Nuggets Along the Trail: 3-17-13 Unbounded Grace

Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

Sunday, March 17, 2013

3-17-13 Unbounded Grace

I’ve long known and loved this beautiful song, but we have no music for it and it’s one I rarely play. A few weeks ago when we had the Bible class here for singing practice, our kids heard it and immediately loved it also. Tori found the lyrics online, and now it is frequently heard around here – both being sung and played on the piano.

Unbounded grace, it reached to me, When hope was gone from view;

In my despair, Christ came to me, as He alone could do.

Grace was for me the only way my guilt could find relief;

My destiny was changed that day I reached out in belief.

God's grace does not on me depend, It's God who is my Stay;

His love is offered without end, He walks with me each day.

The universe with joy will ring when grace has won the day;

As all creation joins to sing, "Praise God who paid the way.”

Have a blessed Sunday!

1 comment:

Meg DillMarch 18, 2013 at 2:25 PM
Such amazing lyrics. Thanks for posting!
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