My Year in Music

Rather than summarizing my year in pictures or paragraphs, I'm going to post the songs that helped me make it through the year.

I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord

No tender voice like thine can peace afford

I need thee, oh, I need thee

Every hour I need thee

Oh bless me now, my Savior

I come to thee

I need thee every hour, in joy or pain

Come quickly and abide or life is vain

I need thee, oh, I need thee

Every hour I need thee

Oh bless me now, my Savior

I come to thee

Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me,Still all my song shall be,Nearer, my God, to Thee.Nearer, my God, to Thee,Nearer to Thee!




Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,Darkness be over me, my rest a stone.Yet in my dreams I'd beNearer, my God to Thee.Nearer, my God, to Thee,Nearer to Thee!




There let the way appear, steps unto heav'n;All that Thou sendest me, in mercy given;Angels to beckon meNearer, my God, to Thee.Nearer, my God, to Thee,Nearer to Thee!




There in my Father's home, safe and at rest,There in my Savior's love, perfectly blest;Age after age to be,Nearer my God to Thee.Nearer, my God, to Thee,Nearer to Thee!Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom, lead Thou me on!The night is dark, and I am far from home;lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. 


I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my path; but now lead Thou me on! I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years! 


So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still will lead me on. O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till the night is gone, And with the morn those angel faces smile, which I
Have loved long since, and lost awhile! 


Meantime, along the narrow rugged path, Thyself hast trod,
Lead, Savior, lead me home in childlike faith, home to my God. To rest forever after earthly strife In the calm light of everlasting life.
Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.







Be still, my soul; thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence, let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.







Be still, my soul, though dearest friends depart
And all is darkened in the vale of tears;
Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrows and thy fears.
Be still, my soul; thy Jesus can repay
From His own fulness all He takes away.



Be still, my soul; the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul; when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.








This year, the songs stuck in my head were hymns.  When I was younger, I thought it was kinda silly to sing a hymn when something was bothering you. Over the past year, I have really come to rely on the comfort that comes with their words.  It's the words of these songs that have increased my testimony and got me through 2011.  They are what summarizes the last year for me. :)