This is among my very favorite of the quiet hymns. The point is that we don't even get to take credit for seeking the Lord! And all of our love is but a reflection of His for us.
Yes, I do believe this about our Creator. I also believe that, until one's last breath, Christ gently, patiently, continuously pursues a loving relationship with even the most stiff-necked, hard-hearted, prodigal bloke, with every lost lamb, until hopefully, through the power of His amazing grace, His love is accepted and reciprocated. One of my favorite verses of Scripture is St. John's Revelation 3:20.
The hymn seems to have not been recorded either as an acapella or an organ-accompanied, antiphonal hymn, which surprises me.
John, you can tell that there's no decent recording available if I resort to posting the "midi" version with sheet music. I checked again, and there's nothing. I generally like to give organ-accompanied hymns, sung by excellent choirs or acapella with a good (not showy) singers. Sometimes I use good congregational singing, with organ, when I can find it. I'm also surprised at how little there is recorded with this hymn -- and we wanted this particular tune, as well. I think it is sublime. Like you, I believe that the Lord seeks us until the very last breath. There is hope for everyone!
I never heard this hymn before, but when I read the title my mind automatically supplied the next line a la The Crickets, “but the Lord won.”
If I try to flee from the Lord or spurn His love, as He seeks me, I might be breaking rocks in the heat of Purgatory--or worse.
This is among my very favorite of the quiet hymns. The point is that we don't even get to take credit for seeking the Lord! And all of our love is but a reflection of His for us.
Yes, I do believe this about our Creator. I also believe that, until one's last breath, Christ gently, patiently, continuously pursues a loving relationship with even the most stiff-necked, hard-hearted, prodigal bloke, with every lost lamb, until hopefully, through the power of His amazing grace, His love is accepted and reciprocated. One of my favorite verses of Scripture is St. John's Revelation 3:20.
The hymn seems to have not been recorded either as an acapella or an organ-accompanied, antiphonal hymn, which surprises me.
John, you can tell that there's no decent recording available if I resort to posting the "midi" version with sheet music. I checked again, and there's nothing. I generally like to give organ-accompanied hymns, sung by excellent choirs or acapella with a good (not showy) singers. Sometimes I use good congregational singing, with organ, when I can find it. I'm also surprised at how little there is recorded with this hymn -- and we wanted this particular tune, as well. I think it is sublime. Like you, I believe that the Lord seeks us until the very last breath. There is hope for everyone!
Oh no! There's a C&W tune called "I FOUGHT the law, and the LAW won." Fighting the LORD usually turns out the same way!
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