{"id":7088,"date":"2023-02-27T09:38:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T09:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/?p=7088"},"modified":"2023-02-27T09:38:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T09:38:53","slug":"on-eagles-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/2023\/02\/27\/on-eagles-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"On Eagle&#8217;s Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CFJ Choir - On Eagle&#039;s Wings #CFJChoirChallenge\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OXfu01zfqb0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is <strong><em>NOT <\/em><\/strong>an easy hymn to sing ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The verses are tricky for most congregations and it goes pretty high for a lot of people&#8230; some love this hymn &#8211; others hate it&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BUT this version is quite beautiful! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some interesting chord additions (for those in the know) and the vocals are gorgeous&#8230; particularly impressive as this seems to have been recorded virtually during the pandemic.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give it a listen. Words below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>On Eagle&#8217;s Wings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord<br>Who abide in His shadow for life<br>Say to the Lord, &#8220;My refuge, my rock in whom I trust!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And He will raise you up on eagles&#8217; wings<br>Bear you on the breath of dawn<br>Make you to shine like the sun<br>And hold you in the palm of His hand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The snare of the fowler will never capture you<br>And famine will bring you no fear<br>Under His wings your refuge, His faithfulness your shield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And He will raise you up on eagles&#8217; wings<\/strong>&#8230;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need not fear the terror of the night<br>Nor the arrow that flies by day<br>Though thousands fall about you, near you it shall not come<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And He will raise you up on eagles&#8217; wings&#8230;<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For to His angels He&#8217;s given a command<br>To guard you in all of your ways<br>Upon their hands they will bear you up<br>Lest you dash your foot against a stone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And He will raise you up on eagles&#8217; wings&#8230;<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musixmatch.com\/\">Musixmatch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Songwriters: Michael Joncas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Eagle&#8217;s Wings lyrics \u00a9 Epoch Universal Publications Inc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is NOT an easy hymn to sing ! The verses are tricky for most congregations and it goes pretty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":7089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hymnpool-karaoke"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7088"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7090,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7088\/revisions\/7090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}