Sunday's Hymn: This Joyful Eastertide

This joyful Eastertide,
Away with sin and sorrow!
My Love, the Crucified,
Hath sprung to life this morrow.

Refrain

Had Christ, that once was slain,
Ne’er burst His three day prison,
Our faith had been in vain;
But now hath Christ arisen,
Arisen, arisen, arisen!

My flesh in hope shall rest,
And for a season slumber;
Till trump from east to west,
Shall wake the dead in number.

Death’s flood hath lost his chill,
Since Jesus crossed the river:
Lover of souls, from ill
My passing soul deliver.

—George R. Woodward

Traditional tune 

Graham Kendrick’s tune

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

• In Christ Alone at The Happy Wonderer
• It’s Good to Be Here at The Upward Call
• Christ the Lord Is Risen Today at Semicolon
• That’s My King at The Cripplegate
• Lord’s Day 14, 2016 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Resurrection at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: “He is not here” 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.

Sunday's Hymn: Come, People of the Risen King

Come, people of the Risen King,
Who delight to bring Him praise;
Come all and tune your hearts to sing
To the Morning Star of grace.
From the shifting shadows of the earth
We will lift our eyes to Him,
Where steady arms of mercy reach
To gather children in. 

Refrain
Rejoice, Rejoice! Let every tongue rejoice! 
One heart, one voice; O Church of Christ, rejoice!

Come, those whose joy is morning sun,
And those weeping through the night;
Come, those who tell of battles won,
And those struggling in the fight.
For His perfect love will never change,
And His mercies never cease,
But follow us through all our days
With the certain hope of peace.


Come, young and old from every land -
Men and women of the faith;
Come, those with full or empty hands -
Find the riches of His grace.
Over all the world, His people sing -
Shore to shore we hear them call
The Truth that cries through every age:
“Our God is all in all”! 

—Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townend

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

• Fairest Lord Jesus at The Happy Wonderer
• Spring at The Upward Call
• Lord’s Day 13, 2016 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Lord’s Day Morning at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: He is good 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.

Book Recommendation

Over at Out of the Ordinary, I’ve posted a short review of a book by Jerry Bridges.

If you want to better understand and appreciate the great exchange, this book is a good place to start. It’s deep theology of the cross coupled with writing anyone can understand, and a wonderful tool for expanding your understanding of Christ’s work and increasing your love for him. And what better way to honour Jerry Bridges, who passed away on March 6, than to focus on the atonement of Christ by reading The Great Exchange during the days leading up to Good Friday and Easter?

Read it.