It’s a disquieting time in a lot of ways.
That’s okay.
You can’t find lasting security in that which was never designed to last forever.
I heard this first on Iris Dement’s sublime Lifeline.
The lyrics:
Verse 1.
In this world we have our troubles
sometimes lonesome, sometimes blue
but the hope of life eternal
Makes all old hopes brand new
Refrain.
I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world
I’ve got a home that’s so much better
and I’m gonna go there sooner or later
And I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world
Verse 2
Lord, I’m growing old and weary
and there’s no place that feels like home
Jesus come, my soul to ferry
to where I never more will roam
Refrain.
I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world
I’ve got a home that’s so much better
and I’m gonna go there sooner or later
And I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world
Words and Music: Sanford J Messingale.
Iris Dement’s plain and plaintive version.
https://youtu.be/30JQCTLZF68
A more swinging (and elaborate) version from the Gaither troupe.
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