'hope' tagged posts

In Christ Alone

Hymn #569 in Celebrating Grace Hymnal — “In Christ Alone” [pullquote_center width=”75%”]In Christ alone my hope is found; He is my light, my strength, my song. This cornerstone, this solid ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace when fears are stilled, when strivings cease. My Comforter, my all…

Hope in the Darkness

It is so hard to sit down and have a larger conversation about how things will be better in the long run, when in the short run there is this immediate crisis. [button link=”http://bit.ly/1eLOfWk”]Download MP3 Audio File[/button]

Waiting For…

May God’s hopes and dreams and desires for this world become our hopes and dreams and desires for this world. And, may we become God’s expectant people. [button link=”http://bit.ly/1cKt9UD”]Download MP3 Audio File[/button]

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Hymn #83 in Celebrating Grace Hymnal — “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” [pullquote_center width=”85%”]Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; From our fears and sins release us; let us find our rest in thee. Born thy people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, Born to reign in us forever, now thy gracious…

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Hymn #566 in Celebrating Grace Hymnal — “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” [pullquote_center width=”75%”]A thousand ages in thy sight are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night, before the rising sun.[/pullquote_center] Time is such a strange concept. Each day has twenty-four hours in it; some seem to fly by and…

Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!

Hymn #206 in Celebrating Grace Hymnal — “Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!” [pullquote_center width=”85%”]Christ is risen! Raise your spirits from the caverns of despair. Walk with gladness in the morning. See what love can do and dare. Drink the wine of resurrection, not a servant, but a friend; Jesus is our strong companion. Joy and…

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