Our worship today was marked by a deep sadness and questioning, prompted by Iona's death. Our 2 worship leaders,Stephen Hutchison and Elaine Watt helped us all so much through their choices of songs to sing. I found the following words especially helpful.
When I'm faced with anguished choice, I will listen for Your voice,
And I'll stand on ev'ry promise of Your Word.
Through this dark and troubled land
You will guide me with Your hand
As I stand on ev'ry promise of Your Word.
And You've promised to complete
Ev'ry work begun in me—
So I'll stand on ev'ry promise of Your Word.
Hope that lifts me from despair, love that casts out ev'ry fear,
As I stand on ev'ry promise of Your Word.
Not forsaken, not alone, for the Comforter has come,
And I stand on ev'ry promise of Your Word.
Grace sufficient, grace for me,
Grace for all who will believe—
We will stand on ev'ry promise of Your Word.
"Every Promise of Your Word"
Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music
2 comments:
I felt the worship was led in a very helpful and pastorally sensitive way at both services. So thanks to Duncan and Stephen and the respective worship teams.
The songs were great too. The one that touched me most, bringing tears to my eyes, was probably the simplest, 'Wonderful Lord, wonderful God,' based as it appears to be on the rich protection metaphors so prevalent in the Psalms (e.g. Psalm 121), and especially I think on Psalm 4:8 'I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.'
In the New Testament, for Christians, death is regarded as 'sleep' as far as the body is concerned (see 1 Thessalonians 4:13-15; 1 Cor 15:6, 18, 20, etc). I understand this to be equally the case for their covenant children.
With great hope, then, we await the resurrection morning.
I felt the worship was led in a very helpful and pastorally sensitive way at both services. So thanks to Duncan and Stephen and the respective worship teams.
The songs were great too. The one that touched me most, bringing tears to my eyes, was probably the simplest, 'Wonderful Lord, wonderful God,' based as it appears to be on the rich protection metaphors so prevalent in the Psalms (e.g. Psalm 121), and especially I think on Psalm 4:8 'I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.'
In the New Testament, for Christians, death is regarded as 'sleep' as far as the body is concerned (see 1 Thessalonians 4:13-15; 1 Cor 15:6, 18, 20, etc). I understand this to be equally the case for their covenant children.
With great hope, then, we await the resurrection morning.
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