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Sunday, February 08, 2004

 

I was telling someone last night that I rather like hymns. For a couple of reasons. First, lyrics. There's a whole debate about contemporary worship songs and how they focus on the individual rather than God... but I won't get into that. Hymns tend to avoid that kind of stuff and really focus on genuine worship of God, as well as praise for who He is. Second, the chords tend to be pretty easy (this being good for someone like me who is trying to learn guitar). They tend to be just 1, 4, 5, 1, 4, 5, 1, 4, 5... so even if it's in some bizarre key (which it usually isn't), it's easy to transpose and play in an easy key like G or D. Not only are they chords easy, they change a lot. Again, this is good for someone like me who is learning to play because it forces me to practice changing chords quickly and often.

So yeah, I like hymns.

Went to TapEx with some people from church today. Wow, that pepper chicken is... spicy. Yum. And good boba. :)

Psalm 130
Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.

If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with You,
That You may be feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,
And in His word do I hope.
My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen for the morning;
Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

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this gift of love and righteousness

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