I have been consumed by life at home in the recent months, so much so that I have shut out working on music almost entirely. Perhaps I will explore this more in depth with you on a future post. For now, I will simply say that I found myself with a very rare moment of having an empty, quiet house yesterday evening for about an hour and was reminded of a promise I’d made to a friend to find a song about changes in life.

This was the song that popped into my mind when they first made their request … it’s a song I wrote many, many years ago in my teens when our family was going through a hard season in regard to my grandma’s battle with cancer. The songwriting is a bit redundant in some places and is not the best piece, but as I sang it all the way through for the first time in I-don’t-know-how-many-years, I was struck with just how much the message ministered to my soul and spirit: God is the same, yesterday, today, and forever, and He is unchanging. Such a simple message, really, but it was such a blessing to be reminded of that!

That time last night was so refreshing to my spirit … <sigh> … the bridge was originally a verse, but as I looked at the lyrics, something different came to me suddenly for that part and so that is the only change I made to this old song. The words in the bridge are actually taken from a passage of scripture that meant so much to me when I originally wrote this song:

“See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come…” Song of Solomon 2:11-12

This passage speaks of a new season … one full of hope, life, and song. It was something of a promise to me during our season in life full of sadness, death, and pain. This life we live has many different seasons in it, each one bringing new dimensions of emotions, challenges, joys, etc. What a reassurance to belong to a God Who is unchanging and always faithful. He is and always will be forever constant.

Nothing fancy here … simply recorded with my phone playing the good ol’ piano and a rusty, out of practice voice (which I plan on remedying soon). As usual, lyrics and song are posted below for your convenience. I hope you have a wonderful day resting in the Lord’s unconditional and unchanging love for you today!

Singing in this season of life,
Adriel

“Seasons in My Life”
Words & Music by Adriel Hong

(vs. 1)
Seasons in my life
And with them comes change
But in all of them I know
That You will be the same
The seasons may bring laughter
The seasons may bring pain
But in all of them I know
That You will never change

(chorus)
This season in my life
Is not here to stay
It is not forever
It will end someday
But You, God, are eternal
And Your love will never end
Mercy never changing
On You I can depend

(vs. 2)
The leaves wither and fall
The flowers fade away
The wind blows cold and strong
The sky is dark and gray
But in the midst of it all
My heart is full of peace
Resting in Your love
Knowing You are there for me

(bridge)
The winter is past
See! The rain is gone
The flowers bloom with hope
The time for song has come

© 2015 Adriel Hong Music