Blessed Assurance

Words: Fanny Crosby, 1873:
My friend, Mrs. Jo­seph F. Knapp, com­posed a mel­o­dy and played it over to me two or three times on the pi­a­no. She then asked what it said. I re­plied, “Bles­sed as­sur­ance, Je­sus is mine!”
Music: Phoe­be P. Knapp
This hymn was sung in the 1985 Acad­e­my Award win­ning mo­vie, “Trip to Bount­i­ful.”
Blessèd assurance, Jesus is [...]

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We thank Thee, Jesus, dearest Friend

We thank Thee, Jesus, dearest friend 
Words: Un­known au­thor, 1607, cen­to (Wir dank­en dir, Herr Je­su Christ); trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Matthias Loy, 1880, alt.
Music: Er­schien­en Ist, Nikolaus Hermann, Die Son­tags Euan­gel­ia, 1560

We thank Thee, Jesus, dearest Friend,
That Thou didst into Heav’n ascend.
O blessèd Savior, bid us live
And strength to soul and body give.
Hallelujah!
Ascended to [...]

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Thanksgiving

“Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever.”
Psalm 136: 26
Thanksgiving is all about love, sharing and giving thanks to God for our blessings…
 

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For where our Treasure is

This morning my thoughts were filled with 2 Corinthians 4:7 which says,
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us”  (NIV).
Treasure, kept in a jar of clay.  Something we probably won’t do. Usually, we would keep our valuables in a protected place like in a safety [...]

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Christ did it for our relief

“He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.”
Isaiah 53: 4-5 

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Sweeter as the Years Go by

Everytime I remember this hymn, I remember the family and relatives of my childhood friend in church. Her family together with her uncles and aunts used to sing this in church during their family re-consecration.  I wish I know where she is now, and pray that life is as sweet as before… Jesus’ love is sweeter.  [...]

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I’ll Walk with God

I was trying to declutter one of my bookshelves and found an old video of “The Student Prince.”  Suddenly, I thought of a longtime favourite song  in it, “I’ll Walk with God” sung by Edmund Purdom.  I know I have a CD sung by Mario Lanza, that awesome voice. I’ll look for it later. Meantime, I’m sharing [...]

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Pained?

God’s wonderful and rich compassion is like a flowing stream that brings refreshment and renewal to us, His beloved children. As we yield ourselves to His will, He will work on His divine and wonderful grace to refresh and heal our broken hearts.    

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There is Power in the Blood

This morning, I woke up with this hymn and couldn’t  help singing. 
Words & Music by Lewis E. Jones, 1899
Jones wrote this song at a camp meeting at Mountain Lake Park, Maryland.
There’s Power in the Blood 

Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you over evil a [...]

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Things excellent and praiseworthy

“…Whatever is true,
whatever is noble,
whatever is right,
whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely,
whatever is admirable
- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy
- think about such things. “  
– Philippians  4:8 –

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