Hi friends! Apologies that I have not been able to get a post out to you in the last couple of weeks. Pregnancy and sickness as well as the usual responsibilities have pre-occupied me! But the Lord still reigns.

Did you know that the site has now over 500 lovely, Christ exalting songs and hymns? That’s enough to make our own hymnal! Over the next few weeks I’ll be including some reposts of hymns that I love and I’m sure you’ll love too. This beloved one originally comes from Katharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel, a German Lutheran nun (1697-1797). Our pastor shared it recently with our congregation after the death of a beloved sister. I’m sure this one will be a comfort to you also in your trials; enjoy!

Be still, my soul! the Lord is on your side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to your God to order and provide;
In ev’ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul! your best, your heav’nly friend
Thru’ thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul! your God does undertake
To guide the future as he has the past;
Your hope, your confidence, let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul! the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while he lived below.

Be still, my soul! when dearest friends depart
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shall you better know his love, his heart,
Who comes to soothe your sorrow and your fears.
Be still, my soul! your Jesus can repay
From his own fullness all he takes away.

Be still, my soul! the hour is hast’ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still my soul! when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

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Today’s hymn is written by Daniel W. Whit­tle in 1883, and is one I came across whilst reading Lisa Hughes’ book ‘Unmet Expectations‘. When encouraging believers with the truth that our trials will not last forever, she says “Eventually lifelong trials will end, and pain, sorrow, and difficulty will cease. Yet we can be assured that their sanctifying effects on earth will go with us into heaven. “There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads” (Rev. 22:3–4). No more sorrow from deferred hopes, no more suffering, sin, or pain, for on the day we leave our earthly shell, we will be transformed. And then, we will see Jesus, our dear Saviour”¹. She then includes a stanza to this hymn. I hope this encourages you as it did me!

Sons of God, be­lov­ed in Je­sus!
O the won­drous word of grace;
In His Son the Fa­ther sees us,
And as sons He gives us place.

Refrain
Beloved, now are we the sons of God,
And it doth not yet ap­pear what we shall be;
But we know that when He shall ap­pear;
We know that when He shall ap­pear,
We shall be like Him, we shall be like Him,
For we shall see Him as He is.

Blessed hope now bright­ly beam­ing,
On our God we soon shall gaze;
And in light ce­les­ti­al gleam­ing,
We shall see our Sav­iour’s face. [Refrain]

By the pow­er of grace trans­form­ing,
We shall then His im­age bear;
Christ His pro­mised word per­form­ing,
We shall then His glo­ry share. [Refrain]

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¹Lisa Hughes, Unmet Expectations, page 328.