O safe to the Rock that is higher than I, My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly; So sinful, so weary, Thine, Thine, would I be; Thou blest “Rock of Ages,” I’m hiding in Thee. Hiding in Thee, hiding in Thee, Thou blest “Rock of Ages,” I’m hiding in Thee. In the calm…
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How Can I Keep From Singing?
We’ve been learning this song the last few weeks in a small group meeting at church. We’ll be singing it Sunday morning for the first time with the congregation as a whole. What a wonderful song to use to begin a morning of praise and worship, because, really, how can I keep from singing? It…
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From the Psalms
Today’s reading, Psalms 87-89, brought to mind two songs, one a hymn by John Newton in 1779 and the other a chorus from my youth that is still sung today (occasionally). I really love reading the scriptures and having songs I’ve sung jump off the pages at me as these two did today. “Glorious Things…
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Hold Back My Feet
How often do we flirt with personal disaster, thinking we can do whatever we want and not be affected? The evidence to the contrary is all around us, yet we don’t seem to learn. Here’s what George Whitefield had to say on the subject back in the 1700’s, taken from today’s reading in “George Whitefield:…
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Now may the God of peace and love
Now may the God of peace and love. Who from th’ imprisoning grave Restored the Shepherd of the sheep, Omnipotent to save; Through the rich merits of that blood Which He on calvary spilt, To make the eternal covenant sure On which our hopes are built; Perfect our souls in every grace, To accomplish all…
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Who can refuse to sing?
To Christ the Lord let every tongue Its noblest tribute bring: When He’s the subject of the song, Who can refuse to sing? Survey the beauties of His face, And on His glories dwell; Think of the wonders of His grace, And all His triumphs tell. Majestic sweetness sits enthroned Upon His awful brow; His…
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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Kevin DeYoung has added two posts to his blog on The Gospel Coalition blog site regarding the music used in churches. If you’re at all interested in the subject, they’re very good reading. He’s titled it “Ten Principles for Church Song” and it comes in two parts, five principles each. The first five are here. The…
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Jesus Paid It All
We’ve just celebrated Memorial Day in the US, a day when we remember those soldiers who have given their life to protect our freedom and way of life. This hymn, written 145 years ago, brings us back to the One who gave His life for more than our temporal freedom here in the US. His…
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God’s Healing Touch
Thinking about and praying tonight for three men struggling for life – a friend from high school battling cancer, a friend from Indian River battling a debilitating neurological disease that has spread to his brain, and the new pastor of a local church who has undergone surgery to try to repair the damage from a…
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Dominican Music at the Monumento Ruinas de San Francisco
Every Sunday local musicians hold an open-air concert at the gate to the ruins of the monastery of San Francisco, built between 1509 and 1560 in Santo Domingo. The music is lively and loud with a lot of brass – my kind of music! The driver dropped me off at 3:30 with a promise to…
