Songs for a Rainy Day

There's something about a rainy day that makes you want to crawl back into your blankets and die for a day. Saturday's a good day for that, but this particular one was booked. It was on my calendar, on the announcement board, and on Facebook. We were going to the Grandma House, rain or shine.

There's a strange correlation between weather and moods. Why does it affect us so much?

We went, and I later decided cleaning windows was the best way to spend that morning. If you went with us and you happen to be reading this, thank you. You were a big help.

After cleaning, we sang a few songs for the residents. Thank you to those who helped with this as well. We sang songs in English that we knew would be familiar to the ladies there. When we sang "Come Thou Fount", I could see eyes light up in the audience. There's something about that song. Every time I sing it, I feel changed. I can never get past the last two lines without something welling up.

Let Thy Goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering soul to Thee
Prone to wander, Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here's my heart, O , take and seal it
Seal it for thy Courts above

The imagery of the fetter gets me every time. If it doesn't until then, that last part always becomes a prayer.

We finished with a Korean hymn. Everyone should try singing in a foreign language at least once. You end up latching onto one word you understand and singing that part loudly. It helped that the one word was Hananim, God. Some of us half-hummed, but the words were clear nonetheless.

By the time we left, the rain had lessened to a drizzle. We broke for burgers, then headed home to continue enjoying our day.