My version of “Here I must be” is Pádraig Ó Tuama’s “Hello to here.” The “hello” in this phrase is welcoming or inviting (to me), even when circumstances are not. It’s an “Okay God, let’s do this. Glad you’re with me.”
Thank you, Abby! This morning I read Psalm 87 and found out it provided themes for the hymn you referenced. Shortly after, I read your post which had been waiting for me several days. The grace of God.
More of these, Abby! Thanks for giving us light into Newton's faith in the midst of real life.
thank you, friend! Newton's writings are such a deep well to draw from.
My version of “Here I must be” is Pádraig Ó Tuama’s “Hello to here.” The “hello” in this phrase is welcoming or inviting (to me), even when circumstances are not. It’s an “Okay God, let’s do this. Glad you’re with me.”
"Grace reigns...here I must be." This was so heartening to read, Abby. I'm really feeling the clattering of wheels today.
Thank you, Abby! This morning I read Psalm 87 and found out it provided themes for the hymn you referenced. Shortly after, I read your post which had been waiting for me several days. The grace of God.
“Who can faint while such a river
ever flows their thirst to assuage?
Grace, which like the Lord, the Giver,
never fails from age to age.”
I love this (& you) so much!