{"id":20804,"date":"2014-07-20T00:30:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-20T04:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=20804"},"modified":"2014-07-20T07:21:25","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T11:21:25","slug":"still-soul-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/20\/still-soul-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Still My Soul (I Rest In You)"},"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\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" 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;\">Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Leave to thy God to order and provide;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">In every change He faithful will remain.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heavenly, Friend<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Be still, my soul; thy God doth undertake<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To guide the future as He has the past.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Thy hope, thy confidence, let nothing shake;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">All now mysterious shall be bright at last.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">in You i rest<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">in You i found my hope<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">in You i trust You never let me go<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">i place my life within Your hands alone<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">be still my soul<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Be still, my soul; the hour is hastening on<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When we shall be forever with the Lord,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Sorrow forgot, love&#8217;s purest joys restored.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Be still, my soul; when change and tears are past,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mq59iE3MhXM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lyrics by Katharina von Schlegel, translated by Jane Borthwick<br \/>\nSet to the tune,\u00a0<em>Finlandia,<\/em> by Jean Julius Sibelius<br \/>\nAdditional Chorus by Kari Jobe &amp; Jason Ingram<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 *\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&lt;sigh!&gt; \u00a0How many times have I encouraged&#8230;commanded even&#8230;my own heart to simply \u2018be still.\u2019 \u00a0(Or perhaps more honestly: \u201cBE STILL!!!!!&#8221;) \u00a0How about you? \u00a0I know that some of you are going through difficult times. There is doubt\u00a0and uncertainty in your hearts. \u00a0There is turmoil and strife in your homes. \u00a0There is worry and fear. \u00a0There is unrest in the politics of this world. \u00a0There are many, many unanswered questions.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few passages that I call to mind (and heart!) when the struggle to<strong><em> be still<\/em> <\/strong>is most difficult. \u00a0They help me to renew my mind and come back into His Presence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.<br \/>\nTake My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,<br \/>\nand you will find rest for your souls.<br \/>\nFor My yoke is easy and My burden is light.<br \/>\nMatthew 11:28-30<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from Him.<br \/>\nHe alone is my Rock and my Salvation, my Stronghold; I will not be shaken.<br \/>\nMy salvation and glory depend on God, my Strong Rock. My Refuge is in God.<br \/>\nTrust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him.<br \/>\nGod is our Refuge. Selah<br \/>\nPsalms 62:5-8<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind is stayed on You,<br \/>\nbecause he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.<br \/>\nSo trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever;<br \/>\nfor the Lord God is an everlasting Rock.<br \/>\nIsaiah 62:3 and 4<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But I trust in You, Lord; I say, \u201cYou are my God.\u201d<br \/>\nThe course of my life is in Your power;<br \/>\ndeliver me from the power of my enemies<br \/>\nand from my persecutors.<br \/>\nShow Your favor to Your servant;<br \/>\nsave me by Your faithful love.<br \/>\nPsalms 31:14-16<\/p>\n<p>I love this old hymn! Both the lyrics as well as the tune always lead me into His Presence and acknowledging that He IS on my side&#8230;and He DOES guide the future and the past&#8230;and the hour is coming when we WILL be forever with Him! \u00a0Take these promises made to God&#8217;s man, Jeremiah, and claim them as yours&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord,<br \/>\nplans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.<br \/>\nThen you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will hear you.<br \/>\nYou will seek Me and find Me, when you seek Me with all your heart.<br \/>\nI will be found by you, declares the Lord&#8230;.<br \/>\nJeremiah 29:11-14<\/p>\n<p>Sing along with me, friends! \u00a0Let us choose to <strong><em>be still<\/em><\/strong> before our God recognizing all that He has promised to do when we are in humble submission and in quiet rest at His throne.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">in You i rest<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> in You i found my hope<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> in You i trust, You never let me go<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> i place my life within Your hands alone<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> be still my soul<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side; Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain; Leave to thy God to order and provide; In every change He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heavenly, Friend Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end. 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