Dammit! I am so tired of being old and sick! God willing, the sickness will pass. But there’s no cure for Old.
So I had a longing for this hymn today–Shall We Gather at the River?–and found this sweet version of it. Wish I knew who sang it. It doesn’t exactly kick off party time, but it does minister to the soul.
So my day started around 4 a.m. with another trip to the emergency room. It turned out they didn’t have to do much, but I didn’t know that when I asked my wife to call an ambulance.
Today’s hymn just popped into my head: Shall We Gather at the River?, sung by students at Fountainview Academy.
I wish we had some of those little waterfalls here.
I am so tired! This year has really worn us out so far.
Anyway, here’s our hymn for the day–Burl Ives singing Shall We Gather at the River? By all means let’s do that! A gathering of saints is what we need.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God… Psalm 46:4
I think that must be the river featured in this hymn–Shall We Gather at the River?, sung here by Burl Ives. Sweet old-fashioned holiness.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most high… –Psalm 46:4
I feel a need for this particular hymn this morning–Shall We Gather At the River?, sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford. Gather with the saints at the river… Yes, I want to be there for that.
A dear old traditional hymn, published in 1864–Shall We Gather at the River?, sung here by Burl Ives. Somehow this hymn brings 19th century Christianity into the 21st.
Well, we can’t let this go unposted–another solo hymn by our friend and colleague Jeremy, Joshua’s brother: Shall We Gather at the River? It’s an all-time classic, and it brings to mind a Bible verse:
“There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.” (Psalm 46:4)
It’ll be a gathering richer and better than anything we’ve ever known.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God… (Psalm 46:4)
Christians loved this hymn when it was published in 1864, and we still love it today: Shall We Gather at the River? Sung by the students at Fountainview Academy, British Columbia.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most high… Psalm 46:4
I don’t think I’ve posted this good old hymn in a while–Shall We Gather at the River?, performed by Nathan and Lyle, with family and friends, in Denton County, Texas.
My Uncle Bernie used to play this in his car–Shall We Gather at the River, by Tennessee Ernie Ford. It was written in 1864 by Robert Lowry. Another one of those wonderful 19th century hymns.