October 7, 2024
Psalm 121
From whence comes my help?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
The Lord shall preserve your going out
and your coming in
From this time forth,
and even forevermore.
September 30, 2024
Simple Gifts
‘tis the gift to be free,
‘Tis the gift to come down
where you ought to be;
And when we find ourselves
in the place just right,
‘Twill be in the valley
of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend
we shan’t be ashamed;
to turn, turn, will be our delight.
Till by turning, turning
we come round right.
September 23, 2024
Amazing Grace
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
‘Twas grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
Amazing grace!
September 16, 2024
Psalm 23
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down
in green pastures.
He leads me besides the still waters.
He restores my soul.
He guides me in straight paths,
for His Name’s sake.
Yea though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death
I fear no evil for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil,
my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever and evermore.