Sunday Hymn: All the Way My Saviour Leads Me

All the way my Sav­ior leads me;
What have I to ask be­side?
Can I doubt His ten­der mer­cy,
Who through life has been my guide?
Heav’nly peace, di­vin­est com­fort,
Here by faith in Him to dwell!
For I know, what­e’er be­fall me,
Jesus do­eth all things well;
For I know, what­e’er be­fall me,
Jesus do­eth all things well.

All the way my Sav­ior leads me,
Cheers each wind­ing path I tread;
Gives me grace for ev­ery tri­al,
Feeds me with the liv­ing bread.
Though my wea­ry steps may fal­ter,
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the rock be­fore me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see;
Gushing from the rock be­fore me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see.

All the way my Sav­ior leads me
O the full­ness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is pro­mised
In my Fa­ther’s house ab­ove.
When my spir­it, clothed im­mor­tal,
Wings its flight to realms of day
This my song through end­less ag­es—
Jesus led me all the way;
This my song through end­less ag­es—
Jesus led me all the way.

—Fan­ny Cros­by

Sunday Hymn: To God Be the Glory

To God be the glo­ry,
Great things He has done;
So loved He the world
That He gave us His Son,
Who yield­ed His life
An atone­ment for sin,
And op­ened the life gate
That all may go in.

Refrain

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people re­joice!
O come to the Fa­ther,
Through Je­sus the Son,
And give Him the glo­ry,
Great things He has done.

O per­fect re­demp­tion,
The pur­chase of blood,
To ev­ery be­liev­er
The pro­mise of God;
The vil­est of­fend­er
Who tru­ly be­lieves,
That mo­ment from Je­sus
A par­don re­ceives.

Great things He has taught us,
Great things He has done,
And great our re­joic­ing
Through Je­sus the Son;
But pur­er, and high­er,
And great­er will be
Our won­der, our trans­port,
When Je­sus we see.

—Fan­ny Cros­by

Theological Term of the Week: London Baptist Confession

London Baptist Confession of Faith, 1689
A statement of faith written by Particular Baptists in England to articulate what they believed to be biblical teaching on the matters most important to the church. 

• From the London Baptist Confession of Faith, 1689:

Chapter 29: Of Baptism

1. Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized, a sign of his fellowship with him, in his death and resurrection; of his being engrafted into him; of remission of sins; and of giving up into God, through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in newness of life.

2. Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to, our Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance. 

3. The outward element to be used in this ordinance is water, wherein the party is to be baptized, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 

4. Immersion, or dipping of the person in water, is necessary to the due administration of this ordinance. 

• From About the Confession at 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith:

In 1677, Reformed Baptists anonymously published the Second London Confession of Faith. This was a confession based upon the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Savoy Declaration. The baptists used these contemporary confessions as a basis for their own for two reasons. One was to show their unity with the reformed branch of the church, the other was because of the clear, beautiful, and biblical articulation found within. In 1689, greater freedom was given to dissenting ministers in England and the Second London Confession was republished and signed. It is called the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, or the Second London Confession as it was the second confession published by Reformed Baptists in London.

Learn more:

1. Theopedia: London Baptist Confession of 1689
2. James Anderson: A Tabular Comparison of the 1646 WCF and the 1689 LBCF
3. Michael Haykin: The 1689 Confession (audio)
4. Greg Nichols: Studies in the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith (audio)
5. Sam Renihan: 1689 Stands for Unity: The Second London Confession of Faith

Related terms:

• Augsburg Confession
• Belgic Confession
• Canons of Dordt
• Heidelberg Catechism
• Second Helvetic Confession
• Westminster Confession of Faith

Filed under Creeds and Confessions

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