Be Thou My Vision

I have recently "discovered" this beautiful hymn. It is an old hymn with a new tune put to it. It is number 180 in "Hymns of Truth and Praise." (the red hymn book) I enjoy playing it by ear on piano and singing it. You can listen to the tune here:  Before the Throne of God Above Before the throne of God above I have a strong, a perfect plea; A great High Priest, whose name is Love , Who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on His hands , My name is written on His heart ; I know that while in heav'n He stands, No tongue can bid me thence depart. When Satan tempts me to despair, And tells me of the guilt within, Upward I look, and see Him there, Who made an end of all my sin . Behold Him there! the risen Lamb ! My perfect , spotless Righteousness, The great unchangeable I AM, The King of glory and of grace! One with Himself, I cannot die ; My soul is purchased by His blood; My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ, my Sa...

"The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge." Psalm 19:1-2

 We went to Arkansas for a friend's birthday celebration. Some of us camped out at a ranch and the next day rock climbed. It was a fun trip. This was early in the morning. We don't get beautiful mist like this in Oklahoma.

The last few days have been surprisingly cool. Although it is still sunny, the cooler weather is so nice!  Our peacock                              A beautiful dragonfly by our pond

I had to move the other blog here because I ran out of memory at the other location!  It is now:  www.photosbyeje.blogspot.com not:  photographybyeje.blogspot.com  some friend's goats  me feeding the goats  silhouette  in doorway                        shadows on concrete of grass   can you find the chicken in this picture?                     interesting shadow design from the wooden chair  fresh home baked bread!  homemade canned jam and bread.

Children of Jihad: A Young American's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East by Jared Cohen My rating: 5 of 5 stars Children of Jihad by Jared Cohen Jared Cohen, (a Jewish American) travels to Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran recording his experiences in this hard-to-put-down book. This is a very interesting book about the youth living in the Middle East. Lots of history about each area's political and social situation- in the past and today. It was interesting to me that Hezbollah hates the American Government and Israel, but at the same time they don't hate individual Jews and Americans, even becoming friends with Mr. Cohen while he was there visiting. An amazing- and at some times- chilling book about the Middle East today. View all my reviews