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Let thine heart (Proverbs 3:1-12) – Owain Park

Posted on October 13, 2013 Posted in Park, Owain (b. 1993)

English: Trust in the Lord. with all thine hea... — Trust in the Lord. with all thine heart, and lean not into thine own understanding. Pass under this sign whenever you enter St John’s Church Hall, Knypersley, Staffordshire, Great Britain (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Proverbs 3:1-12

¹ My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

² For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

³ Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

⁴ So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

⁸ It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹ Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

¹² For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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Let thine heart (2010 or 2011) by Owain Park (b. 1993)

Let thine heart

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Performed by the Royal College of Music Junior Department Chamber Choir, conducted by Joy Hill, with Daniel Moult, piano, and Eleanor Ruth Tinlin, oboe.
This anthem was written for the King James Bible Composition Awards 2011, and was a finalist, appearing on BBC Radio 3’s ‘The Choir’ in June 2011.

If we believe that Jesus died (1 Thessalonians 4:14,18) – John Goss

Posted on October 6, 2013 Posted in Goss, John (1800-1880)

Headstone in a small family cemetery, located ... — Headstone in a small family cemetery, located in the Holly Springs National Forest in North Mississippi near Baker’s Pond, the source of the Wolf River. The inscription visible in the image reads “Died Jan. 8 1907 May the resurrection find thee on the bosom of thy God.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1 Thessalonians 4:14,18

¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

¹⁸ Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

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If we believe (first published in 1890), composed by John Goss (1800-1880)

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Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God (Ephesians 4:30-32) – T. Tertius Noble

Posted on September 29, 2013 Posted in Noble, T. Tertius (1867-1953)

Ephesians 4:30-32

³⁰ And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

³¹ Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

³² And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God (1915) by T. Tertius Noble (1867-1953). To read interesting notes about Noble and listen to another excellent performance of this anthem, visit the Music at Trinity blog (Trinity Episcopal Church, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina).

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God - T. Tertius Noble