Sunday's Hymn

Let Us with a Gladsome Mind

Let us, with a gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for He is kind.

Refrain

For His mercies aye endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

Let us blaze His Name abroad,
For of gods He is the God.

He with all commanding might
Filled the new made world with light.

He hath, with a piteous eye,
Looked upon our misery.

He the golden tressèd sun
Caused all day his course to run.

Th’horned moon to shine by night;
’Mid her spangled sisters bright.

All things living He doth feed,
His full hand supplies their need.

Let us, with a gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for He is kind.

—John Milton

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

• To God Be the Glory at The Happy Wonderer
• Lord’s Day 27, 2010 at The Thirsty Theologian
• The Will of God Is Always Best at Whatever Is Good
• Jesus, Master, Whose I Am at Field Stone Cottage
• O Quickly Come, Dread Judge of All at Hiraeth
• Heart Aflame - July 4, 2010 at The Upward Call
• Come Thou Almighty King at Jam and Books

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.

My Place 8

Making Jam, July 2, 2010

Round the Sphere Again: Hymns

Disappearing Treasure
David Kjos writes that the “most valuable memory of his religious upbringing” might be the hymns from the Concordia Hymnal. (The Thirsty Theologian) He plans to post hymns from it on Saturdays. I’m looking forward to reading them.

Done in a Classic Way
C. Michael Patton argues that something is missing when our churches don’t ever sing the old hymns in the classic (or epic, to use his term) way.

…[M]ore and more the great hymns of the faith are being ushered out. Now, even when they are played, their sound is contemporary. It is not really the same. The best way I can express it is that hymns are epic and epic songs need an epic sound. (Parchment and Pen)

I agree. But you already knew that, didn’t you?