This hymn from 1876, Like a River Glorious, brings to mind Psalm 46:4.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
Here Nathan and Lyle provide chords if you want to play along with them.
Before I even glance at the news today–
God’s grace, Like a River Glorious, flows irresistibly. It has to: we sinners put so many obstacles in its way.
The classic hymn was written in 1876 by Frances Havergal. This simple, lovely version–just a piano and a choir–soothes my soul.
If I were to write of all the evil done and spoken in this evil age, I would distress myself and you. But let God be our refuge and our strength–in the words of this old hymn, “Like a river glorious.”
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved. God shall help her, and that right early. Psalm 46:4-5