During Lent, I’ll be writing six hymns that capture the spirit of reflection for the season. I will publish them on Sunday mornings. All the hymns will be set to well known tunes, so they will be easily shareable and singable upon reading.

Hymn 6 is titled Sing, Sing My Heart and can be sung to the tune of O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (AZMON), or any other tune that uses the common meter.

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Sing, sing my heart! And praise my voice

To God who dwells on high

Who sorrows with us in our woes

And sighs with us in sighs.

Sing, sing my heart! Now sing my soul

To God who comes beside

To comfort those who loss, who mourn

Who weep and beg and cry.

Sing, sing my heart! Sing unto God

Whose arms sustain in grief

Who treasures, loves, and comforts those

Who are lost in unbelief.

Sing, sing my heart! And praise my soul

For God is ever near.

God reconciles us all to God

God wipes away all tears.

Sing, sing my heart! Sing evermore

For God our help is come

And we shall see God’s lovely face

Be the good work God’s begun.

During Lent, I’ll be writing six hymns that capture the spirit of reflection for the season. I will publish them on Sunday mornings. All the hymns will be set to well known tunes, so they will be easily shareable and singable upon reading.

Hymn 5 is titled To You Who Rest in God’s Abode and takes its inspiration from Psalm 91. It uses the same tune as O God, Our Help in Ages Past (ST ANNE), but can also be sung to any tune that uses the common meter.

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To you who rests in God’s abode

And take your shelter there

Say to the Most High, Lord of All

My trust is yours fore’er.

For God will help you through the night

Protect you from the snare

Deliver you from illness and

Shield you in God’s great care.

Your terror will be but a dream

The darkness and the death

That seeks to destroy all your strength

Cannot your God’s strength best.

Your foes will fall around your feet

The wicked ones will fail

Because you dwell with God, your God

You’ll find that you’ll prevail.

No evil and no plague will dare

To come near to your home

Angels will lift you on their wings

Your foot will strike no stone.

The lion and the cobra each

Will be no match at all.

Because God sets God’s love on you

God answers when you call.

God honors you, delivers you,

Will satisfy you long

God gives you salvation and life

For to God you belong.

During Lent, I’ll be writing six hymns that capture the spirit of reflection for the season. I will publish them on Sunday mornings. All the hymns will be set to well known tunes, so they will be easily shareable and singable upon reading.

Hymn 4 is titled Praise God Who Comforts All My Pains and uses the same tune as Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow (OLD 100th).

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Praise God who comforts all my pains

Praise God who sends sun after rains

Praise God who made my soul to feel

Praise God who helps my heart to heal.

Praise God who’s greater even than

All earthly powers and every man

Praise God who rules in majesty

Praise God in God’s divinity.

Praise God who forges far ahead

Praise God who calls us from the dead

Praise God who makes a way for me

Praise God who came to walk to with me.

During Lent, I’ll be writing six hymns that capture the spirit of reflection for the season. I will publish them on Sunday mornings. All the hymns will be set to well known tunes, so they will be easily shareable and singable upon reading.

Hymn 3 is titled Be Balm and Sweet Relief and uses the same tune as Jesus Paid It All.

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Now I contemplate my faults

My nature, which is small

My sins and griefs and shame

How I’ve wounded, every, all.

Come to me God, come

Be my fast reprieve

Come and wipe away my guilt

Be balm and sweet relief.

I am less and I am weak

I’m sick and need release

Take me now, God, take me now

Take me where I’ll be at peace.

Come to me God, come

Be my fast reprieve

Come and wipe away my guilt

Be balm and sweet relief.

Now I contemplate my death

I contemplate my life

Now I beat my weapons dull

Put away each blade and knife.

Come to me, God come

Be my fast reprieve

Come and wipe away my guilt

Be balm and sweet relief.