i'll just share my favorite hymn on the occassion of this, the 100th blog post...in honor of the One who is Faithful....He's the only reason i have a blog in the first place...
i tried really hard to find a fabulous youtube version of this hymn...i wasn't met with much success. but here are 2 that i found that i like - (just copy and paste if you're interested)
http://youtu.be/0k1WhFtVp0o (chris rice)
http://youtu.be/n8nkCBKzKNo (philadelphia mass choir)
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me
this hymn is so special to me...i think it first "came alive" for me my last semester of college. God proved His faithfulness (not that He had to prove anything!) - He gave me His presence to cheer and to guide me...He gave me strength each and every day to get done what had to get done that day (and there was so much to get done!)...He was constantly showing me the bright hope that He had for my tomorrow - and He's been doing it ever since. this hymn has become a standard call to worship in my life. His is so very faithful...in the good and the bad....in the easy and tough...in the mundane and the spectacular...in ALL things and at ALL times and in ALL ways - HE IS FAITHFUL. and i am thankful.
