A Look at Some Old Hymns
I'd like to share some stories about various hymns that have sustained people of faith. One of the Jewish psalms that is thousands of years old, served to inspire Isaac Watts, the father of English hymnody, to write the hymn “O God, Our Help in Ages Past.” Watts, who lived from 1674 to 1748, penned words for more than 600 hymns. His 260 year-old text still makes sense today:
"O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home.
"Time, like an ever rolling stream, bears all its sons away; they fly, forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day.
"O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be thou our guide while life shall last, and our eternal home."
The mystery of how our lives fit in the continuum of time will always be with us. Watts expressed certainty in a Creator who is present and active in life. As the years continue to go by, it is clear the vast majority of people still believe that God is actively involved in life. May your day be filled with a deepened confidence in the One who is from everlasting to everlasting.
--Ben Keckler
07.08.09
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