In Memory of John R. Brown

When I was a kid growing up, I took piano lessons.
We went to a small church so my "talents" were
called upon from time to time.

Whenever my dad was home when I happened to be
practicing (which wasn't very often--the practicing
that is), he would ask me to play his favorite hymn.

This is dedicated to you, Dad, on what would have
been your 93rd birthday.

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
there is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

Refrain
Great is Thy faithulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided--
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and spring-time and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided--
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

--Thomas O. Chisholm

Dedicated to John R. Brown
December 9, 1916 - June 6, 1974 (Promoted to Glory)!

"It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not
consumed, because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning: great is Thy
faithfulness." --Lamentations 3:22,23

P.S. I don't play the piano anymore since I
married a virtuoso pianist (who, by the way,
took piano lessons from the same piano teacher as I).