{"id":18464,"date":"2014-03-12T00:05:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T04:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=18464"},"modified":"2014-03-12T00:04:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T04:04:28","slug":"great-thy-faithfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/12\/great-thy-faithfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Is Thy Faithfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">There is no shadow of turning with Thee,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Great is Thy faithfulness!<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Great is Thy faithfulness!<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Morning by morning new mercies I see<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">All I have needed Thy hand hath provided<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Join with all nature in manifold witness,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Thine own great Presence to cheer and to guide;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Strength for today, and bright hope for tomorrow<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">~ \u00a0Sing this song with me as our prayer and worship today. \u00a0~<\/h4>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SrsfCZvqGxQ\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Written by Thomas O. Chisholm \/\u00a0Music by Rev. William H. Runyan<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Other than \u201cJesus Loves Me\u201d this is surely my favorite song. \u00a0I have sung it since my earliest memory, and I never get tired of it. \u00a0Whether I\u2019m in the valley&#8230;in dark shadows, or on the mountaintop, this song reminds me that I can ALWAYS trust God. \u00a0It is so full of truth, promise, and encouragement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.<br \/>\nI will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<br \/>\nIsaiah 41:10<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Every morning that I awake, I can say \u201cGreat is Your faithfulness, Your mercies are new, and You will provide all I will ever need.\u201d God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He doesn\u2019t change, and neither does His compassion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;<br \/>\nHis mercies never come to an end;<br \/>\nthey are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.<br \/>\nLamentations 3:22-23<\/p>\n<p>I love all of nature (yes, even this crazy cold winter) so I join with all nature in praise to God\u2019s great faithfulness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace;<br \/>\nthe mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing,<br \/>\nand all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.<br \/>\nIsaiah 55:12<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I have been pardoned from sin and have His peace. \u00a0I sense His presence, strength, and hope.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace.<br \/>\nPsalm 29:11<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s blessings are mine&#8212;are yours&#8212;because He is faithful to His Word and loving to His children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Surely You have granted him unending blessings<br \/>\nand made him glad with the joy of Your presence.<br \/>\nPsalm 21:6<\/p>\n<p>God is faithful, He is merciful, He does provide, He is full of love, He does forgive, He gives peace, He is ever-present, He is our strength, He is our hope, surely His blessings are all mine\/are all yours! \u00a0Praise the Lord!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord. 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