Sunday's Hymn: Reader's Choice

This week’s hymn is the favorite of Juanita of Jam and Books and Ruthie Cuiabana, and it also receives special mention from Lisa Johnson of Thoughts from the Tea House. It’s a hymn from Francis Ridley Havergal, who is, in my opinion, one of the 19th century’s best hymn writers.

Like a River Glorius

 

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.

Here’s a quote from on peace with God from one of Frances Havergal’s personal letters.

We have peace with God … It is yours already, purchased for you, made for you, sealed for you, pledged to you – by the word of the Father and the precious blood of Jesus.

Listen to this hymn: Piano or male voice.

 

Other hymns, worship songs, etc. posted today:

• Blessed Quietness at The Happy Wonderer
• Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing at IMD 2.0
  
• Beyond the Sunset at Above the Clouds
• The Benefits Divine at The Thirsty Theologian.
  
• Thou, Whose Almighty Word at John Dekker’s Journal
• Breathe on Me, Breath of God at Seasonings of the Heart
• Author of Life Divine at joythruChrist
• The Collect for Trinity Sunday at Magic Statistics
• A few quotes from Fanny Crosby at Thoughts from the Teahouse.
• John of Blogotional prays for his father, who is not doing well after last week’s car accident. Update: John’s father passed away yesterday.
  

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.

Saturday's Old Photo

Yesterday would have been my 32nd wedding anniversary. I should probably be posting a wedding picture, but then I’d have to find one and scan it, and I’m just too tired to take that project on right now. This one that’s already in oldest son’s photo gallery will have to do.

 

This was taken about 4 months after we got married, and it was at a wedding, just not our wedding. In this autumn wedding, I was a bridesmaid for my friend Jo-Ann. When we drove down to Pine City, Minnesota on Friday night, the trees were in full fall colour. Overnight on Saturday, the wind started to blow, and when we drove home on Sunday morning there was not a leaf left on any of the trees.

 

Those were the days when a Minnesota bride could choose a pattern and material and count on all her bridesmaids being able to whip out their own bridesmaid’s dress. You can’t see from this photo, but the fabric was a sheer voile type, and the dress was fully lined. I wore it for several more years whenever I needed something a little formal, so it wasn’t one of those bridesmaid’s dresses that never gets worn again. 

 

At this point in our marriage, we’d already had the only knocked-down, dragged-out fight we ever had—the nasty one over whether Gerald Ford or Ronald Reagan should be the Republican nominee in 1976. Once we got that earth-shaking matter settled, resolving all the other issues that came up was a piece of cake in comparison.

This Month's Upcoming Recipe Round Up

This month’s recipe round up will be hosted by Karen of Simply A Musing Blog. 

The category is desserts. 

The date is June 14. 

Hostess Karen gives all the details here.

So start thinking about what you’ll bring to the dessert potluck. High fat, low fat, and everything in between. Don’t forget to look around for other posted dessert recipes as well, since Karen reminds us:

Feel free to send links to recipes you have seen on someone else’s blog as well - we are all about getting the goods back out to you, the people.

As far as I know, there has been no hostess or category designated for July’s Recipe Round-Up, and since I’m the one who started this whole thing going, and have a vested interest, then, in seeing it continue, I’m going to ask for volunteers here and now.  Any takers?  You can name your own category.  So far, there have been Quick Supper Fixin’s, Appetizers, and Desserts.