In Every Change He Faithful Will Remain

There's something about old hymns that really inspire me. I think it's because they speak of the faith of earlier generations. I hear hymns and I can hear my grandparents singing. Quiet country spiritual giants who, because of their faith and obedience, made a legacy for me. Hymns remind me of God's goodness and unchangable and timeless nature. My mom told me once that when she sings hymns that her great grandmother sang, that since God is unable to be bound by time, He hears them together as if they were standing side by side. What an amazingly mindblowing thing to be able to worship a timeless God with people I've never met but have played a huge role in my life. And I don't have to wait til Heaven to do it!

So, here's one that means a lot to me right now.

Be Still My Soul - Written in 1752
Be still my soul, the Lord is on thy side
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain
Leave to thy God to order and provide
In every change He faithful will remain

Be still my soul, thy best, thy Heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end

Be still my soul, thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as He has the past
Thy hope, thy confidence, let nothing shake
All now mysterious will be bright at last