This Lord’s Day we will be singing a new hymn entitled “Thy Mercy My God.” I encourage you to meditate on its words and listen as we prepare to sing it together in worship this week.

Thy Mercy My God

Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song,
The joy of my heart. and the boast of my tongue;
Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last,
Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast.

Without Thy sweet mercy I could not live here;
Sin would reduce me to utter despair;
But, through Thy free goodness, my spirits revive,
And He that first made me still keeps me alive.

Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart,
Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart;
Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground,
And weep to the praise of the mercy I’ve found.

Great Father of mercies, Thy goodness I own,
And the covenant love of Thy crucified Son;
All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine.

All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine
Seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine.

Words: John Stocker. Music: Sandra McCracken. CCL# 11359088

This Lord’s Day we will be singing a new hymn entitled “How Low Was Our Redeemer Brought.” I encourage you to meditate on its words and listen as we prepare to sing it together in worship this week.

How Low Was Our Redeemer Brought

1 How low was our Redeemer brought,
The King who held the stars
Lay helpless in a maiden’s arms
And pressed against her heart
While sheep and cattle raised their voice
The babe could speak no words
The ever flowing Spring of Joy
Had come to share our thirst

2 How low was our Redeemer brought,
The Lord the worlds obeyed
Would stumble as He learned to walk
Upon the ground He’d made
The One the angels bowed before
Would kneel to wash our feet
And be at home among the poor
Though He owned everything

CHORUS
Gloria, gloria in the highest
Gloria, gloria in the highest

3 How low was our Redeemer brought
To raise us from our shame
And now the highest praise of all
Belongs to Jesus’ name
The Healer wounded on a tree
To bear our grief and sin
The King gave up His crown so we
Could ever reign with Him. (Chorus 2x)

Music and words by Matt Boswell, Bob Kauflin, Nathan Stiff, and David Zimmer, CCL# 11359088

This Lord’s Day we will be singing an old hymn from John Newton, but to a new setting from Matthew Smith entitled “The Lord Will Provide.” I encourage you to meditate on its words and listen as we prepare to sing it together in worship this week.

The Lord Will Provide

Though troubles assail and dangers affright,
Though friends should all fail and foes all unite;
Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide,
The scripture assures us, the Lord will provide
The birds without barn or storehouse are fed,
From them let us learn to trust for our bread:
His saints, what is fitting, shall ne’er be denied,
So long as it’s written, the Lord will provide

We may, like the ships, by tempest be tossed
On perilous deeps, but cannot be lost.
Though Satan enrages the wind and the tide,
The promise engages, the Lord will provide.
His call we obey, like Abram of old,
Not knowing our way, but faith makes us bold;
For though we are strangers we have a good Guide,
And trust in all dangers, the Lord will provide

When Satan appears to stop up our path,
And fill us with fears, we triumph by faith;
He cannot take from us, though oft he has tried,
This heart-cheering promise, the Lord will provide
He tells us we’re weak, our hope is in vain,
The good that we seek we ne’er shall obtain,
But when such suggestions our spirits have plied,
This answers all questions, the Lord will provide

No strength of our own, or goodness we claim,
Yet since we have known the Savior’s great name;
In this our strong tower for safety we hide,
The Lord is our power, the Lord will provide
When life sinks apace and death is in view,
This word of his grace shall comfort us through:
No fearing or doubting with Christ on our side,
We hope to die shouting “the Lord will provide”

Words: John Newton, Music: Matthew Smith ©2006 Detuned Radio Music (ASCAP) CCL# 11359088

Singing our favorite Christmas Carols is an important part of celebrating the incarnation of our Savior. But the season also affords us an opportunity to “sing a new song” as we consider the great truths of our Redeemer the “Lord Jesus Christ, who, being the eternal Son of God, became man, and so was, and continues to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever.”

This Lord’s Day we will be singing a new hymn from Sovereign Grace Music entitled “Who Is This?” I encourage you to meditate on its words and listen as we prepare to sing it together in worship this week.

Who is This?
^{Words and Music, David Zimmer, Nathan Stiff, Sovereign Grace Music, CCL# 11359088}

1 Who is this, divine and tender, hailing from eternal shores?
Once arrayed in highest splendor, now in poverty adorned
He is Jesus, God made mortal, Word in flesh, the Light of Life
From a throne room to a stable, hope is born this holy night

2 Who is this of might and meekness, given all authority?
With a word He stills the tempest, at His touch the blind can see
He is Jesus our Messiah, long awaited, long proclaimed
Sing “Hosanna in the highest!” Christ the King has come to reign

3 Who is this reviled and stricken broken on a cursed tree?
Son of God by God forsaken, drenched in our iniquity
He is Jesus slain for sinners, laden with our guilt and grief
All our praise to Him we render for His wounds have won our peace

4 Who is this entombed in darkness, cast into the bitter depths?
He whom grave nor Hell could harness rose and tore the sting from death
He is Jesus, God triumphant, risen to the Father’s side
All will bow in awe and reverence at the name of Jesus Christ.