Hymn - In the Cross of Christ I Glory

"In the Cross of Christ I Glory"
by John Bowring, 1792-1872

Tune - Rathburn - linked here

1. In the Cross of Christ I glory,
Towering o'er the wrecks of time.
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.

2. When the woes of life o'ertake me,
Hopes deceive, and fears annoy,
Never shall the Cross forsake me;
Lo, it glows with peace and joy.

3. When the sun of bliss is beaming
Light and love upon my way,
From the Cross the radiance streaming
Adds more luster to the day.

4. Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,
By the Cross are sanctified;
Peace is there that knows no measure,
Joys that through all time abide.

Hymn #354
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Galatians 6:14
Author: John Bowring, 1825
Composer: Ithamar Conkey, 1849
Tune: "Rathbun"

Hymn - Grace! Tis a Charming Sound

"Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound"
by Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751, stanzas 1, 2, 4 & 6
by Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778, stanzas 3 & 5

Tune -  Energy - linked here

1. Grace! 'Tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to the ear;
Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

2. Grace first contrived the way
To save rebellious man,
And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.

3. Grace first inscribed my name
In God's eternal book;
'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.

4. Grace led my wandering feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet
While pressing on to God.

5. Grace taught my soul to pray
And made mine eyes o'erflow;
'Twas grace that kept me to this day
And will not let me go.

6. Grace all the work shall crown
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone
And well deserves the praise.

Hymn #374
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Ephesians 2:5
Author: Philip Doddridge, 1755; stanzas 1, 2, 4, 6
Author: Augustus M. Toplady, 1776; stanzas 3, 5
Composer: William H. Monk, 1861
Tune: "Energy"

Hymn - God of My Life, To Thee I Call

"God of My Life, to Thee I Call"
by William Cowper, 1731-1800; Stanza 1-5
by unknown author; Stanza 6

Tune - "Wenn wir in hoechsten Noeten" linked here

1. God of my life, to Thee I call;
Afflicted, at Thy feet I fall;
When the great water-floods prevail,
Leave not my trembling heart to fall.

2. Friend of the friendless and the faint,
Where should I lodge my deep complaint?
Where but with Thee, whose open door
Invites the helpless and the poor?

3. Did ever mourner plead with Thee
And Thou refuse that mourner's plea?
Does not the word still fixed remain
That none shall seek Thy face in vain?

4. Fair is the lot that's cast for me;
I have an Advocate with Thee.
They whom the world caresses most
Have no such privilege to boast.

5. Poor though I be, despised, forgot,
Yet God, my God, forgets me not;
And he is safe and must succeed
For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead.

6. Then hear, 0 Lord, my humble cry
And bend on me Thy pitying eye.
To Thee their prayer Thy people make:
Hear us for our Redeemer's sake.

Hymn #534
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Psalm 46
Author: William Cowper, 1779; st. 1-5
Author: unknown author; St. 6
Tune: "Wenn wir in hoechsten Noeten"
1st Published in: Genevan Psalter, 1547

 William Cowper

• God Moves in a Mysterious Way
• There Is a Fountain
• O For a Closer Walk with God

Hymn - Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"
by John Newton, 1725-1807

Tune -             - linked here

1. Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He whose word cannot be broken
Formed thee for His own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.

2. See, the streams of living waters
Springing from eternal love
Well supply thy sons and daughters
And all fear of want remove.
Who can faint while such a river
Ever flows their thirst t'assuage--
Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver,
Never fails from age to age?

3. Round each habitation hovering,
See the cloud and fire appear,
For a glory and a covering,
Showing that the Lord is near.
Thus they march, the pillar leading,
Light by night and shade by day,
Daily on the manna feeding
Which He gives them when they pray.

4. Savior, 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 his boasted pomp and show;
Solid joys and lasting treasure
None but Zion's children know.

The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #469
Text: Isaiah 33:20, 21; Psalm 87
Author: John Newton, 1779, ab., alt.
Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1883
Tune: "Galilean"

Purdue University President Retires - He Kept Tuition Low. One of the Few

 Salute - Purdue University president retires.

Someone wisecracked that most universities are investment companies with a college attached. The endowments - permanent piggy-banks - keep expanding while the school and tuition grows.

Augustana College in Rock Island now has tuition, board, books, and et-ceteras at $62,000 a year. They also bragged about endowment gifts, not giving the total, which is listed at $166 million.

Yale's endowment is $42 billion.

We met a Notre Dame mother who said her daughter was accepted because the family did not request any tuition help.

Notre Dame annual cost is now at $76,000.

Yale is $80,000 so ND is a bargain!

Grand Canyon University has kept tuition down, in part by becoming non-profit and no longer paying $300 million a year in taxes. They are way below Augustana, Yale, and Notre Dame.

 Sterling is the main library at Yale University. We went to see Roland Bainton there, where he had an office. He helped me with my dissertation and offered to do some xeroxing for me!

 The interior of Sterling boasted one of the largest card catalogs ever. Computers replaced them.