By Virtue of the Word of God

By virtue of the word of God
We are lifted out of a dark fog
To a high place where there's much to see
There to glimpse what's bright and uplifting

May what we read open up our hearts
Where a portion of God's love imparts
May the Holy Ghost leave an imprint
To witness that mercy has been sent

From this viewpoint, it's hard to believe
That we once lived in a world of eve
Just getting by, using borrowed light
Now to bask in warmth and bright sunlight


Alma 31: 5
5 And now, as the preaching of the word
had a great tendency to lead the people
to do that which was just—yea, it had a
more powerful effect upon the minds of the
people than the sword, or anything else,
which had happened unto them—
therefore Alma thought it was expedient
that they should try the virtue of
the word of God.