Rebecca Stark is the author of The Good Portion: Godthe second title in The Good Portion series.

The Good Portion: God explores what Scripture teaches about God in hopes that readers will see his perfection, worth, magnificence, and beauty as they study his triune nature, infinite attributes, and wondrous works. 

                     

Sunday
Jun082025

Sunday Hymn: The Lord Almighty Reigns

 

 

 

 

There’s an endless song
Waiting to be sung
With the voice of every tribe
The sound of every tongue

When the bride of Christ
On that day of days
Brings with joy unto the Lamb
A multitude of praise

Like the roar of mighty seas
And rolls of thunder
Hear His people sing

Hallelujah, hallelujah
For the Lord Almighty reigns
Hallelujah, hallelujah
For the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns

We will join the feast
Rest from battles won
Tell with great rejoicing
All the wonders God has done

And like the roar of mighty seas
And rolls of thunder
All the church will sing

Hallelujah, hallelujah
For the Lord Almighty reigns
Hallelujah, hallelujah
For the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns

Certain of that day
Christ we will proclaim
Oh, that more would share the prize
Salvation in His name

Then greater will the anthem ring
The mighty chorus rising to the King

Hallelujah, hallelujah
For the Lord Almighty reigns
Hallelujah, hallelujah
For the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns

Hallelujah, hallelujah
For the Lord Almighty reigns
Hallelujah, hallelujah
For the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns

Words and Music by Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell and Matt Papa

©2022 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) / Messenger Hymns (BMI) / Getty Music Hymns and Songs (ASCAP) / Love Your Enemies Publishing (ASCAP) / adm at MusicServices.com

Sunday
Jun012025

Sunday's Hymn: Rejoice, the Lord Is King

 

 

 

 

Rejoice, the Lord is king!
Your Lord and king adore;
Mortals give thanks and sing,
And tri­umph ev­er­more;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, re­joice!

Jesus, the Sav­ior, reigns,
The God of truth and love;
When He had purged our stains
He took His seat above;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, re­joice!

His king­dom can­not fail,
He rules o’er earth and Heav’n,
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Je­sus giv’n;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, re­joice!

He sits at God’s right hand
Till all His foes sub­mit,
And bow to His com­mand,
And fall be­neath His feet:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, re­joice!

He all His foes shall quell,
Shall all our sins de­stroy,
And ev­ery bos­om swell
With pure se­ra­phic joy;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, re­joice!

Rejoice in glo­ri­ous hope!
Jesus the Judge shall come,
And take His serv­ants up
To their eter­nal home.
We soon shall hear th’arch­an­gel’s voice;
The trump of God shall sound, re­joice!

—Charles Wesley

Sunday
May252025

Sunday Hymn: Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

 

 

Alleluia! sing to Je­sus!
His the scep­ter, His the throne.
Alleluia! His the tri­umph,
His the vic­to­ry alone.
Hark! the songs of peace­ful Zi­on
Thunder like a migh­ty flood.
Jesus out of ev­ery na­tion
Has re­deemed us by His blood.

Alleluia! not as or­phans
Are we left in sor­row now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
Faith be­lieves, nor quest­ions how;
Though the cloud from sight re­ceived Him
When the for­ty days were o’er
Shall our hearts for­get His pro­mise,
I am with you ev­er­more?

Alleluia! bread of an­gels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sin­ful
Flee to Thee from day to day:
Intercessor, friend of sin­ners,
Earth’s Re­deem­er, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sin­less
Sweep across the crys­tal sea.

Alleluia! King eter­nal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Ma­ry,
Earth Thy foot­stool, Heav’n Thy throne:
Thou with­in the veil hast en­tered,
Robed in flesh our great high priest;
Thou on earth both priest and vic­tim
In the Eu­cha­ris­tic feast.

—William C. Dix