Humming as I woke... and throughout the day... words mostly unknown... the only ones I came up with... I sang...
Jesus, Jesus how I love Him...
Hmm hmmm hmm hm hm hm hmmm...
Jesus, Jesus precious Jesus...
Hmm hm hmmm hm hm hm hmmmm...
Intending to go online and find the lyrics... because I know from experience... when He places a tune... a hymn in my head... He has something to tell me... but busy days followed...
The melody persisted... and it wasn't until Sunday afternoon... after thumbing through the hymnal during worship... after asking another if she knew it... that I finally got on the internet to find words...
Tis so sweet to
trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at
His Word;
Just to rest upon
His promise,
And to know, “Thus
saith the Lord!”
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and
o’er’
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
Oh, for grace to trust Him more!
Oh, how sweet to
trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His
cleansing blood;
And in simple faith
to plunge me
‘Neath the healing,
cleansing flood!
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and
o’er’
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
Oh, for grace to trust Him more!
Yes, ‘tis sweet to
trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and
self to cease;
Just from Jesus
simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and
o’er’
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
Oh, for grace to trust Him more!
I’m so glad I
learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus,
Savior, Friend;
And I know that
Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to
the end.
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and
o’er’
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
Oh, for grace to trust Him more!
The hymn... Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus... trust... not... love...
Since retreating... I had been focused on loving Him... singing away a hymn with the words I thought I knew... but exchanging love for trust... when I read these lyrics... it was like... Ahhh... this is what You want me to know...
Him... saying to my heart... Trust Me...
Back to the question of faith... and the root of cynicism... here is where He says... Trust Me...
Now I'm learning this hymn... struggling still with replacing trust with love...as I sing... but I'm learning...
Tis so sweet... to trust... in Jesus...
Trusting Him... with loved ones... and the seemingly unchanged...
You keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on you,
because he trusts in you.
Trust in the Lord forever,
for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
Isaiah 26:3-4 ESV
Oh... for grace... to trust You more...
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