Thursday, June 19, 2008
Shamelessly, I declare ...
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Wow. I'd never heard this song, or heard of it, or heard of the Rebels, or of Jim Hamill, until I stumbled across this video. It was way before my time as a Gospel radio announcer in the early '80s.
But I love this song -- for its simplicity, which makes it profound. Despite all my spiritual wanderings over, lo, these 36 years, even I can sing this song and mean it.
Amen.
But I love this song -- for its simplicity, which makes it profound. Despite all my spiritual wanderings over, lo, these 36 years, even I can sing this song and mean it.
Amen.
Almost a sequitur: I just finish watching a movie on AMC about Geronimo. The background music was several variations on the hymn "I Will Arise and Follow Jesus".
Whoa. Haven't that one in awhile. It is loaded with a lot more doctrine surrounding the Fall than "He's Everything to Me" is!
Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, / Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you, / Full of pity joined with pow'r.
Come, ye needy, come, and welcome, / God's free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance, / Every grace that brings you nigh.
Come, ye weary, heavy laden, / Bruised and broken by the fall;
If you tarry till you're better, / You will never come at all.
Let not conscience make you linger, / Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth / Is to feel your need of Him.
I will arise and go to Jesus, / He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior, / O there are ten thousand charms.
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I can't personally argue with this:
If you tarry till you're better, / You will never come at all.
Let not conscience make you linger, / Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth / Is to feel your need of Him.
Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, / Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you, / Full of pity joined with pow'r.
Come, ye needy, come, and welcome, / God's free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance, / Every grace that brings you nigh.
Come, ye weary, heavy laden, / Bruised and broken by the fall;
If you tarry till you're better, / You will never come at all.
Let not conscience make you linger, / Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth / Is to feel your need of Him.
I will arise and go to Jesus, / He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior, / O there are ten thousand charms.
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I can't personally argue with this:
If you tarry till you're better, / You will never come at all.
Let not conscience make you linger, / Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth / Is to feel your need of Him.
Hrm. This was actually a big hit in the store....Not that I should be blog surfing while working....
Like you. Never heard this one. But it's fresh and I can sense the sincerity that all four guys have. They sing it because they know it.
May we all say He is Everything to Me.
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May we all say He is Everything to Me.
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