Produced by boygenius, Tony Berg, Jake Finch, Ethan Gruska, Calvin Lauber, Collin Pastore and Marshall Vore, the rest offers four new songs and will roll out Oct. And then we learn that the storms of life have driven us, not upon the rocks, but into the desired haven.Boygenius have announced a surprise EP, titled the rest, a follow-up to of their full-length debut the record, which released in March. “How often we look upon God as our last and feeblest resource! We go to Him because we have nowhere else to go. Author George MacDonald writes perceptively: Even so, sometimes that’s the last thing we do. It’s not a matter of, “Trust God and all your troubles are over.” But there’s an inner peace and confidence that can be ours when we look to Him. Of Jesus, who’ll save whosoever will have My fetters fell off, and I anchored my soul ĬH-3) The song of my soul, since the Lord made me whole, It provides a lovely metaphor for the spiritual refuge that is offered to the sinner, like the invitation to trust in Christ for salvation: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31).ĬH-2) I yielded myself to His tender embrace, A “haven” is a harbour, a place of shelter and safety (cf. As the waves rose mountain high, we read, “Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses….He guides them to their desired haven” (Ps. The earlier of these passages stresses the importance and value of calling upon God for help in the desperate hour. However, though the ship was lost, all 276 of the passengers and crew escaped (27:37, 44). On the way there he and his companions faced a terrible storm at sea. But he appealed to Caesar (in effect, the supreme court of the empire), and was transported to Rome to stand trial (25:12). Paul had been arrested in Jerusalem, accused by the Jews of acting and speaking in ways contrary to the Law of Israel (21:28). In the New Testament, Luke, the author of Acts, gives a whole chapter to a graphic portrayal of the perils of sea travel (Acts 27). 25-26), and “they reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits end” (vs. There the ancient mariners see stormy waves “mount up to the heavens go down again to the depths” (vs. A passage in Psalms describes “those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters” (Ps. Tempting though it is for some, that’s not a safe harbour for a troubled soul.Įspecially in the days before air travel, the imagery of trying to escape a tempest at sea was a common one. Troubles may seem to disappear in a fog of blissful oblivion, but the addict soon finds he has simply heaped another grievous trial on things he struggled with before. The abuse of drugs and alcohol provides an example. But there’s an even older proverb from a fable about a fish that jumped “out of the frying pan into the fire.” Sometimes the refuge we seek turns out to be no refuge at all. There’s a centuries-old proverb that says, “Any port in a storm,” meaning that when you are in desperate trouble, you’ll take whatever help you can get. The tempest may sweep over wild, stormy, deep, I’ve anchored my soul in the “Haven of Rest,” But of George Moore there seems to be no further information beyond his name.ĬH-1) My soul in sad exile was out on life’s sea, Note: As you will see in the Cyber Hymnal’s biographical note, Henry Gilmour, a dentist by profession, became a gospel musician who contributed to many song books during his years of ministry. If you can help with the cost of developing and maintaining this site, click on the “Support” tab above and the page will show you how.Īlso see 30+ Ideas for Promoting Hymn Singing in your church. (More being added all the time.)ģ) Topical Articles are opinion pieces on many aspects sacred music.Ĥ) To Donate. But you can find many others by clicking on the Index tab. There is always a current article on a hymn. The blog will tell you what happened in hymn history on that day.Ģ) Reflections. Click on the month you want in the side-bar, then the specific date.
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