Abide With Me

Just a verse from a song the Greenville Chorale sang in our April 28 concert. The words are by Henry F. Lyte, 1847. We sang the arrangement by Moses Hogan. I was very moved during one of the rehearsals when I realized how much it spoke to me and the struggles in my life, especially the last 6 or 7 years.

I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

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Some of the most amazing "religious" music I have ever sung or heard is from John Rutter.
I was stunned when I learned (the last I heard) he was an atheist! How can that be? I maintain, however, that only by knowing God can you truly experience the message God has used this music to convey. Amen?