I’ll Go Where You Want Me

Today I was thinking a lot about the hymns that we sing in church. There are so many inspirational messages and strength giving hymns. I was thinking about some of the hymns that have meaning to me. You can click here to hear a simple version of each hymn. I’m not linking to each one because I’m too tired!

I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go – This is a song that was sung in church the first time we came to our new ward here in Orange County. I have to admit I couldn’t sing it because I was too choked up and teary at the thought of having to move again to a new place. I was pretty upset and thought that the Lord was being unfair to keep having us move our kids and start over. I have since come to peace with the move and I have always believed that the Lord will put us where we can do the most good.

I Believe in Christ– This is my backup hymn that I play in my head whenever I get a thought or song stuck in there that I want out!

Be Still My Soul, How Great Thou Art– As a teenager at girls’ camp I had one of my best friends, Debi, with me every year. We were only in the same ward for the first year, but always requested to be together at camp. I remember one particular year we went on an overnight hike and shared a tent. We sang hymns together when the sun went down, and sang for what must have been an hour. I’m sure those around us were laughing and wishing we would stop because we were not the best singers. However there was something about singing these hymns that made our voices sound nice together and we had fun trying to remember all of the words.

As Sisters in Zion– This hymn reminds me of my first year at college. We would sing this as a Relief Society quite often and it always sounded amazing. There were so many of us, many of them talented musicians, and I remember feeling how important it was to build up the sisters around me and really started to understand what it means to be a friend. There were young women of all different backgrounds, and this is when I really started to appreciate what I could learn from each of them.

Lord I Would Follow Thee– This one is less known but I know all of the words because back in my youth we used to have a practice hymn at the beginning of Sunday School. I remember she made us sing this song for weeks and weeks because nobody was singing it loud enough or with real feeling! Now whenever I hear it I feel like I should be belting it out.

Come Thou Fount– This hymn is not in the standard Hymnal, but it is sung by the Tabernacle Choir and other Christian singers. It is Rob’s favorite hymn and we have several different versions of it on our playlist. Whenever I hear it, I not only appreciate the beauty of the music and lyrics, but also think of my sweet husband!