Songs in the night...

Psalm 77 is filled with beautiful words of gratitude and praise to God for being a help in times of weakness and distress.  It's a passage I've visited quite often during this difficult week.  Verse 6 has always stuck out to me.  "I remembered my songs in the night.  My heart meditated..."  Of course, the word "night" is used as a metaphor for a period of trials and darkness in life.

That's why Scripture tells us to hide the Word in our hearts.  That way when we are in times of darkness and trouble, we draw on the Scriptures to encourage and comfort us when we need them.

We all have those things that encourage us that we store in our minds.  Scriptures, song lyrics, quotes, etc.  These things speak to us in the night and draw us closer to God through it all.

Songs In the Night

Tough times are right before my eyes
So close they make it hard to see much beyond myself
And where You're leading me

Dark skies as I lie awake
Once again I find
The battle's all about where I set my mind
So until a new day comes
I'll think on all the the mighty things You've done

And I will sing songs in the night
While in a time of so little light
I'll recall Your goodness, Your faithfulness
And the great things in my life
These will be my songs in the night

Each time life brings me to my knees
I will pour out my heart to You
And run into Your word
For Your promises are true
And even though it doesn't feel like You're close
I'll trust You with me still

And I will sing songs in the night

While in a time of so little light

I'll recall Your goodness, Your faithfulness

And the great things in my life

These will be my songs in the night

This will be my song in my darkest hour

More than my own strength

I'll trust in Your power

And I will sing songs in the night

While in a time of so little light

I'll recall Your goodness, Your faithfulness

And the great things in my life

These will be my songs in the night

The watches of the night...

I look towards the wintering trees

To hush my fretful soul

As they rise to face the icy sky

And hold fast beneath the snow

Their rings grow wide, their roots go deep

That they might hold their height

And stand like valiant soldiers

Through the watches of the night

No human shoulder ever bears

The weight of all the world

But hearts can sink beneath the ache

Of trouble's sudden surge

Yet far beyond full knowing

There's a strong unsleeping light

That reaches round to hold me

Through the watches of the night

I have cried upon the steps that seem

Too steep for me to climb

And I've prayed against a burden

I did not want to be mine

But here I am and this is where

You're calling me to fight

And You I will remember

Through the watches of the night

You I will remember

Through the watches of the night