Early this morning, while looking at this plaque on my wall, my thoughts
turned to an old hymn. There is such great theology found in many of the old hymns.
It's a wonder they are so seldom heard or sung anymore.
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Lyrics: Joseph
M. Scriven, 1820-1886
Music: Charles C. Converse,
1832-1918
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of
care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a solace there.
Precious Savior, still our refuge; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a solace there.
What a trade-off: My cares
for His peace.
Sounds like a good exchange to me!
I was so encouraged by these words, Ruth! We have Morning Time every day when we spend time singing hymns. I don't want my boys to miss out on these beautiful words and melodies, so we just worked them into our school day. Proverbs reading and hymn singing are my favorite parts of the day. And they always ask questions about the words of both that get me thinking and sometimes even lead to further research.
ReplyDeleteI love that plaque. Just wrote the words on a sticky note and put it on the wall by my computer. Thank you for sharing it!
Thanks, Carody. I'm glad it was an encouragement to you. I love that you are teaching your boys the hymns! There are so many great ones that the younger generations have never heard. Sad, isn't it?
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