Welcome to the 149th Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing!
I miss the old hymns that I remember from my childhood - there were no drums, no electric guitar and no mind numbing beat. It was just voices and maybe a piano or an organ. The choir led the congregation in singing - and the words of these hymns are poetic. I realize that there is a need for the modern "seeker oriented" worship music - but it is also necessary to have deeper songs (no offense intended to anyone who prefers the newer church songs).
I miss the old hymns that I remember from my childhood - there were no drums, no electric guitar and no mind numbing beat. It was just voices and maybe a piano or an organ. The choir led the congregation in singing - and the words of these hymns are poetic. I realize that there is a need for the modern "seeker oriented" worship music - but it is also necessary to have deeper songs (no offense intended to anyone who prefers the newer church songs).
I decided to have an "Old Fashion Sunday Hymn Sing" once a month on this blog.
I personally do NOT have a great singing voice - I used to play the guitar & piano but my voice is NOT an instrument. That's the great thing about this digital hymn sing, you can warble along without being embarrassed or without offending anyone else.
The hymns that we will be studying are taken from an old hymnal from a Baptist church that is no longer in existence - "The North American Hymnal" published in 1956 by "THE ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS"
I will also try to find a version of the featured hymn on "YouTube" to share with you each month.
Today's featured hymn is "Behold a Stranger at the Door" and the author is Joseph Grigg. He was born in a very poor family. Instead of being trained in the mechanical industry, he became an assistant minister in a Presbyterian church in London. He is really only known for two hymns - today's featured hymn and "Jesus and Can it Ever Be".
hat the Bible is inspired by God and that it quotes God's Word, but I now no longer believe that it is to be worshiped as God Himself. What I found out from my study is that God's Word is inside of us - it is in our hearts. Also, I found out that God's Word is forever established in heaven and NOT forever established in written form in our paper Bibles.
Please take the time to read through all three parts and please research your own Bible to confirm that God's Word is inside of us and stands firm forever in heaven.
Click HERE to view Part#3....Jesus Is the Gate/Door
I have included two videos of this hymn after the lyrics below. The second version has extra lyrics that are not listed below.
Enjoy!
Turn with me to number 237 in your hymnals and let's sing:
Behold a Stranger at the Door
written by Joseph Grigg (1720-1768) & composed by John E. Gould (1821-1875)
1. Behold a Stranger at the door! He gently knocks, has knocked before, Has waited long, is waiting still; You treat no other friend so ill.
2. O lovely attitude! He stands with melting heart and laden hands; O matchless kindness! He shows This matchless kindess to His foes.
3. But will He prove a friend indeed? He will the very friend you need; The Friend of sinners - yes 'tis He, With garments dyed on Calvary.
4. Rise, touched with gratitude divine; Turn out His enemy and thine, That soul destroying monster, sin, And let the heavenly Stranger in.
A special thanks to "Songs of the Saints" for sharing this with us!
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Thursday, June 4, 2026
15 Favorites - STRAWBERRIES
15 Favorites - STRAWBERRIES
Today is the seventh post in my 2026 series called "15 Favorites". Every year I have a special feature series that is specific to each year. Since this is the 15th year of "God's Growing Garden" (the blog's) existence, I thought we'd feature 15 of my favorite posts in a specific category.
Celebrate my 15 year anniversary with me by enjoying my 15 favorite STRAWBERRY posts!
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #684
Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #684!
ENJOY!
Before we get to the blog hop today -
During the month of June, I will be featuring a strawberry post from the past:
Checkout wonderful seeds at Mary's Heirloom Seeds
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Good Morning and Welcome to another No Rules Party!
My Features this Week are:
1. "Unbaked Keto Pecan Almond Fat Bombs" by Esme Salon
2. "Making A Stepping Stone with Thrifted Plates" by The Apple Street Cottage
3. "DIY Patriotic Napkins" by Steph Creates Things
If you've been featured I'd love for you to grab a button.
The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59pm. Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites. Please visit other blogs if you have a moment.
Share older posts as well as new ones. No limit on links!
*Pictures should be your own*
By linking up you give us permission to use these photos
(with proper link backs) in our features. And now for the party!
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Grow your own!
Many wonderful garden products from
"Mary's Heirloom Seeds"!!
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Grow your own!
Many wonderful garden products from
"Mary's Heirloom Seeds"!!
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Monday, June 1, 2026
You're the STAR - Week#1 GARDEN (June 2026)
Happy June - it's "fuzzy" (Cottonwood) season right now (or sneezing season).
Thank you again for joining us!
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___________________________________________________________________Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:
WELCOME to the first week of the June 2026 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!
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WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the June 2026 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet all of your Hosts
This week is GARDEN feature week
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Bev has decided to retire from hosting link parties. We would like to thank her for the many wonderful years that she did host and we wish her well.
This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!
There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories. Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling, outdoor activities &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living, repurposed ideas, outdoor concerns, posts relating to farm animals etc all while remaining family friendly)
(These features were chosen from the May 2026 "You're the Star" blog hop)
If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:
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Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!
It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!
(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog. We might also share your fantastic posts on social media. Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though} Thank You & ENJOY! )
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Sunday, May 31, 2026
Energy, Frequency & Vibration #15 (Part2) - Bathed in COLORS (Sagrada Familia Cathedral)
Energy, Frequency & Vibration #15 (Part2) - Bathed in COLORS
(Sagrada Familia Cathedral)
I had to do a Part2 to #15 in the series on "Energy, Frequency & Vibration" because of a trip that my sister took recently. In the first part of #15 in this series, we talked about the beneficial color therapy that is possible from church stained glass windows. We learned that it is our Heavenly Father who created color and we also studied the many colors mentioned in the book of Revelation (click HERE to read Part1 of #15 - STAINED GLASS WINDOWS).
Let's consider a couple examples of when we received color therapy without realizing it:
- watching a sunset and being bathed in orange, yellow and red rays of color.
- walking through a mountain forest and the glimmering dashes of sunshine seem to be green and blue in color reflecting off of the evergreen trees.
In part1 of #15 I was trying to give examples of being bathed in color. Nothing shows what I was trying to say better than the pictures that my sister took when she was visiting the "Sagrada Familia Cathedral" in Spain.
A few months ago we completed detailing the frequency of each color (see chart below). Today I will be giving you better examples of BEING BATHED IN COLORS.
If you missed the COLOR introduction post please click HERE to read that in it's entirety.
Just to refresh our memories - below is the frequency chart from the previous COLOR posts (and a link to each color post beneath this chart):
Just as another reminder, in months past we also learned about the shapes of church windows and how those patterns might have a significance when it comes to music that glorifies God.
(click HERE to read "CHURCH WINDOW SHAPES")
Again, we are not worshiping the building - we are God's temple:
"Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple."
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
I think I will have to do a separate post about the "Sagrada Familia Cathedral" talking about it's amazing history but in this post we are still focusing on color therapy.
These pictures take my breath away, so I can't imagine what it must have been like to actually be there in person.
I will just briefly describe the goal of the stained glass window color palette. On one side of the cathedral are cooler colors representing a sunrise. On the other side are warmer colors representing a sunset. You can see the difference in the collage below:
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ENJOY the pictures below!
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Look at the rays of sunshine picking up the color from the glass. It is truly a color bath!
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Notice that the pillars and stonework pickup color from sunshine gleaming through the stained glass windows.
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Now the cooler sunrise side of the cathedral.
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Look at the purple and orange hues being soaked up by the ceiling.
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Enjoy every second of being bathed in God's glorious color creations. Whether it is in nature or worshiping God in a church building where sunshine is gleaming through stained glass windows.
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