Recycled School Projects

Now that I've completed 2/3 of this year's classes, I have a fresh set of materials to share with the world. Unfortunately, this one that I'm giving has been heard by a third of those who read my blog. So, sj, this is mainly for the other two readers to enjoy. Sorry.

Anyway, the story on this is that it was a project from Pastor Rathbun's class. Going through the poetical books of the Bible, he gave us a choice of five different projects to work on, each being from a different poetical book. I chose to write a Christian hymn based on statements from the Song of Solomon. It turned out to be a harder project than I had anticipated, but through an evening's night of reading, and phrase manipulation, this is what I got...

“Jesus, I Gladly Come”
to be sung to the tune of “More Love to Thee”
inspired by the Song of Solomon
written by Stephen Blake

Verse 1 (from 1:4)

Jesus I gladly come
When you call me.
Memories of Thy great love
Daily comfort me.

Chorus:

I my Beloved’s be
And He belongs to me.
Jesus loves me!
Jesus loves me!

Verse 2 (from 8:6-7)

Set me upon Thy heart
Sealed by Thy love,
Whose strength cannot be quenched
By great floods above.

Chorus:

Verse 3 (from 2:3)

Jesus, You know Thou art
Fruit in my sight!
Sweet are your gifts to me,
And my delight!

Chorus:

Verse 4 (from 3:1-2,4)

When in the night I feel
Lonely for Thee,
I rise to seek Thee, Lord
Till you I see.

Chorus:

Verse 5 (from 2:10-11, 14)

I long to hear Your words,
“Rise, come away!
Rain ceases, Winter’s past,
See My face today!”

Chorus: