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A Pure Heart

Posted on March 30, 2012 by reveds

A prayer for a pure heart, sung in Welsh.

Here are the lyrics,

I’d not ask a life that’s easy,
Gold and pearls so little mean,
Rather seek a heart that’s joyful,
Heart that’s honest, heart that’s clean

Heart that’s clean and filled with virtue,
Fairer far than lilies white,
Only pure hearts praise God truly,
Praise him all the day and night.

Why should I seek earthly treasures,
On swift wings they fly away,
Pure clean hearts bring greater riches
That for life eternal stay.

Dawn and sunset still I’m searching,
Reaching on a wing of song,
Give me Lord, through Christ my Saviour
That clean heart for which I long.

A Hero of the Faith

Posted on June 30, 2011 by reveds

When I was in 3rd grade (9 years old) my parents started attending Easminster Presbyterian Church in Wichita, KS. I still fondly remember those Sunday evenings when we’d go to the Bible Study led by Dr. John Gerstner, and I’d sit at my parent’s side. Today I cannot recall what that great man said, but I can still hear the style, tone, and conviction with which he said it. Dr. Gerstner was formative in my Christian upbringing, a hero of the faith.

Here is a brief, but poor quality, video of Gerstner and Sproul together in a (mock) debate.