Sunday's Hymn

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

The King of love my Shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never,
I nothing lack if I am His
And He is mine forever.

Where streams of living water flow
My ransomed soul He leadeth,
And where the verdant pastures grow,
With food celestial feedeth.

Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
But yet in love He sought me,
And on His shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me.

In death’s dark vale I fear no ill
With Thee, dear Lord, beside me;
Thy rod and staff my comfort still,
Thy cross before to guide me.

Thou spread’st a table in my sight;
Thy unction grace bestoweth;
And O what transport of delight
From Thy pure chalice floweth!

And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise
Within Thy house forever.

—Henry W. Baker

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

• Grace, ‘Tis a Charming Sound at Whatever Things
• Holy God, We Praise Thy Name at Wordwise Hymns
• Come, Thou Almighty King at threegirldad
• As the Sun Doth Daily Rise at The Happy Wonderer
• Saviour, Like a Shepherd Lead Us at Rosemary at Home
• O Word of God Incarnate at Field Stone Cottage
• The Lord Has Heard and Answered Prayer at Hiraeth
• Lord’s Day 38, 2010 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Heart Aflame - September 19, 2010 at The Upward Call
• Update: Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder at Jam and Books
• Update: Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: On the Offense of the Cross

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.

My Place 13

For supper
September 17, 2010

Thankful Thursday

Today is everything a fall day should be—crisp in the morning and sunny and warm in the afternoon. The leaves have turned, mostly, and it’s all glorious. This is the shortest season for us, so we don’t get too many perfect fall days. That means that when we have one or more of them (we’re on our third in a row now), we need to take time then and there to thank God for providing it for us. So here it is: I’m thankful for this rare jewel of a day.

I’m thankful because the sunny weather makes life without a clothes dryer easier to take. (The new one arrives on Saturday…or so they say.)

I’m thankful because the good weather has given me time to finish up some of the outdoor painting jobs I didn’t manage to fit in during the busy summer.

I’m thankful for the potatoes and carrots and cabbage from the garden.

I’m thankful for the cheap but tasty apples I used to make the jars of applesauce boiling in the boiling water bath as I write. (It has four more minutes on the timer, I’m told.)

There’s something about fall that makes me notice God’s every day provisions for his creatures. It’s a good season for thanksgiving.

On Thursdays throughout this year, I plan to post a few thoughts of thanksgiving along with Kim at the Upward Call and others. Why don’t you participate by posting your thanksgiving each week, too? It’ll be an encouragement to you and to others, I promise.