{"id":4939,"date":"2013-02-23T22:41:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T06:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=4939"},"modified":"2013-02-23T22:41:11","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T06:41:11","slug":"lent-2013-lord-of-all-hopefulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=4939","title":{"rendered":"Lent 2013: “Lord of All Hopefulness”"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is one of my favorite hymns, especially as it deals with the things we need at various points of our day. It’s not quite putting on the armor of God (Ephesians 6) like “Be Thou My Vision” (the other well-known hymn to this tune) is but it’s beautiful.<\/p>\n

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
\nWhose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy,
\nBe there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
\nYour bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.<\/p>\n

Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
\nWhose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
\nBe there at our labours, and give us, we pray,
\nYour strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.<\/p>\n

Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
\nYour hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
\nBe there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
\nYour love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.<\/p>\n

Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
\nWhose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
\nBe there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
\nYour peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is an instrumental version but I’m using it because it’s absolutely beautiful.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uSet74NSDv0<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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