{"id":1163,"date":"2015-10-26T13:05:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T17:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maryclareevans.com\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2015-10-27T13:05:41","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T17:05:41","slug":"inspired-by-a-hymn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryclareevans.com\/?p=1163","title":{"rendered":"Inspired By A Hymn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryclareevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bind-My-Heart.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryclareevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bind-My-Heart.jpg?resize=560%2C700\" alt=\"Bind My Heart\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryclareevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bind-My-Heart.jpg?resize=560%2C700&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryclareevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bind-My-Heart.jpg?resize=320%2C400&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryclareevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bind-My-Heart.jpg?resize=700%2C875&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryclareevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bind-My-Heart.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryclareevans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bind-My-Heart.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a line from a song just brands itself into your mind. This line from the famous hymn has always resonated with me and so many others, it seems. We long to be close to God, but we wander away so easily and thoughtlessly. <\/p>\n<p><strong>No wonder Jesus was always talking about sheep.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This print is my version of the bound heart: messy, childish, yet yearning to be held. <\/p>\n<p>Here is the verse: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome, Thou Fount of Every Blessing\u201d <\/p>\n<p>O to grace how great a debtor<br \/>\nDaily I\u2019m constrained to be!<br \/>\nLet Thy goodness, like a fetter,<br \/>\n<strong>Bind my wandering heart to Thee.<\/strong><br \/>\nProne to wander, Lord, I feel it,<br \/>\nProne to leave the God I love;<br \/>\nHere\u2019s my heart, O take and seal it,<br \/>\nSeal it for Thy courts above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes a line from a song just brands itself into your mind. This line from the famous hymn has always resonated with me and so many others, it seems. We long to be close to God, but we wander away so easily and thoughtlessly. No wonder Jesus was always talking about sheep. 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