Sunday's Hymn: A Debtor to Mercy Alone

A debtor to mercy alone,
Of covenant mercy I sing;
Nor fear, with thy righteousness on,
My person and off’ring to bring.
The terrors of law and of God
With me can have nothing to do;
My Saviour’s obedience and blood
Hide all my transgressions from view.

The work which his goodness began,
The arm of his strength will complete;
His promise is Yea and Amen,
And never was forfeited yet.
Things future, nor things that are now,
Nor all things below or above,
Can make him his purpose forgo,
Or sever my soul from his love.

My name from the palms of his hands
Eternity will not erase;
Impressed on his heart it remains,
In marks of indelible grace.
Yes, I to the end shall endure,
As sure as the earnest is given;
More happy, but not more secure,
The glorified spirits in heav’n.

—Augustus Toplady

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

• Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven at Graces Daily
• O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus at The Happy Wonderer
• Don’t confuse sin with negative thinking at Blogging Theologically
• Be Aware at Tried With Fire
• Lifting Up Our Hearts - 38 at The Upward Call
• I Have No Other King But Christ from Trevin Wax
• Lord’s Day 37, 2014 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Giving the keepers their due 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.

Linked Together: Etymology

Two suggestions for your weekend reading.

Hacking History
How old is the word cough? What about *cough*? Which other words have been used for cough? All your coughing questions answered. (OxfordWords Blog).

Changing Names
If you read Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, you will find numerous examples of people who have one name in one book, and another name in another book. Jesse Johnson gives us the two main reasons for this (The Cripplegate).

Thankful Thursday

Today I’m thankful 

• for a little sunshine. All the rain we’ve had lately makes me appreciate what a good gift any sunshine is.
  
  
• for red heather on the mountains and yellow-leaved trees lining my walking trails. 
  
  
• for orchard run apples and Yukon grown vegetables.
  
  
• for my home. I spend too much time thinking about the work that needs to be done on it and not enough time thanking God for it. Despite it’s flaws, it serves me well, and that’s a good gift.
  
  
• that God has sustained and helped me through the past thirteen years, from the time my husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer to today. 
  
  
• that I can trust that God is still ruling and unfolding his perfect plan even when everything seems out of control.
  
  
• that the ascended Jesus intercedes for me, bringing my requests to the Father.

Also thankful today:

• Persis
• 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.