Sunday Worship: A Hymn of Praise

We Praise Thee, Lord, with Earliest Morning Ray

Author: Johann Franck

Translator: Catherine Winkworth

Psalm 59:16-17

But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.  You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.

We praise Thee, Lord, with earliest morning ray;

We praise Thee with the glowing light of day:

All things that live and move, by sea and land,

Forever ready at Thy service stand.

The nations all are singing night and day,

Glory to Thee, the mighty God, for aye!

By Thee, through Thee, in Thee all beings are!

The listening earth repeats the song afar.

Thy name is great, Thy kingdom in us dwell;

Thy will constrain, and feed and guide us well:

Guard us, redeem us in the evil hour;

For Thine the glory, Lord, and Thine the power!

(lyrics are public domain)

Sunday Worship: The Deeps- A Puritan Prayer

Lord Jesus, give me a deeper repentance, a horror of sin, a dread of its approach. Help me chastely to flee it and jealously to resolve that my heart shall be Thine alone.

Give me a deeper trust, that I may lose myself to find myself in Thee, the ground of my rest, the spring of my being. Give me a deeper knowledge of Thyself as saviour, master, lord, and king. Give me deeper power in private prayer, more sweetness in Thy Word, more steadfast grip on its truth. Give me deeper holiness in speech, thought, action, and let me not seek moral virtue apart from Thee.

Plough deep in me, great Lord, heavenly husbandman, that my being may be a tilled field, the roots of grace spreading far and wide, until Thou alone art seen in me, Thy beauty golden like summer harvest, Thy fruitfulness as autumn plenty.

I have no master but Thee, no law but Thy will, no delight but Thyself, no wealth but that Thou givest, no good but that Thou blessest, no peace but that Thou bestowest. I am nothing but that Thou makest me. I have nothing but that I receive from Thee. I can be nothing but that grace adorns me. Quarry me deep, dear Lord, and then fill me to overflowing with living water.

From: The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions, edited by Arthur Bennett.

Sunday Worship

Revelation 15: 3-4

“Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations.
Who will not fear you, Lord,
and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

It’s Sunday. The Lord’s Day. Take time to ponder and praise the Lord God Almighty. He alone is holy. Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.