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May 27 HAPPY THE HOME WHEN GOD IS THEREHenry Ware Jr., 1794–1843… But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. (Joshua 24:15)The beauty of the home is order; the blessing of the home is contentment;The glory of the home is hospitality; the crown of the home is godliness.—UnknownThis is the seasonContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

COME, THOU ALMIGHTY KING Source unknown, c. 1757Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is He, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—He is the King of glory. (Psalm 24:9, 10)In his book The Knowledge of the Holy, A. W.Continue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

May 25PRAISE YE THE TRIUNE GOD!Elizabeth R. Charles, 1828–1896I will praise Your name for Your love and Your faithfulness, for You have exalted above all things Your name and Your word. (Psalm 138:2)Saints and angels join in praising Thee, the Father, Spirit, Son—Evermore their voices raising to the Eternal Three in One.—J. MontgomeryThe Sunday afterContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

May 24EVEN MEElizabeth Codner, 1824–1919He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. (Psalm 72:6)The spiritual blessings of a Spirit-filled life are intended for every believer, not just for a favored few.The author of this hymn text was Elizabeth Codner, the wife of an Anglican clergyman. She was havingContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

DECEMBER 31 Reading 365 “I AM COMING SOON” Revelation 21–22 “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life” (Rev. 22:17).God’s final message to us is an invitation to heaven.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”