Peace

Do you know what is almost as happy as unexpectedly receiving money in the mail (I know I'm not the only one who occasionally says, "You know what would be great, honey?...What if, when we check our mail today...")? It's finding a long-lost favorite CD!

I found this yesterday. Right before nearly selling it because it was in the wrong case (oops). It is on my "Top 5 of All-Time List" and I'd been missing it for YEARS. It makes me think of the summer before starting at Baylor because I think I played it on a near-continuous loop, particularly the song, "Peace." Which amazes me at this second, as I just realized that this is the Peace week of Advent. Hmmm...that calls for a posting of the lyrics, then.

He is my Light and my Salvation
whom have i to fear
in His secret place i'll hide and pray
that i might hear a simple word

o how i would have despaired
if You had not come found me there
i can lean against Your throne and find my Peace
find my Peace
and when my enemies draw near
i pray that they will find
that i'm protected and secure
all tempests He will bind with a mighty word

o how i would have despaired
if You had not come found me there
i can lean against Your throne and find my Peace
find my Peace

He is my Light and my Salvation whom have i to fear?

Oh, Peace. And then, if I might find the other of my long-lost "Top 5 of All-Timers" (Caedmon's "40 Acres")...