Sunday's Hymn: Like a River Glorious

Like a river glorious, is God’s perfect peace,
Over all victorious, in its bright increase;
Perfect, yet it floweth, fuller every day,
Perfect, yet it groweth, deeper all the way.

Refrain

Stayed upon Jehovah, hearts are fully blest
Finding, as He promised, perfect peace and rest.

Hidden in the hollow of His blessed hand,
Never foe can follow, never traitor stand;
Not a surge of worry, not a shade of care,
Not a blast of hurry touch the spirit there.

Every joy or trial falleth from above,
Traced upon our dial by the Sun of Love;
We may trust Him fully all for us to do.
They who trust Him wholly find Him wholly true.

—Fran­ces R. Ha­ver­gal

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• The Church of God Is One at The Happy Wonderer
• The End of Me at Gospel Grace
• Alas and Did My Savior Bleed at By Grace Alone
• Be Still at Triablogue
• The Lord’s Prayer: The Third Petition at Tried With Fire 
• Lord’s Day 36, 2013 at The Thirsty Theologian
• You Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: Don’t change temptations!

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

His Plans Don't Change

God’s plans aren’t like my plans, which are subject to change because of unforeseen circumstances, like plumbing disasters, for instance, or even unpredictable feelings like tiredness or crankiness. The conditions that make my plans changeable don’t apply to an all-knowing, all-present, all-powerful God.

That’s a quote from my post on God’s immutability at Out of the Ordinary this morning.

Thankful Thursday

I’m thankful the key to the car that my son lost 3 months ago was returned to me today. I can finally open my trunk! (The keys I had left were valet keys and the trunk was locked.) I’ve been praying it would be found. Fixing the problem—buying a new key and having it programmed—was going to be very expensive, and now I don’t have to have it done. I’m thankful for the neighbour who found the key and set off the alarm to my car to find out where it belonged.

I’m thankful for cranberries in abundance. My daughter and I picked for a couple of hours yesterday and got a bucketful. I’m thankful we had perfect weather for picking, and that the two little granddaughters enjoyed themselves while we picked.  I’m thankful for fall’s harvest of vegetables and fruits and berries, reminding us that God provides for us.

I’m thankful that God speaks so we can know him. I’m thankful for the Holy Spirit who illuminates so we can understand.