Shall all men die?

Death being threatened as the wages of sin,[1] it is appointed unto all men once to die;[2] for that all have sinned.[3]

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Sunday's Hymn: Reader's Choice

Neil chose this hymn from the Believers Hymn Book. He kindly left all the words for us, assuming it was not well-known. I think he might be right, since I’m not familiar with it. Are you?

My Redeemer

My Redeemer, oh, what beauties
In that lovely name appear;
None but Jesus in His glories
Shall the honored title wear.
My Redeemer, my Redeemer,
Thou hast my salvation wrought.

Sunk in ruin, sin, and mis’ry,
Bound by Satan’s captive chain,
Guided by his artful treach’ry,
Hurrying on to endless pain,
My Redeemer, my Redeemer,
Plucked me as a brand from hell.

Mine by cov’nant, mine forever,
Mine by oath, and mine by blood;
Mine— nor time the bond shall sever,
Mine as an unchanging God.
My Redeemer, my Redeemer,
Oh, how sweet to call Thee mine!

When in heav’n I see Thy glory,
When before Thy throne I bow,
Perfected I shall be like Thee,
Fully Thy redemption know.
My Redeemer, my Redeemer,
Then shall hear me shout His praise.

—-Author unknown. Tune: Regent Square (Listen.) 

Other hymns, worship songs, etc. posted today:

• With Grateful Heart, My Thanks I Bring at Above the Clouds
  
• Stand Up, My Soul  at joythruChrist
• The Collect for the Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity at Magic Statistics
• Heirs of the Kingdom at The Happy Wonderer
• Glorious Is Thy Name at Thoughts from the Teahouse
  
• Lord’s Day 38, 2007 at The Thirsty Theologian
  
• Approach, My Soul, The Mercy Seat at Hiraeth
  

Have you posted a hymn this Sunday and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list. If you’d like to see your favorite hymn featured as a Reader’s Choice hymn, go here and leave a comment. Just tell me your favorite hymn and a little bit about why you like it and I’ll feature your hymn when your turn comes. But you’d better do it soon, because we’re coming to an end of the list of the already suggested favorite hymns!

Recommended for Listening II

Here are a few more of Wayne Grudem’s Sunday school lessons based on his Systematic Theology that you might find helpful to you in your own Bible study:

• The Authority of Scripture: Part 1, Part 2
• The Clarity of Scripture
• How to Interpret the Bible: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.

One of Wayne Grudem’s gifts, you’ll find, is communicating in a way that almost anyone can understand, so even if you are a beginner on these issues, you won’t find these lectures too difficult for you.

(I recommended a few more of the mp3’s from this series here.)