Fix my mind on Thee, O Lord;
Fix my thoughts upon Thy Word.
Father all glorious, Father all true,
Father, Thou bring me life anew.
Fix my mind on Thee, O Lord;
Fix my thoughts upon Thy Word.
Jesus Christ, Thou art grace and light.
Jesus Christ, lead me through the night.
Fix my mind on Thee, O Lord;
Fix my thoughts upon Thy Word.
Holy Spirit, en-kindle my spirit.
Holy Spirit, convict me today.
Fix my mind on Thee, O Lord;
Fix my thoughts upon Thy Word.
Help me to glory in my weakness;
Help me to carry my cross today.
I will fix my mind on Thee, O Lord;
I will fix my thoughts upon Thy Word.
by Julie Dunlap 7-6-2012
I wrote this prayer/song as I was dealing with accepting my weaknesses, and recalling the Apostle Paul's words that if he were to boast, he would rather boast in his weaknesses. It is when we are weak, then we are strong because only when we acknowledge our weakness will we rely on Christ to be our strength.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors,
God made their tiny wings.
The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning
That brightens up the sky.
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
God made them ev'ry one.
God gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
by Cecil F. Alexander 1818-1895
My two youngest children and I were invited to go to the St. Louis zoo with a friend, and she taught us this song before we went with her to the zoo. Our friend has two grand pianos, and she taught me this song so I was able to play along with her on the banjo. Our tour of the St. Louis zoo was very memorable, the highlight being two elephants swimming and playing in the water. These two elephants kept dunking each other like little children at play. The variety of colors were spectacular, from bright pink flamingos to the crested cranes from East Africa, the striped zebras and okapis to the golden lion. It was very fitting to sing this song before going to see so many of God's creatures and remember whose hand wrought such creativity.
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors,
God made their tiny wings.
The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning
That brightens up the sky.
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
God made them ev'ry one.
God gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
by Cecil F. Alexander 1818-1895
My two youngest children and I were invited to go to the St. Louis zoo with a friend, and she taught us this song before we went with her to the zoo. Our friend has two grand pianos, and she taught me this song so I was able to play along with her on the banjo. Our tour of the St. Louis zoo was very memorable, the highlight being two elephants swimming and playing in the water. These two elephants kept dunking each other like little children at play. The variety of colors were spectacular, from bright pink flamingos to the crested cranes from East Africa, the striped zebras and okapis to the golden lion. It was very fitting to sing this song before going to see so many of God's creatures and remember whose hand wrought such creativity.
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