we would gain.
- 4Are you doers of the word, O my brothers?Are you looking for the coming of the Lord?All in vain your expectations: O my brothers!If you be not doers of the word.Are you doers (of the word) ?Are you doers (of the word) ?For our hearing without doing is in vain;Christ has told us– will you heed it, O my brothers!We must do, if the blessing we would gain.
In the hymnals
- The words are in 10 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.