The Royal Telephone

Words:
F. M. Lehman
Music:
F. M. Lehman

Sheet music

  1. 1Central’s never “busy,”Always on the line,You may hear from heaven,Almost any time;‘Tis a royal service,Free for one and all,When you get in trouble,Give this royal line a call.Telephone to glory,O what joy divine!I can feel the current,Moving on the line,Built by God the Father,For His loved and own,We may talk to Jesus,Thru this royal telephone.
  2. 2There will be no charges,Telephone is free,It was built for service,Just for you and me;There will be no waiting,On this royal line,Telephone to glory,Always answers just in time.Telephone to glory,O what joy divine!I can feel the current,Moving on the line,Built by God the Father,For His loved and own,We may talk to Jesus,Thru this royal telephone.
  3. 3Fail to get the answer,Satan’s crossed your wire,By some strong delusion,Or some base desire;Take away obstructions,God is on the throne,And you’ll get an answer,Thru this royal telephone.Telephone to glory,O what joy divine!I can feel the current,Moving on the line,Built by God the Father,For His loved and own,We may talk to Jesus,Thru this royal telephone.
  4. 4If your line is “grounded,”And connection true,Has been lost with Jesus,Tell you what to do;Prayer and faith and promise,Mend the broken wire,Till your soul is burning,With the apostolic fire.Telephone to glory,O what joy divine!I can feel the current,Moving on the line,Built by God the Father,For His loved and own,We may talk to Jesus,Thru this royal telephone.
  5. 5Carnal combinations,Cannot get control,Of this line to glory,Anchored in the soul;Storm and trial cannot,Disconnect the line,Held in constant keeping,By the Father’s hand divine.Telephone to glory,O what joy divine!I can feel the current,Moving on the line,Built by God the Father,For His loved and own,We may talk to Jesus,Thru this royal telephone.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1909, the words are in 52 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.

← Back to today's verse