O Worship the King
I am excited to add to the collection “O Worship the King”. The recording is the accompaniment track.
It is an arrangement on the original Hymn written by Robert Grant and William Gardiner. The objective was to convey the truth about our Lord and King through music. The music was intended to sound strong. To depict our King.
Read MoreHymns we will be singing at GCCBG this coming Sunday,
This coming Sunday at GCCBG we will be singing the following hymns.
9:30 Morning Service
- Lord I Lift Your Name on High
- Blessed Assurance
- Merciful God
- O Sacred Head Now Wounded
March the 14th PM
- Glories of Calvary
- O Worship the King
- The Power of the Cross
- I Will Glory In My Redeemer
I am excited in particular to sing the Hymn: “O Sacred Head Now Wounded”. This is a hymn that has survived the times. At least the lyrics first written in Latin dates from 1153. Here are the lyrics:
1. O Sacred Head, now wounded
With grief and shame weighed down;
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown.
How pale Thou art with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn;
How does that visage lanquish,
Which once was bright as morn!2. What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered
Was all for sinners’ gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior;
‘Tis I deserve Thy place.
Look on me with Thy favor;
Assist me with Thy grace3. What language shall I borrow
To thank Thee, dearest Friend,
For this, Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever;
And, should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Outlive my love to Thee.
As we are getting closer to celebrate Easter, this hymn is a sober reminder of what our Lord has done. If you have never heard this hymn, come and join us and we’ll learn it together. The tone and the harmony used for this hymn complement the lyrics. A somber account of the sacrifice of our Lord.
CR
Read MoreBe Thankful…. He Treats You as His Enemy!
Last night at Grace Praise Rehearsal we talked about the study on worship and the challenges that it brings to our life.
The first challenge was to remember that we are not the sacrifice that it is put on the focus of our worship to God, but in fact it is Jesus Christ who takes that place for us and it is in that way that we received God’s Grace and Salvation.
As a prelude for the next challenge which is: – The effect that presenting the wrong sacrifice has not only on ourselves but on others as well – I will post this letter from John Newton wrote to a dear friend regarding Sin and how real is sin. There is a fight we ought to be alert of, with urgency. It is quite a beautiful letter and I hope you can all be encouraged and challenged by it. Thank you Mrs. Taylor for sharing this letter with me.
Be thankful, my dear, that he treats you as his enemy!
November 13, 1772
My dear Miss,
I am glad that you complain of evil thoughts and temptations; for, though these things are grievous, they always accompany a saving work of grace. Though every Christian does not suffer greatly by persecution, poverty, and worldly troubles–yet they all suffer much from indwelling sin, temptation and Satan.As to evil thoughts, they as unavoidably arise from an evil nature–as steam arises from a boiling tea-kettle! Every cause will have its effect–and a sinful nature will have sinful effects. You can no more keep such thoughts out of your mind–than you can stop the course of the clouds!
But if the Lord had not taught you–you would not have been sensible of them, nor concerned about them. This is a token for good. By nature your thoughts would have been only evil, and that continually. But you find ‘something’ within you that makes you dislike these thoughts; makes you ashamed of them; makes you strive and pray against them.
Now, this ‘something’ that resists your evil thoughts–what can it be? It cannot be human nature; for we naturally love our vain imaginations. It is the grace of God! The Lord has made you sensible of your disease–that you might love and prize the great Physician! The knowledge of His love for you–shall make you hate these thoughts! Yet you will be pestered with them more or less, while you live in this world. For sin is wrought into our bodies, and our souls must be freed from our bodies–before we shall be fully freed from the evils under which we mourn!
Your other complaint of temptations is likewise a good one. If you were to visit some young ladies who know no other end of living–but to dress and dance and socialize; and if you were to ask them if they are troubled with Satan’s temptations–they would think that you were out of your wits! Poor things! They know no better! They are blinded by the god of this world; they go on quietly in the way of sin and vanity, careless of their souls, and mindless of eternity! While they continue in this course, you may be sure that Satan will not disturb them! They are asleep, and it would not be for his interest to do anything that might awaken them out of their pleasant dream!
And if you yourself were thus asleep, Satan would be content that you should sleep on–and take your rest. But, when he sees anyone awakened out of this deadly sleep, he probably tries first to lull them asleep again. And, if the Lord prevents that by His mercy, then Satan alters his measures, and roars like a lion which has lost his prey! Be thankful, my dear, that he treats you as his enemy! For the state of those to whom he behaves as a friend, is miserable indeed! And always remember that he is a chained enemy! He may terrify–but he cannot devour those who have fled for refuge to Jesus!
You cannot be too jealous of your own heart, or too cautious of the snares which you are exposed to. But the Lord is able and faithful to keep those from falling, who, sensible of their own weakness, cry daily to Him, “Hold me up–and I shall be safe!” Continue in prayer, that you may be preserved humble and abased in your own eyes–and then I am sure that you will not fall.
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil!” Ephesians 6:10-11
I am sincerely, your affectionate friend and servant,
John Newton
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