Hymn 209 : Through All the Changing Scenes of Life:
I like it.  Give us a rousing start 
Fundamentals of Christianity.  and sets out what worship is all about , praising God and serving him and experiencing his love.
Nothing original in the words 
Based on Psalm 34
Which in my Book of Psalms is somehow associated with  David changing his behaviour before the priest Abimelech obscure story about David receiving the hallowed bread and the sword of Goliath from Abimelech.
Circular thought processes takes me to Leicester prison.
Reading lesson. About David and Bathseba/ Uriah the Hittite. 
Worried about it:  Standing up in front of others. Nailing his colour to the mast. 
Return of the Prodigal Son.
   
Nice if he could look at this hymn first. 
Verse 2 first two lines lifted from that.
O magnify the Lord with me …
Same words in the Psalm. 
Verse 3 The hosts of God….
The angel of the Lord encampeth around them that fear Him.
Verse 4
O make but trial of his love…
O taste and see that the Lord is good 
God the constant theme in our lives.  If we stick to him he will see us right. 
JOB: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Hymn about the Inner peace that faith can bring. 
