OzThoughts – Monday 10th August 2009

OzThoughts – Monday 10th August 2009

Do you ever find yourself singing or thinking of a song or chorus that you have not thought of for years? This morning I found myself singing the song “Fellowship with Thee” and particularly the prayer “Give me constantly to know, fellowship with thee.”

As I thought about the song, I remembered back 40 years when we had a Corps Officer who often used this song on Sunday Mornings. We in fact had talked together about the song a number of times.

One Sunday morning to illustrate the point about God choosing suitable people for his ministry, he drew on his country experience and talked about how a farmer makes choices in selectively breeding chickens. I remember sharing a moment with him later that day when I suggested the song was a great choice to follow the illustration. I pointed out to him it did say “Earthly things are paltry show (poultry shows)”.

How can we be choice for God? Albert Orsborn gives us the answer as it appears to him in this particular song. It is a prayer that we need to pray often, even if we do not sing it.

Spirit of eternal love
Guide me, or I blindly rove;
Set my heart on things above,
Draw me after thee.
Earthly things are paltry show,
Phantom charms, they come and go;
Give me constantly to know
Fellowship with thee.

Chorus
Fellowship with thee,
Fellowship with thee,
Give me constantly to know
Fellowship with thee.

Come, O Spirit, take control
Where the fires of passion roll;
Let the yearnings of my soul
Center all in thee.
Call into thy fold of peace
Thoughts that seek forbidden ways;
Calm and order all my days,
Hide my life in thee.

Thus supported, even I,
Knowing thee forever nigh,
Shall attain that deepest joy,
Living unto thee.
No distracting thoughts within,
No surviving hidden sin,
Thus shall Heaven indeed begin
Here and now in me.
Author: Albert Orsborn (1886-1967)
The Salvation Army Song Book: Song Number: 630



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