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Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me. Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word; But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord, Familiar, condescending, patient, free. Come not to sojourn, but abide with me. Come not in terrors, as the King of kings, But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings, Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea— Come, Friend of sinners, and thus bide with me. Thou on my head in early youth didst smile; And, though rebellious and perverse meanwhile, Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee, On to the close, O Lord, abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour. What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who, like Thy...

by Jonathan Ashurst The World The whole world is before me now, I see it shining, bright, Glistening in fame and power, money and delight. It promises to give me all the glories of its hoard, If I will only bow myself before its rebel lord. I answer, "O, Depart from me! My heart is not your throne! I worship King Immanuel, I worship Him alone! Your treasures are deceptive, they leave a massive hole, For what a loss to gain the world and lose one's very soul!" The Flesh The Flesh has cooked a banquet, she calls me from inside: "Come stay with me a while, you'll be well satisfied." But the house is built of prison walls; the food's a stealthy lie: The one who eats that poisoned fare will slowly choke and die. She promises me samples of the sweetest food on earth. She claims that stolen bread is sweet, and laughs at me in mirth. But I flee her dangerous presence and run to Jesus' throne: I've food she does not know of; man can...

"One generation shall commend Thy works to another, and shall declare Thy mighty acts." _______________________________________________________ One year ago today, on September 14, 2012, the very first Of the Week was published:  "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." ( 1 Corinthians 10:31) Today, I am adding Psalm 145:4 as the second theme verse for this blog: "One generation shall commend Thy works to another, and shall declare Thy mighty acts." It's hard to believe that it's already been a year since the  first OTW. Thank you to all those who have followed this blog. I truly hope its been a blessing to you and that somewhere along the way you have been entertained, enlightened, and encouraged. May God continue to guide you on your life's journey with Him. "Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.  And blessed be his glorious name for ev...

"Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea; Over snow by winter sown, And through the merry flowers of June, Over grass and over stone, And under mountains in the moon. "Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star, Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar. Eyes that fire and sword have seen And horror in the halls of stone Look at last on meadows green And trees and hills they long have known." ( The Hobbit, Chapter 19) "The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say." ( The Fellowship of the Ring; Book I, Chapter 1) "The Road goes ever on and on Out from the door where it began. Now far ah...

"Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he wa...

Jesus Feed Four Tousand Guys Dat time plenny peopo wen come aroun Jesus. Dey no mo food, so he tell his guys fo come by him. He say, “Eh, I feel pity fo da peopo. Dey stay hea wit me three days awready, an dey no mo notting fo eat. I no like send um away hungry. Bumbye dey goin pass out on da way home. You know, some peopo wen come from far away.” But his guys say, “Eh, we stay in da boonies, you know. An get plenny peopo. Wea we goin find nuff food fo feed um?” But Jesus say, “How much bread you guys get?” Dey tell him, “Seven small breads.” So Jesus tell da peopo fo sit down on top da groun. An he take da seven breads, an tank God fo um. Den he broke um, an give um to his guys. An da guys give um to all da peopo. Had some small fish too. So Jesus tell God he good heart fo give um da food. He tell his guys fo give um to da peopo. Dey all wen eat an come full. An Jesus guys pick up da lefovas, seven big baskets full. Had bout four tousand guys dea who wen eat. Den he tell um, “Go...

Oratorio: Israel in Egypt (Part 1) Composer: George Frideric Handel "The Lord hath given strength unto His people; the Lord hath given His people the blessing of peace." Psalm 29:11

Band: Rend Collective Experiment Album: Homemade Worship by Handmade People Year: 2012 Come set Your rule and reign In our hearts again. Increase in us, we pray. Unveil why we're made. Come set our hearts ablaze with hope, Like wildfire in our very souls. Holy Spirit come invade us now. We are Your church. We need Your power In us. We seek Your kingdom first, We hunger and we thirst, Refuse to waste our lives For You're our joy and prize, To see the captive hearts released The hurt, the sick, the poor at peace. We lay down our lives for Heaven's cause. We are Your church. We pray revive This earth. Build Your kingdom here. Let the darkness fear. Show Your mighty hand. Heal our streets and land. Set Your church on fire. Win this nation back. Change the atmosphere. Build Your kingdom here, We pray. Unleash Your kingdom's power, Reaching the near and far. No force of hell can stop Your beauty changing hearts. You made us for m...

"I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. . . . The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the one who takes refuge in him! Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack! The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing." Congratulations Rosemary! Thanks for being an amazing cousin. I know He will guide you every step of your journey as you follow Him. "This all my prayer shall be: More love, O Christ to Thee" Elizabeth Prentiss

Words: A. Catherine Hankey (1866) Music: William G. Fischer (1869) HymnPod I love to tell the story of unseen things above, Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love. I love to tell the story, because I know 'tis true; It satisfies my longings as nothing else can do. I love to tell the story; more wonderful it seems Than all the golden fancies of all our golden dreams. I love to tell the story, it did so much for me; And that is just the reason I tell it now to thee. I love to tell the story; 'tis pleasant to repeat What seems, each time I tell it, more wonderfully sweet. I love to tell the story, for some have never heard The message of salvation from God’s own holy Word. I love to tell the story, for those who know it best Seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest. And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song, 'Twill be the old, old story that I have loved so long. I love to tell the story, 'twill be my theme in glor...

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. By thirty hills I hurry down, Or slip between the ridges, By twenty thorps, a little town, And half a hundred bridges. Till last by Philip's farm I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever. I chatter over stony ways, In little sharps and trebles, I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles. With many a curve my banks I fret By many a field and fallow, And many a fairy foreland set With willow-weed and mallow. I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river, For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever. I wind about, and in and out, With here a blossom sailing, And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling, And here and there a foamy flake Upon me, as I travel With many a silver...