Music by Daniel B. Towner (1850-1919)

When we walk with the Lord

in the light of his word,

what a glory he sheds on our way!

While we do his good will,

he abides with us still,

and with all who will trust and obey.

Refrain

Trust and obey, for there's no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a shadow can rise,

not a cloud in the skies,

but his smile quickly drives it away;

not a doubt nor a fear,

not a sigh nor a tear,

can abide while we trust and obey.

Refrain

Trust and obey, for there's no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a burden we bear,

not a sorrow we share,

but our toil he doth richly repay;

not a grief or a loss,

not a frown or a cross,

but is blest if we trust and obey.

Refrain

Trust and obey, for there's no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

But we never can prove

the delights of his love

until all on the altar we lay;

for the favor he shows,

and the joy he bestows,

are for them who will trust and obey.

Refrain

Trust and obey, for there's no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to 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.

Refrain

Trust and obey, for there's no other way

to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

     At Dwight L. Moody’s evangelistic meeting in Brockton, Massachusetts, in 1887, a young man stood and gave his testimony: “I am going to trust; and I am going to obey.” Daniel Towner, the soloist at the meeting, was impressed with the words. He jotted them down and sent them, with the story of the incident, to John Sammis. Sammis wrote the words to the hymn, and sent them back to Towner, who then composed the tune. A businessman and YMCA worker in Logansport, Indiana, Sammis attended McCormick and Lane Theological Seminaries, was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1880. He served in Glidden, Iowa; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grandhaven, Michigan, Red Wing, Minnesota; and Sullivan, Indiana. For the remainder of his career, he taught at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.