{"id":5938,"date":"2022-06-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5938"},"modified":"2022-05-03T20:41:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T01:41:03","slug":"old-hymns-gospel-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5938","title":{"rendered":"Old Hymns\/Gospel Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It Is Good to Be Thankful: Appreciation makes the world a better place\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When my dad got Alzheimer\u2019s and had to go to a care facility, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. They kept telling him he had lung cancer and he kept telling them he didn\u2019t. Perhaps that\u2019s why he managed to stay alive nine months in their hospice unit. He was 84 when he finally passed away, but I really appreciated that additional time with him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t always recognize me when I entered his room but his face would light up. He\u2019d say, \u201cI can\u2019t remember your name, but I know you. You are my daughter!\u201d To me, that little recognition he had was a gift from God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our conversations were disjointed. Sometimes he could actually carry on a conversation and sometimes he couldn\u2019t. However, he could always sing old gospel songs and hymns. He had a little cassette tape deck and he\u2019d play the same songs over and over and over again. One of my fondest memories of the last months of his life was us singing the songs he taught me as a child. It was kind of funny in a way, because I never considered my dad a deeply religious man but he deeply believed in God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d sing and sing and sing. \u201cJust a closer walk with thee\u2026\u201d \u201cA mighty fortress is our God\u2026\u201d \u201cOh they tell me of an unclouded day\u2026\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll fly away, oh glory\u2026\u201d \u201cWhat a friend we have in Jesus\u2026\u201d \u201cRock of ages cleft for me\u2026\u201d \u201cBlessed assurance, Jesus is mine\u2026\u201d \u201cJesus paid it all, all to Him I owe\u2026\u201d \u201cAmazing grace how sweet the sound\u2026\u201d \u201cHow great thou art\u2026\u201d \u201cI come to the garden alone\u2026\u201d \u201cIt is well with my soul\u2026\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve got a mansion just over the hilltop\u2026\u201d We loved to sing together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we\u2019d sing, \u201cWhat a friend we have in Jesus\u2026\u201d he\u2019d look over at me and say, \u201cYou know that\u2019s true, don\u2019t you? Don\u2019t ever forget it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love all songs that praise God, but there is something special about classic, traditional hymns. They have stood the test of time. Just as meaningful today as they were in the past, they expose us to a rich Christian heritage. Most are easy to sing and memorize which help embed Christian truths into our very being. It\u2019s amazing how many of them come to mind as I travel life\u2019s highway and go through trials. Those words become a sort of prayer when I feel too weary to pray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, these old gospel songs and hymns bond us to former generations. When I\u2019m counting my blessings and naming them one by one, I count the time I spent with Dad in his latter years, singing hymns of praise to God.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord..<\/em>.\u201d ~ Psalms 92:1 (KJV)<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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