I happened to listen to Amy Grant’s introduction to this worship song, and it struck me that being a Christian performing artist–a Christian artist, mind you, using one’s art to deliver God’s message–carries with it a burden that cannot be shouldered lightly. People are going to tell you their troubles. And you’re going to wind up praying silently, “O Lord, what can I say? What can I tell this person? And what if I say the wrong thing?”
Thy Word Is a Lamp Unto My Feet, taken from Psalm 119, is one of my very favorite worship songs, here performed by Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. Now it’ll be with me all day–and I don’t mind at all.
From just about the exact middle of the King James Bible: Psalm 119, Verse 105, Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Sung by Amy Grant.
I haven’t looked at the “news” yet today. So I have reported the Good News first.
By reader request, we have El Shaddai performed by Amy Grant. El Shaddai is one of the ancient Hebrew names for God. I hope you enjoy it.
Now I have to go to the eye doctor, and who knows how long they’ll keep me stewing in the waiting room with the Kardashians on TV? When I come back, if possible, I will post Be Thou My Vision… and I also want to say a few words about hoverboards.
In the quest for 4,000 hits–well, I need about 150 more today: not too easy, this being New Year’s Eve. But I will certainly let you all know if I make it.
Today’s a grey and dreary day, so let’s juice it up with a song of praise.
Generally I much prefer old hymns to new Christian music. But those old hymns were new once, weren’t they? Thy Word is a Lamp unto My Feet is taken from Psalm 119–that’s the big huge long one in the middle of your Bible–and here performed very nicely by Amy Grant.
And anyhow, it ain’t as new as it once was–and I’ve loved it since I first heard it some years ago.