Tag: K.W. Osbeck

  • REVIVE US AGAIN

    Amazing Grace William P. Mackay, 1839–1885 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? (Psalm 85:6) The most desperate need of our day is a spiritual and moral renewal. This revival must begin with God’s people, you and me—the Church. It must be more than a mere increase in church…

  • THE SANDS OF TIME ARE SINKING

    Amazing Grace Anne Ross Cousin, 1824–1906 And I—in righteousness I will see Your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing Your likeness. (Psalm 17:15) What beautiful pictures of Christ and our relationship to Him as His bride are portrayed for us in this lovely hymn text which was inspired by the dying…

  • WHEN ALL THY MERCIES, O MY GOD

    Amazing Grace Joseph Addison, 1672–1719 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever. (1 Chronicles 16:11 KJV) A reflection upon God’s blessings will always result in a response of worship and praise; a neglect of gratitude will eventually produce a lifestyle of self-centeredness. Joseph Addison, the author of…

  • JESUS, I AM RESTING, RESTING

    Amazing Grace Jean Sophia Pigott, 1845–1882 In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength. (Isaiah 30:15) John Wesley, the flaming evangelist of the 18th century, once stated that Christians must “learn to live with a slack rein.” If that were true then, it is even more necessary in the…

  • HALLELUJAH, WHAT A SAVIOR!

    Amazing Grace Words and Music by Philip P. Bliss, 1838–1876 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering … He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. (Isaiah 53:3) A life of praise is not something that can be worked up. Rather, it is a remembrance and a…