November of Thankgiving 21

You can get this button from Lisa of Lisa NotI’m thankful

That I am not my own,
but belong—
body and soul,
in life and in death—
to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.

I’m thankful that

He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood,
and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.

I’m thankful that

He also watches over me in such a way
that not a hair can fall from my head
without the will of my Father in heaven:
in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.

I’m thankful that

Because I belong to him,
Christ, by his Holy Spirit,
assures me of eternal life
and makes me sincerely willing and ready
from now on to live for him.

I am thankful that I have this, my only comfort in life and death. (Heidelberg Catechism)

While I’m at it, I’m thankful for the various good catechisms, creeds, and confessions that we have recorded for us. They clarify and teach, but also, like hymns, they connect us with the saints who have gone before us.

Others thanking God today:

• Diane is thankful for the love of God.
• Becky is thankful for the family of God.
• Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful for laughter.
• Elle is thankful for the Church Invisible.
• Victoria is thankful for the fellowship of the saints.
• Persis is thankful “that I can be built together with a local body of believers.”
• Lisa is thankful for reminders of last year’s thanks.
• Becky is thankful for the fellowship of the saints.
• Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for the Food Network and the Cooking Channel.
• Joan is thankful for journals.
• Dorothy is thankful for an excellent sermon.
• Lindsay is thankful for a few days without the distraction of the internet.
• Aadel is thankful for unity in the body of Christ and for her kids.

What are you thankful for today?

Do you want to participate, too? You’ll find instructions here for the ways both bloggers and nonbloggers can join in the thanksgiving.

As more people participate, it gets more likely that I’ll make mistakes in my posting, so if I miss your post or mess up a link, please tell me. And remember, if you miss a day or two, you’ll need to send me a link to your next thanksgiving post.

Sunday's Hymn

Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee

Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills the breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.

Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,
O Savior of mankind!

O hope of every contrite heart,
O joy of all the meek,
To those who fall, how kind Thou art!
How good to those who seek!

But what to those who find? Ah, this
Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is,
None but His loved ones know.

Jesus, our only joy be Thou,
As Thou our prize will be;
Jesus be Thou our glory now,
And through eternity.

O Jesus, King most wonderful
Thou Conqueror renowned,
Thou sweetness most ineffable
In Whom all joys are found!

When once Thou visitest the heart,
Then truth begins to shine,
Then earthly vanities depart,
Then kindles love divine.

O Jesus, light of all below,
Thou fount of living fire,
Surpassing all the joys we know,
And all we can desire.

Jesus, may all confess Thy Name,
Thy wondrous love adore,
And, seeking Thee, themselves inflame
To seek Thee more and more.

Thee, Jesus, may our voices bless,
Thee may we love alone,
And ever in our lives express
The image of Thine own.

O Jesus, Thou the beauty art
Of angel worlds above;
Thy Name is music to the heart,
Inflaming it with love.

Celestial Sweetness unalloyed,
Who eat Thee hunger still;
Who drink of Thee still feel a void
Which only Thou canst fill.

O most sweet Jesus, hear the sighs
Which unto Thee we send;
To Thee our inmost spirit cries;
To Thee our prayers ascend.

Abide with us, and let Thy light
Shine, Lord, on every heart;
Dispel the darkness of our night;
And joy to all impart.

Jesus, our love and joy to Thee,
The virgin’s holy Son,
All might and praise and glory be,
While endless ages run.

—Bernard of Clairvaux

A piano and cello arrangement:

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

• All Ye That Pass By, To Jesus Draw Nigh at Whatever Things
• Great God! From Thee There’s Nought Concealed at Tried With Fire
• Faith Is the Victory at Wordwise Hymns
• My God, I Thank Thee at The Happy Wonderer
• How Good It Is to Thank the Lord at Field Stone Cottage
• We Plough the Fields at Hiraeth
• Hail, Thou Once-Despised Jesus at Conjubilant with Song
• Lord’s Day 47, 2010 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Sabbath Keeping at Thistle Cove Farms
• Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon: Unity Doesn’t Require Uniformity, But It Does Require a Commitment to the Essentials of Christianity 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.

November of Thanksgiving 20

You can get this button from Lisa of Lisa NotesI’m thankful for food in general and fall vegetables in particular: squash, pumpkin, turnips, brussels sprouts and more. I love fall vegetables. I thank God for creating a variety of vegetables so that I never grow tired of of eating vegies.

Others thanking God today:

• Diane is thankful for the many simple pleasures of home.
• Trisha is thankful for the gift of encouragement.
• Becky is thankful for two things.
• Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful for a weekend of rich teaching.
• Elle is thankful for deep freezers.
• Victoria is thankful for the joy of creation.
• Laura is thankful for 10 blessings.
• Leslie is thankful for God’s word.
• Persis is thankful for an early start to Saturday and more.
• Jennifer is thankful for her girls.
• Lisa is thankful for those who are “good at encouraging those already in the faith to keep that faith.”
• Becky is thankful for the assurance of heaven.
• Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for her friend Chad.
• Joan is thankful for her husband.
• Dorothy is thankful for a finished job.
• Amy in Peru is thankful for grandparents.
• John Bird posts a note of thanksgiving that his Aunt Lucy wrote.
• Jen is thankful for bloggers. Ha!

What are you thankful for today?

Do you want to participate, too? You’ll find instructions here for the ways both bloggers and nonbloggers can join in the thanksgiving.

As more people participate, it gets more likely that I’ll make mistakes in my posting, so if I miss your post or mess up a link, please tell me. And remember, if you miss a day or two, you’ll need to give me a heads up on your next thanksgiving post.