This is a classic rendering of Psalm 100. The superscription for Psalm 100 reads ‘A psalm for giving thanks.’ Accordingly, this hymn is often sung during times of thanksgiving:
Category: Sunday morning encouragement for worship
Sunday Hymn: We’re Marching to Zion
This is another of my favorite hymns written by Isaac Watts. I think of Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones every time I sing it, as he was fond of repeating the middle verses:
The men of grace have found
Glory begun below;
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow.The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heav’nly fields,
Or walk the golden streets.
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Sunday Hymn: O God, Our Help In Ages Past
This is another one of my favorites. It is another Psalm paraphrase by Isaac Watts, and it happens to be one of my favorite Psalms (Psalm 90). It is a tradition in many Presbyterian (and other) churches to sing this hymn on the first Sunday morning of each new year. Enjoy:
Sunday Hymn: O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
This Charles Wesley hymn is probably in my top 3 favorites. It’s hard to go wrong with Watts and Wesley. The stanza,
Hear him, ye deaf; his praise ye dumb,
Your loosened tongues employ
Ye blind, behold your Savior come;
And leap, ye lame, for joy
is perhaps my favorite line in all of the hymnody I have encountered. Enjoy.
Sunday Morning: Sir, We Would See Jesus
- The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus (John 12:21).
Years ago I visited Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis during the week just to look around . It is a massive church building by Presbyterian standards. I walked up to the pulpit and saw engraved on a placard the words of John 12:21: ‘Sir, we would see Jesus.’ I’ve thought of that text virtually every week since, whether I am preaching or listening.
This Sunday morning, go to church intent on beholding Jesus Christ. Look for him in the Scriptures, in the songs, in the prayers, in the sermon, in the sacraments; and don’t be content to leave until you have seen him.