Birthday

Today is the birthday of Horatius Bonar.

The depth of his devotional poetry is being rediscovered and rightly so. It is quite ironic that this pastor-poet wrote hymns from within a church that would not sing them! Until very recently the Free Church of Scotland would only sing Psalms.

Quite a journey to North Cali. But that's the joy of Christian music. Why not take a moment of time to listen this through? You haven't time? Well it takes longer than this to hear Jesus' voice usually so maybe, just maybe, make 2011 a year to stop.

To come.

To rest.

To learn.

To find.

Then, and only then, to walk in His company. It was good enough for Horatius . . .