Yesterday, Today, Forever
words by Albert B. Simpson

O how sweet the glorious message simple faith may claim
Yesterday, today, forever Jesus is the same.
Still He loves to save the sinful, heal the sick and lame
Cheer the mourner, still the tempest, glory to His Name.

Refrain-
Yesterday, today, forever, Jesus is the same.
All may change, but Jesus never! Glory to His Name!
Glory to His Name! Glory to His Name!
All may change, but Jesus never! Glory to His Name!

Take the World, but Give Me Jesus
written by Fanny J. Crosby

Take the world, but give me Jesus,
All its joys are but a name;
But His love abideth ever,
Through eternal years the same.

Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!

Take the world, but give me Jesus,
Sweetest comfort of my soul;
With my Savior watching o’er me,
I can sing though billows roll.

Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!

Take the world, but give me Jesus,
Let me view His constant smile;
Then throughout my pilgrim journey
Light will cheer me all the while.

Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!

Take the world, but give me Jesus.
In His cross my trust shall be,
Till, with clearer, brighter vision,
Face to face my Lord I see.

Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!

It’s the 2nd verse that moves me today…

“Take the world, but give me Jesus, Sweetest comfort of my soul;”  He is that, the sweetest comfort to my soul. There is none sweeter. There is nothing else in this world that can comfort my soul like Him.

My hope and prayer is that I can pass that on, that I can teach that to my children, teach in that way that only “by example” will do…

“With my Savior watching o’er me, I can sing though billows roll.” Again, so true, and so comforting these past many weeks, weeks that are slipping into months. The billows of life just keep rolling, and rolling, and rolling. If it’s not a sick child, it’s a very expensive vehicle repair, a strained relationship, a late payment, an empty fridge, another broken appliance, a burnt crust, spilled coffee, job being out-sourced, an insurance claim denied, another migraine headache…

Life. Is. Hard.

It just is.

These billows, these problems, these stresses we all have, will always roll, and yet-

I can sing, you can sing, we can sing…

Because of Jesus.

What are you singing today?