on bawling like a baby* in last service of 2007...

yea, dunno whether it was the tiredness from the previous day's activities, or drank too much alcohol (also from the previous night). Just felt the lethargicness of body and mind even as I woke up that morning. Still, managed to get into church on time. Somehow, the overwhelming sense of bitter-sweetness just came over me, even as we sing the songs during worship and praise. Just broke down and wept, and I can't mouth the words to the chorus of "Blessed Be Your Name".

Indeed God has been good to me in 2007, and He has given and taken away. Blessed be His Name!

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Blessed Be Your Name

by Matt Redman

album: Where Angels Fear To Tread (2002)

Blessed Be Your Name
by Matt Redman
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Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful 
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

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 Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering 
Though there's pain in the offering 
Blessed be Your name

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

(taken from http://www.lyricsbox.com/matt-redman-lyrics-blessed-be-your-name-pfs45jc.html)




* Ok, not quite technically correct, More like silent weeping, with the tears flowing down my nose. Worst thing was that it was during worship, and didn't want to disturb the people around me by asking for tissue. Argh, so UNGLAM!