I Choose The Word of The Lord

I choose the fear of the Lord.
For the fear of the Lord
Is to hate all evil.
I choose the fear of the Lord.

I choose the way of the Lord.
For the way of the Lord
Is to be wise.
I choose the way of the Lord.

He who delights in the word of the Lord
Shall be blessed in all his ways.
For the friendship of love
Is with them who fear Him.

So I choose the fear of the Lord . . .
I choose the way of the Lord . . .
I choose the word of the Lord.

For the word of the Lord
Shall endure forever.
. . . I choose the word of the Lord.

[Source: certain authorship unknown; but adapted from the lyrics of a song
believed to have been performed by Congregation Emmaus, Bellevue, Washington]