A LULLIBY IN THE MORNING

 

Friday, May 6, 2022

 

A LULLIBY IN THE MORNING

 

Ps 139:1-6

139 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;

You understand my thought afar off.

3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,

And are acquainted with all my ways.

4 For there is not a word on my tongue,

But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.

5 You have hedged me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain it.

NKJV

 

          For quite some time now, I have had a song in my head and heart that I would occasionally sing as a spontaneous benediction. I couldn’t remember where I had first heard it but couldn’t get it out of my mind. Well, I decided to research it and now it fits the path I have trod.

 

          Rev. Wendell Phillips Loveless USA 1892-1987, Born in Wheaton, IL, he first engaged in business in Chicago. In 1914 he became a member of an entertainment group that toured the U.S. on the Chautauqua circuit. Spending six years with the group he learned voice, piano, dramatics, and MC duties, later managing the group. He wrote many choruses including one called “Every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before.” He also wrote the benediction song that has been stuck in my head since Chautauqua days.

 

GOOD NIGHT (guitar chords)

 D A "Good night our God is watching o'er you

 A D Good night His mercies go before you

 D7 G Good night and we'll be praying for you

 D A D So good night, may God bless you."

 

          So, at the end of a gathering, if I should suddenly burst into song, this is the background.

 

Ps 42:8

8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

 

Lord, let your mercy go before us and give us songs in the night. AMEN