{"id":3179,"date":"2014-05-12T12:21:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T12:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2014-05-12T12:22:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T12:22:03","slug":"heavenly-sunlight-monday-musical-musings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=3179","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHeavenly Sunlight\u201d \u2013 Monday Musical Musings"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Monday morning and that means I get to talk about music! It seems like it\u2019s been so long since I\u2019ve shared a piece of music with you, so I\u2019m really excited.<\/p>\n

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\"???????????????????????????????\"<\/a>However, our weather here in Colorado has taken a turn for the worse. Snow started falling yesterday morning around 5 am and hasn\u2019t let up much since then. It\u2019s a heavy spring snow and not as much has stuck to the ground as has fallen, but we still have a few inches in our back yard. The bad news is that it will be overcast all day and won\u2019t get out of the 30\u2019s. Guess I\u2019ll put those shorts away for a while longer.<\/p>\n

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Just in case you\u2019re interested, these pictures were taken this morning from my back door.<\/p>\n

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\"???????????????????????????????\"<\/a>So to lift my spirits, I thought I\u2019d sing about sunlight. Heavenly sunlight to be exact. When everything seems to be grim and disappointing, I love how God\u2019s light shines through it all. Regardless of what we face each day, we have God\u2019s promise of His presence, His guidance, His love and His salvation. How could I possibly keep from smiling when I think of all the good that God has given?<\/p>\n

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I pray that if you are in need of a little boost today that this melody will hit the spot. It certainly has for me.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHeavenly Sunlight\u201d<\/p>\n

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Walking in sunlight all of my journey;
\nOver the mountains, through the deep vale;
\nJesus has said, \u201cI\u2019ll never forsake thee,\u201d
\nPromise divine that never can fail.<\/p>\n

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Refrain:<\/p>\n

Heavenly sunlight, heavenly sunlight,
\nFlooding my soul with glory divine:
\nHallelujah, I am rejoicing,
\nSinging His praises, Jesus is mine.<\/p>\n

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Shadows around me, shadows above me,
\nNever conceal my Savior and Guide;
\nHe is the Light, in Him is no darkness;
\nEver I\u2019m walking close to His side.<\/p>\n

(Refrain)<\/p>\n

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In the bright sunlight, ever rejoicing,
\nPressing my way to mansions above;
\nSinging His praises gladly I\u2019m walking,
\nWalking in sunlight, sunlight of love.[i]<\/p>\n

(Refrain)<\/p>\n

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Of course Gaither Homecoming does a marvelous arrangement of this tune. Click here <\/a>to listen.<\/p>\n

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n

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Donna<\/p>\n

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[i] \u201cHeavenly Sunlight,\u201d Words by Henry J. Zelley and Music by George H. Cook, Public Domain, 1899.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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