Gospel Greats -- 'I Know Whom I Have Believed' Quiz

Answer: grace

The missing word is 'grace'.

'I Know Whom I Believed' was written by Daniel Mebster Whittle in 1883 and James Mc­Gran­a­han composed the music. Whittle was born No­vem­ber 22, 1840, in Chic­o­pee Falls, Mass­a­chus­etts and died March 4, 1901, in nearby North­field where he is buried, according to Cyberhymnal.org.

Answer: own

The missing word is 'own'.

Daniel Webster Whittle, writer of 'I Know Whom I Have Believed', was named af­ter Amer­i­can pol­i­ti­cian Dan­i­el Web­ster, according to Cyberhymnal.org. The Website reports Whit­tle reached the rank of ma­jor in the U.S. Ci­vil War and for the rest of his life was known as Ma­jor Whit­tle.

Answer: day

The missing word is 'day'.

Dur­ing the U.S. Civil War, Daniel Whit­tle, writer of 'I Know Whom I Have Beleived', lost his right arm, and end­ed up in a pris­on­er of war camp. According to Wikipedia, he was wounded at Vicksburg.

"Re­cov­er­ing from his wounds in the hos­pi­tal, he looked for some­thing to read, and found a New Test­a­ment," Cyberbhymnal.org reports. "Though its words res­o­nat­ed with him, he was still not rea­dy to ac­cept Christ."

Answer: faith

The missing word is 'faith'.

As stated in the answer to Question 3, Daniel Webster would often read the New Testament while being treated in a hospital after he lost his arm in the U.S. Civil War. His life changed dramatically, when according to Cyberhymnal.org, a hospital or­der­ly woke him one day and said a dy­ing pris­on­er want­ed some­one to pray with him. Even though Whittle wasn't a Christian, he agreed to meet with the dying youth.

Cyberhymnal.org re­cord­s in Whittle's own words what took place at the dy­ing youth's bed side: "I dropped on my knees and held the boy's hand in mine. In a few brok­en words I con­fessed my sins and asked Christ to for­give me. I be­lieved right there that He did for­give me. I then prayed ear­nest­ly for the boy. He be­came qui­et and pressed my hand as I prayed and plead­ed God's prom­ises. When I arose from my knees, he was dead. A look of peace had come over his trou­bled face, and I can­not but be­lieve that God who used him to bring me to the Sav­ior, used me to lead him to trust Christ's pre­cious blood and find par­don. I hope to meet him in hea­ven."

Answer: heart

The missing word is 'heart'.

After the U.S. Civil War, Daniel Whittle, writer of 'I Know Whom I Have Believed', be­came trea­sur­er of the El­gin Watch Com­pany in Chi­ca­go, Ill­i­nois. "In less than ten years, though, he en­tered the evang­el­ism field," Cyberhymnal.org states. "Dur­ing this per­i­od, he worked with mu­si­cians Phil­lip Bliss and James Mc­Gran­a­han. His daugh­ter May Moody al­so wrote mu­sic for some of his lyr­ics."

Answer: moves

The missing word is 'moves'.

Daniel Whittle, author of 'I Know Whom I Have Believed', met up with the legendary evangelist Dwight L. Moody after the Civil War and they developed a strong friendship.

The Website Wholesomewords.com provides an account from Whittle about meeting Moody for the first time after he returned from the war: "A big meeting of some kind was being held in the Tabernacle, and with some help I was able to attend, although I was still weak from loss of blood. I was called upon to speak and as I got slowly to my feet, feeling shy and embarrassed and weak, a strong voice called out -- 'Give him three cheers, boys,' and they were given with a will, for every heart was bursting with patriotism in those days and the sight of a wounded soldier in a blue uniform stirred the blood. And how that kindly thought and that ringing cheer stirred my blood; how grateful I was to them -- and the one who called out, 'Give him three cheers' was Dwight L. Moody, and that is what his friendship meant to me from that moment onward; stimulating, encouraging, appreciating in a twinkling the whole situation -- the young soldier's embarrassment, his need of a friendly word of help; and he was even then the born leader -- 'Give him three cheers,' and they cheered."

Answer: Him

The missing word is 'Him'.

Wikipedia reports Daniel Whittle, author of 'I Know Whom I Have Believed', wrote about 200 of hymns over the years. Some of the hymns were published under pseudonyms El Na­than, Eli­as Na­than and W.W.D.

Cyberhymnal.org reports some of the titles of his other hymns are:
'The Banner of the Cross'
'Beloved, Now Are We'
'By Grace Are Ye Saved'
'Christ Liveth in Me'
'The Church of God Is One'
'Come Believing!'
'The Crowning Day'
'Glory to God the Father'
'He Is Not Here, But Is Risen!'
'The Hope of the Coming of the Lord'
'I'll Stand by Until the Morn­ing'
'I Will Pass Over You'
'Jesus Is Coming'
'Moment by Moment'
'Nei­ther Do I Condemn Thee'
'Oh, Revive Us by Thy Word'
'Preach the Gospel'
'Redemption Ground'
'There Shall Be Showers of Blessing'
'They Tell Me the Story of Jesus Is Old'
'Thou Remainest'
'Why Not Now?'

Answer: ill

The missing word is 'ill'.

There are a number of reasons why the hymn 'I Know Whom I Have Believed' has remained popular over the years. Many people believe its popularity is due to the fact it has a catchy tune and sounds wonderful when a large congregation of people sing it together. However, there are others who firmly believe the hymn's popularity is based on its words and the simple message of believing in Christ. In my humble opinion, once a person has a rock solid belief in Christ, the world dramatically changes for the better. And Daniel Whittle's hymn is all about rock solid faith.

Answer: see

The missing word is 'see'.

Cyberhymnal.org reports 'I Know Whom I Have Beleived' is based on 2 Timothy 1:12. The verse in the New King James Version Bible states in part, "I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day." 2 Timothy was written by Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, and addressed to Timothy, a young worker in the early church.

Answer: Lord

The missing word is 'Lord'.

According to Hymnary.org, 'I Know Whom I Have Believed' has been included in 214 hymn books over the years.

Here are the words to the old-time classic:

"I know not why God's wondrous grace
To me He hath made known,
Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love
Redeemed me for His own.

Refrain:
But I know Whom I have believed,
And am persuaded that He is able
To keep that which I've committed
Unto Him against that day.

I know not how this saving faith
To me He did impart,
Nor how believing in His Word
Wrought peace within my heart.

[Refrain]

I know not how the Spirit moves,
Convincing us of sin,
Revealing Jesus through the Word,
Creating faith in Him.

[Refrain]

I know not what of good or ill
May be reserved for me,
Of weary ways or golden days,
Before His face I see.

[Refrain]

I know not when my Lord may come,
At night or noonday fair,
Nor if I walk the vale with Him,
Or meet Him in the air.

[Refrain]"