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#596: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
Apr. 10th, 2020 10:38 pmMy choir tried to sing a very complicated arrangement of this, and despite there being multiple soloists so we didn't have to do all of it, it was still very tricky. i can't remember if we actually did it or if too many people were out sick and the director was like "...nah."
The text is a reference to the parable of "build your house upon the rock."
Interesting mention of "veil"(s) in verse 2. First darkness "veils" Jesus' face--maybe that's just a fancy way of saying "when life is hard and we can't clearly see Jesus' presence"? And then it says "...my anchor holds within the veil." What's the veil here? General darkness? The temple veil that separates the most sacred places from where the public is allowed, which was destroyed with Jesus' death? A metaphor for death in general? (I'm from the generation whose theology is a little influenced by Harry Potter when it comes to jargon like this.)
The text is a reference to the parable of "build your house upon the rock."
Interesting mention of "veil"(s) in verse 2. First darkness "veils" Jesus' face--maybe that's just a fancy way of saying "when life is hard and we can't clearly see Jesus' presence"? And then it says "...my anchor holds within the veil." What's the veil here? General darkness? The temple veil that separates the most sacred places from where the public is allowed, which was destroyed with Jesus' death? A metaphor for death in general? (I'm from the generation whose theology is a little influenced by Harry Potter when it comes to jargon like this.)
