Praise Him. Praise Him.

Praise Him! Praise Him!

" ... according to His excellent greatness!" Psalm 150:2

This past Thursday we had our monthly hymnsing and the focus was on the hymns written by the blind hymn writer, Fanny Crosby. This amazing lady who faced dozens of challenges in her life from physical afflictions to the loss of a spouse and child, wrote over 8000 hymns and gospel songs.

This morning as we think about the Lord's Day -- we have much to praise Him for as we think about HIM -- our Audience of One!

May you be reminded of these powerful words, chocked full of doctrine and spiritual truth. Many of you have it memorized, and may be now singing it on "auto-pilot." Take a few moments now to read through it, or yes, sing it ... and think and meditate on the truths contained in this powerful hymn of praise ...

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
Sing, O earth; His wonderful love proclaim!
Hail Him! Hail Him! Highest archangels in glory;
Strength and honor give to HIS holy name!
Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children;
In His arms He carries them all day long.

Refrain

Praise Him! Praise Him! Tell of His excellent greatness.
Praise Him! Praise Him, ever in joyful song!

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus our blessed Redeemer!
For OUR sins HE suffered and bled and died!
He, our Rock, our Hope of eternal salvation.
Hail Him! Hail Him! Jesus the crucified!
Sound HIS praises -- Jesus who bore our sorrows,
Love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong!

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus our blessed Redeemer!
Heavenly portals loud with hosannas ring.
Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever.
Crown Him! Crown Him! Prophet and Priest, and King!
Christ is coming, over the world victorious.
Power and glory until the Lord belong.

Lift up your hearts in praise, my brothers! -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK

DIGGING DEEPER: Proverbs 10; Genesis 25-26; Matthew 8:1-17

DIG THIS QUOTE: The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, the God of Christians is a God of love and comfort, a God who fills the soul and heart of those whom he possesses, a God who makes them conscious of their inward wretchedness, and his infinite mercy; who unites himself to their inmost soul, who fills it with humility and joy, with confidence and love, who renders them incapable of any other end than himself. Blaise Pascal

DETERMINED DIGGING: Deuteronomy 31:8; Psalm 1