Category: DEVOTIONALS

  • O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

    Amazing Grace Latin hymn, 18th century English translation by Frederick Oakeley, 1802–1880 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about! … (Luke 2:15, 20) The songs of the Christmas…

  • Morning & Evening

    Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. — Revelation 3:4 We may understand this to refer to justification. “They shall walk in white”; that is, they shall enjoy a constant sense of their own justification by…

  • JOIN ALL THE GLORIOUS NAMES

    Amazing Grace (WP4Y – One of my favs)* Isaac Watts, 1674–1748 Praise be to His glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with His glory. (Psalm 72:19) “Wisdom,” “love,” “power,” “prophet,” “priest,” “king,” “almighty Lord,” “conqueror,” “captain”—these are the names and titles used throughout the stanzas of this hymn to describe our Lord.…

  • Morning & Evening

    Base things of the world hath God chosen. — 1 Corinthians 1:28 Walk the streets by moonlight, if you dare, and you will see sinners then. Watch when the night is dark, and the wind is howling, and the picklock is grating in the door, and you will see sinners then. Go to yon jail,…

  • HIS NAME IS WONDERFUL

    Amazing Grace Words and Music by Audrey Mieir, 1916–1996 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6 KJV) More than 2,500 years…

  • Morning & Evening

    As is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. — 1 Corinthians 15:48 The head and members are of one nature, and not like that monstrous image which Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream. The head was of fine gold, but the belly and thighs were of brass, the legs of iron, and the…

  • THAT BEAUTIFUL NAME

    Amazing Grace Jean Perry, 1865–1935 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21) There is no name so sweet on earth, no name so sweet in heaven,The name, before His wondrous birth, to Christ the Savior…

  • Morning & Evening

    Ask, and it shall be given you. — Matthew 7:7 We know of a place in England still existing, where a dole of bread is served to every passerby who chooses to ask for it. Whoever the traveller may be, he has but to knock at the door of St. Cross Hospital, and there is…

  • BLESSED BE THE NAME

    Amazing Grace W. H. Clark, 19th century Refrain by Ralph E. Hudson, 1843–1901 I will exalt You, my God the King; I will praise Your name for ever and ever … for you have exalted above all things Your name and Your Word. (Psalm 145:1 and Psalm 138:2) The Bible teaches that there are two…

  • Morning & Evening

    I have much people in this city. — Acts 18:10 This should be a great encouragement to try to do good, since God has among the vilest of the vile, the most reprobate, the most debauched and drunken, an elect people who must be saved. When you take the Word to them, you do so…