HYMNS AND THE TWO OF US
HYMNS AND THE TWO OF USBy: Paul Lai
Trainlated by John
Yvonne lived in a small town about an hour’s drive from Paris while she was a student. Being the only Chinese person, she would feel lonely at times. She would then speak Chinese in front of a mirror. She loved to sing and sang gospel hymns every day. Soon she could memorize the music and the words of a lot of hymns. One day an elderly lady in her neighborhood heard her singing and came to see her. She was one of the very few Christians in town and she loved the Lord. From that moment on, the two of them became great friends. She would invite Yvonne every Thursday afternoon to have high tea with her and her husband.
Praise the Lord! The Word of God and the hymns became our support, particularly through the trials of sickness and pain. The hymns became our comfort. At times I would play the piano and Yvonne would sing. Other times we would sing together. We expressed our love to God through hymns. We sang loudly; we sang softly. We listened to hymns on tapes. These hymns drove away our loneliness, our despair and our worries. When we felt that our lives seemed to be totally burned out, the melodies and words of the hymns restored the spark and vitality back into our lives. The object of our praise was the only God, the Almighty, Holy, King and loving God. The Holy Spirit helped us, through these hymns, to get close to God, to be joyful and to grow spiritually. All worldly things, including the pain and tears, will disappear in eternity. Only the love of God and our love and praises to Him will never end!
“The Lord is my Song” is a beautiful testimony of the poets. Let us proclaim: God is His songs; He is the source of inspiration; we get strength through hymns; and only God is our never ending and beautiful song of life!