Let’s kick off the week with a little bit of acapella…
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!
And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
I’ve been an acapella mood recently, so expect to see a bit more of that over the next couple of weeks. Here’s a rendition of the “Amazing Grace” by an all-female a cappella group from Brigham Young University. Mormons singing a Protestant hymn, but my, they do it beautifully!
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind, but now I see
Through countless dangers, doubts and fears
I have already come
Gods grace has brought me safely here
And grace will lead me home
My chains are gone
I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace
His guiding hand shall be my stay
His strength with me abide
And though I stumble day by day
He shall not leave my side.
My chains are gone, I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood, His mercy reigns
Unending love, amazing grace.
This earth will one day melt like snow
The sun refuse to shine
Yet God, who sent me here below*
Will be forever mine.
You’ll be forever mine.
* The more traditional line here is “But God, who called me here below”. I haven’t confirmed it, but I have a suspicion that the line used in the video might be an attempt to sneak into the song the Mormon idea of pre-existent souls. I’m choosing to interpret it in the sense that, while on Earth, God sends me to share the Gospel 🙂
Let’s kick off the week with a little bit of acapella…