Sunday's Hymn: Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart

Rejoice, ye pure in heart,
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing:
Your festal banner wave on high,
The cross of Christ your King.

Rejoice, rejoice,
Rejoice, give thanks and sing.

Bright youth and snow-crowned age,
Strong men and maidens meek,
Raise high your free, exulting song,
God’s wondrous praises speak.

With all the angel choirs,
With all the saints on earth,
Pour out the strains of joy and bliss,
True rapture, noblest mirth!

Yes, on through life’s long path,
Still chanting as ye go;
From youth to age, by night and day,
In gladness and in woe.

At last the march shall end,
The wearied ones shall rest,
The pilgrims find their Father’s house,
Jerusalem the blest.

Then on, ye pure in heart,
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing;
Your glorious banner wave on high,
The cross of Christ your King.

—Edward H. Plumptre

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• God’s Unchanging Hand at By Grace Alone
• How Good It Is to Thank the Lord at The Happy Wonderer
• Power of Prayer at The Upward Call
• Repose at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Crown Him Lord of all…maybe? at Pyromaniacs
• Lord’s Day 16, 2016 at The Thirsty Theologian

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Sunday's Hymn: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
Hold me with thy pow’rful hand;
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more.

Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through;
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
Be thou still my Strength and Shield.

When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell’s Destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side;
Songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever give to thee.

—William Williams

You can also hear it sung in the lined-out tradition.

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• All Creatures of Our God and King at By Grace Alone
• Awake My Soul, and With the Sun at The Happy Wonderer
• Communion With the Saints in Glory at The Upward Call
• The Lord’s Supper at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: His Story at Pyromaniacs

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Sunday's Hymn: The Day of Resurrection

The day of resurrection!
Earth, tell it out abroad;
The Passover of gladness,
The Passover of God.
From death to life eternal,
From this world to the sky,
Our Christ hath brought us over
With hymns of victory.

Our hearts be pure from evil,
That we may see aright
The Lord in rays eternal
Of resurrection-light;
And, listening to his accents,
May hear, so calm and plain,
His own “All hail!” and hearing,
May raise the victor strain.

Now let the heav’ns be joyful,
Let earth her song begin;
Let the round world keep triumph,
And all that is therein;
Invisible and visible,
Their notes let all things blend,
For Christ the Lord hath risen,
Our joy that hath no end.

—John of Damascus

There are two well-known tunes for this hymn.

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• Lo, the Earth Is Risen Again at The Happy Wonderer
• Supplies in the Wilderness at The Upward Call
• Lord’s Day 15, 2016 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Kings at Pyromaniacs

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