5. A Quote from C. H. Spurgeon (8)

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4. A Quote from Warren W. Wiersbe (5)

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3. Hymn: Thanks to God for My Redeemer

Hymn: Thanks to God for My Redeemer 

Author: August Ludvig Storm (1862-1914)

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1. Thanks to God for my Redeemer, 
    Thanks for all Thou dost provide! 
    Thanks for times now but a mem’ry, 
    Thanks for Jesus by my side! 
    Thanks for pleasant, balmy springtime, 
    Thanks for dark and stormy fall! 
    Thanks for tears by now forgotten, 
    Thanks for peace within my soul! 

2. Thanks for prayers that Thou hast answered, 
    Thanks for what Thou dost deny! 
    Thanks for storms that I have weathered, 
    Thanks for all Thou dost supply! 
    Thanks for pain, and thanks for pleasure, 
    Thanks for comfort in despair! 
    Thanks for grace that none can measure, 
    Thanks for love beyond compare! 

3. Thanks for roses by the wayside, 
    Thanks for thorns their stems contain! 
    Thanks for home and thanks for fireside, 
    Thanks for hope, that sweet refrain! 
    Thanks for joy and thanks for sorrow, 
    Thanks for heav’nly peace with Thee! 
    Thanks for hope in the tomorrow, 
    Thanks through all eternity!

2. Devotional: Vulnerable, Like a Bird

Devotional: Vulnerable, Like a Bird

Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932-1996)

    Life is precious. Not because it is unchangeable, like a diamond, but because it is vulnerable, like a little bird. To love life means to love its vulnerability, asking for care, attention, guidance, and support. Life and death are connected by vulnerability. The newborn child and the dying elder both remind us of the preciousness of our lives. Let’s not forget the preciousness and vulnerability of life during the times we are powerful, successful, and popular.

1. Hymn: ‵Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus

Hymn: ‵Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus

Author: Louisa M. R. Stead (1850-1917)

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1. ‵Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
    Just to take Him at His Word;
    Just to rest upon His promise;
    Just to know, "Thus saith the Lord."

Chorus:

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!

How I‵ve prov‵d Him o‵er and o‵er!

Jesus, Jesus, Precious Jesus!

O for grace to trust Him more!

2. O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
    Just to trust His cleansing blood;
    Just in simple faith to plunge me
    ‵Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

3. Yes, ‵tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
    Just from sin and self to cease;
    Just from Jesus simply taking
    Life, and rest, and joy, and peace.

4. I‵m so glad I learned to trust Thee,
    Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
    And I know that Thou art with me,
    Wilt be with me to the end.