Great Is God’s Faithfulness

Give yourself a break.  If you can sing, belt out the words below. Even if you can’t sing, at least read them meditatively. Throughout the day let them ruminate in your thoughts. Feeling low? That is all the more reason to reflect on them.

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

Refrain:
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided—
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow—
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Well, so it lacks something in grammatical construction, but not in biblical truth.

“God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (I Corinthians 1: 9).

“So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good” (I Peter 4: 19).

“But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one: (II Thessalonians 3: 3).

“This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus” (Revelation 14:12).

Sing it again!