"The Giver of Life with No End"

"We will stop. And give You praise. For Great is Thy Faithfulness."

Some of my most precious memories are of my dad leading worship. He often quoted a favorite southern baptist preacher by saying 'if you aren't crying or sweating, leaking from somewhere, you aren't worshipping!' There are some songs, that when I hear them, I hear them only in his distinctly beautiful voice. The lyrics of this song are so powerful and challenging and the sound, to me, is comfort and familiarity. And if you like this version, you should call my dad and have him sing it for you.

We will remember 

We will remember

We will remember

The works of Your hands

We will stop

And give you praise

For great is Thy faithfulness

You're our Creator

Our Life-Sustainer

Deliver, our Comfort our Joy

Thoughout the ages, you've been our Shelter

Our Peace in the midst of the storm

With signs and wonders

You've shown your power

With precious blood You've showed us Your grace

You've been our Helper

Our Liberator

The Giver of Life with no end

We will remember

We will remember 

We will remember 

The works of Your hands

We will stop

And give You praise

For great is Thy faithfulness

When we walk through life's darkest valleys

We will look back at all You have done

And we will shout "Our God is good! and He is the Faithful One!"

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

To the One from whom all blessings flow

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

To the one whose glory has been shown

We will remember

We will remember

We will remember

The works of Your hands

We will stop

And give You praise

For great is Thy faithfulness

I still remember

The day You saved me

The day I heard You call out my name

You said you loved me

Would never leave me

And I've never been the same

We will remember

We will remember

We will remember 

The works of Your hands

We will stop

And give You praise

For great is Thy faithfulness

Today, on the day we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr, I celebrate that he was a work of God's hand. A man who dared to step out and stand in the gap for all of the Creator's children. I can't imagine how my life, my family and ministry would be different had someone not stood in that gap years ago. 

His faithfulness is great.