Musical Notes

Hello OCBC family,
Psalm 27:4-5 says, “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.” (ESV). 

This Psalm was one of Fanny Crosby favorites, because she was blind since she was a little girl, and like David, many times she felt alone, in darkness, but it was her Lord who give her comfort. You can read or sing many of her hymns, and you will find that she uses the picture of the Lord as her refuge. “Hide me” (Psalm 17:8b, “hide me in the shadow of your wings”), “Shelter” (Psalm 31:20, “In the cover of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues.”). Inspiration came and she wrote, “He Hideth My Soul.”

“A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
A wonderful Savior to me;
He's hiding my soul in the cleft of the rock,
Where rivers of pleasure I see.”

Another image that she uses a lot is the Rock, but not just for her but for many Christians through the centuries. And who is the Rock? Jesus himself. An explosion of praises will be in our lips, knowing that he will protect us, that he will cover us, that he will protect us.

“With numberless blessings each moment he crowns
And fills with his fullness divine;
I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God
For such a Redeemer is mine.”

Enjoy this lovely hymn during your quiet time.

“He's hiding my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a dry, thirsty land;
He's hiding my life in the depths of his love
And cov'ring me there with his hand,
And cov'ring me there with his hand.”
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In His service,
Israel