“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord,” Psalm 100 tells us–so let’s do that. Alan Jackson has two hymns for us here–Are You Washed in the Blood? and I’ll Fly Away, the one flowing into the other.
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By Request, ‘I’ll Fly Away’
Requested by Phoebe: I’ll Fly Away, sung by Alan Jackson.
I’m feeling a bit wrung-out today, so I really appreciate the hymns you send me. Trying to keep the ship afloat, as it were…
‘In the Garden’
I know I’ve posted it before; but this song has been keeping me company since the middle of last night. I reckon there must be a reason for that, even if I don’t know what it is.
So here: In the Garden, sung by Alan Jackson. I hope I’ve done what the Lord wanted me to do.
‘Amazing Grace’
I haven’t posted this one in a long time, have I? Amazing Grace, sung here by Alan Jackson.
Patty and I are still sick, I don’t know how we’re going to refill her prescription… so pray for us, please, if you can think of it.
By Request, ‘The Old Rugged Cross’
I used to cry when we sang this hymn, way back in Sunday school. It still does stir my soul: requested by Phoebe, sung here by Alan Jackson, The Old Rugged Cross.
‘How Great Thou Art’
I remember my mother singing this as she went about her housework… even has her mother did before her (I remember that, too): How Great Thou Art, sung here by Alan Jackson. (Oh, I miss them!)
‘Leaning on the Everlasting Arms’
This was the first hymn that came to mind today. At first I was sorely tempted to run it as performed by Robert Mitchum and Lillian Gish in Night of the Hunter; but I decided that wasn’t really where I wanted to be.
And so, instead, Alan Jackson sings Leaning on the Everlasting Arms.
‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus’
I post this hymn even though it brings me to tears, more often than not.
What a Friend We Have in Jesus: sung by Alan Jackson. It used to break me down in Sunday school. It can still do that.
By Request, ‘Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus’
Requested by Erlene: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, sung by Alan Jackson.
We’re holding space for hymn requests tomorrow morning. It’s supposed to snow. We shall see.
By Request, ‘Love Lifted Me’
Requested by Erlene: Love Lifted Me, sung by Alan Jackson.
I somehow managed to crank out a Newswithviews column today. You’ll see it tomorrow. I can’t do much more this afternoon because I have to go to the hospital early so they can do some extra stuff. Can’t say much for my literary output today. Well, it couldn’t be helped, I had two bouts of doctoring today. Or is it gonna be three?
Thank you all for your prayers.