Christian Cross Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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The Old Rugged Cross

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame.
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best,
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain:
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left his glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He'll call me someday to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share.

by George Bennard, 1873-1958

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Railroad Crossing Quilt Block and Train Whistles.

Cross and Crown Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

       Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
       Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
       Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
       Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply, Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!
Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

by Charles Wesley (1707-1788), 1739

This is one of over 6,000 hymns Charles wrote during his lifetime.

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Maltese Cross Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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And Can It Be That I Should Gain?

 

And can it be that I should gain

An interest in the Savior's blood?

Died He for me, who caused His pain?

For me, who Him to death pursued?

Amazing love!  How can it be

That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

 

Chorus:

Amazing love!  How can it be

That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

 

He left his Father's throne above,

So free, so infinite His grace!

Emptied Himself of all but love,

And bled for Adam's helpless race!

'Tis mercy all, immense and free,

For, O my God, it found out out me.

 

No condemnation now I dread:

Jesus, and all in Him, is mine!

Alive in Him, my living Head,

And clothed in righteousness divine,

Bold I approach the eternal throne

And claim the crown, through Christ my own.

 

Long my imprisoned spirit lay

Fast bound in sin and nature's night.

Thine eye diffused a quick'ning ray:

I woke - the dungeon flamed with light!

My chains fell off, my heart was free,

I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

 

Words by Charles Wesley (1707-1788), 1738

 

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Bright Hopes Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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Great Is Thy Faithfulness

 

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,

There is no shadow of turning with Thee;

Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;

As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

 

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above;

Join with all nature in manifold witness

To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

 

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

Blessings all mine with ten thousand beside!

 

words by Thomas O. Chisholm (1866-1960), 1923

 

 

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Alpine Cross Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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Above All

Above all powers, above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began.

Above all kingdoms, above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what You're worth.

Crucified, laid behind a stone
You lived to die, rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall and thought of me above all.

words by Lenny Leblanc and Paul Baloche

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Gold Nuggets Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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Lord, You are more precious than silver;
Lord, You are more costly than gold;
Lord, You are more beautiful than diamonds;
And nothing I desire compares with You.

by Lynn De Shazo

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Broken Irish Chain Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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God with Us

Who are we
That you should be mindful of us?
What do you see
That's worth looking our way?
We are free
In ways that we never should be:
Sweet release from the grip of those chains.

Like hinges straining from the weight,
My heart no longer can keep from singing.

All that is within me cries,
For You alone be glorified.
Emmanual, God with us.
My heart sings a brand new song.
The debt is paid,
These chains are gone.
Emmanuel, God with us.

written and composed by Mercy Me

 

Hoarfrost was on everything this morning as we drove to church.

Beautiful!

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Wedding Bouquet Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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The Church's One Foundation

The Church's one foundation
Is Jesus Christ her Lord;
She is His new creation
By water and the Word;
From heaven He came and sought her
To be His holy Bride;
With His own blood He bought her,
And for her life He died.

Elect from every nation,
Yet one o'er all the earth,
Her charter of salvation
One Lord, one faith, one birth;
One holy name she blesses,
Partakes one holy food,
And to one hope she presses,
With every grace endued.

'Mid toil and tribulation
And tumult of her war,
She waits the consummation
Of peace forevermore;
Till, with the vision glorious
Her longing eyes are blest,
And the great Church victorious
Shall be the Church at rest.

Yet she on earth hath union
With God the Three in One,
And mystic sweet communion
With those whose rest is won:
O happy ones and holy!
Lord, give us grace that we,
Like them, the meek and lowly,
On high may dwell with Thee.

Words by Samuel John Stone (1839-1900)

The Reverend Samuel John Stone felt that his parishioners did not understand the meaning of the Apostles Creed, so "he wrote Lyra Fidelium, which consisted of twelve hymns, one for each article of the Apostles’ Creed. With each hymn he included a short 'summary of truths confessed' in that article, along with a list of the Scripture passages supporting it. 'The Church’s One Foundation' was the hymn he wrote for article 9 of the Creed, which affirms belief in 'the holy catholic church' and 'the communion of saints.'" Hymn Stories: The Church's One Foundation

 

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Lost and Found Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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Amazing Grace

Amazing grace!  How sweet the sound!
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come.
'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise,
Than when we first begun.

Words by John Newton (1725-1807) 1779

Newton's first title for this hymn was "Faith's Review and Expectation."

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Galaxy Star Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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 Our Great God

 

Eternal God, unchanging mysterious and unknown

Your boundless love unfailing in grace and mercy shown

Bright seraphim in endless flight around your glorious throne

They raise their voices days and night in praise to You alone

 

CHORUS

Hallelujah!  Glory be to our great God!

Hallelujah!  Glory be to our great God!

 

Lord we are weak and frail, helpless in the storm

Surround us with Your angels, hold us in Your arms

Our cold and ruthless enemy, his pleasure is our harm

Rise up, O Lord, and he will flee before our sovereign God

 

Let every creature in the sea and every flying bird

Let every mountain, every field and valley of the earth

Let all the moons and all the stars in all the universe

Sing praises to the living God, who rules them by His Word

 

by Fernando Ortega

 

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Night and Day Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

God of Wonders

Lord of all creation
Of water, earth, and sky
The heavens are Your tabernacle
Glory to the Lord on High

God of wonders, beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy

Lord of heaven and earth
Lord of heaven and earth

Early in the morning
I will celebrate the light
When I stumble in the darkness
I will call Your name by night

God of wonders, beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy

Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth

by Chris Tomlin

 

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Streak of Lightning Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

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Revelation Song

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Holy, holy is He.
Sing a new song to Him who sits on
Heaven's mercy seat.

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is and is to come.
With all creation I sing praise to the King of kings!
You are my everything and I will adore You!

Clothed in rainbows of living color,
Flashes of lighting rolls of thunder.
Blessing and honor, strength and glory and power be
To You the only wise King.
Filled with wonder, awestruck wonder,
At the mention of Your name.
Jesus, Your name is Power, Breath, and Living Water
Such a marvelous mystery.

by Jennie Lee Riddle

 

 

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Morning Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

Morning Quilt Block

Holy, Holy, Holy

 

Holy, holy, holy!  Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee.

Holy, holy, holy!  Merciful and mighty!

God in three Persons, Blessed Trinity!

 

Holy, holy, holy!  All the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee

Which wert, and art, and evermore shall be.

 

Holy, holy, holy!  Though the darkness hide Thee,

Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see,

Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee

Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

 

Holy, holy, holy!  Lord God Almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea;

Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee

God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.

 

Words by Reginald Heber, 1826

 

 



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Shooting Star Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

 

 

Go Tell It on the Mountain

 

Go tell it on the mountain,

Over the hills and everywhere;

Go tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is born.

 

While shepherds kept their watching

O'er silent flocks by night,

Behold, throughout the heavens

There shone a holy light.

 

The shepherds feared and trembled

When, lo! above the earth

Rang out the angel chorus

That hailed our Savior's birth.

 

Down in a lowly manger

The humble Christ was born

And God sent us salvation

That blessed Christmas morn.

 

- an African American spiritual compiled by John Wesley Work, Jr. dating back to at least 1865

 

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For Unto Us a Child Is Born and a Song for Sunday

 

Joy to the World

 

Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.

 

 

  Sing Laugh clap-your-hands

Shout-for-joy Give-Praise

Applaud exult proclaim

Take-cheer FEAR-NOT

 Be-joyous be-glad celebrate

Delight-in-what-God-has-done

REJOICE IN GREAT ABUNDANCE,

       For the manger holds a lad.

Justice seeks his guidance,

And mercy his command.

Let your heart invite his residence,

And your years his guiding hand.

                                by George R. Pasley (a wonderful pastor and poet and my cousin)

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Christmas Angel Wallhanging and a Song for Sunday

 

O Come, All Ye Faithful

 

O come, all ye faithful,

joyful and triumphant,

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem!

Come and behold Him,

born the King of Angels!

 

Chorus:

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord!

 

Sing, choirs of angels,

sing in exultation,

O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God,

all glory in the highest!

 

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,

born this happy morning,

Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;

Word of the Father,

now in flesh appearing!

 

by John Francis Wade (1711-1786), 1751

 

 

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Country Path Quilt Block and a Song for Sunday

Country Path Quilt Block
 

We Gather Together
We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;
He chastens and hastens His will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing,
Sing praises to His name:
He forgets not His own.

Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, wast at our side,
All glory be Thine!

We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader triumphant,
And pray that Thou still our Defender wilt be.
Let Thy congregation escape tribulation:
Thy name be ever praised!
O Lord, make us free!

by Adrianus Valerius, 1597

Our views on the way to church this morning:

 

 

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