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Grief can feel like a closed room, but sometimes it opens into a song. We start with the tender story behind the hymn God Leads Us Along and trace its roots to Psalm 66, where the writer speaks of crushing burdens, fire, and water—and the God who leads through all of it. That lived theology takes shape in the life of evangelist George Young, whose new home was burned to the ground by an enemy, and whose response became a hymn that still steadies hearts a century later.

From there, we widen the lens. Psalm 67 invites the nations to sing for joy under a Judge who is fair and a Guide who directs peoples. We talk through a biblical timeline that points toward real hope: the church gathered to Christ, global evangelization in the face of darkness, a turning of Israel to the Messiah, and the establishment of a literal kingdom. This isn’t abstract optimism; it’s a map of where history is going, grounded in Scripture and anchored in the character of God.

Psalm 68 then supplies the power behind the promise. Enemies melt like wax before fire, the fatherless find a home, widows are protected, and the needy are sustained. Mount Zion rises as the future seat of the King, a concrete reminder that God’s care and God’s reign go hand in hand. Along the way, we keep returning to a simple, daily practice: Blessed be the Lord who daily bears us up. Whether you’re on the sunlit heights or in the darkest valley, this conversation pairs honest lament with sturdy hope and invites you to sing while you wait for the King.

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