Sunday's Hymn: Be Still, My Soul

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change, He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future, as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
And all is darkened in the vale of tears,
Then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay
From His own fullness all He takes away.

Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord.
When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past
All safe and blessèd we shall meet at last.

Be still, my soul: begin the song of praise
On earth, believing, to Thy Lord on high;
Acknowledge Him in all thy words and ways,
So shall He view thee with a well pleased eye.
Be still, my soul: the sun of life divine
Through passing clouds shall but more brightly shine.

— Ka­tha­ri­na A. von Schle­gel

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

• Jesus Shall Reign at Jam and Books
• Behold the Lamb at By Grace Alone
• O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus at Gospel Grace
• How Great Thou Art at The Happy Wonderer
• God Moves in a Mysterious Way (hymn story) at Challies.com
• Resting On God at Theology for Girls
• Voices from the Past #16 at Tried With Fire 
• Lord’s Day 16, 2013 at The Thirsty Theologian
• You Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: Earnest Andrew

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.

Bread of Life

I’ve posted the second installment in a series I’m calling Scriptural Lessons from the Natural World at Out of the Ordinary. 

My husband loved to take our children fishing, so they’ve understood since they were very young that when we eat fish, we’re eating something that was, not long ago, a living, breathing creature. My youngest son went bison hunting with his school class when he was 12 or so. They got their bison, helped butcher it, and served it fresh as bison burgers at a community feast. These children knew from experience that burgers don’t come from a fast food joint—ultimately, anyway—but from living animals killed so we can eat burgers made from their flesh.

Read all of Living Things Die So You Can Live. 

Round the Sphere Again: Eternal Hell

The Evidence
from Romans 12, especially when combined with other texts. (Thoughts of Francis Turretin).

The Grounds
If our sins are finite, how is an eternity in hell a just punishment? (Ligonier Ministries Blog).