God is My Refuge and Strength

My friend used to sing all the time.  When we were in college he taught me the song “God is My Refuge and Strength.”  We used to sing it together in perfect harmony over and over:

God is my refuge and strength.

My refuge in time of trouble, trouble.

God is my refuge and strength.

My refuge in time of trouble.

And He will hide me in the cleft of the rock,

in the cleft of the rock, in the cleft of the rock.

And He will hide me in the cleft of the rock,

Safe in the time of trouble.

All week long, since I heard of my friend’s death, I have been singing or humming that song.  Sometimes while I cry.  Other times while I smile, remembering the fun times we shared.

My heart is heavy, but I will one day see him again in heaven.

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