{"id":3914,"date":"2018-01-07T00:46:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T23:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=3914"},"modified":"2018-01-11T00:10:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T23:10:39","slug":"to-keep-our-hearts-in-tune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/07\/to-keep-our-hearts-in-tune\/","title":{"rendered":"To keep our hearts in tune"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nChildren learning about God’s heart for the world (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span>
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\nIn October 2017 I visited the Scots Kirk in Lausanne, as part of a Local Church Review team. <\/p>\n

At lunch one day I met Geraldine Ewen<\/strong> (82) who has been a part of the Lausanne congregation for 23 … 25 years. She told me about her links with the Salvation Army, through her grandparents. Still today Geraldine occasionally foregoes Sunday worship in her own church to attend the Salvation Army Sunday morning service with the band playing all the lovely hymn tunes.<\/p>\n

Here is Geraldine<\/strong> singing one of the songs she learned as a child, and sharing how this and other songs from her childhood continue to do her heart good.<\/p>\n

Transcript<\/h3>\n

Geraldine<\/strong> (singing)<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Whisper a prayer in the morning
\nWhisper a prayer at noon
\nWhisper a prayer in the evening
\nto keep your heart in tune<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Irene:<\/strong> Tell me the story of the song.<\/p>\n

Geraldine:<\/strong> It was Salvation Army that we used to sing it. Yes. I don’t know if it was used by other churches. <\/p>\n

Irene:<\/strong> You learned it from your grandparents or not?<\/p>\n

Geraldine:<\/strong> Yes. Yes, and from Sunday School.<\/p>\n

Irene:<\/strong> Right. Thank you.<\/p>\n

Geraldine:<\/strong> But it’s something that has come, come with me all along. And when I go to Bible Study \u2026 we have Bible study in Le Mont. One of the girls here, she runs it in her home. And sometimes I just think of a chorus, a refrain, you know. <\/p>\n

My grandfather, he used to sing, ‘He came right down to me \u2026 He came right down to me to condescend to be my friend. (in a whisper)<\/em> He came right down to me.’ That’s another lovely one. ‘Condescended to come right down to me.’ <\/p>\n

Irene:<\/strong> What’s your name?<\/p>\n

Geraldine:<\/strong> Geraldine.<\/p>\n

Irene:<\/strong> Geraldine.<\/p>\n

Geraldine:<\/strong> Geraldine Ewen from Lausanne, yes.<\/p>\n\n

Verse 2 of “Whisper a prayer in the morning”:<\/p>\n

Prayer changes things in the morning
\nPrayer changes things at noon
\nPrayer changes things in the evening
\nAnd keeps your heart in tune<\/p>\n\n

See also: From generation to generation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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I imagined that some wells have well-trodden paths leading to them and may bring us in direct contact\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "bible"","block_context":{"text":"bible","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Living water","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/living_water.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":16364,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/06\/02\/theme-in-gods-presence\/","url_meta":{"origin":3914,"position":4},"title":"Theme: In God’s presence","author":"Irene Bom","date":"June 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"PDF version \u00a0 \u00a0 God\u2019s presence doesn\u2019t just fill a space \u2014 it transforms it. \u00a0 prayer sheet \u00a0 For personal use or to share. \u00a0 A. OPENING PRAYER Come, see the glorious things that our God can do! Be still in God\u2019s presence. 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I've since made contact with the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "poetry"","block_context":{"text":"poetry","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/poetry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/scrabble_names.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/scrabble_names.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/scrabble_names.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/scrabble_names.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Irene Bom","author_link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/author\/irenebom-com\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/podcast\/\" rel=\"category tag\">podcast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/song\/\" rel=\"category tag\">song<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/story\/\" rel=\"category tag\">story<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Children learning about God’s heart for the world (Photo: Irene Bom)     In October 2017 I visited the Scots Kirk in Lausanne, as part of a Local Church Review team. 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