Daily Romans etc in 2024

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this last day of 2024:      O God, our help in ages past,      Our hope for years to come,      Our shelter from the stormy blast,      And our eternal home,      Under the shadow of your throne      Your saints have dwelt secure;      Sufficient is your arm alone,      And our defense is sure.      Before the hills in order stood      Or earth received its frame,      From everlasting you are God,      To endless years the same.      A thousand ages in your sight      Are like an evening gone,      Short as the watch that ends the night      Before the rising sun.      Time, like an ever-rolling stream,      Soon bears us all...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Oh, rejoice, all Christians, loudly,      For our joys have now begun;      Wondrous things our God has done.      Tell abroad his goodness proudly,      Who our race has honored so,      That he lives with us below.           Joy, oh, joy beyond all gladness,           Christ has done away with sadness!           Hence all sorrow and refining,           For the Sun of grace is shining!      See, my soul, your Savior chooses      Poverty and weakness, too;      In such love he comes to you.      Neither crib nor cross refuses,      All he suffers for your good      To redeem you by...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      What child is this who, laid to rest,      On Mary's lap is sleeping?      Whom angels greet With anthems sweet      While shepherds watch are keeping?      This, this is Christ the King,      Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.      Haste, haste to bring him laud, The babe, the Son of Mary!      Why lies he in such mean estate      Where oxen now are feeding?      Good Christians, fear; For sinners here      The silent Word is pleading.      Nails, spear shall pierce him through;      The cross he'll bear for me, for you.      Hail, hail the Word made flesh, The babe, the Son of Mary!       So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh;    ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      What child is this who, laid to rest,      On Mary's lap is sleeping?      Whom angels greet With anthems sweet      While shepherds watch are keeping?      This, this is Christ the King,      Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.      Haste, haste to bring him laud, The babe, the Son of Mary!      Why lies he in such mean estate      Where oxen now are feeding?      Good Christians, fear; For sinners here      The silent Word is pleading.      Nails, spear shall pierce him through;      The cross he'll bear for me, for you.      Hail, hail the Word made flesh, The babe, the Son of Mary!       So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh;    ...

  5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for today:      Of the Father's love begotten      ere the worlds began to be,      he is Alpha and Omega,      he the source, the ending he,      of the things that are, that have been,      and that future years shall see      evermore and evermore.     O h, that birth forever blessed      when the virgin, full of grace,      by the Holy Ghost conceiving,      bore the Savior of our race,      and the babe, the world's Redeemer,      first revealed his sacred face      evermore and evermore.      This is he whom seers and sages      sang of old with one accord,      whom the voices of the prophets      promised in their faithf...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      O come, O come, Immanuel,      and ransom captive Israel      that mourns in lonely exile here      until the Son of God appear.      Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel      shall come to you, O Israel.     O come, O Branch of Jesse's stem,      unto your own and rescue them!      From depths of hell your people save,      and give them victory o'er the grave.      Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel      shall come to you, O Israel.      O come, O Key of David, come      and open wide our heavenly home.      Make safe for us the heavenward road      and bar the way to death's abode.       Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel      shall ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      O come, O come, Immanuel,      and ransom captive Israel      that mourns in lonely exile here      until the Son of God appear.      Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel      shall come to you, O Israel.      O come, O Wisdom from on high,      who ordered all things mightily;      to us the path of knowledge show      and teach us in its ways to go.      Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel      shall come to you, O Israel.      O come, O come, great Lord of might,      who to your tribes on Sinai's height      in ancient times did give the law      in cloud and majesty and awe.      Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel      shall come to...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Rejoice, rejoice, believers,     and let your lights appear;     the evening is advancing,     and darker night is near.     The Bridegroom is arising     and soon is drawing nigh.     Up, pray and watch and wrestle;     at midnight comes the cry.     The watchers on the mountain     proclaim the Bridegroom near;     go forth, as he approaches,     with alleluias clear.     The marriage feast is waiting;     the gates wide open stand,     Arise, O heirs of glory;     the Bridegroom is at hand.     You saints, who here in patience     your cross and suff'rings bore,     shall live and reign foreve...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Rejoice, rejoice, believers,     and let your lights appear;     the evening is advancing,     and darker night is near.     The Bridegroom is arising     and soon is drawing nigh.     Up, pray and watch and wrestle;     at midnight comes the cry.     The watchers on the mountain     proclaim the Bridegroom near;     go forth, as he approaches,     with alleluias clear.     The marriage feast is waiting;     the gates wide open stand,     Arise, O heirs of glory;     the Bridegroom is at hand.     You saints, who here in patience     your cross and suff'rings bore,     shall live and reign foreve...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Rejoice, rejoice, believers,     and let your lights appear;     the evening is advancing,     and darker night is near.     The Bridegroom is arising     and soon is drawing nigh.     Up, pray and watch and wrestle;     at midnight comes the cry.     The watchers on the mountain     proclaim the Bridegroom near;     go forth, as he approaches,     with alleluias clear.     The marriage feast is waiting;     the gates wide open stand,     Arise, O heirs of glory;     the Bridegroom is at hand.     You saints, who here in patience     your cross and suff'rings bore,     shall live and reign foreve...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      Rejoice, rejoice, believers,      and let your lights appear;      the evening is advancing,      and darker night is near.      The Bridegroom is arising      and soon is drawing nigh.      Up, pray and watch and wrestle;      at midnight comes the cry.      The watchers on the mountain      proclaim the Bridegroom near;      go forth, as he approaches,      with alleluias clear.      The marriage feast is waiting;      the gates wide open stand,      Arise, O heirs of glory;      the Bridegroom is at hand.      You saints, who here in patience      your cross and suff'rings bore,      shall liv...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry      announces that the Lord is nigh;      Come, then and listen, for he brings      good news about the King of kings.      Then cleansed be every life from sin;      and furnished for a guest within,      And let us all our hearts prepare      for Christ to come and enter there.      We hail you as our Savior, Lord,      our Refuge and our great Reward;      Without your grace we waste away      like flowers that wither and decay.      Stretch forth your hand, our health restore,      and lift us up to fall no more.      Oh, make your face on us to shine      and fill the world with love divine.  ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry      announces that the Lord is nigh;      Come, then and listen, for he brings      good news about the King of kings.      Then cleansed be every life from sin;      and furnished for a guest within,      And let us all our hearts prepare      for Christ to come and enter there.      We hail you as our Savior, Lord,      our Refuge and our great Reward;      Without your grace we waste away      like flowers that wither and decay.      Stretch forth your hand, our health restore,      and lift us up to fall no more.      Oh, make your face on us to shine      and fill the world with love divine.  ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry      announces that the Lord is nigh;      Come, then and listen, for he brings      good news about the King of kings.      Then cleansed be every life from sin;      and furnished for a guest within,      And let us all our hearts prepare      for Christ to come and enter there.      We hail you as our Savior, Lord,      our Refuge and our great Reward;      Without your grace we waste away      like flowers that wither and decay.      Stretch forth your hand, our health restore,      and lift us up to fall no more.      Oh, make your face on us to shine      and fill the world with love divine.  ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry      announces that the Lord is nigh;      Come, then and listen, for he brings      good news about the King of kings.      Then cleansed be every life from sin;      and furnished for a guest within,      And let us all our hearts prepare      for Christ to come and enter there.      We hail you as our Savior, Lord,      our Refuge and our great Reward;      Without your grace we waste away      like flowers that wither and decay.      Stretch forth your hand, our health restore,      and lift us up to fall no more.      Oh, make your face on us to shine      and fill the world with love divine.  ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry      announces that the Lord is nigh;      Come, then and listen, for he brings      good news about the King of kings.      Then cleansed be every life from sin;      and furnished for a guest within,      And let us all our hearts prepare      for Christ to come and enter there.      We hail you as our Savior, Lord,      our Refuge and our great Reward;      Without your grace we waste away      like flowers that wither and decay.      Stretch forth your hand, our health restore,      and lift us up to fall no more.      Oh, make your face on us to shine      and fill the world with love divine.  ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      The advent of our King      Our prayers must now employ,      And we must hymns of welcome sing      In strains of holy joy.      The everlasting Son      Incarnate deigns to be;      Himself a servant’s form puts on      To set His servants free.      O Zion’s Daughter, rise      To meet your lowly King,      Nor let thy faithless heart despise      The peace He comes to bring.      As Judge, on clouds of light,      He soon will come again      And His true members all unite      With Him in heaven to reign.      Before the dawning day      Let sin’s dark deeds be gone,      The sinful self be ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      The advent of our King      Our prayers must now employ,      And we must hymns of welcome sing      In strains of holy joy.      The everlasting Son      Incarnate deigns to be;      Himself a servant’s form puts on      To set His servants free.      O Zion’s Daughter, rise      To meet your lowly King,      Nor let thy faithless heart despise      The peace He comes to bring.      As Judge, on clouds of light,      He soon will come again      And His true members all unite      With Him in heaven to reign.      Before the dawning day      Let sin’s dark deeds be gone,      The sinful self be ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      The advent of our King      Our prayers must now employ,      And we must hymns of welcome sing      In strains of holy joy.      The everlasting Son      Incarnate deigns to be;      Himself a servant’s form puts on      To set His servants free.      O Zion’s Daughter, rise      To meet your lowly King,      Nor let thy faithless heart despise      The peace He comes to bring.      As Judge, on clouds of light,      He soon will come again      And His true members all unite      With Him in heaven to reign.      Before the dawning day      Let sin’s dark deeds be gone,      The sinful self be ...

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024 Our opening prayer for this week:      The advent of our King      Our prayers must now employ,      And we must hymns of welcome sing      In strains of holy joy.      The everlasting Son      Incarnate deigns to be;      Himself a servant’s form puts on      To set His servants free.      O Zion’s Daughter, rise      To meet your lowly King,      Nor let thy faithless heart despise      The peace He comes to bring.      As Judge, on clouds of light,      He soon will come again      And His true members all unite      With Him in heaven to reign.      Before the dawning day      Let sin’s dark deeds be gone,      The sinful self be ...