Monday Meditation: I Sing Of The Love Of Jesus

 

 

 

"Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous?  Do not be afraid;
do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." 
(Joshua 1:9)

 

Circuit Rider
Kenneth Wyatt
American artist
Image courtesy/Kenneth Wyatt Galleries
 

 

 

I have a Friend, a precious Friend,

On whom I always can depend;

He is so tender, true and kind,

In Him a refuge sure I find.

From storm and trial He hideth me,

I'll trust Him when I cannot see;

From fear and sin He makes me free,

This friend so dear is Jesus. 

I sing of the love of Jesus,

For He is so precious to me;

In pastures green He leadeth,

My shepherd and keeper is He.

Wherever He leads I will follow,

For in Him rich blessings I see;

I sing of the love of Jesus

For He is so precious to me. 

 

When strangely tested thru and thru,

I always know just what to do;

I go to Him who feels my woe,

And this is why I love Him so.

He understands each act and deed,

And always helps in time of need;

Where could I find a truer friend,

A kinder friend than Jesus? 

The love of Jesus is so sweet,

In Him is everything complete;

My only prayer, my only plea,

Is more of Christ and less of "me".

Some day when life's short race is run,

My blessed Lord will say, "Well done".

What words could sound more sweet to me

Than these my Savior speaketh? 

 

I sing of the love of Jesus,

For He is so precious to me;

In pastures green He leadeth,

My shepherd and keeper is He.

Wherever He leads I will follow,

For in Him rich blessings I see;

I sing of the love of Jesus

For He is so precious to me. 

 

 

Sumpter Lee Flowers
(1881-1945)
Image courtesy/Hymn Time

 

"I Sing Of The Love Of Jesus"
(1919)
Sumpter Lee Flowers
 American Circuit Rider, 
Evangelist,  song writer

 

 Circuit Riders, often called, "Horse Preachers" were men of great
courage and determination established in order to bring the message 
of salvation to settlers living in the wilderness of early America.

During the years of the great western expansion in the mid-to-late
19th century, these brave men of faith often risked their lives traveling
through miles of remote, untamed territory, where they faced a number
of dangers-sickness, starvation, unpredictable weather,  encounters 
with hostile Indians or roaming outlaw gangs- in order to establish 
missionary  churches in  pioneer settlements on the frontier.

Circuit Riders continued their mission well into the 20th century
and have been re-established in the 21st to bring the soul-saving
message of the Gospel to people in America today.