Sunday Hymn: Break Thou the Bread of Life

Break thou the bread of life,
Dear Lord, to me,
As thou didst break the loaves
Beside the sea;
Throughout the sacred page
I seek thee, Lord,
My spirit pants for thee,
O living Word.

Bless thou the truth, dear Lord,
To me, to me,
As thou didst bless the bread
By Galilee;
Then shall all bondage cease,
All fetters fall;
And I shall find my peace,
My All in all.

Thou art the Bread of Life,
O Lord, to me,
Thy holy Word the truth
That saveth me;
Give me to eat and live
With thee above;
Teach me to love thy truth,
For thou art love.

O send thy Spirit, Lord,
Now unto me,
That he may touch mine eyes,
And make me see:
Show me the truth concealed
Within thy Word,
And in thy Book revealed
I see the Lord.

—Ma­ry A. Lath­bu­ry

Other hymns of worship songs for this Sunday:

• A Mighty Fortress Is Our God at The Happy Wonderer 

Sunday Hymn: His Mercy Is More

What love could remember no wrongs we have done;
Omniscient, all-knowing, He counts not their sum.
Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore;
Our sins, they are many, His mercy is more.

Chorus
Praise the Lord!
His mercy is more.
Stronger than darkness; new every morn;
Our sins, they are many, His mercy is more.

What patience would wait as we constantly roam;
What Father, so tender, is calling us home.
He welcomes, the weakest, the vilest, the poor;
Our sins, they are many, His mercy is more.

What riches of kindness He lavished on us;
His blood was the payment, His life was the cost.
We stood ‘neath a debt we could never afford;
Our sins, they are many, His mercy is more.

—Matt Boswell and Matt Papa

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Other hymns of worship songs for this Sunday:

• I Think When I Read That Story of Old at The Happy Wonderer 

Selected Reading, August 7, 2021

 

A few good reads for your weekend—or maybe your month.

Bible Study

What Does Hebrews 3:1-6 Mean?
I’m still slowing working through the book of Hebrews, so I enjoy seeing other people work through it, too. In this piece, Mike Leake explains Hebrews 3:1-6. (I posted two pieces on this passage a couple of years ago: Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant and Well Pleased, Beloved Son.)

History

A Woman for All Seasons
An essay on Sophie Scholl by Esther O’Reilly, who is always worth reading. 

Fiction

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
I stayed up late too many nights this week finishing up the classic novel Jane Eyre. The story was just as compelling this time as it was when I read it as a teen. But this time, I think, I noticed the humour more.

I enjoyed Jane Eyre much more than Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, which I reread last month. Let’s just say Wuthering Heights didn’t get any less weird with the passage of time.

The link above it to the Folio Society edition, which is the one I read. It’s expensive, but it looks and feels like a classic book should. 

Next on my reading list is The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte. I’m making it a Bronte sisters summer.