A song

It's been VBS week, which means that I've pretty much had a bunch of little kid songs in my head most of it. One in particular had a tendency to get stuck (mostly because it was a new song, and those always end up going round and round). But tonight, something else came to mind. I can't remember what put it there, but it's here, and I'm happy because I like it. :) After looking for it online, I realized that it was probably one of those that got phased out, and not in any of the new hymnbooks. I thought I'd share. The title is "In Thee Do I Live" and these are the words:

All that I am or hope to be,
O Son of God, I owe to Thee,
For Thou has bought me; I am Thine
And by Thy mercy Thou art mine.

Chorus:
Thy mercy sought me, Thy love has bought me
Thy grace as taught me to believe
Then, in believing, Thy peace receiving
Now in Thee only do I live.

Thy blessed cross has sealed my peace,
Thy sorrows make my own to cease;
Thy power has cleansed me from all sin;
Thy presence keeps my conscience clean.

Thy cruel wounds my own have healed;
Thy broken heart my pardon sealed;
Thy death, O Christ, means life for me,
A life for all eternity.

Lately, I've been on the sidelines for a few issues between people, Christian people. I do what I can, try to give sound, godly advice, and be an encouragement and such. I end up wondering what things would be like if we'd all recognize that there is life ONLY in Christ. It seems to me that we forget too often. We're not behaving like we're alive when we act without God. Who wants to go back to being dead? Then why would we imitate it?

Anyway. Some thoughts that came to me brought on by a good song. :) I used to have a picture on my wall when I was little. It had a little girl playing a flute-type instrument and there was some kind of animal next to her (a bunny or squirrel or something). At any rate, it said, "The Lord puts a song in my heart." He certainly did today. :)