High King of Heaven

Gracie continues to make progress on her recovery from a stroke. She can play the piano, but isn’t yet up to filming anything! She’s thrilled that she will be able to go home on Wednesday. Thanks for all your prayers.

This is a re-post from February, 2022.

Gracie’s hymns for this Sabbath morning are Be Thou My Vision; Open My Eyes That I May See; Draw Me Nearer.

Lyrics (via hymnary.org)

BE THOU MY VISION, by Mary E. Byrne
1 Be Thou my Vision, 
O Lord of my heart; 
Naught be all else to me, 
Save that Thou art: 
Thou my best thought, 
By day or by night, 
Waking or sleeping, 
Thy presence my light. 

2 Be Thou my wisdom, 
And Thou my true Word; 
I ever with Thee 
And Thou with me, Lord: 
Thou my great Father, 
I Thy true son, 
Thou in me dwelling, 
And I with Thee one. 

3 Riches I heed not,
Or man’s empty praise, 
Thou mine inheritance, 
Now and always: 
Thou and Thou only, 
First in my heart, 
High King of heaven, 
My treasure Thou art. 

4 High King of heaven,
My victory won, 
May I reach heaven’s joys, 
O bright heaven’s Sun! 
Heart of my own heart, 
Whatever befall, 
Still be my Vision, 
O Ruler of all.

OPEN MY EYES THAT I MAY SEE, by Clara H. Scott
1 Open my eyes that I may see
glimpses of truth thou hast for me.
Place in my hands the wonderful key
that shall unclasp and set me free.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

2 Open my ears that I may hear
voices of truth thou sendest clear,
and while the wave notes fall on my ear,
ev’rything false will disappear.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my ears, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

3 Open my mouth and let me bear
gladly the warm truth ev’rywhere.
Open my heart and let me prepare
love with thy children thus to share.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my mouth, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

DRAW ME NEARER, by Fanny J. Crosby
1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine. [Refrain]

3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend! [Refrain]

4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee. [Refrain]