In prison church we frequently sang this hymn, and knowing the history behind this (which is briefly outlined at the beginning of this video), I couldn’t help but feel a great sense of hope whenever we did.  Even now after I’ve been out for more than three years, many things feel strange, many things feel difficult, I’ve lost my mother, I don’t how much longer my father will be around, I am estranged from two of my children, I’m not legally allowed to contact one of them, all of this is hard, but in this hymn and in the Lord, I still find hope.