I realize that it has been a while since I last joined My Husband Rocks meme. A home educator slash work from home mom can do that even to the most flexible of parents. Now that I am reminded, I am going to post something about the hubby that I so admire him for. His dependency on God and his love for music.
This came to me when I heard him blurt on a very depressing day that he needs to sing and give thanks despite of the not so good things that are happening. At first I thought he was just checking out his Bass Strings but when he pulled out his acoustic guitar from its bag and strummed away to the tune of Hillsong’s “Rise,” I knew he was going down to the business of praise.
All the earth come alive
Lift your eyes to the morning
Let our hearts beat again
With a lifeblood that never fails
Your love it will never fail
Breaking down the divide in a holy collision
The divine in disguise
Took the cross for our sin and shame
Our God You will never fail
See the lost in return
Swing the doors ever wider
See the tide as it turns
Love and mercy is on the rise
As the world folds into Your light
All creation will see Your light
Hear the sound of freedom rise
As our song breaks the silence
Echoing the angel cry
Let us lift up Your holy Name
Hereafter to sing Your praise
Forever and ever
We will hold, we will love
We will fall in surrender
We will rise, we will run
We will live to declare Your Name
Forever to bring You praise
Forever we’ll lift up Your Name
The universe on its knees
See the stars in surrender
God above kings and queens
Every idol will bend and break
But our God You will never fail
Forever and ever
We will hold, we will love
We will fall in surrender
We will rise, we will run
We will live to declare Your Name
Forever to bring You praise
Jesus, Jesus
We will hold, we will love
We will fall in surrender
We will rise, we will run
We will live to declare Your Name
Forever to bring You praise
Forever we’ll lift up Your Name
Swing the doors wider
Sound the praise louder
All our hearts cry out
For the glory of Your Name
Our God You will never fail
Lift the Name higher
Shine the light brighter
All the earth cry out
For the glory of Your Name
Our God You will never fail
We will hold, we will love
We will fall in surrender
We will rise, we will run
We will live to declare Your Name
Forever to bring You praise
Swing the doors wider
Sound the praise louder
All our hearts cry out
For the glory of Your Name
Our God You will never fail
Jesus, Jesus
Lift the Name higher
Shine the light brighter
All the earth cry out
For the glory of Your Name
Our God You will never fail
Forever we’ll lift up Your Name
To choose to praise God in the not so good times may not be what is humanly common at first. But God’s Spirit brings His children to this need when the imperfection of human life gets the better of our circumstance. I just realized last night yet again how blessed I am to have him in my life as I watched my dear husband. It amazes me all the more how a lot of his love for music is passed down to our son.
Here are a couple of entries I published in 2009 and 2008 on My Husband Rocks:
My Husband Rocks – My Ever Reliable Handyman
My Husband Rocks! Friday
