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Highlights of the Week May 14-20

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 In no particular order, some of the highlights of the week

Hubby preached a sermon in this church again.

New roof put up on one of the rabbitry buildings.   I had gone into the rabbitry on Wednesday or Thursday this week to do something and spotted one of my girls panting, so promptly removed the winter covering tarp.  This necessitated a building of a wooden roof.   We’ve done tarps one them for the past few years, and found last year the tarps were ripping.  This one was the worst so we did it first, I hope to do the other in two weeks.   I put the lattice sides on it last year and it greatly improved airflow which was a good thing.    Good to have the rabbits cooler again. We worked as a family to put it all together… cutting, drilling, moving etc.  busy hard work.  Hubby put up a “thing” to help with taking the bed off the truck as well…that was hard work man…digging post holes…he has way too many blisters.

My buttercups are blooming!!!!

We’ve been working our way through the human body and we often add videos.  Currently we are on the teeth.  So we watched what the lad said “this was a good video mom, I learned a lot and do a bunch of things wrong”.  We totally ignored all the product placement stuff.

Working on our Physics STEM kit.  We learned about plumb lines and the center of gravity.   It was rather neat to teach about how a person’s center of gravity changes how they move and how that affects doing things like Karate, adding stability and such like.   Seeing the practical use of science in everyday life was a “wow” moment for the lad and provoked great discussion.

Have you seen my beautiful lilac bush?

Working our way through the Hawaiian Frog from ArtAchieve.  Next week we are going to add colour to him.  Hopefully he’ll turn out well, I’m a bit concerned that I made him too small.  The lad wasn’t ready for me to take a picture of his rendition.

Anyways, those are the highlights of MY week, what were the highlights of yours?

Reviews
Secrets and Sequences.    A graphic novel with an interesting approach to coding.
Stick it To ‘Em.   A fun book teaching about stickers and how to make them.  Sass and Style.
Tournament of Champions.   A Rip and Red basketball story.

Everything Else:
Truth – a five minute Friday word prompt post, a poem.
All are treated the same, sharing the inheritance.   Ezekiel 47 devotional.
Cherry Jello Cheesecake.. mm.. YUM!!!
R is for Raving, Rabid, Rabbits.   An alphabet blogging post. 
Keep Living a Life of Faith.  Ezekiel 47 Devotional. 
Taking your camera to Canada.   A fun book on Canada.
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty.  A hymn Study.
God’s Continued Protection.  Devotional on Ezekiel 46.

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Hymn Study: Praise to the Lord the Almighty

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Just wanted to share this song by Fernando Ortega. Another of my favourite minstrels. He changes the words abit from the original hymn, but overall it’s similar enough to remind me of this hymn. To see the lyrics that Mr. Ortega uses go here. 

Lyrics: 
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near;
Praise Him in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord, who over all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen how thy desires ever have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord, who hath fearfully, wondrously, made thee;
Health hath vouchsafed and, when heedlessly falling, hath stayed thee.
What need or grief ever hath failed of relief?
Wings of His mercy did shade thee.
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,
If with His love He befriend thee.
Praise to the Lord, who, when tempests their warfare are waging,
Who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,
Biddeth them cease, turneth their fury to peace,
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging.
Praise to the Lord, who, when darkness of sin is abounding,
Who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,
Sheddeth His light, chaseth the horrors of night,
Saints with His mercy surrounding.
Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him.
Let the Amen sound from His people again,
Gladly for aye we adore Him.

The verses in red are new to me, but they fit don’t they?   For a more traditional approach you may like this version. 

Joachim Neander wrote this song originally in German, it was called  “Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren”, and was published in 1680.  It was translated by Catherine Winkworth.   He died young (age 30) from Tuberculois, writing 60 hymns before he died.  He was a pietist in his faith, and was often at odds with the established Lutheran church.

Winkworth was a forerunner of hymn translators.   Born in English.  She translated many hymns.  She never married and spent her life in demand as a companion, business and secretarial assistant, housekeeper and babysitter.

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Hymn Study: Agnes Dei

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We sang this song in church this morning and I loved it.  Didn’t sing all of it, mouthed the words as I have a sore throat (Courtesy of my son)… and I was reminded of how much I love this praise song of worship to our living Lord God.
This one was put together by Michael W. Smith, he has long been a favourite of mine for the music that he puts together.   So many songs of worship to God. 
Figured you’d like to see Michael W. Smith rendition of this beautiful praise and worship song.
Lyrics
Alleluia
Alleluia
For the Lord God Almighty reigns
Alleluia
Alleluia
For the Lord God Almighty reigns
Alleluia
Holy
Holy are You Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
You are holy
Holy are you Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb
Worthy is the Lamb
Amen

Can’t you just see it?
The Lord rejoicing in the praise and worship of his people?
Of his people pouring out their hearts before him?
Seeing God for who he is?
Yes I know, It’s easy to get caught up on the music, but seriously, don’t you just see God’s people loving up on the Lord God who created them?   Who leads them every single day?
I do.
And it fills my heart with wonder.
Makes me see how much smaller I am than God.
And thankful for his love, protection and guidance throughout my life.

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Do you think it could be a good weapon?

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Saturday:
We’d had tentative plans to go to a home and garden show but life proved very busy this week so we stayed home.  I got some gardening done, the lad worked on some big minecraft project he has going, and hubby did something (honestly can’t remember.. OH right.. he worked on a sermon).

Sunday:
Hubby preached at a wee tiny church, they fed us lunch, I looked around in their church and oh my goodness it was beautiful in the main sanctuary!!!

 I went for a walk in the afternoon with the lad from what I recall.   Oh I did!   I took some pictures of the flowers etc that I saw along the way. 

Monday: 
Kumon Math Pre-Algebra, The Typing Coach, Reading from Shepherd, Spy, Potter and the Star Namer, Smartick, Veritas Press History and Bible, and… something else that neither of us can remember. 🙂   He then went off to visit gramma while Dad and I kibitized about town .. We had lunch at 168 Sushi, went for a walk, and kept ourselves busy for a spell.  When we got home the lad wanted to go for a walk with me so out we headed, walking around the dam and it’s lake.

Tuesday: 
Kumon Math Pre-Algebra, The Typing Coach, Reading from Shepherd, Spy, Potter and the Star Namer, Smartick, Veritas Press History and Bible, Art Achieve, and Digital Savvy. 

We watched this really interesting video while doing our Art Achieve.

The
lad’s turn to make supper so he learned to make hamburger buns from
scratch as he wants to have hamburgers for supper, and we went for walk. The Lad had a hoot helping to make buns this afternoon, and I learned that girls and boys have a different perspective on kneading bread.  🙂  The lad asked “Do you think it could be a good weapon?  Imagine it stuck to the visor of a knight’s helmet!”
Wednesday: 
I spent the morning at the Foodbank and the lad stayed home to work on his Cacti Presentation for the Project Fair Friday night.   In the evening he has karate and I’ll be going to the Hospital Rummage Sale.  Hubby had an appreciation luncheon to go to at one of the Nursing homes he helps preach at.   I found six books and 6 shirts at the sale.  I went looking for shirts that would work as scrum around the house and rabbitry as almost all my old shirts have holes that my lad is telling me I shouldn’t have holes, so I’m thinking they aught to be dumped eh?   (turned into rabbitry or shop rags more likely)
After the luncheon hubby mowed the rather large church lawn… took forever it seemed.  The lad accompanied him so he could pick up all the big branches and get them out of dad’s way.  I mowed the lawn at home… boy… it’s always a slog doing the first few cuts of the year…the grass is so thick in the back.  But it’s done and it looks SO much better.   I was able to enjoy the flowers in the front yard while I cut though.  🙂 

Thursday: 
Schooling and gardening.   It was a simple but focused day.   Oh, we started a new studying using SchoolhouseTeachers.com as Veritas Press Bible course is done for the year.    The lad tightened up his Cacti presentation and I took some pictures of the rabbits.  We also went for a walk around town.  I was reminded WHY I like walking trails as my feet were sore by the time we got home walking around in town on the sidewalks.

Friday:
The last day of HOPE day Co-op.. ever so depressing… I like having a co-op to teach and do things with and seeing the creativity in others just boggles my mind.  🙂

Reviews: 
Review: Planet 316.
Review: Curious Constructions.

Homeschooling: 
Art Book Series: How to draw
Blogging the Alphabet: OHIP 
Team Sports or Individual Which Works?

Everything Else: 
Recipe: Sweet Rolls.
Hymn Study: Rise Up O Men of God.
I saw the word More.
Guest Post at Carol’s.  The Chains of History. 
The Excellent Wife Series: Chapter Five.  

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Encouraging hearts & Home blog hop. 
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Hymn Study: Rise Up O Men of God

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We sang this hymn this morning in a wee little church about an hour from home.   Hubby was guest preaching there.   When I say wee tiny.. I mean like FIVE members!!!  It amazes me that this church is able to keep going eh?    No organist… so I think when we go back in a month that I’ll start each hymn off just so we know what we’re singing a bit better.  🙂   I’m not a great pianist…but I can get us started off.  🙂

Rise up o men of God was written by William Pierson Merrill. An American pastor, originally from New Jersey, he served in Chicago and New York.  Merrill became the first president of the “Church Peace Union”, a pacifist organization. His 1914 sermon titled “The Making of Peace” was hailed by Andrew
Carnegie as “…one of the greatest sermons on peace that he had ever
heard.”

He was not a prolific hymn writer (he’s known for four hymns) and had written a few articles as well.   You can find them listed here.   There’s really not a whole lot known about him, but I do like this hymn that he wrote.  Comes with two different tunes, we sing it to St.Thomas, but I really liked this one below, even if they didn’t sing the whole song.

Lyrics

1. Rise up, O men of God!

Have done with lesser things.

Give heart and mind and soul and strength

to serve the King of kings.

2. Rise up, O men of God!

The kingdom tarries long.

Bring in the day of brotherhood

and end the night of wrong.

3. Rise up, O men of God!

The church for you doth wait,

her strength unequal to her task;

rise up, and make her great!

4. Lift high the cross of Christ!

Tread where his feet have trod.

As brothers of the Son of Man,

rise up, O men of God!

 
This tune below is the one that I know the hymn too.
 
 
this one also caught my eye (well my ear actually). 🙂
I hope you like it!

 

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Hymn Study: Praise the Lord His Glories Show

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Praise the Lord His Glories Show

Read these Lyrics eh?   It’s a lovely song.

Praise the Lord, God’s glories show, Alleluia!
Saints within God’s courts below, Alleluia!
Angels round the throne above, Alleluia!
All that see and share God’s love, Alleluia!

Earth to Heaven and Heaven to earth, Alleluia!
Tell the wonders, sing God’s worth, Alleluia!
Age to age and shore to shore, Alleluia!
Praise God, praise forevermore! Alleluia!

Praise the Lord, great mercies trace, Alleluia!
Praise His providence and grace, Alleluia!
All that God for us has done, Alleluia!
All God sends us through the Son. Alleluia!

Strings and voices, hands and hearts, Alleluia!
In the concert bear your parts, Alleluia!
All that breathe, your Lord adore, Alleluia!
Praise Him, praise Him evermore!

All this praise shown to our Lord God.  Creator, One who shows mercy, his providence, his grace, all these reasons to praise the Lord.   By his creation, his people, with their hearts, their hands, their voices.   PRAISE the Lord eh?

Written by Henry F. Lyte back in 1834.

Henry Francis Lyte was in 1793 in Scotland but was orphaned at an early age.  A poet who served as a pastor in Devonshire, England.  He died in France in 1847.  Before passing away he authored two books of poetry and hymns.  Po­ems Chief­ly Re­li­gious, 1833 & 1845 and The Spir­it of the Psalms, 1834  (Source cyber hymnal)

While pastoring a church, Mr. Lyte didn’t have a true calling of the Lord, not really understanding the faith.  A dying priest’s comments got him studying the bible, and a true conversion happened thereafter.  The dying priest “convinced Lyte that both had earlier been mistaken in not having taken the Epistles of St.Paul “in their plain and literal sense.“” (source wiki)

Mr. Lyte also wrote Abide with Me, and wrote a few other pieces of literature, such as “his Talks on the Lord’s Prayer
in verse” .  (source StemPublishing)
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I just thought this rendition below was interesting: Chinese I think…. singing this old hymn.   The organist played well too.. see how focused he was?

Choralized Version which I just thought was different.  🙂  

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He Will Pour Out His Spirit

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Today we are reading from Ezekiel 39:25-29. Last time we met we learned about God’s Holiness made Manifest. You can read more in my Ezekiel Studies here and here.

We saw how the Lord’s holiness was made apparent to all…from Israel to the nations surrounding her. 

Now we find God making a promise to his people.   He will 

  • restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel
  • I will be jealous for my holy name. 

The end result of that should be this: 
 26 They shall forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, 


So here’s the scene.   God gave his people a safe to live, they turned around and did their own thing.  Ignoring him, communing with false gods/idols and just generally making his name a mockery.  God corrected them for their action.

He has now gathered them together out of enemy names, thereby vindicating his holiness. The surrounding nations have seen this great thing the Lord has done. 
 
And so : they shall know that I am the Lord
their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then
assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining
among the nations anymore. 29 And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”

We have gone from God hiding his face from his people.   No longer leaving his people scattered, to a God who has brought his people together again.   A God who is saying to his people and to the nations surrounding them I AM THE LORD GOD.

I almost missed this part ” I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel”.    God is going to pour out his Spirit on his people.

You know what happens when God pours his Spirit out on his people?   Do you really know what happens?

Lives are changed!  

Consider what has happened when God has moved in the past?   Jerusalem was rebuilt,  pentecost, A spiritual revival happened in New England, an underground church developed in China, and more.   When God pours out his spirit lives are changed abundantly.

Something I’ve learned is revivals also happen in small ways… like when God changed the Life of Francis Lyte (a pastoral hymn writer you’ll learn about later).  A dying man’s words changed his faith, and so his church grew!   Or when a faithful family prays and their neighbourhood is changed, or when a parent prays over a unrepentant child and sees their child come to faith.   Lives changed.

I read these words I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel and I don’t want to be a person God hides his face from.  I want to be the one that God pours his Spirit out on them abundantly.  So let me live my life this way.  Aware of God’s abundant favour upon my life.  Let me always remember that the God is serve and follow and cling to is the LORD GOD.  Yes?