"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling"

Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of Heav'n, to earth come down; Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, All Thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, Thou art all compassion, Pure, unbounded love Thou art; Visit us with Thy Salvation, Enter ev'ry trembling heart.



Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit Into ev'ry troubled breast! Let us all in Thee inherit, Let us find that promised rest. Take away our bent to sinning, Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty.




Come, Almighty to deliver, Let us all Thy life receive; Suddenly return, and never, Nevermore Thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, Serve Thee as Thy hosts above, Pray and praise Thee without ceasing, Glory in Thy perfect love.




Finish then Thy new creation, Pure and spotless let us be; Let us see Thy great salvation Perfectly restored in Thee: Changed from glory into glory, Till in heav'n we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before Thee, Lost in wonder, love and praise!

Words: Charles Wesley (1747)
Music: John Zundel (1870)

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God Will Make A Way - Don Moen

I think this is a beautiful song, and Don Moen has such a pretty voice. You can turn off the music on the right sidebar.



Jer 32:17 -
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

Mathetes Award - Excellence in Discipleship

Barbara at Tidbits and Treasures has given me this awesome Excellence in Discipleship award. Thank you, Barb, for recognizing me. I am deeply humbled, and I pray that the Lord will use me for His glory.

Dan King at Management by God created the award. I also searched the roots of the award and found this post. We are supposed to pass it on to five others who we think are deserving of this award. Choosing just five is very difficult for me, because I am so blessed by your blogs.

Mimi at Listen to Your Grammie
Jodi at The Deputy Domain
Patricia at Pollywog Creek
Karen at Nanny's Rocking Chair
Saija at Thro' a Glass Darkly

Three at Home

The last of the three little triplets, the sweet little boy got to go home yesterday. Now he is at home with his twin sisters, his mom and dad. It's hard to believe they are now a family of five! You can read all about them in my Finally Arriving post. Their grandmother and an aunt are going over to help them this weekend. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. And thanks to our God for hearing and answering them! I pray He will bless and keep their precious family.

Joy

Ne 8:10 -
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Ps 5:11 -
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Ps 16:11 -
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Ps 30:5 -
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Ps 32:11 -
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Ps 43:4 -
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

Ps 51:12 -
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Ps 126:5 -
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Isa 12:3 -
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Isa 35:10 -
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isa 51:3 -
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Isa 55:12 -
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Isa 61:3 -
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Isa 65:19 -
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

Zep 3:17 -
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Mt 25:21 -
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Lu 2:10 -
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

Joh 15:11 -
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Joh 16:20 -
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Joh 16:24 -
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Ro 14:17 -
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Ro 15:13 -
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Ga 5:22 -
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

1Th 1:6 -
And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

Heb 12:2 -
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Jas 1:2 -
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

1Jo 1:4 -
And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

3Jo 1:4 -
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

Jude 1:24 -
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,


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