Category: K. W. Osbeck

  • HE LEADETH ME

    Amazing Grace Joseph H. Gilmore, 1834–1918 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul. (Psalm 23:2) The blessedness and awe of being led by Almighty God Himself so impressed the author of this text that he wrote these beloved words spontaneously—and these exact words have…

  • JESUS, SAVIOR, PILOT ME

    Amazing Grace Edward Hopper, 1818–1888 Thou wilt show me the path of life. In Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. (Psalm 16:11 KJV) “Lord, save us; we perish,” the disciples cried, and instantly Christ arose to rebuke the winds of the storm and calm the sea.…

  • DAY BY DAY

    Amazing Grace Lina Sandell Berg, 1832–1903Translated by Andrew L. Skoog, 1856–1934 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9) It is a common tendency for people to look ahead. They wonder—what will…

  • WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

    Amazing Grace Joseph Scriven, 1819–1886 A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: And there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24 KJV) A true friend loves and accepts us just as we are, stays close to us in good or in bad, and is always ready to help in…

  • PRAYER IS THE SOUL’S SINCERE DESIRE

    Amazing Grace James Montgomery, 1771–1854 Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. (Luke 18:1 KJV)Living a life without prayer is like building a house without nails.—Unknown Prayer is releasing the energies of God. For prayer is asking God to do what we cannot do ourselves.—Selected Except for Charles Wesley or Isaac Watts, no…

  • SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER

    Amazing Grace William W. Walford, 1772–1850 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:18) No one is poor who can by prayer open the storehouse of God.— Louis Paul Lehman Through…

  • TEACH ME TO PRAY

    Amazing Grace Words and Music by Albert S. Reitz, 1879–1966 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16) One of the most important emphases during this season of Epiphany is that of prayer, both…

  • AS WITH GLADNESS MEN OF OLD

    Amazing Grace William C. Dix, 1837–1898 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi (Wise Men) from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the One who has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship…

  • OUR GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST

    Amazing Grace Isaac Watts, 1674–1748 Lord, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. (Psalm 90:1, 2) It has been wisely said that no thinking person ever regarded the beginning of a new…

  • O, JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED

    Amazing Grace John E. Bode, 1816–1874 God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help them … show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. (Hebrews 6:10, 11) I asked…