This Word, ‘Tis Nestled In My Heart

This Word, ‘Tis Nestled In My Heart
Dedicated to Sonja (Scheel) Flood
Psalm 119:11

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This song is a declaration of faith, and is a statement of intent to serve God truly no matter what the circumstances are. The basis for this faithfulness is the embedment of the Word of God in the heart of the believer, and the words take on a special profundity because of that message.

The clue in This Word, ‘Tis Nestled In My Heart is found in the first letter of each of the first five phrases: “Some… On… No… Just… And…” – they spell SONJA (now see the clue for “I Won’t Mind The Earthly Distress”…

Sometimes an ambush darkly waits
On paths that I will see,
No other person contemplates
Just walking there with me.
And God has promise to impart
within the Scripture here,
This Word, ’tis nestled in my heart
and I will never fear.

The adversary marches out
to challenge me in strife,
He hurls his spears of death and doubt
to undermine my life,
And God protects from every dart,
A strong surrounding wall,
This Word, ’tis nestled in my heart
and I will never fall.

The fight proceeds ferociously
across the field ahead,
There Satan seeks hell’s victory
in captured souls and dead.
And God from me will ne’er depart,
He is my sword and shield,
This Word, ’tis nestled in my heart
and I will never yield.

But if the conflict ends for me,
I shall not fret or weep,
For when my final moments flee
I’ll enter into sleep.
And God and I will never part,
He’ll take me home on high,
This Word, ’tis nestled in my heart
and I will never die.

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