Walking
God’s highway
Taking His way
Now becoming our way
Devotedness
Following
Christ’s example
Breathing with perseverance
Surrounded with countless witnesses
Steadfastness
Accepting
Father’s discipline
Tested by trials
Feeling His unwavering love
Righteousness
From high mountaintop
Searching life below
Fertile forest rests
Winding river knows
Small village stirring
Resting beneath high peaks
River’s magic breathes
Feeding from small creeks
Season’s transition
Waiting for winter’s rest
Valley’s colors burst
Painting autumn’s quest
Quiet solitude
Singing with every breeze
Sunset to sunrise
Feeling river’s tease
River’s view steadies
Passing from year to year
Always welcoming
Flowing crystal clear
From Psalm 65:5: “By awesome deeds You answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation; You are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.”
Headwaters on mountaintop
Watered from heavens above
Praises from valley below
Earth’s bounty fills with God’s love
Holy temple blooms with peace
Sky, earth, seas breathe with God’s grace
Light proclaims deliverance
Salvation for human race
Faithful river dries each tear
Troubled seas no longer toss
God answers as He promised
Hope fulfilled on darkest cross
Quietness covers each land
Eternity’s Son shall rise
Spirit opens morning sky
God answers with new franchise
From Psalm 65:9: “You visit the earth and water it; You greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; You provide the people with grain, for so You have prepared it.”
From 2 Timothy 4:1-2: “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom, I solemnly urge you: proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage with the utmost patience in teaching.”
Always be prepared
Proclaiming God’s Word
Staying persistent
Every season stirred
Always be patient
Encouraging words
Sharing Father’s grace
Every season heard
Always be faithful
Remaining steadfast
Enduring hardships
Every season cast
Always be truthful
Teaching Gospel’s facts
Turning toward God
Every season acts
Always be strengthened
Believing in God
Kneeling and praying
Every season lauds
From 2 Timothy 4:5: “As for you, be sober in everything, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully.”
From Job 19:25: “For I know that my vindicator lives and that in the end He will stand upon the earth.”
From Psalm 19:14: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
Living in weakness
Walking this barren land
Redeemer Almighty
Searching for His hand
Feeling emptiness
Finding Gospel’s password
Redeemer Almighty
Feeding on His Word
Wandering journey
Hungering for His peace
Redeemer Almighty
Unlocking life’s lease
Accepting His grace
Hearing hallowed Good News
Redeemer Almighty
Stepping up to choose
Lasting faithfulness
Scaling redemption’s ridge
Redeemer Almighty
Building Heaven’s bridge
Welsh-born Methodist preacher William Williams (1717-1791) wrote the inspiring lyrics of the hymn, “Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer.” When one hears the verses, it is easy to appreciate his nickname, “Watts of Wales.” Some translations of the hymn are titled “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.”
God’s
Endless wonders
Faithful, perfect design
Praising and giving thanks
Creation
Relationships
Divine plan
Family, colleagues, friends
Leaning on each other
Recharged
Approaching
Stormy seas
Righteous navigator leads
Guiding toward calmer waters
Faithfulness
Prayer can never be in excess.
From Psalm 32:6-7: “Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them. You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance.”
Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) was an influential English preacher. Even in modern times, his writings and many sermons have remained a constant source of encouragement to Christians around the world. He has often be referred to as the “Prince of Preachers.”
From Psalm 25:4-5: “Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all day long.”
God of Creation
Filling life with hope
Divine promised land
Future grasps His rope
God of Salvation
Teaching with His Word
Holy righteousness
Grace freely conferred
God of Faithfulness
Sending steadfast love
Mercy walks ahead
Truth shines from above
God of Redemption
Erasing stumbles
Lives forever changed
Faith never crumbles
God of Blessedness
Praising our goodwill
Acts of compassion
Life never stands still
From Psalm 25:20-21: “O guard my life and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for You.”
Nothing
Comes between
God and ourselves
Walking in His faithfulness
Peace
Father’s
Steadfast love
Holy Spirit guides
Jesus dwells within us
Grace
Daily
Blessed discipleship
Faith community unites
Diverse group of believers
Growing
Inviting
Each generation
Into God’s story
From bondage to freedom
Faithfulness
Overcoming
Daily trials
Recalling Bible’s truth
Pilgrimage with our Savior
Faithfulness
Surrounding
Life’s rhythm
Knowing and trusting
Word of our Lord
Faithfulness
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