Sunday's Hymn: Praise to the Lord, The Almighty

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear,
Now to his temple draw near,
Join me in glad adoration.

Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen
How thy desires e’er have been
Granted in what he ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee!
Surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee;
Ponder anew
What the Almighty will do,
If with his love he befriend thee!

Praise thou the Lord, who with marvelous wisdom hath made thee,
Decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee.
How oft in grief
Hath not he brought thee relief,
Spreading his wings to o’ershade thee!

Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him.
Let the Amen
Sound from his people again;
Gladly for aye we adore him.

—Joachim Neander

Choir and congregation

Piano and cello

Fernando Ortega

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

• Blest Be the Tie That Binds at Graces Daily
• O Valiant Hearts at The Happy Wonderer
• Lifting Up Our Hearts - 26 at The Upward Call
• Before all time, God is love at Blogging Theologically
• We still need Him at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 21, 2014 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: The Golden Rule 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.

This Week in Housekeeping

Two recently updated theological terms.

mercy

• Fixed formatting.
• Updated the link to Don Stewart’s Is God A Merciful God
• Added related terms common grace,  goodness, grace, and love (as an attribute of God).
• Added Filed under God’s Nature and His Work.

modalism

• Fixed formatting.
• Fixed a bunch of links. Weird how links can get so messed up over time.
• Added Filed under Defective Theology.

Thankful Thursday

I’m thankful for the son who did all my yardwork and garden tilling this spring, and for the rainy days greening up the grass. I’m thankful for the blooming lupines and Jacob’s ladder.

I’m thankful for the mallard in the pond behind the house and the joy he gives my granddaughters as he dives for food or, as they put it, “sticks his bum in the air.” It’s duck comedy for two-year-olds at its best. I’m thankful that my grandchildren all live where they can spend most of their spring and summer days playing outside.

I’m thankful for the birdsongs that wake me in the morning and lull me to sleep at night.

I’m thankful for the work of the Spirit—renewing, teaching, interceding, convicting, revealing.