Glad Tidings

Author: Christopher Drinkut

  • New every morning is the love

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    Hymn: New every morning is the loveour wakening and uprising prove;through sleep and darkness safely brought,restored to life and power and thought. New mercies, each returning day,hover around us while we pray;new perils past, new sins forgiven,new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. If on our daily course our mindbe set to hallow all…

  • I need Thee every hour

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    Hymn: I need Thee every hour,Most gracious Lord;No tender voice like ThineCan peace afford. I need Thee every hour,Stay Thou near by;Temptations lose their powerWhen Thou art nigh. I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;Every hour I need Thee;Oh, bless me now, my Savior!I come to Thee. I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;Every hour…

  • Days of the Week

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    People, I just learned that the days of the week are named after a now defunct perspective that [i] the planets ruled the hours of the day; and [ii] there are 7 planets going out from the Earth. ?! I suppose habits stick. The days of the week are based on ancient (mostly) Latin culture,…