Sunday's Hymn

For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies. 

Refrain 
Lord of all, to Thee we raise,
This our hymn of grateful praise.

For the beauty of each hour,
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon, and stars of light. 

For the joy of ear and eye,
For the heart and mind’s delight,
For the mystic harmony
Linking sense to sound and sight. 

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild. 

For each perfect gift of Thine,
To our race so freely given,
Graces human and divine,
Flowers of earth and buds of Heaven. 

—Folliot Pierpoint (Listen)

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

• Onward We Will Go at The Happy Wonderer
• Count Your Blessings at Whatever Things
• Lord’s Day 45 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Crown His Head with Endless Blessing at Whatever Is Good
• Hail to the Lord’s Anointed at Hiraeth
• Let Us Raise Our Alleluias! at Tapestry of Graces
• The Prayer of Love from The Valley of Vision at The Upward Call
• Update: By Grace I’m Saved at Field Stone Cottage.
• Update: Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: New Doctrine

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 emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list.

Thanksgiving 7

I’m thankful for my Foley food mill. My old one, which I got used more than 20 years ago, finally rusted through and I couldn’t find another one. I couldn’t get a new one shipped to Canada (warranty issues, they say) and the food mills I found in the stores were garbage compared to my old trusty Foley.

I wanted one, you see, to make applesauce. Nothing beats homemade applesause and nothing works for applesauce as well as a foley food mill. No peeling, no coring, just quartering and cooking and turning the mill.

Thankfully, my youngest son found me a gently used Foley food mill on eBay and it came in the mail yesterday. I made applesauce last night and then again this afternoon.

While I’m at it, I think I’ll thank God for eBay and cheap, sweet apples, too. Oh yes, and my son.

What are you thankful for today?

• On her new business blog, Kim is thankful for creative inspiration.
• Elle is thankful for her children.
• Connie is thankful for beauty in nature.
• Kim is thankful for her son’s H1N1 vaccine.
• Lisa is thankful for a list of things.
• Kim of Hiraeth is thankful for sunshine and more.
• Carla is thankful for small town attitude.
• Rosemary is thankful that she learned to cook.
• Ann is thankful for family and church family.
• Dorothy is thankful for Indian summer.
• Lisa is thankful for book swapping.
• Tulipgirl is thankful for road trips across the state and more.
• Suzanne is thankful for “the opportunity to make requests, pray, intercede, and give thanks for everyone.”
• Rachel is thankful for Saturdays.
• Jenn is thankful for her husband’s ability to work hard.
• Becky is thankful for her husband.

Here are three ways you can join in the thanksgiving. 

• Mention something you’re thankful for in the comments here and I’ll included it in one of my thanksgiving posts, or
• Email me to tell me what you’re thankful for and I’ll include it in a post, or
• Post your thankful thought(s) on your own blog, send me the link(s), and I’ll link to your post(s). If you plan to make your thanksgiving posts daily during the month, let me know that and you won’t need to send me daily links.

More details here.

If you’ve got a thanksgiving post and I missed it, please let me know so I can add your link.

Thanksgiving 6

I’m thankful for good friends, long walks and uplifting visits. And a daughter who cleaned the kitchen and bathroom while I was out having fun.

What are you thankful for today?

• Kristina is thankful that Christ came and redeemed the lost.
• Jules is thankful for the military.
• On her new business blog, Kim is thankful for John Neal Bookseller.
• Elle is thankful for comfy clothes.
• Connie is thankful for her home.
• Kim is thankful for things on the internet that make her think.
• Lisa is thankful for “a home to clean and a family to care for and serve by washing their clothes and cooking their supper and washing their dishes and, yes, cleaning their bathrooms.”
• Kim of Hiraeth is thankful for reconnections.
• Carla is thankful that she is not shoveling….yet.
• Rosemary is thankful that “God is my refuge for weariness and the aches of a body that would rather lie still.”
• Ann is thankful for God’s word.
• Dorothy is thankful for her home.
• Jenn is thankful for Saturday mornings.
• Kim is thankful “that Chris has registered for Together for the Gospel!”
• Lisa is thankful for a teen girl and an older woman.
• Veronica is thankful for Hannah.
• Jennifer is thankful for safety.
• Tulipgirl is thankful for perseverance and more.
• Julie is thankful for her husband and his math skills.
• Leslie is thankful for tickets to secret church.
• Suzanne is thankful for beautiful weather and more.
• Whitestone says, “After being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in January I’m thankful that chemo is done and I am feeling good. I’m thankful to be living in a time when medical care helps us deal with such illness, unlike the time of our grandparents or great-grandparents. Spiritually, I’m thankful that God holds us safe in His hands. No matter what, we are His. John 10:28,29 and a whole lot more!”
• Lisa is thankful for memories and more.

Here are three ways you can join in the thanksgiving. 

• Mention something you’re thankful for in the comments here and I’ll included it in one of my thanksgiving posts, or
• Email me to tell me what you’re thankful for and I’ll include it in a post, or
• Post your thankful thought(s) on your own blog, send me the link(s), and I’ll link to your post(s). If you plan to make your thanksgiving posts daily during the month, let me know that and you won’t need to send me daily links.

More details here.

If you’ve got a thanksgiving post and I missed it, please let me know so I can add your link.