Songs.

Every morning I wake up singing a song, not out loud, but in my head. I rarely remember my dreams but I always remember a song. Lately its been "99 red balloons" and quite often its "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. I don't even like that song but I don't have any control over that, so it's always a little hilarious to me. But this morning I woke up with this refrain from the hymn "'tis so sweet to trust in Jesus" in my head:

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
 How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er; 
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
 Oh, for grace to trust Him more!

I can't even remember the last time that I sang that song in church, or even heard that song. But I'd like to believe, unlike 99 red ballons or some random Miley Cyrus song, that this wasn't random. I'd like to believe that the Holy Spirit put this little refrain into my head, because these lyrics have been such a gift to me today.

Here's the rest of the lyrics to the song:

’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, 
Just to take Him at His Word; 
Just to rest upon His promise,
 And to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”

Refrain:
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! 
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
 Oh, for grace to trust Him more!

Oh, how sweet to trust in Jesus, 
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
 And in simple faith to plunge me
 ’Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
 Just from sin and self to cease; 
Just from Jesus simply taking
 Life and rest, and joy and peace.

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,
 Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend; 
And I know that Thou art with me,
 Wilt be with me to the end.

I am finding such comfort in these words. Love that third verse. Right now I am really resonating with the line "just from Jesus simply taking life and rest, and joy and peace." So simple, not always so simply lived out however, but has such profound meaning for our lives.

This is such a blessing and a challenge and a comfort for me.

Thank you Jesus for always waking me up with songs, especially today.