Our church is commemorating John Newton's spiritual birthday today by singing some of his nearly 300 hymns and exulting in GRACE which saves and sanctifies.
personal meditation/application:
lust of the flesh -- wanting to have and be had
lust of the eyes -- wanting to see and be seen
pride of life -- wanting to know and be known
favorite stanza (unfortunately omitted from most hymnals):
Saviour, since of Zion's city
I through grace a member am,
let the world deride or pity;
I will glory in Thy name.
fading is the worldling's pleasure,
all its boasted pomp and show --
SOLID JOYS and LASTING TREASURE
none but Zion's children know.
~ John Newton in "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"
Posted by joydriven at March 21, 2004 11:29 AM | TrackBack