No hymn requests this morning, no entries in the hymn contest, so I’ll have to pick the hymn myself.
O God, Our Help in Ages Past–written by Isaac Watts in 1719, sung here by the Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute: would you believe we used to sing this in high school, for assembly? But that was before secular humanism became the state religion.
Requested by Erlene–Lord, Take All That I Have, by Carroll Roberson.
I’m gonna need some help today, what with allergies, muscle pulls, heat advisory and air quality alert, etc., etc. If the posts don’t come, you’ll know that I’ve conked out.
Requested by Ina, The Holy City–and you get not only Harry Secombe singing the hymn, but also a mini-tour of Jerusalem.
Remember, the hymn contest runs until until August 8–and views are votes.
I had never heard this beautiful hymn before today. Requested by “thewhiterabbit,” The Gospel Shows the Father’s Grace, performed by Koine. (Comments on YouTube were turned off, so there’s not much I can tell you about this.)
I’m still trying to achieve full wakefulness today.
Honest, Phoebe and I did not consult about this first. But these odd little coincidences happen around here more often than you might expect.
I write of a dream about going to Hell; and Phoebe requests this from the 1955 production of Guys and Dolls–a song about going to Heaven. They make a nice pair of bookends, don’t they?
So we have Stubby Kaye singing Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat… Additional hint: If you find yourself on a boat going to Heaven, throw your dice overboard; don’t try to start a crap game.
No hymn requests, no hymn contest entries, this morning; so I’ll go with one of my favorites and hope for the best. The best has been making itself kind of scarce around here lately.
Light of the World, by Charles Wesley, sung by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band–well, you can’t beat that, can you?
“Hah!” he cried triumphantly. Three hymn requests fulfilled, before I even have breakfast.
This is Make Room, by Casting Crowns, with Matt Maher… requested by SlimJim. And as for its being a Christmas song–well, I always welcome Christmas, any time of year.
This was a special request from Erlene, and I hope I’ve got it right–In His Time, profusely illustrated with flowers, butterflies, and birds. With all this beauty in a fallen world, what will the restored and regenerated Creation be like?
Come you, you’ve got to love butterflies and flowers!
We have this hymn contest entry from Ina–The Rivers of Babylon, performed by Boney M.
Remember, the contest only runs till August 8.
We have a hymn request from Erlene–He’s Still God, by Carroll Roberson.
Let’s show the Lord some affection, shall we? Keep those hymn requests coming. And don’t forget our hymn contest! It’s only going to run till August 8.