Not Man's Opinion, But God's Word

Not my opinions may I speak;

If so, my witness will be weak.

Not what in human books I find,

Or the conclusions of men's minds,

But what my God has deigned to give,

The teaching whereby we may live;

The Book of Heaven, the Sacred Page,

The Rock of Faith in every age!

That only must my message be

If I shall bless humanity.

I am not left to seek, forsooth,

In learning's page to find the Truth,

But here it is beneath my hand

The Word which shall forever stand.

Unalterable, enduring, sure

Flows the Divine Fount fresh and pure.

          –William Olney