O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

by Charles Wesley

O for a thousand tongues to sing

My great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!

My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of Thy name.

Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,
’Tis life, and health, and peace.

He breaks the power of canceled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.

He speaks, and, listening to His voice,
New life the dead receive,
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.

Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb,
Your loosened tongues employ;
Ye blind, behold your Savior come,
And leap, ye lame, for joy.

In Christ your Head, you then shall know,
Shall feel your sins forgiven;
Anticipate your heaven below,
And own that love is heaven.

Glory to God, and praise and love
Be ever, ever given,
By saints below and saints above,
The church in earth and heaven.

On this glad day the glorious Sun
Of Righteousness arose;
On my benighted soul He shone
And filled it with repose.

Sudden expired the legal strife,
’Twas then I ceased to grieve;
My second, real, living life
I then began to live.

Then with my heart I first believed,
Believed with faith divine,
Power with the Holy Ghost received
To call the Savior mine.

I felt my Lord’s atoning blood
Close to my soul applied;
Me, me He loved, the Son of God,
For me, for me He died!

I found and owned His promise true,
Ascertained of my part,
My pardon passed in heaven I knew
hen written on my hearWt.

Look unto Him, ye nations, own
Your God, ye fallen race;
Look, and be saved through faith alone,
Be justified by grace.

See all your sins on Jesus laid:
The Lamb of God was slain,
His soul was once an offering made
For every soul of man.

Awake from guilty nature’s sleep,
And Christ shall give you light,
Cast all your sins into the deep,
And wash the Æthiop white.

Harlots and publicans and thieves
In holy triumph join!
Saved is the sinner that believes
From crimes as great as mine.

Murderers and all ye hellish crew
In holy triumph join!
Believe the Savior died for you;
For me the Savior died.

With me, your chief, ye then shall know,
Shall feel your sins forgiven;
Anticipate your heaven below,
And own that love is heaven.

I know that this song is a bit legthy but worth reading and hearing.

Large Family Logistics Giveaway!

One of my favorite Blogger Mommies, Raising Olives, is giving away 2 copies of Large Family Logistics by Kim Brenneman. 

Not sure if you have heard of this book yet or not but I have and I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to read it!! 

Large Family Logisitcs is a book filled with practical tips about meal planning, quiet time, household and child training tips.  Sounds like a book for every mom's bookshelf!!

Feel free to hop on over to enter the giveaway.

DId you get the FREE Ebook about Picky Eaters?

So, I heard about this free Ebook from The Happy Housewife about feeding picky eaters.  I got my copy and can't wait to read it!  I only hope that she has a chapter about feeding husbands that are picky eaters! 

My kids,especially the boys, can be VERY picky eaters.  Sometimes I feel like Little Bits is living on cheese sticks, cereal bars and rice milk.  Oh and blueberries!  And apple sauce. 

What do you all feed your picky eaters??  For me, I think my when all else fails food is PB & J's, bananas and applesauce.

TOS Crew: Maestro Classics

We were blessed to receive the Peter and the Wolf audio CD from Maestro Classics to review for the TOS Crew.  I can remember liking Peter and the Wolf as a child, so I was glad to be able to introduce it to my kids.




Peter and the Wolf is children's story that was written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936.  It is about a boy named Peter who lives with his grandfather.  Young Peter disobeys his grandfather, climbs over the garden gate and runs into the very wolf that his grandfather had warned him about.  With the help of his friends, the duck, the bird and the cat the wolf is captured and taken to the zoo.

This musical story includes a narrator and orchestra, more specifically Stephen Simmon as conductor, Yadu as narrator and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, who I felt did a fantastic job introducing us to Peter, his friends, and the wolf.

All of the characters in the story are represented by a musical instrument:

• Peter: Violin
• Bird: flute
• Duck: oboe
• Cat: clarinet
• Grandfather: bassoon
• Wolf: French horns
• Hunters: woodwind theme, with gunshots on timpani and bass drum

Maestro Classic's Stories in Music are a wonderful way to introduce children, that may be somewhat reluctant, to classical music.  The story and instruments definitely draw you in and create an interest to hear more.   The Stories in Music are wonderful for family listening, as well as for homeschoolers. 




This audio CD, which has about 68 minutes of playing time, not only includes Peter and the Wolf, but several extras:

• Introduction
• Peter and the Wolf - with Narrarator and Orchestra
• About the Composer - Prokofiev
• A Russian Peter
• About the Music
• Peter and the Wolf - Instrumental Version
• Invitation to Gradfather's Party
• Kalinka

You may listen to samples HERE.

For $16.98 you will receive the Peter and the Wolf CD along with a 24 page booklet, that includes lots of educational extras and fun games.  We really liked the one that has you match up the character in the story to the instrument that represents it. 

The Stories in Music series includes several other stories:

The Tortoise and the Hare
The Story of Swan Lake
Juanita the Spanish Lobster
Casey at the Bat
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel

Each of the Stories in Music CD's are also available for $16.98.

To see what my fellow crew mates are saying about Maestro Classics please click HERE.

We received the Peter and the Wolf audio at no charge for review purposes.  Please know that this has not included my opinions about this product. 

Yummy, Yummy Granola Bars

A friend of mine had told me about these granola bars a while back and I thought that I had made them but didn't like them.  I was talking on the phone with the same friend while coming up with my menu and I had mentioned granola bars.  She reminded me of this recipe and I told her I didn't care for them but thanks anyway.

You gotta love this girl, she tells me that I must have messed them up and I have to try them again.  We usually seem to have the same tastes in food (other than Squirrel Pot Pie, love you Mel but I no way am I eatin' that stuff!) so I decided to give them a whirl, again.

I gather my supplies,wheat germ and all and then I start off making a batch of these granola bars that I am sure I will not like.  THEN, after I mix up my batch and I tasted them (no they were not cooked yet) I realized these were NOT the bars I had tried before.  The other thing that I realized was that it would probably be in my best interest to double, no make that triple my batch.

I am soo- glad that I because they are a W O W ! ! !  The kids really liked them too!  They are chewy and oh so good!! 

Three batches and much rambling later, here is the recipe....

Ingredients

2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup wheat germ
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup raisins (optional)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

I tried to mix this up with that there spoon but ended up just using my hands as the recipe says.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.  In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, flour, raisins and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well using your hands. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. (I found that this worked best if my hands were slightly wet, it keep all the ooey gooey stuff from sticking to my hands)

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.  One batch makes about 24 bars.

I had started cutting and then remembered that I forgot to take a fresh out of the oven picture.

Here is what they looked like before everyone started digging into them.

ENJOY!!
ps: don't forget to double, no make that triple your batch!