Sunday's Hymn

Olney Church

The Spirit Breathes Upon the Word

The Spirit breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light.

A glory gilds the sacred page
Majestic like the sun
It gives a light to every age,
It gives, but borrows none.

The hand that gave it, still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise,
They rise, but never set.

Let everlasting thanks be thine
For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heav’nly day.

My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of him I love;
Till glory breaks upon my view
In brighter worlds above.

—William Cowper in Olney Hymns

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

• Lord’s Day 32, 2009, at The Thirsty Theologian
• Sweetly the Holy Hymn at The Happy Wonderer
• Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross at Fieldstone Cottage
• Grace Active from The Valley of Vision at The Upward Call
• O Lord Most High at Hiraeth
• Of the Father’s Heart Begotten at Tapestry of Graces
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: Active Obedience and Substitutionary Atonement

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.

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Round the Sphere Again

Christ’s Work
From Mark 15, six signs that Jesus was under judgment. (Against Heresies)

Church History
The Last Classical Man at The Upward Call.

Collections
of resources from John Owen, Thomas Watson and Thomas Brooks. (Tim Irvin)

Connecting
with your neighbors: 5 suggestions at Reformissionary.

Curriculum
for kids: The Praise Factory from 9Marks.

Systematic theology is organizing principle of each curriculum in the Praise Factory family of curriculum. (Teach, Take & Tell, Big Questions and Answers for little people and The Praise Factory).

A systematic theology is an ordered study of who God is, who He has made us to be, His plans for us and this world, His work of salvation for His people, and the things of the world to come. It gives children an opportunity to consider the magnificent way that God has ordered all things to His glory; and, equips them with a strong foundation of God’s Truth to grow and live for Him in this world, with an eye of hope and joy towards the next.

Sounds good to me. And the price is right.

Chosen Hymns
From Sherry’s list of Top 100 Hymns: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (45)

Check Out
the newly re-designed Monergism.com.

Crazy Horse
And other landmarks: Where are they, anyway? Take the quiz. (mental_floss Blog)

I scored 12/13, which was way better than I expected. Ironically, the only one I missed is located in my childhood home state, Minnesota.