Tuesday, August 2, 2016

"Why Do I Write Hymns?"



I wish I had written this... and wish I knew who did. It is a good paradigm for any writer of sacred literature - even sermons!

“Why then do I write hymns? 

  • ·        To stir up my own awareness of God’s will and mercy,
  • ·        to express my own need for Him and
  • ·        to begin to render some genuine appreciation for His love,
  • ·        to review my place in His plan for me and for humanity,
  • ·        to refresh myself with His love so as to be able to feed others with it,
  • ·        to experience His forgiveness so that I can forgive others,
  • ·        to taste His peace so that I can be its instrument for others still at war with Him, with themselves, and one another, and
  • ·        to look forward to God’s ultimate goal for me, for which I have been redeemed at so great a cost.”

 
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