A Needed Reprieve

  
 For when it all just seems like "too much," this beautiful hymn always brings peace to my soul, reminding me that my Shepherd is watching over me, and will always supply my need.  


 I love these lyrics by Isaac Watts:

"My Shepherd will supply my need,
Jehovah is His Name.
In pastures fresh He makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.
He brings my wandering spirit back
When I forsake His ways,
And leads me, for His mercy's sake,
In paths of truth and grace.


When I walk through the shades of death 
Thy presence is my stay;
One word of Thy supporting grace
Drives all my fears away.
Thy hand, in sight of all my foes,
Doth still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head


The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days.
O may Thy house be my abode,
And all my work be praise.
There would I find a settled rest,  
While others go and come.
No more a stranger nor a guest,
But like a child at home.


What a beautiful reminder of such simple, yet powerful truths.