How welcome to the saints, when pressedWith six days noise, and care, and toil,Is the returning day of rest,Which hides them from the world awhile! Now, from the throng withdrawn away,They seem to breathe a different air;Composed and softened by the day,All things another aspect wear. How happy if their lot is castWhere statedly the gospel sounds!The word is honey to their taste,Renews their strength, and heals their wounds! Though pinched with poverty at home,With sharp afflictions daily fed,It makes amends, if they can comeTo God’s own…

We are continuing to work through some psalms/hymns to listen to/sing at home in this strange season when so many of us in so many nations are social distancing, sheltering in home, facing work and school disruptions and abatement. I wrote a little article that lists around a hundred great psalms and hymns, ancient and modern. Today, I want to recommend All Creatures of Our God and King. It is a hymn translated by an Anglican rector, W. H. Draper in the early twentieth century that became very popular in hymnals in the second half of the…

Some folks have ask for some psalms/hymns to listen to/sing at home in this strange season when so many of us in so many nations are social distancing, sheltering in home, facing work and school disruptions and abatement. I wrote a little article (here: https://ligonduncan.com/hymns-for-every-congregation/ ) and listed some of the best hymns that we all should know, but I’ll try to do some posts here that may help and encourage you. By the way, you should always have a hymnal at home! Let’s start with “A Mighty…