Sunday's Hymn: Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour

Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

Refrain

Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief,
Kneeling there in deep contrition;
Help my unbelief.

Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.

Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in Heav’n but Thee?

—Fanny Crosby

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus at Graces Daily
• Brokenness Aside at Gospel Grace
• The Lord’s Prayer: The Sixth Petition at Tried With Fire 
• Calvin’s Prayers - Inward Vices Cleansed at The Upward Call
• Lord’s Day 39, 2013 at The Thirsty Theologian
• You Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: “Filled”

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.

Linked Together: For Parents

Discipline by the Book
Andy Naselli examines what scripture teaches about parental discipline (pdf) in an article in The Journal of Discipleship and Family Ministries. This piece is especially useful because it interacts with the (supposedly) biblical arguments used by Christians who are against physical discipline.

Making Things Difficult
Kevin DeYoung: “Parenting has become more complicated than it needs to be. It used to be, as far as I can tell, that Christian parents basically tried to feed their kids, clothe them, teach them about Jesus, and keep them away from explosives.” (Read more.)

Thankful Thursday

Tonight I’m thankful 

• for today spent with one of my litttle granddaughters, and  the promise of tomorrow spent with another. I’m thankful that God grows babies into toddlers, guiding their development so they learn to run and jump and talk.
  
  
• for my daughter and daughter-in-law, who are wonderful mothers to my grandchildren.
  
  
• for lingering fall weather, and fall’s harvest from the garden, especially the kale, cabbage and brussel sprouts.
  
  
• that in every moment of time, God is unfolding his purpose in his creation. 
  
  
• that God not only began his work of salvation in me, but that he will also certainly complete it.