Which is the sixth commandment?

The sixth commandment is, Thou shalt not kill.[1]

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Sunday's Hymn

A hymn of thanksgiving, since tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day for Canadians. This one is written by Joachim Neander, the man for whom (indirectly) the Neanderthal Man is named.

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near;
Praise Him in glad adoration.

Praise to the Lord, who over all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen how thy desires ever have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?

Praise to the Lord, who hath fearfully, wondrously, made thee;
Health hath vouchsafed and, when heedlessly falling, hath stayed thee.
What need or grief ever hath failed of relief?
Wings of His mercy did shade thee.

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,
If with His love He befriend thee.

Praise to the Lord, who, when tempests their warfare are waging,
Who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,
Biddeth them cease, turneth their fury to peace,
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging.

Praise to the Lord, who, when darkness of sin is abounding,
Who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,
Sheddeth His light, chaseth the horrors of night,
Saints with His mercy surrounding.

Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him.
Let the Amen sound from His people again,
Gladly for aye we adore Him.

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Listen to the St. Olaf Choir sing this hymn.

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Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Now Unto Jehovah at Hiraeth
• Fairest Lord Jesus at Field Stone Cottage
• Lord’s Day 41, 2008 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Deceit and Falsehood I Abhor at joythruChrist 
• All Things Bright and Beautiful and Come Down, O Love Divine at Conjubilant with Song
• I Sought the Lord at Whatever Things…
• We Thank Thee, Lord, for This Fair Earth at The Happy Wonderer
• O Lord, by Thee Delivered at Practicing Theology
• Be Thou My Vision at Driveway Blogger
  

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.

It's the Gospel: October 10

The Apostles Preaching the Gospel by Gustav Dore

The latest collection of gospel related posts:

• Field Stone Cottage: Dorothy says,

  …almost all of the hymns that I love relate back to the subject of the gospel.

  So she posts the words to My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less.



• Thoughts from the Teahouse: Lisa posts two quotes from Jerry Bridges’ The Great Exchange relating to the effect of the Gospel in the believer’s life. Thanks Lisa, for reminding us that the gospel is not, as D. A. Carson says, just “a narrow set of teachings about the death and resurrection of Christ, which, rightly believed, tip people into the kingdom.”

• Burned at Both Ends: Deanna share the gospel in Which Path Are You On?

• Bible Drive-Thru: Violet has a blog of daily devotionals for children from which she contributes Get Out of Jail Free.

• Hiraeth: Speaking of kids, Kim shares a poem called Tell the World about Jesus written by a little girl in her Sunday School class .
  

• The Upward Call: With a little help from Jerry Bridges, Kim explains how the gospel is active and useful in the here and now as we battle sin in our lives.

• Reformation Theology: Here you’ll find two quotes on the sufficiency of Christ.

• A Complete Thought: Lisa points out that the gospel is a command to be obeyed and by failing to see this we minimize sin, trivialize discipleship, rob God of his glory, and delude some into thinking that all is well with their souls.

• Me? I posted a quote from J. Gresham Machen on the historical and doctrinal nature of the gospel.

Thanks to you all! I’m thrilled that so many have joined in to celebrate the good news and I hoping that we can keep this up through the whole month.

At Rebecca Writes, we’re celebrating the gospel during the month of October. Twice a week, at least, I’ll be posting something pertaining to the gospel, which, in a nutshell is the good news that Jesus Christ died for our sin and was raised from the dead, so that through faith, we are united with Christ and receive every blessing merited by his work. Still not sure what the gospel is? There are a few links in this post that might help.

As always, you are invited to participate with me. On Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the month, I’ll post a collection of links to gospel related posts. If you post a quote, verse, poem, story, book review, or essay, etc. on a subject connected in some way to the gospel, send me an email with your link (You’ll find the address by clicking the contact button in the sidebar.) and I’ll link back to your post (or posts) on the next Tuesday or Friday. There are no limits, really, on the form or  number of your post, just the subject. You may want to to contribute a link to a post on someone else’s post, too, and that’s okay by me.

I’ll be posting the next round up of gospel themed posts will be Tuesday, October 14.