Featured SongHymns on God's Attributes Work Day
Home » Blog » GeneralPosted by David L. Ward on October 4th, 2009
Just a quick note to let you know that Eric and I are working together all day tomorrow and hope to finish all 15 three stanza hymns on God's attributes, as outlined in our original project post. We would appreciate your prayers for a productive and enjoyable time and that we be filled with the Spirit as we "speak to one another" in hymns. Please also pray for wisdom in what to do with the hymns; whether to seek publication with a major publisher; self-publish a physical book, or simply post them like our other works directly on Reformed Praise.
UPDATE: We finished our work day with four more hymns under our belt (not the 10 we were hoping for!) and were again blessed to spend so many hours pondering the mysteries of God's character and how they were so clearly demonstrated at the cross. This is perhaps my favorite stanza from our time, the second (gospel) stanza from The Lord Is Righteous:
The Lord has shown Himself as both the Just and Justifier
When Jesus died to satisfy what Justice did require.
The spotless Lamb was slain for guilty sinners' gain;
Through faith the Judge declares His righteousness is theirs
And none can stand against them.
In one day!!!!
Are you insane!!!!!
Man I'd be happy with 4. I wrote 4 songs over the 6 weeks school holidays and was overjoyed...
Well done anyway guys
Matt,
To be fair, we were working from pretty extensive notes about the content of the stanzas, and we aren't writing a tune, so it's much simpler than a completely original piece. But, thanks for reminding me to be encouraged with what we got done. On the way home I was giving thanks to God while singing them and reflecting how some of the attributes we got finished were some of the most difficult to understand, let alone write into poetry. So thanks be to God!