Mom asked to join me in my hymn sing this morning. We started the the section of hymns celebrating God in nature. Safe, I thought. No lines reminding me of death and eternity.
Wrong.
For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child; friends on earth and friends above; for all gentle thoughts and mild. Lord of all, to Thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.
From For the Beauty of the Earth by Folliott Pierpoint
Yes, our voices just about broke on "parent, child" and "friends above." And we raised our hymn of grateful, and sacrificial, praise.
Jolene is above. And I rejoice in the love we shared on earth.
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Back to business. Today’s tear-jerker hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name. Can you guess the line?
That’s right. “Oh that with yonder sacred throng, we at His feet may fall. We’ll join the everlasting song and hail him Lord of all.”
Mom said she saw me struggling. I hope I didn’t distract the worshippers; maybe not. As Mom pointed out, she’s attuned to me.
People in the congregation tell me they’re happy to see me back in choir. So I trust I’m blessing them, in spite of my tears.
I look forward to the day when I join Jolene at the feet of Jesus, singing His endless praises.
And oh yes, we saw little Hannah Grace again today.
I’ll keep it short. Mom tells me that I should say I’ll blog more about writing than about Jolene in the future. Will I? I don’t know. It depends on what happens each day.
On that note, I’ve written a blog for http://seekerville.blogspot.com/ which will appear tomorrow. Stop by and check it out if you have a chance.
For a chance to win a free of copy of Dana Mentink’s cozy mystery Trouble Up Finny’s Nose, leave a comment on yesterday’s blog.
Back to business. Today’s tear-jerker hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name. Can you guess the line?
That’s right. “Oh that with yonder sacred throng, we at His feet may fall. We’ll join the everlasting song and hail him Lord of all.”
Mom said she saw me struggling. I hope I didn’t distract the worshippers; maybe not. As Mom pointed out, she’s attuned to me.
People in the congregation tell me they’re happy to see me back in choir. So I trust I’m blessing them, in spite of my tears.
I look forward to the day when I join Jolene at the feet of Jesus, singing His endless praises.
And oh yes, we saw little Hannah Grace again today.
I’ll keep it short. Mom tells me that I should say I’ll blog more about writing than about Jolene in the future. Will I? I don’t know. It depends on what happens each day.
On that note, I’ve written a blog for http://seekerville.blogspot.com/ which will appear tomorrow. Stop by and check it out if you have a chance.
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