This hymn kept coming to mind last night, so I thought I’d better post it–spiritual balm for a wounded spirit.
Calon Lan (“A Pure Heart”) in Welsh, at Mynyddbach Chapel, solo by Bryn Terfel, chorus by the Dunvant Male Choir.
Category: Christian fellowship
‘The Doctrine of Despair’ (2018)
I have to admit that my car accident the other day has made a dent on my morale. And some of the things I’ve been hearing! “This six-foot-five guy comes in here and wants to try on a dress…” Stuff like that.
Well, nothing worthwhile has ever been accomplished by anyone who just gave up. We have a King of kings to serve, we have to keep working. We are down here on the threshing floor and we don’t always see clearly; but God does. It’s not like He’s asking us to take over management of the Allied war effort in 1940, with France in ruins and Britain on the run; He had Winston Churchill for that.
We have our own battles to fight, and we must fight them, trusting in God.
‘Oh, Sinner Man…’
See the way people are behaving, these days–do you want to be caught outside Jesus Christ’s protection, on Judgment Day?
Oh, Sinner Man, Where You Gonna Run To? Would you believe we sang that at Y Camp, oh, so long ago?
‘He Is Able’
After yesterday’s bring-downs, I’m feeling distinctly un-able; so it’s good for me to know my God is in no way diminished. He Is Able, by The Maranatha! Singers–first hymn I saw this morning: must be the one I’m meant to use.
By Request, ‘Rock of Ages’
I could just sit down and cry, but I’ll try not to. There are those who say I work too hard. Whatever the case, I need this hymn today. Rock of Ages–and thanks to The White Rabbit for requesting it.
‘I Need Thee Every Hour’
My mother and my aunts used to sing this hymn. I’m old enough now to see how true it is!
Sung here by the Mennonite Hour Singers: I Need Thee Every Hour.
Background sets by God the Father.
‘Draw Me Nearer’
This is the first hymn that popped into my head today, an old Sunday school favorite: Draw Me Nearer. Sung here by students from Fountainview Academy.
The guy’s coming over this morning to install our new computer, etc., so it won’t be easy to keep the blog going. I’ll do my best.
By Request, ‘Holy Are You, Lord’
We have a hymn request from Erlene (welcome back!): Holy Are You, Lord, sung by Terry Macalmon. You can see a little light from Revelation breaking through, can’t you?
‘In the Sweet By and By’
It’s hard to hear this hymn without your heart melting: In the Sweet By and By, sung by the Mennonite Singers. I don’t know about you, but the older I get, the more this hymn speaks to me.
‘The Lord’s My Shepherd’
We love Joshua and Jeremy Swanson, and I’m happy to bring you their latest–The Lord’s My Shepherd, by way of the 23rd Psalm.
The hymn shop’s always open folks; and we’re taking requests.