Gracie’s hymns for today are: Jesus I am Resting, Resting; Now I Belong to Jesus; and Jesus is All the World to Me. Lyrics (via hymnary.org) JESUS I AM RESTING, RESTING, by Jean Sophia Pigott1 Jesus, I am resting, restingin the joy of what thou art;I am finding out the greatnessof thy loving heart.Thou hast…
Month: January 2022
This New Song Shall Sing
Gracie’s hymns for this morning are: A New Song; He Giveth More Grace; I Have a Friend Who Loveth Me Lyrics (via hymnary.org) THE NEW SONG (PIERSON), by Arthur Tappan Pierson 1. With harps and with viols, there stand a great throngIn the presence of Jesus, and sing this new song: Refrain:Unto Him who hath…
A Tribute to My Father, 2022
TWENTY-ONE years ago, I was at a small beachside resort in southern Thailand when I got word that my father had died. Within 24 hours I was on a plane bound for Minnesota. Below are the words that I spoke in farewell and tribute to my dad at his memorial service on January 25, 2001…
No Mortal Can With Him Compare
Gracie has almost ten minutes of hymns for you to use as your prelude to this week’s Sabbath: Jesus, I Come; Jesus is the Sweetest Name I Know; Jesus Loves Even Me; Jesus, Name Above All Names; Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee; Majestic Sweetness. LYRICS (VIA HYMNARY.ORG) JESUS, I COME, by William T. Sleeper…
Stoop to My Weakness
Gracie’s hymns for this Sunday are: Nearer, Still Nearer; May the Mind of Christ, My Savior; Spirit of God, Descend LYRICS (via hymnary.org) NEARER, STILL NEARER, by Mrs. C. H. Morris1 Nearer, still nearer, close to thy heart,Draw me, my Savior, so precious thou art.Fold me, O fold me close to thy breast;Shelter me safe…
Before the Hills in Order Stood
As you begin a new year, these are the hymns that Gracie hopes you will take with you: Living for Jesus a Life that is True; Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah; O God, Our Help in Ages Past. Lyrics (via hymnary.org): LIVING FOR JESUS, A LIFE THAT IS TRUE, by Thomas O. Chisolm1. Living…