HE KEEPS ME SINGING!

by | Mar 15, 2013 | James

James 1:22 & 25

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. The man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.

Luther Bridgers at­tend­ed As­bu­ry Coll­ege in Wil­more, Ken­tucky. He be­gan preach­ing at age 17, and was or­dained a Meth­od­ist min­is­ter. He served as an evan­gel­ist in the Amer­i­can South and in mis­sion work in Bel­gium, Czech­o­slo­vak­ia, and Rus­sia. He pas­tored in Georg­ia and North Car­o­li­na be­fore re­tir­ing in 1945 in Gaines­ville, Georg­ia.

We sing it with joy and happiness, but it was written with a heavy heart.  Bridg­ers wrote this song af­ter a tra­gic fire killed his wife and three sons. He wanted those who sang this song to know that Jesus brings a song, even when our hearts are crushed.

HE KEEPS ME SINGING!

1. There(s) within my heart a melody Jesus whispers sweet and low,
Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still, in all of life’s ebb and flow.

Refrain: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest Name I know, Fills my every longing,
Keeps me singing as I go.

2. All my life was wrecked by sin and strife, Discord filled my heart with pain,
Jesus swept across the broken strings, Stirred the slumbering chords again.

Refrain: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest Name I know, Fills my every longing,
Keeps me singing as I go.

3. Feasting on the riches of His grace, Resting -neath His sheltering wing,
Always looking on His smiling face, That is why I shout and sing

Refrain: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest Name I know, Fills my every longing,
Keeps me singing as I go.

4. Though sometimes He leads through waters deep, Trials fall across the way,
Though sometimes the path seems rough and steep, See His footprints all the way.

Refrain: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest Name I know, Fills my every longing,
Keeps me singing as I go.

5. Soon He(s) coming back to welcome me, Far beyond the starry sky;
I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown, I shall reign with Him on high.

Refrain: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest Name I know, Fills my every longing,
Keeps me singing as I go.

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!

—Pastor Cecil

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