This guide has scripture readings, short comments, and a prayer for that day. There are two versions, the North American one and the European one. In the one that we use, included with the above elements, there is also a hymn or two, whose lyrics go along with the readings. It has been fun for me to read over the lines of the hymns, ones that we used to sing in church, but now someWretches of them have fallen into disuse with the advent of the newer praise and worship music. I confess that I miss the old and familiar tunes and words, and it has been good for me to see and think of them again.
There are old hymns and then there are the newer ones. My favorite old one was featured in the reading of today. It has not passed out of style but is still sung and player all over the world.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
Whether played majestically by a huge pipe organ, or just simply by a lone bagpiper, the melody and the words never cease to move me. It is timeless in its message and score.
Then there are the newer hymns, and they can be no less powerful in their music and words. I have a favorite here also:
| How deep the Father's love for us, How vast beyond all measure That He should give His only Son To make a wretch His treasure |
Two different eras in music composition, but the same glorious message. The simple message of God's love and His grace, given freely to all who will but receive.
Thanks be to God, for His unspeakable Gift, given to all those wretches like me.
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