Thy Mercy

Thy mercy my God is the theme of my song,
The joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue.
Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last,
Hath won my affection and bound my soul fast.

Without Thy sweet mercy, I could not live here.
Sin would reduce me to utter despair,
But through Thy free goodness, my spirit's revived
And He that first made me still keeps me alive.

Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart,
Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart.
Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground
And weep for the praise of the mercy I've found.

(Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah)
Hallelujah
(Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah)

Great Father of mercies, Thy goodness I own
In the covenant love of Thy crucified Son.
All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy and pardon and righteousness mine.
All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy and pardon and righteousness mine.

Well, Hallelujah
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Well, Hallelujah

I'm embarking on what I think is the busiest weekend of my entire grad school era (which really hasn't been that long). I am reminded of how much I have to do by Monday... 2 presentations, 3 lesson plans, and 2 papers. God is reminding me that His strength and grace alone will sustain me and allow me to hopefully get all that done.

Thank You God for showing me Your mercy every day. Thank You for showing me how weak I really am and how I should wholly depend on You.

So I found me a visitor this weekend...



:-D I miss him already :-(

winter

it is officially cold. and it's only october. :-(

Sigh

I'm turning into such a teacher, it's scaring me! I couldn't go to sleep last night because my brain kept coming up with these ideas for lessons that I could teach (I was writing lesson plans last night). And my brain just wouldn't shut off! I didn't fall asleep until 1:30... and I had to wake up at 6:45 this morning... if this keeps up, I'm gonna be a zombie! :-P Oi. I can totally see this happening when I really am a teacher. o.O

on another note... soooo this is what they meant when they said it was an intensive program!! i can't wait until october is over... but yes, being reminded that extreme busyness is only a reminder from God that He is gracious, provident, and merciful. reminds me of this song by Phillips Craig and Dean, "You are God alone":

You are not a god
created by human hands.
You are not a god
dependent on any mortal man.
You are not a god
in need of anything we can give.
by Your plan, that's just the way it is.

You are God alone
from before time began
You were on Your throne
You are God alone.
and right now
in the good times and bad
You are on Your throne.
You are God alone.

You're the only God
whose power none can contend.
You're the only God
whose name and praise will never end.
You're the only God
who's worthy of everything we can give.
You are God
and that's just the way it is.

unchangeable
unshakable
unstoppable
that's what You are.