An ever-present help

By Rhiannonw

Sun, 22 Mar 2020
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[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series]

Fear of illness, fear of death,
fear of dying’s laboured breath,
fear of no-one near to share,
fear of need, and lack of care,
fear of lawlessness and crime –
anarchy – a fearful time,
breakdown of communal structure,
order’s safety-net in rupture.

God is there whatever comes,
shelter in the wildest storms.
Though he lets foundations shake,
evil purposes to break,
holds, protects us to fulfil
for our good, his perfect will,
one day, he’ll all troubles halt,
good and perfect world create.

Tune: 77 77 D
‘God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way, and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.’ Psalm 46:1-3

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Submitted by hudsonmoon on

Fear is certainly in the air, Rhiannonw. Singing works for me. Singing's a shout out to whatever brought us here in the first place I believe. That sudden urge to shout out about new love and lost love. About the troubles in our world. go on singing, Rhiannononw. You do it wel.

Rich x

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Rich.

But the 'whatever' is a 'Whoever'! and so can give us comfort and help and all through what Jesus did historically in dying for our wrongoings/mistakes/neglect of him …. — what wonder to sing of him, and to him for ever!! regards, Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

' There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear ' 1 John 4:18

I believe for us to praise and worship and singing and prayer is for ourselves, the believers, the commandment is to love God and this is how we show it and feel it. The greatest other is the obedience to God it includes all sin, it is the basic law. This is what I believe and how I understand.

This is very important yes, Goodnight Rhiannon!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Hullo, Tom. I don't know how things are in South Africa concerning the virus crisis.

Fears can be very complex, but we have a Sovereign Protector, who is in control, and though we may have to go through many unexpected difficulties we'll know his 'ever-present' help, and one day he'll take us to be with him. Having that from him, we love to try to obey better his so-good commandments and guidance – and maybe we learn to do so better, and be therefore happier, when we have to go through trials!

His blessing with you, Rhiannon