Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Faithfulness

So, no...we're not to the Psalms yet. But I've found that reading a section of Ps. 119 before I get going has proved to be a good way for me to wade into the waters.
After singing "Great is Thy Faithfulness" twice this past weekend, the below stuck out to me:

Psalm 119
75I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

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.

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!

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