Sunday's Hymn: Softly and Tenderly, Jesus Is Calling

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
See, on the portals he’s waiting and watching,
Watching for you and for me.

Come home, come home,
Ye who are weary, come home;
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home.

Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
Pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not his mercies,
Mercies for you and for me?

Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
Passing from you and from me;
Shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,
Coming for you and for me.

Oh! for the wonderful love he has promised
Promised for you and for me;
Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me.

 —Will L. Thomp­son

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

• Sweetly the Holy Hymn at The Happy Wonderer
• 2020 Hasn’t Started Off Very Well at The Outspoken Tulip 
• God is for us at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 6, 2020 at The Thirsty Theologian

Selected Reading: February 8, 2020

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God

10 Key Bible Verses on God’s Sovereignty
“When life feels out of control, it can be comforting to remember that we’re never out of the sight of our Creator—and he never loses control. Be encouraged by the following Scriptures about God’s sovereignty with commentary from the ESV Study Bible and rest knowing he rules over all.”

Bible

Who’s Got the Power?
In case you’ve ever wondered why various translations of Romans 1:4 are so different.

Christian History

Did Calvin Murder Heretics?
A very informative discussion between Matthew Barrett and Gary Jenkins about the historical context of the execution of Michael Servatus.

Anne du Bourg - A Conflicted Martyr
A little encouragement from the story of a martyr who wavered but ultimately stood firm.

Sunday's Hymn: Jesus Paid It All

I hear the Saviour say,
“Thy strength indeed is small,
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in me thine all in all.”

Jesus paid it all,
All to him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power, and thine alone,
Can change the leper’s spots,
And melt the heart of stone.

For nothing good have I
Whereby thy grace to claim—
I will wash my garments white
In the blood of Calvary’s lamb.

And when, before the throne,
I stand in him complete,
“Jesus died my soul to save,”
My lips shall still repeat.

 —Elvina M. Hall

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

• Wonderful Words of Life at The Happy Wonderer
• I, For One, Prefer The Solid Rock at The Outspoken Tulip 
• The Grest Exchange at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 5, 2020 at The Thirsty Theologian