Sunday's Hymn: I Sought the Lord, and Afterward I Knew

I sought the Lord, and afterward I knew
He moved my soul to seek him, seeking me;
It was not I that found, O Saviour true,
No, I was found of thee.

Thou didst reach forth thy hand and mine enfold;
I walked and sank not on the storm-vexed sea,—
‘Twas not so much that I on thee took hold,
As thou, dear Lord, on me.

I find, I walk, I love, but, O the whole
Of love is but my answer, Lord, to thee;
For thou wert long beforehand with my soul,
Always thou lovedst me.

—Anonymous

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

• At the Cross at The Happy Wonderer
• Seeking the beloved at The Upward Call
• Pruning for Fruit Bearing at Theology for Girls
• Thy will be done at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Mirror, mirror 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.

God Is Holy

I’ve just posted at Out of the Ordinary on what it means that God is holy. The piece starts like this:

Several years ago I wrote an essay on God’s holiness, and began by saying that of all God’s attributes, holiness was the most difficult for me to define. I reread that old essay recently and realized I’d missed something important: The word holiness as used to describe God has two distinct meanings.

To find out those two meaning of holiness, read the rest. 

Sunday's Hymn: I Was a Wandering Sheep

I was a wand’ring sheep,
I did not love the fold;
I did not love my Shepherd’s voice,
I would not be controlled.
I was a wayward child,
I did not love my home;
I did not love my Father’s voice,
I loved afar to roam.

The Shepherd sought his sheep,
The Father sought his child;
They followed me o’er vale and hill,
O’er deserts waste and wild:
They found me nigh to death,
Famished and faint and lone;
They bound me with the bands of love,
They saved the wand’ring one.

Jesus my Shepherd is;
‘Twas he that loved my soul,
‘Twas he that washed me in his blood,
‘Twas he that made me whole;
‘Twas he that sought the lost,
That found the wand’ring sheep,
‘Twas he that brought me to the fold,
‘Tis he that still doth keep.

I was a wand’ring sheep,
I would not be controlled;
But now I love my Shepherd’s voice,
I love, I love the fold.
I was a wayward child,
I once preferred to roam;
But now I love my Father’s voice,
I love, I love his home.

—Horatius Bonar

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

• In Memory of the Savior’s Love at The Happy Wonderer
• The Waiting Soul at The Upward Call
• A life of faith at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Liberty not licence at Pyromaniacs
• Deciding to Follow Christ? at Theology for Girls

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.