Comments on: Shelter

By: Peter Yock

Peter Yock — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:37:44 +0000

Glad to hear people are enjoying the new song – we’re singing it again this Sunday.

Pete – yep, I really enjoyed ‘The Book Thief’, and Amen to the striking picture it paints of how rotten death is.

Rachael – it’s unfortunate that finding good Christian music IS such hard work – there’s just so much BAD stuff out there! But it’s rewarding to find and enjoy the good stuff (the stuff that’s theologically sound, and ALSO poetic, and ALSO has good music!). There are 7 new songs yet to come this year (plus a rockin new kid’s song from Colin, of course), and for every decent song that’s found, there’s a much higher pile of ‘other’ congregational songs that the world should just never see…

Simon – you keep listening to that stuff mate. There’s no replacement for Quality.

By: Simon Allery

Simon Allery — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:44:12 +0000

Thanks for the great reminder. It is great to know that we have a sure shelter in Jesus. I really enjoyed reading your blog while listening to Rage Against The Machine.

By: Rachael Trainor

Rachael Trainor — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:57:03 +0000

I have a shelter in the storm
When all my sins accuse me
Though justice charges me with guilt
Your grace will not refuse me

This is the most powerful part of the song for me right now…I love the WHOLE song though (nice choice guys!)
How great to have the promise and sure hope of God’s grace…no matter what we’ve done in the past. All praise be to the God who ‘forgives and forgets’ and sent His son to take our place. Here’s praying that we all continue to focus our our lives on the cross, and live in response to the great grace and love that we were so underservingly shown there.
Thanks to all who put so much time and thought into choosing theologically sound songs for us to sing. I’m sure you put in far more work than we are aware of…so, thank you!

By: pete

pete — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:50:34 +0000

Hi Yocky (and everyone)

Sounds like you’ve read “The Book Thief” – what a great read! It’d be good to chat about it some day. I confess I cried though I tried hard not to – it brought home to me so strongly how much I hate DEATH – what an enemy it is! AND YET thanks be to Christ who gives us a shelter and in the end, the victory!

By: Malvina

Malvina — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:50:57 +0000

The first 5 verses of Ps 91 also nail the ‘shelter’ thing with God. The power of God as our refuge and fortress is contrasted with the beautiful tender image of us being able to nestle intimately against God, who covers us with his feathers and gives us refuge under his wings, like a baby bird with its parents.

Psalm 91

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

By: Peter Yock

Peter Yock — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:42:38 +0000

Thanks for the encouragement guys. It’s funny though – it was David R who found the song, and Steve who confirmed that it’d be a good one for church… but hey, I’ll take the credit…

“No trial is deeper than Your love, that comforts all my sorrows”. Rich words – that’s the line which speaks to me the most.

By: David

David — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:03:53 +0000

Thanks Peter for the work you do to try and make our music not only biblical, but also enjoyable and contemporary. I really like the line in the above song “For in my weakness, I have learned, Your strength will not forsake me”. I certainly can identify with feeling weak, but God has shown himself to me as faithful in helping me cope with life’s hardships. What a wonderful Savior and comforter we have in Jesus.

PS Happy birthday for the other day Steve! Welcome to “the club”.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:28:29 +0000

Thanks Yocky for your ongoing hard work sourcing fresh biblical songs to help our church family sing words that are in fact the Word of Christ dwelling in us richly (Col 3:17). There have been some wonderful new songs in recent months but this one is one of those ‘pure gospel’ songs (“I find my refuge in your wounds…”) that simply lift our hearts to the Lord.