Sundays! I love them and the rest and praise they bring! Even on days when church can't happen. This little bit "off" business is getting worse, but that doesn't mean I can praise around here! I've been stumbling around on the piano this morning trying to play traditional Thanksgiving songs. They are hard to play and just don't seem to ring in my head, you know like the songs you can't quit humming? The only one that is really catchy is "Over the River and through the Woods." And that is hardly a hymn.
So I am back to the one I have been hearing in the background of my head for at least two weeks:
"I Stand Amazed in the Presence" written (music and words) by Charles Gabriel in the 1920's. The music is beautiful, so soft and memorable. But the real beauty for me is in the words. They are written in the first person.
"I stand, love me, my song, my Savior, for me, my sins, my sorrows, His face I shall see, my joy, and His love for me."
This is really not a communal hymn, but a personal "one on one" grateful hymn to a personal Savior. He expresses the love of a God who would have come to earth and died for just one sinner!
So I am standing amazed today that I am forgiven, saved and joyful! Even if the traditional Thanksgiving hymns didn't work out, I hope this one will touch you as much. Wish I could attach a link for you to hear it. Amazing!
Pray:
Lord, let us not forget to stand amazed in Your Presence today. We thank You for Your love and for taking all our sorrows away!
Amen
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