I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
The Means of Grace, which God Has Appointed 
Philip Doddridge (1702–1751)
What kind provision God has made,
That we may safe to heaven be led!
For this the prophets preach’d and wrote,
For this the bless’d apostles taught;
Taught, as that Spirit did inspire,
Who fell from heaven in tongues of fire,
And gave them languages unknown,
That distant lands his grace might own.
His hand has kept the sacred page
Secure from men and devils’ rage.
For this, He ohurches did ordain,
His truths and worship to maintain:
For this, He pastors did provide,
In those assemblies to preside:
And from the round of common days
Mark’d out our sabbaths to his praise.
Delightful day, when Christians meet!
To hear, and pray, and sing, how sweet!
For this He gives, in solemn ways,
Appointed tokens of his grace:
In sacramental pledges there
His soldiers to their General swear.
Baptiz’d into one common Lord,
They joyful meet around his board;
Honour the orders of his house,
And speak their love, and seal their vows.
—Worthy Is the Lamb (Soli Deo Gloria, 2004).
If you’ve been following these Lord’s Day posts, you know that we’ve finished The Gospel of John with J. C. Ryle. Now I need to decide on something else to fill this space. Suggestions are welcome.
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