Don't you love it when you do something and your first try is outstanding?  Such was the case with Ray Palmer when he wrote My Faith Looks Up to Thee.  Palmer, however, wasn't trying to create a great hymn, or necessarily pen a hymn at all.  He was so taken with Christ's grace and love that he was filled with deepest emotion and the words flowed.  You can feel the deep sense of worship as you read or sing the words and can have assurance that Christ will be beside you regardless the ebb and flow of your life.

Article taken from Living Stories of Famous Hymns by Ernest K. Emurian. Copyright © 1955 by Baker Book House Company. Used by permission of Baker Book House Company.