Sunday's Hymn: This Is My Father's World

This is my Father’s world,
And to my list’ning ears,
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
His hand the wonders wrought.

This is my Father’s world,
The birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white,
Declare their Maker’s praise.
This is my Father’s world:
He shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere.

This is my Father’s world,
O let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world:
The battle is not done;
Jesus who died shall be satisfied,
And earth and heav’n be one.

—Maltbie D. Babcock

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• In Christ There Is No East or West at Graces Daily
• Give Thanks to God, for Good Is He at The Happy Wonderer
• Justice and Mercy Kiss at Tried With Fire
• Lifting Up Our Hearts - 41 at The Upward Call
• You Are the Perfect Icon of God from Trevin Wax
• Lord’s Day 40, 2014 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: We cannot expect two rewards at Pyromaniacs

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.

God In a Box

This week I set aside the series of post of things every Christian woman should know and posted at Out of the Ordinary on the God-in-a-box argument.

You’ve read or heard it, I’m sure.

One person makes an assertion about God and another responds, “You can’t put God in a box!” 

And that’s right. We can’t put God in a box. But is any definitive statement about God an attempt to limit him? What about statements saying God can’t or must do something? Are they always wrong?

I try to answer those question in the post.

Thankful Thursday

Today I’m thankful for

• my sons. I’m not sure I could stay in my home without them to take care of the chores I can’t do for myself. Right now my youngest son is out cutting up the big tree branch that fell over the fence into the neighbor’s yard during this week’s storm.
  
  
• fresh carrots from the garden, enough for me and enough to give away.
  
  
• a warm house and a warm bed during these chilly fall (or is it early winter?) days.
  
  
• my dentist. The news was not all good during my visit this week, and that make me more thankful than ever that I can trust my dentist.
  
  
• God’s revelation of himself, his unchanging nature, and his faithfulness.

Also thankful today:

• Kim Shay

What are you thankful for? Leave a comment with your thanksgiving, post your thanksgiving on your blog, or tweet it. Give me the link by email or in a comment and I’ll add your thanksgiving to the list in the post.