My daughter has been listening to a lot of Ron Hamilton and Patch the Pirate songs during her free month on Google Play. I love the song "Constantly Abiding," and the first time I heard the Ron Hamilton version I fell in love with it. I don't usually like rewrites of hymns, but this one …
Tag: Hymns
Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord
Yesterday was one of those days when I just could not get rid of my anxiety - not praying, not trying to breathe slowly, nothing. Finally I went to the piano. Even there the songs just weren't touching me. I kept half-heartedly playing various hymns hoping against home that one of them would touch the …
My Plea
This song, My Plea, has become a favourite of mine. The words have so much meaning and the tune is gorgeous. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, on which we can base entrance into Heaven except Jesus and what He has done for us. We have no great deeds to recommend us to God. The Bible …
Thanks to God for My Redeemer
Today is our Canadian Thanksgiving! But it feels more like Christmas because we woke up to snow on the ground. It certainly is colder and more snowy where we live now. This is such a beautiful song that shows us so many things we have to be thankful for. I remember learning this song in …
I Run to Christ
One of my sisters sent me this song recently, and it has become my current favourite. It expresses my heart so well. I'm ashamed to admit that for too many years I lived the Christian life mostly in my own strength. I thought I was relying on the Lord, but over the past two years …
Have Thine Own Way, Lord
I think this song should be the prayer of every Christian - Have thine own way, Lord. It's so easy to think that we know what is best for our life. The amazing thing though is that when we surrender our desires to God that His desires for us become what we want. There are …
All That Thrills My Soul
This is one of the songs that we sang in church yesterday - All That Thrills My Soul by Thoro Harris. The words really spoke to me since I have been experiencing a closer walk with the Lord since my husband's death. I know that He alone can cheer me sometimes, and I am learning …
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
I love this song. I love to play it, to sing it. It is such a joyful call to worship God for all that He is and all that He has done for us. The author was only thirty when he died, but what a legacy he left behind in this one hymn. I believe …
He Leadeth Me
Yesterday in church we sang this song - He Leadeth Me. It's interesting how in the midst of heartache and trials songs take on a new meaning and comfort that you never saw before. The first and second verses of this song utterly express the comfort I have had over the past year as I …
He Lives
We have just come through Easter where we remember the resurrection of our Lord. Without the resurrection Jesus' death on the cross would have been meaningless. The story behind one of the most popular Easter hymns was brought to my attention, and I want to share it with you here. "He Lives" was written by …
Intentional Simplicity 