I Wait for the Lord

"I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,and in his word I hope;my soul waits for the LORDmore than those who watch for the morning,more than those who watch for the morning.O Israel, hope in the LORD!For with the LORD there is steadfast love,and with him is great power to redeem.It is he who will redeem Israelfrom all its iniquities" (Psalm 130:5-8).Nehemiah stepped from the last stair up onto the watchtower. Daniel was there, waiting to be relieved. Some evenings Daniel would loiter…

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This Is My Song

This is my song, O God of all the nations,a song of peace for lands afar and mine.This is my home, the country where my heart is;here are my hopes, dreams, my holy shrine;but other hearts in other lands are beatingwith hopes and dreams as true and high as mine.My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean,and sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine.But other lands have sunlight too, and clover,and skies are everywhere as blue as mine.So hear my song, O God of…

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