Mark E. Gunnison | www.MGCPA.com |
The following praise song is by far my favorite. The first time I sang the song I was standing in church alone still grieving the loss of my lovely wife, about one year after she passed away. When we got to the line that says "On the road marked with suffering, Though there's pain in the offering, Blessed be Your name" my hart began to understand how God was using the loss of my wife in my life. When we got to the line "You give and take away, My heart will choose to say, Lord, blessed be Your name" I was in tears. I still cry every time I sing this song. |
Blessed Be Your Name In the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow Blessed be Your name | It is easy to praise the Lord when we live in such a beautiful country. |
Blessed Be Your name When I'm found in the desert place Though I walk through the wilderness Blessed Be Your name | It is also easy to praise the Lord when we are surrounded by darkness. |
Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord Still I will say |
We need to remember to praise the Lord for all of the blessings in our lives.
This is something that is sometimes easy to forget to do, especially when things are good. At the same time, we need to praise the Lord when things are not going according to our plans. |
Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name | |
Blessed be Your name When the sun's shining down on me When the world's 'all as it should be' Blessed be Your name | Once again, it is easy to praise the Lord when everything is great in our lives. |
Blessed be Your name On the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering Blessed be Your name |
As in Job's life, the Lord allows pain to enter our lives.
James 1:2-4 states:
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." We need to praise the Lord for the pain as well. |
Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord Still I will say | |
Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name | |
Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name | |
You give and take away You give and take away My heart will choose to say Lord, blessed be Your name |
For me this is the most powerful verse of the song. Everything in our lives was
brought to us by the Lord and can also be taken away. We need to be willing to praise the Lord even if he allows everything to be taken from our lives. |
Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord Still I will say | After singing the prior verse, this verse has much more meaning. |
Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name |