Wednesday, January 30, 2008

This is my Father's world

It can get depressing when one survey the current political landscape. No wonder so many chose to emigrate. Is there yet hope for our nation?

I've just sang the hymn 'This is my Father's world' in my morning devotion and it has lifted my spirit especially verse 3

This is my Father's world, O never let me forget
That tho the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet
This is my Father's world! The battle is not done;
Jesus who died shall be satisfied, And earth and heaven be one

I also sang it in Mandarin which is slightly different

My translation

This is my Father's world, Lord help me not to forget
Though evil seems to triumph, my Father is still in control
This is my Father's world!, my heart need not be grieved
God is King, heaven and earth together sing, the music spreads everywhere

Yes. I believe in a God who is sovereign. The God of Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Owen, Edwards, Spurgeon, Lloyd-Jones, Packer .........

God have mercy on Malaysia

2 comments:

Dave said...

;) How i wish we could sing more hymns in CDPC hehe

sp lim said...

Maybe I should seriously consider offering myself as a worship leader. Then again I may have problem convincing the musicians to play :(

I never failed to slip in at least one hymn whenever I led worship in the CG. It has caught on and I think we are one CG that sings a lot of hymns.

We are not only abandoning a rich heritage if we stopped singing hymns but missed the the opportunity to be taught theologically by those hymns. Besides worshiping God, some hymns do have a didactic purpose.