tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post115792320404058997..comments2024-03-28T14:43:35.296-05:00Comments on Ministry and Music - Seeking the Old Paths: For such a time as thisR. L. Vaughnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-1159194123251680652006-09-25T09:22:00.000-05:002006-09-25T09:22:00.000-05:00I have written more verses, which would be inserte...I have written more verses, which would be inserted into the original as noted below.<BR/><BR/>1. All things together work for good,<BR/>To them that love the Lord.<BR/>A purpose known, or yet unknown<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>2. When Joseph was in Egypt sold,<BR/>His brothers evil meant.<BR/>But God meant good to bring to pass<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>3. Falsely accused, imprisoned he,<BR/>Seemed by God forgotten.<BR/>From dungeon to the palace rose<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>4. To Egypt down a people went<BR/>A famine for to flee;<BR/>Where hated Joseph was approved<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>5. Then incubated in a land<BR/>Where Joseph was forgot.<BR/>A nation came when Moses rose<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>6. In Persia when an orphaned girl<BR/>Rose to become their queen;<BR/>None knew what God was working out<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>7. Esther lifted to a throne, and<BR/>Delivering Jews from death;<BR/>She was God's means that He ordained<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>8. The Sovereign Lord is in control<BR/>All things obey His will;<BR/>What we recoil from just might be<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>9. Rest on, dear one, in His firm hand,<BR/>God's providence is sure.<BR/>Though we see not what He has planned<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>Chorus:<BR/>For such a time as this,<BR/>For such a time as this,<BR/>Who knoweth whether this has come<BR/>For such a time as this.<BR/><BR/>There are several lines that still need improvement, IMO.R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-1159053717741707772006-09-23T18:21:00.000-05:002006-09-23T18:21:00.000-05:00Don't mind being critical, that is what I'm asking...Don't mind being critical, that is what I'm asking for. I just had this verse and God's providence on my mind and felt to try to illustrate it. Perhaps that the last line of each stanza is "arbitary" doesn't help, and that it is lacking in the "expected" rhyme. But beyond that, I'm not sure it really communicates.R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.com