61. I Lift My Eyes
I love Psalm 121 and particularly love those closing verses: The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore. Isn’t that a promise and a half?
When I’m having a frustrating day or week, I try to remember to sing this version that I wrote of Psalm 121. It fits the tune of the hymn “Alas and Did My Savior Bleed.” I sing it slowly and relish it, and what I’ve learned is that after I finish singing it, I’m breathing differently and generally feeling less frustrated. The psalm helps put my life in order again.
Psalm 121 – I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
I lift my eyes, lift them to the hills,
From where will my help come?
My help does come, help comes each day
From God, who made heav’n and earth.
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God will not let your foot be moved;
God keeps you and will not sleep,
The very God who keeps Israel
Will neither sleep or slumber still.
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Your keeper is the Lord your God,
God is your right hand shade.
The sun will not strike you by day,
And moon will not strike you by night.
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Your God will keep you from evil still,
God will keep your life, and then
The Lord will keep your going out
And coming in forevermore.
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Words © Copyright 2002 by Ann Freeman Price
Tune: Alas and Did My Savior Bleed, No. 294, United Methodist Hymnal
