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Please first click on this music sample link below to hear some very beautiful Harp music of Hymns played by a very talented young musician - (slide down below the CD cover and double click on DEEPER and DEEPER)

http://www.oldchristianmusic.com/mproductpages/Deanna-Marie-Tomlinson--Mindful-Of-Him.html

While you enjoy one of God's many visual blessings - the Easter lily
God Bless
Tom (ByGrace)


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Beautiful music.  Do you know this person?

Very beautiful ... Thank you

Tom, that's wonderful!   That's one of my favourite hymns too. Thanks so much and I'm so very happy to see you posting.  Lovely lily.

Please give Jaymie my love as well.


Into the heart of Jesus
Deeper and deeper I go,
Seeking to know the reason
Why He should love me so,
Why He should stoop to lift me
Up from the miry clay,
Saving my soul, making me whole,
Though I had wandered away.

Into the will of Jesus,
Deeper and deeper I go,
Praying for grace to follow,
Seeking His way to know;
Bowing in full surrender
Low at His blessèd feet,
Bidding Him take, break me and make,
Till I am molded, complete.

Into the cross of Jesus
Deeper and deeper I go,
Following through the garden,
Facing the dreaded foe;
Drinking the cup of sorrow,
Sobbing with broken heart,
"O Savior, help! Dear Savior, help!
Grace for my weakness impart."

Into the joy of Jesus
Deeper and deeper I go,
Rising, with soul enraptured,
Far from the world below.
Joy in the place of sorrow,
Peace in the midst of pain,
Jesus will give, Jesus will give;
He will uphold and sustain.

Into the love of Jesus
Deeper and deeper I go,
Praising the One Who brought me
Out of my sin and woe;
And through eternal ages
Gratefully I shall sing,
"O how He loved! O how He loved!
Jesus, my Lord and my King!"

Thanks All

Etta Sue - I don't know this musician personally, but her story is interesting and her music is very good, I plan to buy the CD.

Pat, Beautiful words to this hymn, I don't remember knowing them, it reminds me of something you would see quoted in Pilgrims Progress.

Tom

That really is a beautiful photograph Tom.  Flowers really show  the handiwork of God. Nothing that man creates comes close to such a sight.

Thanks for posting.

Anthony.

Quote from: ByGrace on October 13, 2005, 01:10:58 PM


Pat, Beautiful words to this hymn, I don't remember knowing them, it reminds me of something you would see quoted in Pilgrims Progress.

Tom

Hi Tom...

Oswald Smith, pastor of Toronto's People's Church for many years, wrote this hymn.  I'll see if I can get something on the net about it.


Hi Anthony.

Tom, here's something:

This is from this website:  http://www.backtothebible.org/devotions/hymns_psalms/hymns/275


Deeper and Deeper


"I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart" Psalm 40:8

Into the heart, the will, the cross, the joy, the love of Jesus--deeper and deeper I go . . ." These beautifully worded fines with their soulful melody flowed from the heart of Oswald J. Smith after many difficult experiences during the early years of his ministry. He related in his book The Story of My Life that he was carried through these troublesome times by what he called his "morning watch."

It was when I walked alone with God that I learned the lessons He would teach. I set aside a time and a place to meet Him, and I have never been disappointed.

Dr. Smith, regarded today as one of the finest missionary statesmen and evangelists of the twentieth century, described the inspiration that came to him for "Deeper and Deeper":

Arriving in Woodstock, Ontario, I was invited to preach one Sunday morning in the largest Methodist Church in that city. As I walked along the street on my way to the church, the melody of this hymn sang itself into my heart and with it the words, "Into the heart of Jesus, deeper and deeper I go." I can still recall the joy and buoyancy of youth, the bright sunshine overhead, the thrill with which I looked forward to my service that Sunday morning, as again and again I hummed over the words. I wondered if I could retain the music in my mind until the service was over. I was just twenty-one years of age. After preaching, I quickly returned to my rented room, and the first thing I did was to write out the melody as God had given it to me. I had been able to remember it, and it has never changed from that day to this. The writing of the remaining verses was much more difficult. It was three years later, in the First Presbyterian Church of South Chicago, which I pastored, that I completed them. It was then 1914, and I was twenty-four years old. The writing of the hymn afforded me much joy, nor has it ever grown old. I still love it and always will, for it was the child of my youth. It proves conclusively that God can impart His deepest truths to the hearts of the young, for I doubt I have ever written anything more profound since.
Evangelist Billy Graham, who spoke at Dr. Smith's funeral in 1986, paid him this tribute: "The name Oswald J. Smith symbolizes worldwide evangelism. His books have been used of the Holy Spirit to sear into the very depths of my soul and have had a tremendous influence on my personal life and ministry. He is the greatest combination of pastor, missionary, statesman, hymn writer, and evangelist of our time."

Alone, dear Lord, ah, yes! alone with Thee!
My aching heart at rest, my spirit free;
My sorrow gone, my burdens all forgotten,
When far away I soar alone with Thee.
-0swald J. Smith

That is awesome

Thanks -  Anthony, Marilyn

Thanks Pat for the link,  I listened to hymn on their web site - it was very beautifully done.

Tom 

Tom, got your gallery set up yet?

Hope you do.  You have some gorgeous photos that I'd sure like to see in our Gallery.