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Sunday, February 8, 2009 Hymn from the Heart -- Our Great Saviour
What else could I possibly want or need in a God, but this:
Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!
Jesus! Lover of my soul;
Friends may fail me, foes assail me,
He, my Savior, makes me whole.
CHORUS:
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah! what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.
Jesus! what a Strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in Him.
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my Strength, my victory wins.
CHORUS
Jesus! what a Help in sorrow!
While the billows over me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my Comfort, helps my soul.
CHORUS
Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night overtakes me,
He, my Pilot, hears my cry.
CHORUS
Jesus! I do now receive Him,
More than all in Him I find.
He hath granted me forgiveness,
I am His, and He is mine.
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah! what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.
(A)nd thou shalt know no god but me:
for there is no saviour beside me.
Hosea 13:4
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Friday, December 12, 2008 Hymn From the Heart - My Hope Is in the Lord
One of the reasons why I love the old songs so much is that most of them were written for congregational singing, NOT for performance or entertainment. That means that even I can sing them! Most of the oldies have simple chords and meaningful, memorable lyrics that give testimony to who Jesus is and what he has done. Just about 100% of contemporary Christian music is written for entertainment or performance. Besides the fact that much of it sounds like carnal love ballads (who is "he"?), or has lyrics that center on the singer or his/her feelings, the music by itself is plain worldly. Most of that stuff, if it were played in stores, would blend right in with the garbage that we are already made to endure while we are out and about, and no one would know the difference. I know you all don't agree with my estimation, but that's okay. Love me anyway. 
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My Hope Is in the Lord
HOPE, n. 1. A desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. Hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining the good desired, or the possibility of possessing it. Hope therefore always gives pleasure or joy; whereas wish and desire may produce or be accompanied with pain and anxiety.
2. Confidence in a future event; the highest degree of well founded expectation of good; as a hope founded on God's gracious promises; a scriptural sense.
Are you going to heaven when you die? The answer many people give is this, "I hope so." Hope is a funny word. It's one of those words which has changed over the years with the English language. As Noah Webster pointed out in his first definition of the word, "hope" is more than just a wish or a desire. Hope is accompanied by a well-founded expectation, and in the case of a hope of going to heaven, it is founded on the promise of God.
In Titus 1:2, the apostle Paul said of himself that he was "in hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began." See that? Paul's hope was in the promise of God. That is where my hope lies, also. I don't just hope I am going to heaven. I know I am, because God keeps his word! I am resting and secure, not on my own faith, but in HIM!
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1 Corinthians 15:3,4
[...] if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, [then] thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:9
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Numbers 23:19
My hope is in the Lord
Who gave Himself for me
And paid the price of all my sin
At Calvary.
Refrain:
For me He died;
For me He lives,
And everlasting life and light
He freely gives.
No merit of my own
His anger to suppress,
My only hope is found in Jesus’
Righteousness.
And now for me He stands
Before the Father’s throne;
He shows His wounded hands and names me
As His own. (Refrain)
His grace has planned it all,
‘Tis mine but to believe
And recognize His work of love
And Christ receive.
For me He died;
For me He lives,
And everlasting life and light
He freely gives!
by Noman J. Clayton
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Hymn From the Heart -- There Is a Fountain
I love hymns about the blood. True Christianity is a bloody religion. An innocent animal shed its blood in the garden of Eden. Abel's offering was a blood offering. Right from the start of history, the atonement for sin has been through the blood. There is a red river running through the entire Bible, a picture of the sinless blood that would one day be shed by the Lord Jesus Christ for the sins of every man, woman, and child. For four thousand years God's people offered up to him the blood of bulls and of goats, but the day finally came. Because of that great love wherewith he loved us, the Son of God redeemed us sinners from death and hell with his own blood. That blood he shed was the LAST BLOOD the Father would ever require! That fountain of pure, holy blood that ran from his earthly body was the last sacrifice for sins. Even two thousand years later, the blood of Christ has not lost its power. All my sins are under the blood, never to condemn me again. Yes, I do love to sing about the blood!
There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel's veins;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains.
The dying thief rejoiced to see
That fountain in his day;
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away.
E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be 'til I die.
Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I'll sing thy pow'r to save,
When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue
Lies silent in the grave.
...the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from ALL sin.
1 John 1:7
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 Hymn From the Heart -- Jesus Paid It ALL
Look at that, two weeks after I decide to do a weekly post, I forget all about it. LOL! Oh well. Just bear with me. You know, "comfort the feeble-minded."
One of my favorite hymns is Jesus Paid It All. When my babies were, well, babies, I would sing this to them as a lullaby. It was perfect for humming quietly in my alto joyful noise. (Actually, any song sounds better when I "sing" it softly!) And I love the lyrics. They are so simple, and yet profound, making the statement that while I could do nothing at all to merit God's favor, Jesus did everything that was required for my salvation. He paid my sin debt at Calvary because even in my sins, he loved me! There was nothing left for me to do, but to receive his death in my place. One day I will stand confidently before God with the blood of Jesus as my pass into heaven. For all eternity I will sing the praises of my wonderful Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, for my salvation is in HIM, and not of works, lest any man should boast. What a wonderful salvation!!
I hear the Savior say
Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness....watch and pray
Find in me....thine all in all
Chorus:
Jesus paid it all
All to Him I owe
Sin hath left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power and Thine alone
Can change the leper's spots
And melt the heart of stone
For nothing good have I
Whereby Thy grace to claim
I'll wash my garments white
In the blood of Calvary's Lamb
And when before thy throne
I stand in Him complete
"Jesus died my soul to save,"
My lips shall still repeat.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 3:16-18
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Saturday, October 25, 2008 Hymn From the Heart -- I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
Maybe I'll start doing this weekly. Sometimes a good hymn or spiritual song can do as much for the heart as the scriptures can, especially if the words of the song include lines or ideas from the Word of God. We have a big collection of song books, and I can hardly resist the impulse to buy another one if I see one at a garage sale. We sing the same ones over and over again, but there are so many good ones that are unknown!! This one is a bit of an oldie, but it's still well-known. In these days of uncertainty, it's a blessing to have a song in my heart.
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
I don't know about tomorrow,
I just live from day to day.
I don't borrow from its sunshine,
For its skies may turn to gray.
I don't worry o'er the future,
For I know what Jesus said,
And today I'll walk beside Him,
For He knows what is ahead.
Many things about tomorrow
I don't seem to understand;
But I know who holds tomorrow,
And I know who holds my hand.
I don't know about tomorrow,
It may bring me poverty;
But the one who feeds the sparrow
Is the one who stands by me.
And the path that be my portion
May be through the flame or flood,
But His presence goes before me,
And I'm covered with His blood.
Many things about tomorrow
I don't seem to understand;
But I know who holds tomorrow,
And I know who holds my hand.
Hope that's a blessing to you. We don't know what tomorrow holds, but my Saviour does. Do you know Him? He is the only unmoveable foundation, the only object worthy of your faith!
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Saturday, October 18, 2008 Hymn From the Heart -- All Will Be Well
Many years ago when Alizona was maybe two years old and extra cranky in the back seat of the car, I turned around and suggested she sing for a while. Amazingly she sweetly obeyed me, and sure enough, in a few moments she was back to being her happy little self. It was a wonderful cure for a sad heart. And you know what? It works for adults, too. How many times in the Psalms does David state, after telling about his troubles, that he will sing unto the Lord? On my crying day last week this tune kept going through my mind. I only knew the words to the first two lines, so I really couldn't sing it, but even humming a song about the Lord made my heart lighter. I'm not sure of the title, but here are the words by Mary Bowley:
Through the love of God my Saviour
All will be well;
Free and changeless is his favor.
All, all is well.
Precious is the blood that healed me,
Perfect is the grace that sealed me,
Strong the hand stretched forth to shield me,
All must be well.
Though I pass through tribulation,
All will be well;
Thine is such a full salvation,
All, all is well.
Happy still in God confiding,
Fruitful if in Christ abiding,
Holy through the Spirit's guiding
All must be well.
I expect a bright tomorrow;
All will be well.
Faith can sing through days of sorrow,
All, all is well.
On my Father's love relying,
Jesus every need supplying,
Or in living or in dying
All must be well.
I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever:
with my mouth will I make known they faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 89:1
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