We used to sing this in my church, although the lyrics speak of the Holy Grail–a tradition which is not Biblical. But the concluding lines will work:
“Follow, follow, follow the gleam/ of the Light that shall bring the dawn.”
This is a dark age. We need God’s Word as a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path.
Sing louder!
I need to rinse my brain out, after that last post, and this old hymn will do it.
All these hymns come back to me from my Sunday school days–and the days of my church, before I went astray. And the church went astray. God has called me back, but my church is still out there making it all up as they go along.
But never mind. I have the tools now to praise God, and you who join in with me. And if that’s not a church, then what is?
Stuart Townsend and the Stoneleight Worship Band with How Deep the Father’s Love for Us, by reader request–and there go the waterworks. I never heard this beautiful hymn before, and it went to my heart.
“My sin upon His shoulders”–this is the core of our faith. This song has its lyrics deeply embedded in the Scriptures. Read ’em and see!
By reader request, here’s Chris Christian with Praise the Lord.
Take heart, take heart from this lyric: “He can work through those who praise Him.” That means us! He can work through us. Don’t ask me how; it’s enough that He knows how.
By reader request, here’s Higher Ground (I’m Pressing on the Way Upward), an old-fashioned gospel hymn–very soothing.
Keep those hymn requests coming, folks. If we ever run out of them, we can always start again.
What do you say to a bit of spiritual nourishment before we bite into the news of the day?
I picked this one myself because I finally caught up on all your requests, folks, and there weren’t any waiting for me this morning.
Whatever else you might say of Johnny Cash, he had a gift for gospel.
I know I’ve posted this before, but I need it today. And boy, if there ever was an age in which wholesale Christian revival was needed, it’s this one.
One of my chess buddies has suggested to me that I’d be healthier and happier if I stopped covering certain kinds of news stories, although he would miss reading them. He has a point there. But I feel it’s my duty to sound the alarm–and if no one’s listening, well, God won’t blame me for that.
Anyhow, here’s a hymn to give the soul a nice, vigorous rinsing.
You wouldn’t believe some of the stories I don’t cover.
Some listeners call this a prayer set to music.
Well, we can use every prayer we can get. You should see the news I don’t post on this blog–although it’s probably a more impressive accomplishment not to see it.
So, by popular demand, here’s Just a Closer Walk With Thee.
We can surrender all to Jesus because He is worthy.
It’s not like surrendering to any worldly power. What you give them, you never get back. But what we give to Christ becomes more truly ours than it has ever been before.
As Steve Brown says, “You think about that!”
Some hymn requests came in overnight, and I will get to them, never fear. But let’s start off the day with The Love of God, with Nate and Lyle and some of their family and friends.
Is this great, or what?
Because if anything is going to carry us through this evil age, it’s God’s love.