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BE THOU MY VISION
Amazing Grace Text—Irish hymn, c. 8th century • Music—Irish MelodyTranslated by Mary E. Byrne, 1880–1931Versified by Eleanor H. Hull, 1860–1935 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. (Proverbs 29:18) Truly our visionary attitude throughout life is often the difference between success and mediocrity. One is…
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Morning & Evening
Christian, take good care of thy faith; for recollect faith is the only way whereby thou canst obtain blessings. If we want blessings from God, nothing can fetch them down but faith. Prayer cannot draw down answers from God’s throne except it be the earnest prayer of the man who believes. Faith is the angelic…
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I MUST TELL JESUS
Amazing Grace Words and Music by Elisha A. Hoffman 1839–1929 The Lord stood at my side and gave me strength … (2 Timothy 4:17) Oh, help me, Lord, to take the timeTo set all else aside,That in the secret place of prayerI may with you abide.— Unknown One of the loneliest feelings we can have…
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Morning & Evening
The fatherhood of God is common to all his children. Ah! Little-faith, you have often said, “Oh that I had the courage of Great-heart, that I could wield his sword and be as valiant as he! But, alas, I stumble at every straw, and a shadow makes me afraid.” List thee, Little-faith. Great-heart is God’s…
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ALL OF GRACE
C. H. Spurgeon Chapter 15 Repentance Must Go with Forgiveness IT IS CLEAR from the text which we quoted earlier that repentance is bound up with the forgiveness of sins. In Acts 5:31 we read that Jesus is exalted to give repentance and forgiveness of sins. These two blessings come from that sacred hand which…
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TRUST AND OBEY
Amazing Grace John H. Sammis, 1846–1919 But Samuel replied, “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” (1 Samuel 15:22) Life can often be a restless, disrupted existence…
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Morning & Evening
Why does God allow so many of his children to be poor? He could make them all rich if he pleased; he could lay bags of gold at their doors; he could send them a large annual income; or he could scatter round their houses abundance of provisions, as once he made the quails lie…
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ALL OF GRACE
C. H. Spurgeon Chapter 14 “My Redeemer Liveth” I HAVE SPOKEN CONTINUALLY to you concerning Christ crucified, who is the great hope of the guilty, but we will be wise to remember that our Lord has risen from the dead and lives eternally. You are not asked to trust in a dead Jesus but in…
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LEANING ON THE EVERLASTING ARMS
Amazing Grace Elisha A. Hoffman, 1839–1929 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. (Deuteronomy 33:27) When close friends or family members turn to us for comfort in their grief following the loss of a loved one, often we find it difficult to express just the right words of consolation. One…
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Morning & Evening
Yes, O Lord, with thee, but not to thee. All my natural alienation from thee, thy grace has effectually removed; and now, in fellowship with thyself, I walk through this sinful world as a pilgrim in a foreign country. Thou art a stranger in thine own world. Man forgets thee, dishonours thee, sets up new…
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