Entries for December 2009

Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 7:33 a.m. – I woke with this song in mind:

Be Thou My Vision / Irish Hymn

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Thou my best thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee, and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with...

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 6:27 a.m. – I woke with this song in mind:

Go Ye into All the World / James McGranahan

Far, far away, in heathen darkness dwelling,
Millions of souls forever may be lost;
Who, who will go, salvation’s story telling,
Looking to Jesus, heeding not the cost?

See o’er the world wide open doors inviting,
Soldiers of Christ, arise and enter in!
Christians, awake! Your forces all uniting,
Send forth...

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Saturday, December 26, 2009, 6:40 a.m. – I had this chorus in my head when I awoke this morning:

Be still and know that I am God
Be still and know that I am God
Be still and know that I am God

Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Acts 15:22-16:40. What stood out to me was Acts 16:16-40:

Quote:

Paul and Silas in Prison
16Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 8:20 a.m. – this song is in my mind:

O Sacred Head Now Wounded
Text: Anonymous; trans. by Paul Gerhardt and James W. Alexander
Music: Hans L. Hassler, 1564-1612; harm. by J.S. Bach, 1685-1750
Tune: PASSION CHORALE, Meter: 76.76 D

O sacred Head, now wounded,
with grief and shame weighed down,
now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown:
How pale Thou art with anguish,
With sore...

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