Lyrics by Renah (2001)
Lyrics inspired by Exodus 14, John 15 & 16, Psalm 46, Genesis 18, Jeremiah 32
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These song lyrics came to mind as I drove with my son a month after 9-11. We were delivering a couple of RV’s to Pontiac, Illinois on Columbus Day.....and when we arrived at the dealership we heard the news that a plane had crashed in a New York City neighborhood. It was a horrendous scene, and at first another terror attack was suspected. I had been experiencing anxiety due to the nature of my stressful job as well as what was happening in the world. I may be mixing together more than one trip because I recall being on Indiana 41 near Covington when I penned these lyrics, and that is not the route to Pontiac, IL. My life was a dizzying blur in those days, like a carousel, and I wanted to get off and rest a while and think my thoughts and try to make sense of what was going on...with me, and with this crazy, fear-inducing world. But it would be several more years before I had that luxury. God was faithful to speak to my mind and heart on occasion, to reassure me that He was still with me and to remind me how to stay grounded in Him. Those times are precious. As I read Exodus 14 today in my Bible readings, I remembered these lyrics He gave me so many years ago. May they bless someone who may need this simple but profound message. Yanni calls his composition, Before I Go. This reminds me that the LORD will not always strive with us. There comes a time when we cross a line. Today, if you will hear His Voice, harden not your heart....and take heed, lest there be in you an evil heart of unbelief......in departing from the Living God......(see Hebrews 3).
Stand Still, See Salvation
In your tribulation
Be still and know I’m God
Stand still, see salvation
In your tribulation
Be still and know I'm God
If you abide in My Word
Then you will see Me clearly
If you abide in My Word
You will know My ways
Stand still, see salvation
In your tribulation
Be still, know that I’m God
Nothing’s too hard
Stand still, see salvation
In your tribulation
Be still and know I’m God
Stand still, see salvation
In your tribulation
Be still and know I’m God
If you abide in My Word
Then you will see Me clearly
If you abide in My Word
You will know My ways
Stand still, see salvation
In your tribulation
Be still, know that I’m God
Nothing’s too hard
Stand Still, See Salvation
In your tribulation
Be still, know that I’m God
Nothing’s too hard
For the LORD
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Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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