On this day in 1560 the Scottish Parliament adopted the Scots Confession, drafted by John Knox and five other ministers. Chapter 14 The Cause of Good Works So that the cause of good works we confess to be, not our free will, but the Spirit of the Lord Jesus who, dwelling in our hearts by [...]

Here is another hymn for today, this one from Georg Weissel, who died on this day in 1635 at Königsberg, Prussia (b. 1590). Lift up your heads, O you gates, be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. (Psalm 24:7) Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates;Behold, the King [...]