I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. From today’s reading in 3 John verse 4.
Coming Again!
Way back in 1957, When I was just a wee little lad, John Peterson wrote the words and music to this song. Marvelous message we bring, Glorious carol we sing, Wonderful word of the King – Jesus is coming again! (Chorus) Coming again, Coming again; Maybe morning, maybe noon, Maybe evening and maybe soon! Coming…
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Hymns From Page CXVI
Page CXVI has undertaken a project to do hymns in a new setting, providing a more contemporary musical setting. I’ve highlighted their first two albums before, and they have just provided the ability to listen to the albums online. If this works like it’s supposed to, you should see a player for each of their…
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For All My Sin
Denise and I are playing the offertory in church Sunday, going back again to this Norman Clayton song, written in 1943. It was His love for me That nailed Him to the tree, To die in agony For all my sin. For my own guilt and blame The great Redeemer came, Willing to bear the…
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Wealth at your fingertips
How much wealth we have, right at our fingertips, which is so easily overlooked or ignored. Reading through Gadsby’s Hymns, I came on these two Charles Wesley hymns, found back to back at numbers 1053 and 1054, and most likely found in most hymnals of the last century. The words may be familiar to you,…
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Liturgy, Scripture and preaching
Here are two blogs by Zac Hicks discussing a more liturgical worship setting, and whether it means less emphasis on preaching and yet a greater emphasis on Scripture. I agree with him that there has to be room for all three. A formal liturgy, along with a significant focus on Scripture does not have to…
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The Power of the Cross
We sang this song in church today to close the service. Novel idea, I know, to close the service with a song. The song is relatively new, written in 2005 by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. Great words, and a melody that keeps you singing it all day long. Here are the lyrics (click on…
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In the Image of God
Where’s the beef?
A great commercial for Wendy’s years ago (1984) used this phrase “Where’s the beef?” to bring to light the diminishing patty in some fast food hamburgers. Bob Kauflin, in his blog Worship Matters, asks a similar question about our worship patterns. He is much more articulate than Clara Heller was in her three words, but…
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Did you know…
Today, July 17, is Isaac Watts birthday. He was born in 1674, making him 336 years old. Check out more about him here. Watts wrote a number of hymns we still sing today, and put every Psalm to music for the church to sing. Some of his more well-known hymns include “When I Survey the…
