Happy New Year!

It is hard to believe that we are at the start of a new year already. Where did 2012 go? With January here Ainsley is 4m, Connor will be 2y, I have a new job, at a new church, we live in a new house, in a new town. Roles have changed, lives rearranged, all for the glory of God. My prayer  is that with the New Year that is upon me, I will be the husband God intends, the father God desires, and the pastor God has called me to be.  I heard a song last night that is a remake of the old time hymn Come Thou Fount - Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King the second verse just reminded me so much of the fact that we are never alone, God is always with us.

Come Thou Fount of ev'ry blessing

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace

Streams of mercy never ceasing

Call for songs of loudest praise

Teach me some melodious sonnet

Sung by flaming tongues above

Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it

Mount of Thy redeeming love

Come Thou Fount come Thou King

Come Thou precious Prince of Peace

Hear Your bride to You we sing

Come Thou Fount of our blessing

Come Thou Fount come Thou King

Come Thou precious Prince of Peace

Hear Your bride to You we sing

Come Thou Fount of our blessing

I was lost in utter darkness

'Til You came and rescued me

I was bound by all my sin when

Your love came and set me free

Now my soul can sing a new song

Now my heart has found a home

Now Your grace is always with me

And I'll never be alone

Come Thou Fount come Thou King

Come Thou precious Prince of Peace

Hear Your bride to You we sing

Come Thou Fount of our blessing

Come Thou Fount come Thou King

Come Thou precious Prince of Peace

Hear Your bride to You we sing

Come Thou Fount of our blessing

O to grace how great a debtor

Daily I'm constrained to be

Let Thy goodness like a fetter

Bind my wand'ring heart to Thee

Prone to wander Lord I feel it

Prone to leave the God I love

Here's my heart Lord take and seal it

Seal it for Thy courts above

Come Thou Fount come Thou King

Come Thou precious Prince of Peace

Hear Your bride to You we sing

Come Thou Fount of our blessing

Come Thou Fount come Thou King

Come Thou precious Prince of Peace

Hear Your bride to You we sing

Come Thou Fount of our blessing