I know I usually say "this is one of my favorite hymns!" but this particular hymn is "favoriter" to me than those others I've posted. Perplexingly enough, I couldn't find any good versions of this song on youtube. It seems to have been mostly forgotten here in the western world, whereas the far east seems to really like it (or at least, that's the impression I was given by my search results). In any case, the best video I could find was this dude playing an organ. Nobody is singing in this video, so here are the lyrics for you to read yourself:
Simply trusting every day, Trusting through a stormy way; Even when my faith is small, Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Refrain: Trusting as the moments fly, Trusting as the days go by; Trusting Him whate’er befall, Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Brightly doth His Spirit shine Into this poor heart of mine; While He leads I cannot fall; Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Singing if my way is clear, Praying if the path be drear; If in danger for Him call; Trusting Jesus, that is all.
Trusting Him while life shall last, Trusting Him till earth be past; Till within the jasper wall, Trusting Jesus, that is all.
I really, really love this hymn. It reminds me so much of Pilgrim's Progress, especially the last two verses. Definitely one of my "favoritest" hymns, if not my very favorite.
I love this hymn! I first sang/heard it at a Reformed Baptist church we went to up in Indianapolis, and one of the reasons I love it is because it reminds me of the people in that church. A really good bunch of believers. I wish we could still go there, but the drive is too long. :( Oh well, I can still sing this hymn! :)
Sometimes we describe songs like these as being
"beautiful." And well, it is, isn't it? What we need to remember is that
the beauty is not in the song itself, but rather, in the message the
song is communicating. "Guilty, vile, and helpless we, spotless Lamb of
God was He, Full atonement, can it be? Hallelujah! What a savior!" This
is the Gospel. That's where the beauty lies.
The Ninety and Nine has been one of my family's favorite hymns for almost 4 years now.
I don't know who Andrew Peterson is, and I'm sure there are other people who sing this song better than he does. I just chose this particular video because it's the same one my family used to learn the hymn for the first time (if my memory serves me correctly).
As should be obvious, the hymn is based on the parable of the lost sheep which Jesus told in Luke 15:4-7.
"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance."
