the artist's hymn

Spiritual resource to share: our art

This hymn has been showing up all day yesterday and today. It makes me think of artists. One of its musical settings is set to a waltz.

Dance away!

Eternal Mind the Potter is,
And thought th' eternal clay:
The hand that fashions is divine,
His works pass not away.

Man is the noblest work of God,
His beauty, power and grace,
Immortal; perfect as his Mind
Reflected face to face.

God could not make imperfect man
His model infinite;
Unhallowed thought He could not plan,
Love's work and Love must fit.

Life, Truth and Love the pattern make,
Christ is the perfect heir;
The clouds of sense roll back, and show
The form divinely fair.

God's will is done; His kingdom come;
The Potter's work is plain.
The longing to be good and true
Has brought the light again.

And man does stand as God's own child,
The image of His love.
Let gladness ring from every tongue,
And heaven and earth approve.

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changes, transitions, detours and diversions

Spiritual resource to share: songs

I have been thinking and working with this hymn all week and wanted to share it with you. I have known this song for years -- even decades!


And I have sung it through all sorts of changes and transitions in my life: going off to college, getting lost in a foreign country, having a baby, having another baby, starting out on my own in a new city, healing disappointment and discouragement....

All in all, it's a wonderful healing poem and song. Enjoy!

In heavenly Love abiding, no change my heart shall fear;
And safe is such confiding, for nothing changes here.

The storm may roar without me, my heart may low be laid;
But God is round about me, and can I be dismayed?

Wherever He may guide me, no want shall turn me back;
My Shepherd is beside me, and nothing can I lack.

His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim;
He knows the way He taketh, and I will walk with Him.

Green pastures are before me, which yet I have not seen;
Bright skies will soon be o'er me, where darkest clouds have been.

My hope I cannot measure, my path in life is free;
My Father has my treasure, and He will walk with me.

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