Henry F. Lyte
(1793-1847)
Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven;
To His feet thy tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven—
Who like thee His praise should sing?
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise the [continue reading…]
Lela Long
(1896-1951)
There have been names that I have loved to hear,
But never has there been a name so dear
To this heart of mine, as the name divine,
The precious, precious name of Jesus.
Chorus:
Jesus is the sweetest name I know,
And He’s just the same as His lovely name,
And that’s the reason [continue reading…]
Charles Wesley
(1707-1788)
Arise, my soul, arise
Thy Savior’s sacrifice!
All the names that love could find,
All the forms that love could take
Jesus in Himself has joined,
Thee, my soul, His own to make.
Equal with God, most high,
He laid His glory by: [continue reading…]
27 September 2020
Dear Friend,
It’s not just a song; it’s an evangelistic lifestyle!1Praise God for His wonderful supply! This month He presented us with an unexpected opportunity to send COVID-19 relief funds to five Latin American countries. A few of you became “channels of blessing” to make this possible. My heart has been singing Mary Maxwell’s lovely hymn Channels Only all month. “Channels” is a song Denise and I have come to sing together when we prepare to minister at a certain location here in [continue reading…]
William Mackay
(1839-1885)
Will You not Yourself revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?
—Psalm 85:6—
We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
Chorus:
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Revive us again.
We praise Thee, O God!
For Thy Spirit of light, [continue reading…]
William C. Martin
(1864-1914)
The name of Jesus is so sweet,
I love its music to repeat;
It makes my joys full and complete,
The precious name of Jesus!
Chorus:
“Jesus,” O how sweet the name!
“Jesus,” ev'ry day the same; [continue reading…]
3 September 2020
Dear Friend,
I know for certain, because I performed a “random gravity check!”1I appeal to your imagination: Tell yourself, “This is the August newsletter, and it’s late because of gravity.” Yes, really! I had a bad fall four weeks ago, and the incident reminded me of a story Denise tells about her childhood friend, who, after a bad day of repeatedly dropping things, exclaimed, “Gravity is extra heavy today!” That’s my alibi.
Was anything broken in my fall? Well, yes — my pride, and over three weeks’ worth of meaningful productivity. Besides about eight hours in the emergency room, it has taken me considerable time to get back to normal in terms of daily routine, early-morning writing, our publishing schedule, and so forth. So my quick personal report is: “I fell down, got up, got patched up, and now I’m finally better.” (Oh, and the doctor tells me that there’s no miracle cure for [continue reading…]
George Wade Robinson
(1838-1877)
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.”
— Jeremiah 31:3 nasb —
Heav’n above is [continue reading…]
Ray Palmer
(1808-1887)
My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior Divine;
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away;
Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly Thine.
May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to [continue reading…]
27 July 2020
Make it your steady diet!1Dear Friend,
One of the rarely mentioned and little appreciated joys of being a follower of Jesus is that we get to celebrate two birthdays every year — one biological and one spiritual, the latter being the day of our New Birth. In salvation terms, I’m coming up on my 52nd birthday on Friday July 31! I give thanks to God for the night of my salvation… and for the promise I made to Him when I was only three hours old in the Lord.
Philip P. Bliss
(1838-1876)
I am so glad that our Father in Heav’n
Tells of His love in the Book He has giv’n.
Wonderful things in the Bible I see;
This is the dearest, that Jesus loves me.
Chorus:
I am so glad that Jesus loves me, [continue reading…]
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What is being taught nowadays about the Word of God is of great concern to me. There is so much misunderstanding of what it is. It helps us to understand things better if we know that there are two Greek words for “word” in the New Testament. Let me share them here in a chart.
| #1 | #2 | |
| Greek Word | λόγος | ῥῆμα |
| Transliteration2 | logos | rhēma |
| Pronunciation | lŏ-gŏs | hray-mah |
As you can see in column #1, the first Greek New Testament word often translated word is logos, which you may know very well. The word in column #2 you may also know, but perhaps not quite [continue reading…]
Anonymous 17th Century German hymn
translated by
Joseph A. Seiss
(1823-1904)
Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature,
O Thou of God and man the Son,
Thee will I cherish, Thee will I honor,
Thou, my soul’s glory, joy, and crown!
Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
Robed in the garb [continue reading…]
Bernhard Severin Ingemann
(1789-1862)
translated by
Sabine Baring-Gould
(1834-1924)
Through the night of doubt and sorrow,
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the promised land.
Clear before us [continue reading…]
