Sunday's Hymn: Beautiful Savior

Beautiful Savior, king of creation
Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly I’d love Thee, truly I’d serve Thee,
Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.

Fair are the meadows, fair are the woodlands,
Robed in the flowers of blooming spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
He makes our sorrowing spirit sing.

Fair is the sunshine, fair is the moonlight,
Bright the sparkling stars on high;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels in the sky.

Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration
Now and forevermore be Thine!

Listen to the the St. Olaf Choir sing this hymn, which was arranged for them by F. Melius Christiansen, in three different years — 1941, 1983, and 2009. Did you notice that the style of singing changes over the years, , especially in the second verse solo? 

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

• Jesus Shall Reign at By Grace Alone
• A Debtor to Mercy Alone at The Happy Wonderer
• O Worship the King at The Upward Call
• Even to your old age I am He at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 7, 2018 at The Thirsty Theologian

Sunday's Hymn: Hail Thou Once Despised Jesus

Hail, thou once despised Jesus,
Hail, thou Galilean King!
Thou didst suffer to release us:
Thou didst free salvation bring.
Hail, thou agonizing Saviour,
Bearer of our sin and shame!
By thy merits we find favor;
Life is given through thy name.

Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,
All our sins were on thee laid;
By almighty love anointed,
Thou hast full atonement made:
All thy people are forgiven
Through the virtue of thy blood;
Opened is the gate of heaven,
Peace is made ‘twixt man and God.

Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory,
There for ever to abide;
All the heav’nly hosts adore thee,
Seated at thy Father’s side:
There for sinners thou art pleading;
There thou dost our place prepare;
Ever for us interceding,
Till in glory we appear.

Worship, honor, power, and blessing
Thou art worthy to receive:
Loudest praises without ceasing,
Meet it is for us to give.
Help, ye bright angelic spirits,
Bring your sweetest, noblest lays;
Help to sing our Saviour’s merits,
Help to chant Immanuel’s praise.

—John Bakewell & Martin Madan 

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

• A Glory Gilds the Sacred Page at The Happy Wonderer
• Crown Him With Many Crowns at The Upward Call
• In Christ No Condemnation at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 6, 2018 at The Thirsty Theologian

Sunday's Hymn: Let Us Love, and Sing, and Wonder

Let us love, and sing, and wonder,
Let us praise the Saviour’s name!
He has hushed the law’s loud thunder,
He has quenched Mount Sinai’s flame;
He has washed us with his blood,
He has brought us nigh to God.

Let us love the Lord who bought us,
Pitied us when enemies,
Called us by his grace, and taught us,
Gave us ears and gave us eyes:
He has washed us with his blood,
He presents our souls to God.

Let us sing, though fierce temptation
Threaten hard to bear us down!
For the Lord, our strong salvation,
Holds in view the conqueror’s crown,
He who washed us with his blood,
Soon will bring us home to God.

Let us wonder; grace and justice
Join, and point to mercy’s store;
When through grace in Christ our trust is,
Justice smiles, and asks no more:
He who washed us with his blood,
Has secured our way to God.

Let us praise, and join the chorus
Of the saints enthroned on high;
Here they trusted him before us,
Now their praises fill the sky:
“Thou hast washed us with thy blood;
Thou art worthy, Lamb of God

—John Newton 

First a traditional tune, and then a more recent one done by Indelible Grace. I’m not especially fond of either tune, and especially the Indelible Grace one. I know it’s the one many know for this hymn, but I find it monotonous and dull. Someone should come up with a better tune for these wonderful words.

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

• I Surrender All at The Happy Wonderer
• Behold Our God at The Upward Call
• The hairs of your head are numbered at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 5, 2018 at The Thirsty Theologian