Sunday's Hymn

Yet another Sunday with no real hymns sung. (I guess you know how I feel about that!) Fortunately, there is a contingency plan already in place. Yep, when we don’t sing any hymns in the Sunday morning worship service, I post one of my own favorites. Recently, I’ve posted some much-loved hymns from my youth. This is one I love right now.

Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting

Jesus, I am resting, resting,
In the joy of what Thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of Thy loving heart.
Thou hast bid me gaze upon Thee,
And Thy beauty fills my soul,
For by Thy transforming power,
Thou hast made me whole.

Refrain

Jesus, I am resting, resting,
In the joy of what Thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of Thy loving heart.

O, how great Thy loving kindness,
Vaster, broader than the sea!
O, how marvelous Thy goodness,
Lavished all on me!
Yes, I rest in Thee, Belovèd,
Know what wealth of grace is Thine,
Know Thy certainty of promise,
And have made it mine.

Simply trusting Thee, Lord Jesus,
I behold Thee as Thou art,
And Thy love, so pure, so changeless,
Satisfies my heart;
Satisfies its deepest longings,
Meets, supplies its every need,
Compasseth me round with blessings:
Thine is love indeed!

Ever lift Thy face upon me
As I work and wait for Thee;
Resting ’neath Thy smile, Lord Jesus,
Earth’s dark shadows flee.
Brightness of my Father’s glory,
Sunshine of my Father’s face,
Keep me ever trusting, resting,
Fill me with Thy grace. 

(Listen. This is a 90 second CD sample of Rudy Atwood on the piano.)

Other hymns, worship songs, etc. posted today:

• The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity at Magic Statistics
• Praise to the Lord at Hiraeth
• Who Is this So Weak and Helpless at Field Stone Cottage
• Lord’s Day 32, 2008 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Put Thou Thy Trust in God at joythruChrist
• Break Thou the Bread of Life at Conjubilant with Song
• O’er Those Gloomy Hills of Darkness  at Whatever Things…
• For the Beauty of the Earth at The Happy Wonderer

Have you posted a hymn today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list.

Free MP3 CD Giveaway at Monergism Books

From Monergism Books:

With the generous permission of Dr. Arturo Azurdia III, Monergism is giving away for free this incredible 63-part sermon series on the Book of Hebrews. The mp3 CD will be mailed directly and we only ask that you cover the cost of shipping.

Gas Up: August 7

Gas, for me, costs the same this week as last.

The cost of Dorothy’s gas went down again—down 4 cents from last week.

What about you? What are you paying for gas in your corner of the universe? Is the price where you live down from last week, too? Give me your report and help me fill up this empty space.

Update, August 8: The gas at my station has already gone down another three cents to $139.9. And from the comments:

John reminds us that the high cost of petroleum has many adverse effects.

Yesterday a farmer told me that he paid around $95.00 an acre this year for his fertilizer; that doesn’t count his fuel. When he bought the land he paid less than $90.00 an acre for it. And when he adds the cost of fuel and fertilizer that he has in each bale of hay it comes to more than the hay is worth!

Janna (who, by the way, is my sister) gives us this report from her town (and my hometown):

3.53 US dollars for a US gallon here in beautiful Bemidji.

threegirldad gives us up-to-the-minute reporting from Kansas, the center of the universe USA, where the price of gas is dropping so fast he can hardly keep up. This morning, he wrote:

It’s dropped from $3.65 to $3.52 since last Friday.

And this afternoon?

Ummm, make that $3.49….

Update on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 5:06PM by rebecca

Karen adds:

$4.03 at ARCO in Monrovia, CA which is down from last week. I have a little over half a tank and hope it will last until next week when the gas will go down (crossing my fingers as I type this) again.

Update on Monday, August 11, 2008 at 8:39AM by rebecca

Kim reports from Ontario:

We hit the most expensive gas spot we’ve encountered over the summer. It was in Ignace, Ontario, about two hours west of Thunder Bay. Regular gas was $1.43 per litre. Hubby was driving the company vehicle, and he always puts in premium gas, and that was $1.54, I think. Between home and camp, which is north of Dryden, Ontario, we spent a cool $500 on fuel.

I’m always happy, in a ornery way, when anyone has higher gas prices than I do. So thank you, Ignace, Ontario, for making my day.

Off the top of my head, I’m going to say Darlene has had the highest US prices reported here this summer:

Our gas is $4.09 (August 8) down from $4.79 on June 18th.

I would love to see it go under $4 …. but right now thankful for anything lower!