Gracie’s hymns for this, the first Sunda of Advent: In the Bleak Midwinter, While by the Sheep We Watched at Night; Silent Night! Holy Night! Lyrics (via hymnary.org) IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, by Christina Georgina Rossetti1 In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow […]
All Praise and Thanks to God
Gracie’s hymns for this sabbath are Now Thank We All Our God; Thanks to God for My Redeemer; and Thank You, Lord. May you be blessed. Lyrics (via hymnary.org) NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD, by Martin Rinkart1 Now thank we all our Godwith heart and hands and voices,who wondrous things has done,in whom his […]
Ere the Winter Storms Begin
As we enter the season of Thanksgiving celebrations in the US, Gracie shares with us the following hymns: Come Ye Thankful People; For the Beauty of the Earth; and We Gather Together. And this being Minnesota in November, the winter storms have begun. Lyrics (via hymnary.org) COME YE THANKFUL PEOPLE, COME, by Henry Alford1 Come, […]
In Shady Green Pastures
Gracie’s hymns for this Sabbath Day are: God Leads Us Along; Jesus Led Me All the Way; The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want. LYRICS (via hymnary.org) GOD LEADS US ALONG, by G.A. Young1. In shady, green pastures, so rich and so sweet,God leads His dear children along;Where the water’s cool flow bathes the weary […]
That Made the Mountains Rise
Gracie’s hymns for this Sabbath are: When Morning Gilds the Skies, and I Sing the Mighty Power of God. Lyrics (via hymnary.org) WHEN MORNING GILDS THE SKIES, by Edward Caswell1 When morning gilds the sky, our hearts awaking cry: May Jesus Christ be praised! in all our work and prayer we ask his loving care: May Jesus Christ be praised! […]
Love and Mercy Found Me
Gracie’s hymns for this Sabbath: Near the Cross; The Old Rugged Cross; and Were You There? LYRICS (VIA HYMNARY.ORG) NEAR THE CROSS, by Frances J. Crosby1 Jesus, keep me near the cross,There a precious fountain;Free to all, a healing stream,Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain. Refrain:In the cross, in the crossBe my glory ever,Till my ransomed soul […]
