Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

August 23, 2020August 22, 20204 Comments

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace

After a prompt from Five Minute Friday, my thoughts went directly to an old hymn favorite, Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus. I haven’t written on a hymn in a while so…

Let’s do a quick hymn study.

O soul are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior
And life more abundant and free

I know that I am weary and tired of the struggles we have been facing for the past several years. At times, you wonder, “When will it all stop?” But I know that my Jesus is working, even when I can’t see it, He is there through it all. He promises a life abundant and free. If we will just turn our eyes to Him. Get our focus away from the storm around us. Then the waves will calm and our hearts will relax.

Secondly, We are More Than Conquerors

Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there
Over us sin no more hath dominion
For more than conquerors we are

Jesus said that we will have trouble in this life. And when you look at the lives of people in the Bible, you see that it is true. But don’t forget to keep reading that same verse in John 16. He also said that He has overcome the world.

Praise the Lord!

Third, His Word Shall Not Fail You!

His Word shall not fail you, He promised
Believe Him and all will be well
Then go to a world that is dying
His perfect salvation to tell
Hymn,Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Are you into the Word every day? Are you telling others about Him?

His Word is dependable. It does not fail! Trust it! Memorize it. These words will come to you when trials arise and you will be able to resist and lean on Jesus!

Keeping my eyes on Him!

Finally, Time for a Hymn Sing!

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Proverbs 23:26</p> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2>Take My Life & Let it Be</h2> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p> <br>Take my life, and let it be<br>Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;<br>Take my moments and my days,<br>Let them flow in ceaseless praise,<br>Let them flow in ceaseless praise.<br><br>Take my hands, and let them move<br>At the impulse of Thy love;<br>Take my feet and let them be<br>Swift and beautiful for Thee,<br>Swift and beautiful for Thee.<br><br>Take my voice, and let me sing<br>Always, only, for my King;<br>Take my lips, and let them be<br>Filled with messages from Thee,<br>Filled with messages from Thee.<br><br>Take my silver and my gold;<br>Not a mite would I withhold;<br>Take my intellect, and use<br>Every power as Thou shalt choose,<br>Every power as Thou shalt choose.<br><br>Take my will, and make it Thine;<br>It shall be no longer mine.<br>Take my heart; it is Thine own.<br>It shall be Thy royal throne,<br>It shall be Thy royal throne.<br><br>Take my love; my Lord, I pour<br>At Thy feet its treasure-store.<br>Take myself, and I will be<br>Ever, only, all for Thee,<br>Ever, only, all for Thee. </p><cite> <a href="https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/445">https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/445</a> </cite></blockquote> <p>Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Consecration</p> <h2>Take My Life</h2> <p>I still love the old hymns and this one is a favorite; however, the further you sing, the more consecration you need. I wonder if this might be why people no longer want to sing the old hymns… TOO CONVICTING?</p> <p>In contrast, <strong>this hymn could be my life song of commitment.</strong> Giving God everything I have… my hands, my head, my voice, my moments, my silver, my gold. I want to trust that He has the best in mind for me. I truly believe if I let it all go and place it in His hands that He has something even better to give me in return. </p> <span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandyandmichele.com%2Ftake-my-life-hymn-of-consecration%2F&text=Sunday%20Lyrics%20~%20Hymn%20Favorite%20%23takemylife%20%20%23hymnfavorites%20%20&via=ggmandy&related=ggmandy' target='_blank'rel="noopener noreferrer">Sunday Lyrics ~ Hymn Favorite #takemylife #hymnfavorites </a></span><a href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandyandmichele.com%2Ftake-my-life-hymn-of-consecration%2F&text=Sunday%20Lyrics%20~%20Hymn%20Favorite%20%23takemylife%20%20%23hymnfavorites%20%20&via=ggmandy&related=ggmandy' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel="noopener noreferrer">Click To Tweet</a></span> <h2>About the composer of Take My Life</h2> <p>This hymn was written by Frances Havergal (1836-1879) was an unusually gifted and passionate saint. The daughter of a church rector, she was raised in Worcester, England and attended schools in England and Germany. In her love of learning, she grew to become an able scholar (even becoming proficient in both Hebrew and Greek) and a talented singer and pianist. </p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>P<em>erhaps you will be interested to know the origin of the consecration hymn, “Take my life.” </em></p><p><em>I went for a little visit of five days. There were ten persons in the house, some unconverted and long prayed for, some converted but not rejoicing Christians. He gave me the prayer, “Lord, give me all in this house!” And He just did! Before I left the house every one had got a blessing. </em></p><p><em>The last night of my visit I was too happy to sleep and passed most of the night in praise and renewal of my own consecration and these little couplets formed themselves and chimed in my heart one after another, till they finished with, “Ever, ONLY, </em><strong><em>ALL </em></strong><em>for Thee!” </em></p><cite> <a href="https://www.challies.com/articles/hymn-stories-take-my-life-and-let-it-be/">https://www.challies.com/articles/hymn-stories-take-my-life-and-let-it-be/</a> </cite></blockquote> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2>Old Hymns Becoming New</h2> <p>Consequently, I am thrilled that contemporary artists are now incorporating the old hymns into their own style of music. Here’s Chris Tomlin’s version of “Take My Life”</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Take My Life - Chris Tomlin" width="620" height="465" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/agROj9nTQP4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen>

Did you grow up singing this song?

In Conclusion, do you remember singing this old hymn in church? Do you like Chris Tomlin’s updated version? Leave your comments below.

Other Hymns You May Know and Love

My Faith Has Found a Resting Place

July 5, 2020July 5, 20209 Comments

Here’s a hymn I didn’t grow up with, but heard it as an adult and fell in love with it immediately. It’s a great one to sing in parts and acapella.

Originally posted on April 8, 2017

My faith has found a resting place
Not in device nor creed;
I trust the Ever-living One,
His wounds for me shall plead.
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea;
It is enough that Jesus died.
And that He died for me.
My Faith Has Found a Resting Place

It is #Enough that Jesus died. And that He died for me Click To Tweet

On this, I can rest my heart and soul.

He died for me… and you.

We were all sin-stained and lost. (Romans 3:23)

But before we even knew Him, He looked down and loved us. (Romans 5:8)

He came down and paid for our debt of sin. (John 3:16-17)

He Paid a Debt

There is a chorus by Ellis J. Crum from the 80’s that says,

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We owe Him more than we can ever repay.

There is nothing we can do to pay Him back. Our best deeds are like filthy rags. (Isaiah 64:6)

But He took the punishment for our sins upon Himself! (Romans 3:23-25)

He bore the horrible pain and cleansed us from all sin. (1 John 1:9)

And He rose again, defeating death and the grave! (1 Corinthians 15:56-57)

And that is enough to save us. Nothing else must be done but to accept this free gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

It is enough!

Praise God!

It is Enough!

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They’ll Know We Are Christians by our Love

June 28, 2020June 24, 2020Leave a comment

Scriptures

John 13:34-35 “I give you a new command: Love One another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.”

1 John 4:7-12 Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. ⁸The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. ⁹God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him. ¹⁰Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. ¹¹Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also must love one another. ¹²No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us and his love is made complete in us.

Romans 13:8 Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Galatians 5:13 For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.

Ephesians 4:1-6 Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, ²with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, ³making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. ⁴There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope at your calling— ⁵one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

They'll KNow we ARe Christian by our Love
#hymnofthe week

Camp Song

Peter Scholtes wrote the hymn “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love” while he was a parish priest at St. Brendan’s on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960s. At the time, he was leading a youth choir out of the church basement, and was looking for an appropriate song for a series of ecumenical, interracial events. When he couldn’t find such a song, he wrote the now-famous hymn in a single day.

Maybe we need to bring this song back and take it to heart. #hymnoftheweek #weareChristians Click To Tweet

They’ll Know We are Christians

We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord;
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord;
And we pray that all unity will one day be restored.

Chorus:

And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,
yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.

We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand;
We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand;
And together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land.

We will work with each other, we will work side by side;
We will work with each other, we will work side by side;
And we’ll guard each man’s dignity and save each man’s pride.

All praise to the Father, from whom all things come;
And all praise to Christ Jesus, His only Son.
And all praise to the Spirit who makes us one.

Copyright: Words: 1966 F.E.L. Publications. Assigned 1991 Lorenz Publishing Company (Admin. by Lorenz Corporation), Music: 1966 F.E.L. Publications. Assigned 1991 Lorenz Publishing Company (Admin. by Lorenz Corporation)

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

June 21, 2020June 22, 20204 Comments

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
Martin Luther

Over at Gracefully Truthful,[GT] we just finished a study on some of the Names of God {HE}. I love these studies because we get to know God so much deeper. We realize how He truly is an amazing God is and how He can be all things for us. If you don’t see Him in one name, go on to another. Trust me, if you seek Him, He will be found.

A mighty Fortress — created by Mandy in Canva

I wrote for GT on El Gibbor ~ Mighty God. I hope you will find a moment to go and read. In the meantime, that study got my thinking about our Almighty God. I was reminded of this old hymn written by none other than Martin Luther. Do you remember it?

Read through the lyrics of A Mighty Fortess

What attributes of God are meaningful to you today? Does this song give you victory as you face the evils of today? It does for me!

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and pow’r are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing,
Were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God’s own choosing:
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He;
Lord Sabaoth, His Name, from age to age the same,
And He must win the battle.
And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us;
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.
That word above all earthly pow’rs, no thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours through Him Who with us sideth;
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still,
His kingdom is forever.
A Mighty Fortress is our God, Martin Luther

Enjoy this arrangement of A Mighty Fortress by David Wesley and Recorded by Christians around the World

One Extra Note

If you would like to be a part of his next virtual choir. Listen for instructions at the end of the above video. Submissions are due by the end of June.

Sing to Him;

Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary

June 14, 2020June 11, 202010 Comments

Too often we carry our burdens around by ourselves. I heard a preacher say that we live in a DIY society and it’s true with our Christian lives as well. We try to Do it Ourself. But God says we should bear one another’s burdens.

Do you know that 2 horses can pull three times the weight of one horse? So with us, if we share our burdens with one another the weight is much much lighter.

Not only that, if we share our burdens with Jesus, the weight is even lighter for he says,

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30

Hymn of the Week: “Burdens Are Lifted At Calvary”

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The Love of God

June 7, 2020June 2, 20202 Comments

The love of God is, to me, so unfathomable.

I become overwhelmed with awe whenever I think of it. How God could love me, a sinner, enough to leave his throne in heaven, humble himself as a man, and die the cruel death of a criminal, just to conquer death and save me from that horrible death. It’s unfathomable.

The Love of God

Could we with ink the ocean fill
And were the skies of parchment made
Were every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry
Nor could the scroll contain the whole
Though stretched from sky to sky
Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

Frederick M. Lehman, 1917
v. 3 by Meir Ben Isaac Nehorai, 1050

This hymn is precious to me.

There are no better words to describe how I feel that have been laid out in this poetry. You must read this beautiful story of this hymn.

Lehman wrote “These words were found written on a cell wall in a prison some 200 years ago. It is not known why the prisoner was incarcerated; neither is it known if the words were original or if he had heard them somewhere and had decided to put them in a place where he could be reminded of the greatness of God’s love – whatever the circumstances, he wrote them on the wall of his prison cell. In due time, he died and the men who had the job of repainting his cell were impressed by the words. Before their paint brushes had obliterated them, one of the men jotted them down and thus they were preserved.”
Read more of teh story at http://dianaleaghmatthews.com/the-love-of-god/#.XtV3VDOSmCg

I pray that you, too have experienced this merciful love of God. If not, click here to learn about finding it.

Blessings!

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ocean views by my sister Kandy Chimento; modified by Mandy

Holy Scriptures Are the Foundation of Life

May 31, 2020May 30, 2020Leave a comment

One of the best ways to learn scripture is through song. Think about it. We can recall every word of a song we loved from high school even after decades. Why not build a foundation of scriptures in your mind by setting them to music? There are many songs and choruses already out there. You may not even realize that the words are straight from the scriptures.

hymn of the week foundation — images created by Mandy in Canva.com

Here’s a hymn you probably knew years ago. I remember singing it as a child. I understood the idea of the hymn… about God being our foundation but recently I took a closer look at the words and was blown away at the number of scriptures found in this one song. Take a look for yourself…

How Firm a Foundation

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said—
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
“Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand. [Isaiah 41:10]
“When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee thy trouble to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. [Isaiah 43:2-3]
“When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, [Isaiah 43:2-3]
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply; [2 Corinthians 12:9]
The flame shall not harm thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine. [Zechariah 13:9]
“The soul that on Jesus doth lean for repose, [Proverbs 3:5-6]
I will not, I will not, desert to his foes; [Hebrews 13:5,6]
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.” [Deuteronomy 31:8]
https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/How_Firm_a_Foundation/

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Grab a hymnal or a chorus book and start reading the lyrics as part of your devotions. Build your foundation of faith through song. Trust me you will be blessed.

Singing a foundation!

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Safe in His Arms Living by Faith

May 17, 2020May 17, 20209 Comments

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe.

Life has sure been throwing me some curves lately.

There’s been illness, job loss, and interruption of ministry and just life in general.

But God has been right there with us.

(I love that “BUT GOD” statement. Don’t you?)

My faith has not been torn apart.

But rather it has been strengthened.

There is nothing now to fall back on or depend on, but Him.

I only have Jesus.

I am Safe

And He has been faithful to keep me and my family safe.

He always has.

He always will.

I know that no matter what comes tomorrow, He will be there.

No matter what happens in our lives, our country, our world, God has a plan and He will always keep us safe in His arms.

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Aren’t you glad we can live by faith and have no alarms?

I am.

I love the hymn, Living by Faith by James Wells

As a child, I mostly just loved the harmony and the echo parts.

That is still wonderful to me, but now I especially love the words.

Living by Faith

words by James Wells and Robert Winsett

Music by J. L. Heath

I care not today what the morrow may bring,
If shadow or sunshine or rain,
The Lord I know ruleth o’er everything,
And all of my worries are vain.

Refrain

Living by faith in Jesus above,
Trusting, confiding in His great love;
From all harm safe in His sheltering arm,
I’m living by faith and feel no alarm.

Though tempests may blow and the storm clouds arise,
Obscuring the brightness of life,
I’m never alarmed at the overcast skies—
The Master looks on at the strife.

Refrain

I know that He safely will carry me through,
No matter what evils betide;
Why should I then care though the tempest may blow,
If Jesus walks close to my side.

Refrain

Our Lord will return for His loved ones some day,
Our troubles will then all be o’er;
The Master so gently will lead us away,
Beyond that blest heavenly shore.

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The Gaither HOmecoming group

Previously published!

on February 10, 2017 with the crew over at Five Minutes Fridays writing on the prompt word “Safe”. But it still is valid today, don’t you think?