O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

by Charles Wesley

O for a thousand tongues to sing

My great Redeemer's praise,

The glories of my God and King,

The triumphs of His grace!

My gracious Master and my God,

Assist me to proclaim,

To spread through all the earth abroad

The honors of Thy name.

Jesus! the name that charms our fears,

That bids our sorrows cease;

'Tis music in the sinner's ears,

'Tis life, and health, and peace.

He breaks the power of canceled sin,

He sets the prisoner free;

His blood can make the foulest clean,

His blood availed for me.

He speaks, and listening to His voice,

New life the dead receive,

The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,

The humble poor believe.

On this glad day the glorious Sun

Of Righteousness arose;

On my benighted soul He shone

And filled it with repose.

Sudden expired the legal strife,

'Twas then I ceased to grieve;

My second, real, living life

I then began to live.

Then with my heart I first believed,

Believed with faith divine,

Power with the Holy Ghost received

To call the Savior mine.

I felt my Lord's atoning blood

Close to my soul applied;

Me, me He loved, the Son of God,

For me, for me He died!

"I... heard the voice of many angles, numbering thousands upon thousands." 

Revelation 5:11

I wanted to share with you this immortal hymn written by Charles Wesley. He wrote over 6,500 hymns! This song was written on the anniversary of his conversion to Christ. It's powerful message and joyful tune is such a wonderful reminder of Christ's great love for us!

Blessings,

An Overdue Update

Hope ya'll are having a simply wonderful summer! We lost our thingy that downloads our pictures on the computer so today, my mom and I finally got another one! Sooo... without further ado, here's the 'fun event' as promised! And what my family and I have been up to these last few months!

We went to a Jerusalem Market, set in the time of Jesus!!!

My mom and I picked up cousin Haydon.

{Haydon's many faces : )}

They had a rock climbing wall.

And all the little "David's" tried to kill Goliath.

"He's too far away!"

:: My Favorite Part ::

WE ROAD A CAMEL!!! (how cool is that!?)

The whole ride, Haydon was in awe and kept saying, "Wow, this is so cool!"

One of the smug ol' camels. I love that face he's making. ; )

There was a small booth with goats and huge chickens.

And this guy. Does anyone know what kind of animal it is??? I'd love to know!

There was a skit played by these men.

As you can tell, it was pretty funny. : )

"Hail Caesar!" 

After we took this picture, the Roman Guard went over to a tax collector and I heard him proudly say "We get new recruits all the time."

There were crafts.

A little lone boy...

eating a chicken leg...

in a crowded market place in Jerusalem.

The End.

And here's where we've been this summer:

At the Lake!

Adrian and I.

Cousin Dylan and Benjamin.

Dylan loves swimming.

Adrian wasn't so sure. : )

Isn't this place beautiful?

And then we went camping up in the North GA mountains.

Dad, Benjamin and Dylan went looking for a river which was suppose to be near the cabin. They did find it, but got hopelessly lost in the process.

THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN

 It took a long time for them to find their way home but....

Soaking wet, battered and bruised they returned.

We went whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River.

It was the first time Dylan had been rafting and he loved every minute of it.

Blessings!

April's here already?!

Wow. That was quick! We sprung into spring awfully fast! : ) Although the Georgia weather hasn't exactly been Spring-y the signs of it are everywhere!

Hope you all are enjoying this spring season!

The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. 

Deuteronomy 28:12

Blessings,

P.S. I'll be posting about a fun event we went to last weekend soon!

Love. . .

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud, it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

 Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

His,

The Simple Woman's Daybook

For Today

Outside my window... Is a dreary, drippy, rainy, day. If it wasn't so cold, I'd be out in it!

I am thinking... Of the many lost souls, who have no hope and no life. Who don't know who Jesus is. I am thinking of the Persecuted Christians who are willing to die for their strong faith in Him. Who are willing to tell their persecutors of the One who died for them. 

I am thankful for... My family. My wonderful parents and brother.

From the kitchen... There's not much going one. Mom and I just finished the dishes.

I am creating... A scarf for my cousin Haydon. It's almost done!

I am going... Nowhere today. 

I am reading... I just finished reading A Tale of Two Cities. It's become my no. 1 favorite Dickens book.

I am hoping... Spring will hurry up and get here! Can't wait to start our garden!

I am hearing... Rain pouring from a blackened sky.

Around the house... It's peacefully quiet. Adrian is taking a nap!

Picture for thought... An email-pal of mine sent it to me. Yum. Makes me want to eat some chocolate covered strawberries!

Blessings!

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For my Mama. . .

For my Mama on her birthday

I had a little thought.

I'd like to write a little note

To thank her a whole lot!

Thank-you for the times we've shared,

The days when we laugh out loud.

Thank-you for the wisdom you've given me,

The love that you've poured out.

"Mama!" How I love to say it!

I'm so blessed to have you there.

Your ever-giving, never ending

Tenderness and care.

And so for Mama on her birthday,

I'm giving her this little note,

Because I want to let her know

I love you a whole lot!

~Allison M.

Love,

On the brink of the New Year

      Forgetting the past . . . I press onward. (Phil. 3:13, 14)

Taken from Streams in the Desert volume 2, January 1.

  One of God's glorious gifts to mankind is to bestow upon him the dawn of a new year. New opportunities and challenges are before him. A chance to try again, t make another endeavor to successfully accomplish the ambitions which were perhaps cast aside with discouragement in the year past. Life is full of beginnings. As one stands at the ate and with doubtful hand draws aside the curtain and peers into the unknown, he begins today by taking his first step across the threshold of the new year. It is already a beautiful year because it is another year of Our Lord.

  Gazing at the far horizons and half wondering what the coming months will bring, pause but a moment to reflect over the old volume of three hundred and sixty-five days just ended. The pages may have been marred by mistakes and torn by intentions, but a few more miles have been covered on the upward climb, pressing toward the mark.

Through many dangers, toils and snares

We have already come,

'Twas grace that brought us safe thus far,

And grace will lead us Home.

  It has not bee our own achievement. Great has been our Father's faithfulness; new every morning have been His mercies. He faileth never!  . . . . 

   Standing at the parting of the ways, there is a choice to make, some road to take, we must consider which. How is it that we intend to live? Will it be repetitious of the past?

   "I do not see my way: I do not care to; But I know that He sees His way, and that I see Him." Shining destinies are ahead! We must keep our eyes upon Jesus as we now face the Dawn.

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May you all have a wonderful, blessed year!

In Christ's Love,