Sunday's Hymn: Oh Children Come

Hear the cry from Bethlehem
Oh children come
Son of God now born to men
Oh children come –
Bring your troubles, bring your fears,
Bring the needs that draw you near,
Find the hope of all the years –
Oh children come!

Peace on earth good will to men
Oh children come
Righteous rule that will not end
Oh children come –
Lay down all your bitterness,
Turn from sin’s toil and distress,
Find His grace and perfect rest –
Oh children come!

Where the Father’s grace has walked
Oh children come
Where you see the hurt and lost
Oh children come –
Show the mercy shown to you,
Gifts of kindness to renew,
Love from hearts sincere and true –
Oh children come!

“Oh Children Come”
Keith Getty and Kristyn Getty
Copyright © 2014 Getty Music Publishing (BMI)

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

• The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns at The Happy Wonderer
• Let All Mortal Flesh at The Upward Call
• The one and only Savior at Tried With Fire
• The Carpenter’s Son at Theology for Girls
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: No crop failure at Pyromaniacs

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Sunday's Hymn: Come, Oh Redeemer, Come

Father enthroned on high,
Holy, holy.
Ancient, eternal Light,
Hear our prayer.

Come, oh Redeemer, come,
Grant us mercy.
Come, oh Redeemer, come,
Grant us peace.

Lord, save us from the dark,
Of our striving,
Faithless and troubled hearts,
Weighed down.

Look now upon our need,
Lord be with us.
Heal us and make us free,
From our sin.

—Fernando Ortega

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

• O Son of God, We Wait for Thee at The Happy Wonderer
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel at The Upward Call
• Be careful and be on your guard at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Perpetual motion at Pyromaniacs

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

For the Children in Your Life

Last week I reviewed The Biggest Story for the news letter from my church, and this morning I posted it at Out of the Ordinary, too. From the review:

[T]he Bible is more than a collection of individual stories with heroes to imitate or villains to avoid imitating. It is one big story comprised of all the smaller stories. It’s the story of God’s work of creation; humankind’s fall, bringing with it the corruption of everything; and God’s work to make it all right again.

Do your children know this story, the biggest one? Do they understand how the stories of the Old and New Testament fit together into a grand narrative of a “snake-crushing King” and “destined-to-die Deliverer” who will bring us back to the garden?

You can read the rest here.

If you have children in your life, The Biggest Story would make an excellent Christmas gift. (Canadians will prefer to purchase it from Amazon.ca.)