There was such a heaviness hovering over me today. I've been battling with breast cancer for about 5 months and trying to tackle it with a nutritional/alternative approach. I'm making progress, but it's slow and I felt very discouraged today. I feel like I am standing against the power of our culture that wants to give everyone chemotherapy poison or cut off a body part to get healed. Gasp. As I brought all this to my LORD just now, He reminded me that I have been REDEEMED....redeemed from the curse of sin and also from the curse of the effects of this fallen world, including this cancer. I've been redeemed , not by perishable things like silver or gold, but "with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect." (1 Peter 1:18)

I began singing this hymn that I have not thought of for years. I found this website that has not only given me the words, but the music as well! (Thanks to whoever posted this!) . I want to walk in that precious redemption TODAY and receive from HIM the healing that His blood has given me. Thank You, Dear LORD, for GRACE upon GRACE to look UP to You today (not around me at people and their opinions), and find my strength and healing in YOU. This battle is really THE LORD's. Thanks for listening, everyone! I pray this will encourage someone else today! God is AWESOME.

This is one of my favorite hymns. I love to sing this hymn often. It touches my inner most emotions of my heart and draws me to my knees and worship Him with deepest gratitude for His infinite love demonstrated through the shedding of His precious blood for me.

Yes, I will sing of my Redeemer forever.

Thursday 25th October a rainy morning, God spared my daughter and myself life from an accident, on my way to work. Prayer was sent up for me and when I awoke Friday, 26th October. The Lord rest this song on my heart. I owe God my life forever.

I L.O.V.E this song because it reminds me of my days being a sinner and now I have changed into a child of God and now I feel free from the devil and what he has done to me! I pray to all those who haven't turned to God. It's really fun and cool to have a moment with Him!! GOD WILL ALWAYS BE THERE YOU JUST HAVE TO LISTEN!!!!!!!

The blood of Jesus is still redeeming today,"If you have a problem with wrong thoughts, confess you sin before God, for the blood of Christ can purge your conscience. If you have had a sense of condemnation and unrighteusness, it is your day to take hold of the blood of Jesus. If the devil has condemned, harassed, or tormented you, then receive the completed work of the blood of Jesus Christ." (The Life Giving Blood of Jesus Christ - BIlly Joe Daugherty, Victory Christian Center.)

Verse 2 states that the light of His presence with me doth continually dwell. Paul in Ephesians 3:17 prays for the Ephesians that Christ may continually dwell in their hearts. Christ has an ongoing dwelling, and His presense is not just an event in the past.

I love this song because it reminds me of the redemption work that Jesus did on the cross for me. It reminds me that once I was a sinner and not in a right standing with God, but because of His grace, I am now redeemed by the blood of the Lamb and on my way home to be with Him forever; what a wonderful thought!!

This song has been in my head lately and I have enjoyed singing the parts that I can remember.

I like to sing verse 3 like this:

I drink of my blessed Redeemer,

I drink of Him all the day long;

I drink, for I cannot be silent;

His love is the theme of my song.

Lord, increase my drinking!!

Buried my great granddaddy with this song after he came home from the Civil War...he had requested it at church service the day before he died.