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Redeemed

by Alison on February 23, 2014 · 0 comments

Redeemed
Words by Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915
Music by William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921

Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it!
Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy,
His child and forever I am.

Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

Redeemed, and so happy in Jesus,
No language my rapture can tell;
I know that the light of His presence
With me doth continually dwell.

Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

I think of my blessed Redeemer,
I think of Him all the day long:
I sing, for I cannot be silent;
His love is the theme of my song.

Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

I know I shall see in His beauty,
The King in whose law I delight,
Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps,
And giveth me songs in the night.

Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

I know there’s a crown that is waiting,
In yonder bright mansion for me,
And soon, with the spirits made perfect,
At home with the Lord I shall be.

Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

I sing, for I cannot be silent!

I love that line, don’t you?

Tagged as: Fanny Crosby, hymns, Sunday Songs

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Free Printable Valentine’s Day Treat Bag Foldover Labels

by Alison on February 10, 2014 · 2 comments

I come from a family of creatives, and I married into a family of creatives.

I’m not gonna lie, it’s pretty awesome.

(As long as I can keep from comparing. You know that Pinterest-pressure so many women are bemoaning? That’s my life, between the incredible cooks and the amazing graphic designers, I’m surrounded by creative talent, so, yeah, I have to work hard to keep myself from comparing!!)

We don’t just get handmade gifts for almost every occasion. We get handmade gifts in hand-decorated gift bags with handmade cards. We have parties with one-of-a-kind self-designed homemade invitations, cutesy handmade signs, sweet handmade little water-bottle labels, colorful handmade treat bag toppers, and adorable handmade cupcake toppers.

Most of the printable fun comes from my very talented sister, Sylvia.

(I contribute cupcakes. And the occasional cake.)

I’m super excited to introduce you to my sister, Sylvia, or at least some of her design work!

She just got her Etsy shop up and running, and is offering An Ordinary Mom readers a Valentine’s Day freebie to celebrate!

This sweet FREE printable features 3 Valentine’s Day themed treat bag fold-over labels with adorable woodland creatures.

{Click here to download}

OK, time to start stuffing treat bags to delight the sweethearts in your life!

Be sure to stop by Sylvia’s Etsy shop and check out her downloadable designs!

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Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus {Sunday Songs}

by Alison on February 2, 2014 · 1 comment

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
By Helen H. Lemmel, 1864-1961

O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s a light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
Over us sin no more hath dominion—
For more than conquerors we are!

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

His Word shall not fail you—He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.

Copyright 1922. Renewal 1950 by H.H. Lemmel. Assigned to Singspiration, Inc. All rights reserved.

This is one of those songs that I fell in love with the first time I heard it many years ago.

When I hear it in my head, I hear it like it sounds when sung by a large congregation in a room with fabulous acoustics and a wonderful piano player. I can hear the parts, the harmonies well-blended, especially as the piano drops out for the last chorus and the congregation finishes the song a cappella. It’s lovely.

I often find myself softly singing the chorus over and over (mostly because I don’t have the verses memorized!) I don’t sound quite like the version in my head, but it doesn’t stop me from singing it, the words are just too good, the message is just too important.

I pray, as the chorus says, that the things of this earth would grow dim in the light of His glory and grace. I pray that I would be turning my eyes upon Jesus. I pray that my husband and children would be turning their eyes upon Jesus. I pray that we would all look full in His wonderful face, and that the light of His glory and grace would shine so bright in our lives that the things of this world would be dimmed. Wouldn’t that be sweet?

I pray the same prayer for you, dear reader.

May your Sunday be blessed!

Tagged as: hymns