Sunday's Hymn: None Other Lamb, None Other Name

None other Lamb, none other Name,
None other Hope in heav’n or earth or sea,
None other Hiding place from guilt and shame,
None beside thee!

My faith burns low, my hope burns low;
Only my heart’s desire cries out in me
By the deep thunder of its want and woe,
Cries out to thee.

Lord, thou art Life, though I be dead;
Love’s fire thou art, however cold I be:
Nor heav’n have I, nor place to lay my head,
Nor home, but thee.

—Christina Rosetti

Other hymns, worship songs, or quotes for this Sunday:

• On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand at The Happy Wonderer

Sunday's Hymn: I Sing The Mighty Power of God

I sing mighty pow’r of God,
That made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty skies.

I sing the goodness of the Lord
That filled the earth with food;
He formed the creatures with his word,
And then pronounced them good.

Lord! how thy wonders are displayed
Where’er I turn mine eye!
If I survey the ground I tread,
Or gaze upon the sky.

There’s not a plant or flower below
But makes thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
By order from thy throne.

Creatures as numerous as they be
Are subject to thy care;
There’s not a place where we can flee,
But God is present there.

—Isaac Watts

Other hymns, worship songs, or quotes for this Sunday:

• Let the Gospel Light Shine Out at The Happy Wonderer

Selected Reading, January 30, 2021

 

A few interesting pieces for your weekend reading.

Canadiana

The Urban Foxes of Whitehorse
You might enjoy this local photographer’s photo essay in Macleans: “As the pandemic raged on, Whitehorse-based wildlife photographer Peter Mather found himself walking his dog for hours a day. On one of these walks he had a run-in with one of the city’s many foxes, whose den was in an abandoned building on the city’s busy Front Street. So began Mather’s pandemic project to capture foxes in their not-so-natural habitats, ‘just to show that this is their city, too.’”

“I Have No Doubt It’s Mine”
The story begins with this: “When the Royal BC Museum announced this week it had confirmed the authenticity of a large stone carving found in the waters off Vancouver Island as a genuine ‘Indigenous artifact,’ the announcement made national headlines.” Read on to find out how it ends.

Idolatry

High Places
You can either listen to or read this excellent short essay on idolatry.

Bible

Missing Bible Verses
A new textual criticism site done by Bill Mounce. This page, for instance, has a list of all the Bible verse from the King James version of the Bible that are missing in the NIV and other more recent translations, and includes an explanation of each. Hint: They are not really missing verses, but added ones.