Church today

One of the things I love about my church is that we sing a lot of praise and worship songs. (The singing is always my favorite part of any church service!) We have a "worship team" (read: band) that leads us and the words are projected up on two big screens at the front of the church. It's all very modern ;), but I love the music. Today, however, we sang two more traditional hymns. The first one's lyrics really spoke to me:

'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
And to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
And to know, “Thus says the Lord!”

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!

O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
And in simple faith to plunge me
’Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!

Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!

Trusting in Jesus is something I need to do a LOT more of in my life.

The second one was "Crown Him With Many Crowns " which I remember singing in church growing up. The band didn't play much - there was just a piano. (Ok, it was a keyboard on the piano setting, but it sounded like a piano) I could have been in my grandparent's tiny little church in McDowell where there are usually between 10-30 people on Sunday morning or my parent's bigger, yet still very traditional church. I loved the song and singing it made me feel connected to other Christians everywhere. It reminded me that no matter how we choose to worship, we all love and are loved by the same God. I need to remember that more often.