Passage:
4 “O LORD, make me know my end
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath!
6 Surely a man goes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;
man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
7 “And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in you.
(Psalm 39:4–7)
Song:
Psalm 39 by Poor Bishop Hooper
Lyrics:
God, remind me
Just how brief
My time on
This shallow earth will be
God, remind me
That every
Single morning
My days are numbered and they're not that many
God, remind me
Just how brief
My time on
This shallow earth will be
God, remind me
That every
Single morning
My days are numbered and they're not that many
How fleeting this life is
How fleeting this life is
How fleeting this life is
How fleeting this life is
My entire life is but a moment to You
At very best, a breath in the way You see it, see it, see it
Heaping mounds of wealth are merely shadows on the move
All our busy rushing ends in nothing, nothing, nothing
My entire life is but a moment to You
At very best, a breath in the way You see it, see it, see it
Heaping mounds of wealth are merely shadows on the move
And all our busy rushing ends in nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
So where can my hope go?
Where can my hope go?
Where can my hope go?
Where can my hope go?
Where can my hope go? (My hope is in You)
Where can my hope go? (In You alone)
Where can my hope go? (My hope is in You)
Where can my hope go? (In You alone)
Where can my hope go? (My hope is in You, God)
Where can my hope go? (Only in You, God)
Where can my hope go? (My hope is in You)
Where can my hope go? (In You alone)
Prayer:
This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
-The Book of Common Prayer
