"Your decrees are the theme of my song  wherever I lodge."

Psalm 119.54

 

Stuart Hamblen came to know Jesus Christ in the 1949 Billy Graham Crusade in Los Angeles. It was the Crusade that launched Graham's career as an evangelist. Hamblen had a daily radio program in the LA area at the time and invited Billy to come on radio and talk about the crusade.  Subsequently, Hamblen began writing gospel songs. He said, "I never wanted to be a  great writer of  gospel songs. I just wanted to be a writer of great gospel songs." His desire was fulfilled. Here is one: 

My heart can sing when I pause to remember
A heart ache here is but a stepping stone.
Along a trail that's winding always upward,
This troubled world is not my final home.

The things of earth will dim and lose their value,
If we recall they're borrowed for awhile;
And things of earth that cause the heart to tremble,
Remembered there will only bring a smile.

This weary world with all its toil and struggle,
May take its toll of misery and strife;
The soul of man is like a waiting falcon;
When it's released, it's destined for the skies.

But until then my heart will go on singing,
Until then with joy I'll carry on,
Until the day my eyes behold the city,
Until the day God calls me home.

 

Lord, the words of this song cause my heart to sing. I don't know how long you will allow me to live on earth, but I want to sing this song until you take me home. I pray that you will help me with the problems I am facing today. You have helped me in so many ways before, and I know you are able to help me now. I promise that as long as you grant me breath to breathe, my heart song will sing praises to you. Amen.