How Well Do You Know Your Purple Hymnal?
Name That Tune, WCG-Style!
- 1.Fill in the blank: "Not many wise men now are called, not many _________ bretheren"
- A.
Chosen
- B.
Noble
- C.
Perfect
- D.
Righteous
- 2."But the wicked are not so; They are ______ before the wind, Driven to and fro"
- A.
Gone
- B.
Dust
- C.
Chaff
- D.
Wheat
- 3.Who shall dwell in the temple of Thy grace?
- A.
He who on Thy holy hill has affixed a biding place
- B.
He who walks in righteousness, all his actions just and clear
- C.
He whose words the truth express, spoken from a heart sincere
- D.
B & C Only
- 4."Trust in the Eternal God, Do the right and loyal ______"
- A.
Thing
- B.
Work
- C.
Be
- D.
Fight
- 5.According to “How this Hymnal Came to Be,” HWA felt it was, indeed, a happy achievement to:
- A.
Produce the hymnal with hard covers
- B.
Omit the old Protestant hymns almost altogether
- C.
To have "God’s own hymnal for God’s own Church"
- D.
All of the above
- 6."Death shall them seize, and to the tomb, ______ they shall go down"
- A.
Alive
- B.
And so
- C.
Screaming
- D.
Quickly
- 7.What was the usual order of praise and worship during a typical WCG service?
- A.
Three songs, Sermonnette, One Song, Sermon, One Song
- B.
One Song, Sermonnette, Three Songs, Sermon, One Song
- C.
“Praise” and “Worship”? Lady, you got the wrong church!
- D.
A & C
- 8."In _______, _________, _________ sight, Come Thou and save us; awake in Thy might"
- A.
Abraham’s, Isaac’s & Jacob’s
- B.
Abraham’s, Isacc’s & Israel’s
- C.
Ephraim’s, Mannaesh’s, and Zebulun’s
- D.
Ephraim’s, Mannaseh’s, and Benjamin’s
- 9."And bread of anxious care partake; God gives to His beloved ________"
- A.
Sheep
- B.
Sleep
- C.
Keep
- D.
Weep
- 10.Which of the following are reasons to "give thanks, unto the Lord:"
- A.
For mighty kings of mighty names
- B.
For it was He who made great lights
- C.
He struck at Egypt’s stubborn pride
- D.
All of the above
- 11.Could we sing the Eternal’s songs, by the waters of Babylon?
- A.
Sure, just let me get my harp out of this willow tree
- B.
If you insist, but I would much rather sing of thy ruin, hast’ning on
- C.
Sorry, it appears my tongue has cleave unto my mouth
- D.
Both A & B
- 12."Set a ______ on my mouth"
- A.
Song
- B.
Guard
- C.
Watch
- D.
Book
- 13.“Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus going on before.” Which word was changed when this song was included in the WCG hymnal?
- A.
Soldiers
- B.
War
- C.
Cross
- D.
Jesus
- 14."Cut off all my ______, destroy them, they which do afflict my soul"
- A.
- 15."His deadly shafts around _______ threw, His foes dispersed in wild retreat"
- A.
He
- B.
Me
- C.
Thee
- D.
She
- 16."Nothing shall escape as they devour the _______ on their way"
- A.
Heathen
- B.
Wicked
- C.
Stubble
- D.
Rubble
- 17.“As he died to make men holy, let us live to make men free.” Which word was changed when The Battle Hymn of the Republic was included in the WCG hymnal?
- A.
Died
- B.
Holy
- C.
Live
- D.
Free
- 18."Lo, children are a gift from God, and ______ a blessing he commands"
- A.
Tithes
- B.
Sons
- C.
Feasts
- D.
Not
- 19."Like _____________ I mourn and cannot sleep"
- A.
An owl in some poor wasteland
- B.
A melancholy sparrow
- C.
A pelican alone
- D.
All of the above
- 20.Who should praise the Lord?
- A.
Vapours and snow all hills too
- B.
Fire, hail and windstorms fulfilling His word
- C.
Not sure; singing this song always made me lightheaded
- D.
The Lord? I thought it was Lord-oh!
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