Saturday, June 7, 2025

My Labour is Not in Vain

 
My Labour is Not in Vain
CityAlight 

V1
My work in Christ, is not in vain
My labor will not fail
For when I toil in Jesus’ name
His purpose will prevail

V2
The tasks that You have set for me
I may not understand
Yet I will follow where you lead
I trust Your sovereign hand

CHORUS
So may all I do, be it great or small
Bring glory to Your name
In Your grace alone I will carry on
Your promise to me remains
My labour is not in vain

V3
Go forth, You said, take up your cross
And set the captive free
So give me feet to seek the lost
Just as You searched for me
CHORUS

V4
Take heart, my soul, and persevere
Just as your Saviour did
For soon you will be home at rest
Your work, complete in Him
CHORUS

Saturday, May 31, 2025

He Will Be

 
He Will Be
CityAlight

V1
God is faithful to His word
Even when there seems no way
Though time may pass
His memory will not fade
His promises will never fail

CHORUS
Faithful He has been,
Faithful He will be
Time and time again
His Word returns complete
To His truth I cling,
when the night is deep
Faithful He has been,
Faithful He will be

V2
God is gracious when I doubt
He draws near though I retreat
Though I may wander
through the wilderness
He goes with me and gives me peace

CHORUS
Gracious He has been,
Gracious He will be
What I don’t deserve,
the Father gives to me
Where He leads my feet,
I shall not want or need
Gracious He has been, gracious He will be

V3
God is worthy of my song
Countless are His awesome deeds
His mighty hand has parted raging seas
For those He loves, He has redeemed

CHORUS
Worthy He has been,
Worthy He will be
Crowned in endless praise
all earth and heaven sing
Holy is the Lord who reigns in majesty
Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

BRIDGE
He is my provider
Covenant protector
All my hope is in the Lord my God
He is my sustainer
Merciful redeemer
All my hope is in the Lord my God

He is my provider
Covenant protector
All my hope is in the Lord my God
He is my sustainer
Merciful redeemer
All my hope is in the Lord my God

CHORUS
Worthy He has been,
worthy He will be
Crowned in endless praise
all earth and heaven sing
Holy is the Lord who reigns in majesty
Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

Worthy He has been,
worthy He will be
Crowned in endless praise
all earth and heaven sing
Holy is the Lord who reigns in majesty
Worthy He has been, worthy He will be
Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

Thursday, May 29, 2025

The Ascension of Christ

Sing we triumphant hymns of praise,
New hymns to Heaven exulting raise:
Christ, by a road before untrod,
Ascendeth to the throne of God.

Be Thou our joy and strong defense,
Who art our future recompense:
So shall the light that springs from Thee
Be ours through all eternity.
...The Venerable Bede

Monday, May 26, 2025

Memorial Day 2025

Lord Jesus, You taught us that there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for another. Today, we remember those who did just that. We honor their lives, their bravery, and their deep sense of duty. Thank You for their example of sacrificial love. Let Your peace rest on their families and Your strength carry our nation forward. Help us to never forget what was given for the freedom we enjoy. Make us a people who love mercy, walk humbly, and uphold justice. Let Your light shine through us as we remember the fallen. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Here

Saturday, May 24, 2025

I Am Not My Own

 
 I Am Not My Own 
 Keith and Kristyn Getty, Skye Peterson

The One who made the heavens made my heart and soul 
Before I drew a breath, I was loved and known 
I am His creation, the Maker's masterpiece
And all that He designs will be done in me

My body is a temple of the Living God
I'll worship in this house that His blood has bought
As I bear His image, oh may I not profane
The holiness I hold in this earthly frame

CHORUS
I belong to the Lord, oh I am not my own 
I belong to the Lord, I am not my own
I will honor Him for this I know 
I belong to the Lord, I am not my own

And if He has redeemed me, I am not my own
The measure of my worth is His love alone
He declares my standing, and He declares my state 
So I will know myself by the name He gave CHORUS

I am not my own and now my heart is free
O Maker come and make what You will of me
There is nothing broken that You cannot repair
So Lord, I leave my life in Your loving care CHORUS

Saturday, May 17, 2025

I Will Trust My Saviour Jesus

 
I Will Trust My Saviour Jesus
CityAlight

I will trust my Saviour Jesus
When my darkest doubts befall
Trust Him when to simply trust Him
Seems the hardest thing of all

I will trust my Saviour Jesus
Trust Him when my strength is small
For I know the shield of Jesus 
Is the safest place of all.
            
Jesus, only Jesus
Help me trust you more and more
Jesus, only Jesus
May my heart be ever yours
 
I will trust my Saviour Jesus
He has said His way is best
For I know the path He’s chosen
Leads to everlasting rest
 
Oh on that cross, how it was seen
I can go now ever trusting in the One who died for me
What could I bring for your gift is complete
So I trust you, simply trust you, Lord, with every part of me

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Is He Worthy?

 
  Is He Worthy? 
Chris Tomlin

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Holy Forever

Holy Forever 
Chris Tomlin

Verse 1
A thousand generations falling down in worship
To sing the song of ages to the Lamb
And all who've gone before us, and all who will believe
Will sing the song of ages to the Lamb

Pre-Chorus
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
All thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all

Chorus
And the angels cry, Holy
All creations cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever

Verse 2
If you've been forgiven, if you've been redeemed
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
If you walk in freedom, if you bear His name
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
We'll sing the song forever and amen

Chorus
And the angels cry, Holy
All creations cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever
Hear Your people sing, Holy
To the King of kings, Holy
You will always be, Holy
Holy forever

Pre-Chorus (x2)
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
All thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all

Chorus
And the angels cry, Holy
All creations cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever
Hear Your people sing, Holy
To the King of kings, Holy
You will always be, Holy
Holy forever

You will always be, Holy
Holy forever

Friday, April 25, 2025

But for the Cross of Christ

 
But for the Cross of Christ 
 Bryan Fowler

Vs 1
What is the truth
That ever anchors me
Amidst the waves of all my guilt
That Christ has shed
His blood and pardoned me
At the cross, at the cross

Vs 2
He bore my sin
I bear His righteousness
Oh what a glorious exchange
The wrath of God
Laid on the spotless Lamb
Oh what grace, oh what grace

Chorus
Behold the cross
There is no greater love
Heaven’s Son
Laid down His life for us
Oh my soul would be lost
With no hope to find
But for the cross of Christ

Vs 3
How do I walk
With humble confidence
I look to Christ Who is my peace
He sealed my hope
And my inheritance
At the cross, at the cross

Vs 4
When I am weak
And stumble into sin
There is an ever-flowing stream
His cleansing blood revives my soul again
Oh what grace, oh what grace

Vs 5
One day I’ll stand
Before the King of Kings
One day I’ll see him face to face
For Jesus rose
Death lost its bitter sting
Christ has won! Christ has won!

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Christ The Lord Is Risen Today

 
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today

Easter Sunday 2025

But the angel said to the women, 
“Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. -Matthew 28:5-6

Saturday, April 19, 2025

At the Cross (Love Ran Red)

 
At the Cross (Love Ran Red)
 Chris Tomlin

Here Is Love, Vast As The Ocean

 
Here Is Love, Vast As The Ocean 
 Robin Mark

Holy Saturday 2025

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
     O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
    to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
    O Lord, who could stand?
 But with you there is forgiveness,
    that you may be feared.

 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
    and in his word I hope;
 my soul waits for the Lord
    more than watchmen for the morning,
    more than watchmen for the morning.

 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
    For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
    and with him is plentiful redemption.
 And he will redeem Israel
    from all his iniquities.
-Psalm 130

Friday, April 18, 2025

Good Friday 2025

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.  For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.   
-Romans 5:6-10

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Holy Thursday 2025

When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. 
-John 13:12-17 (Image public domain)

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

If you are going to be used by God...

If you are going to be used by God, He will take you through a number of experiences that are not meant for you personally at all. They are designed to make you useful in His hands, and to enable you to understand what takes place in the lives of others.   -Oswald Chambers

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Man of Sorrows

 
Man of Sorrows
Shane and Shane

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Hosanna, Praise Is Rising

Hosanna, Praise Is Rising 
Paul Baloche

Praise is rising
Eyes are turning to You
We turn to You
Hope is stirring
Hearts are yearning for You
We long for You

When we see You we find strength to face the day
In Your presence all our fears are washed away
Washed away

Hosanna Hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises
Hosanna Hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here Lord Jesus

Hear the sound of hearts returning to You
We turn to You
In Your kingdom broken lives are made new
You make us new

'Cause when we see You we find strength
To face the day
In Your presence all our fears are washed away
Washed away

Friday, April 11, 2025

There is no Christian who does not have time to pray...

There is no Christian who does not have time to pray without ceasing. But I mean the spiritual praying, that is: no one is so heavily burdened with his labor, but that if he will he can, while working, speak with God in his heart, lay before Him his need and that of other men, ask for help, make petition, and in all this exercise and strengthen his faith.   -Martin Luther

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

At the Cross...

 
At the Cross 
Chris Tomlin

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Give me an open ear, O God...

Give me an open ear, O God, 
that I may hear Thy voice calling me to high endeavor.

Give me an open mind, O God, 
a mind ready to receive and to welcome 
such new light of knowledge as it is Thy will to reveal to me.

Give me open eyes, O God, 
eyes quick to discover Thine indwelling 
in the world which Thou hast made.

Give me open hands, O God,
hands ready to share with all who are in want 
the blessings with which Thou hast enriched my life.
-John Baillie

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

O Lord, as long as I am apart from you...

O Lord, as long as I am apart from you, I am self-satisfied, because I have no standard by which to measure my low stature. But when I come near to you, there for the first time I see myself. In your light I behold my darkness. In your purity I behold my corruption. My very confession of sin is the fruit of holiness.
Oh! Divine Man, let me gaze on you more and more until, in the vision of your brightness, I loathe the sight of my impurity; until, in the blaze of that glory which human eye has not seen, I fall prostrate, blinded, broken, to rise a new man in you. Amen.   -George Matheson

Monday, March 31, 2025

Fear not the storm...

Fear not the storm, it brings healing in its wings, and when Jesus is with you in the vessel, the tempest only hastens the ship to its desired haven.  -Charles Spurgeon Image

Sunday, March 30, 2025

If you do not worship God seven days a week...

If you do not worship God seven days a week, you do not worship Him on one day a week. There is no such thing known in heaven as Sunday worship unless it is accompanied by Monday worship and Tuesday worship and so on.   -A.W. Tozer

Saturday, March 29, 2025

But for the Cross of Christ...

 
But for the Cross of Christ 
-Bryan Fowler

Vs 1
What is the truth
That ever anchors me
Amidst the waves of all my guilt
That Christ has shed
His blood and pardoned me
At the cross, at the cross

Vs 2
He bore my sin
I bear His righteousness
Oh what a glorious exchange
The wrath of God
Laid on the spotless Lamb
Oh what grace, oh what grace

Chorus
Behold the cross
There is no greater love
Heaven’s Son
Laid down His life for us
Oh my soul would be lost
With no hope to find
But for the cross of Christ

Vs 3
How do I walk
With humble confidence
I look to Christ Who is my peace
He sealed my hope
And my inheritance
At the cross, at the cross

Vs 4
When I am weak
And stumble into sin
There is an ever-flowing stream
His cleansing blood revives my soul again
Oh what grace, oh what grace

Vs 5
One day I’ll stand
Before the King of Kings
One day I’ll see Him face to face
For Jesus rose
Death lost its bitter sting
Christ has won! Christ has won!

Friday, March 28, 2025

The Light and Glory of the Word...

The Spirit breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light.

A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun;
It gives a light to every age,
It gives, but borrows none.

The hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise,
They rise, but never set.

Let everlasting thanks be thine,
For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.

My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of Him I love,
Till glory break upon my view
In brighter worlds above.
-William Cowper

Thursday, March 27, 2025

O Lord our God, Who has called us to serve You...

O Lord our God,
Who has called us to serve You,
In the midst of the world’s affairs,
When we stumble, hold us;
When we fall, lift us up;
When we are hard pressed with evil, deliver us;
When we turn from what is good, turn us back;
And bring us at last to Your glory.
-St. Alcuin 

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

True Christianity brings with it a daily cross in this life...

We must not conceal from ourselves that true Christianity brings with it a daily cross in this life, while it offers us a crown of glory in the life to come. The flesh must be daily crucified. The devil must be daily resisted. The world must be daily overcome. There is a warfare to be waged, and a battle to be fought. All this is the inseparable accompaniment of true religion. Heaven is not to be won without it. Never was there a truer word than the old saying, “No cross, no crown!” If we never found this out by experience, our souls are in a poor condition.  -J.C. Ryle

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

My God, how endless is Thy love!

My God, how endless is Thy love!
Thy gifts are ev’ry ev’ning new;
And morning mercies from above
Gently distill like early dew.
 
Thou spread’st the curtains of the night,
Great guardian of my sleeping hours;
Thy sov’reign word restores the light,
And quickens all my drowsy pow’rs.
 
I yield my pow’rs to Thy command,
To Thee I consecrate my days;
Perpetual blessings from Thine hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.
-Isaac Watts

Monday, March 24, 2025

I thirst, Thou wounded Lamb of God...

I thirst, Thou wounded Lamb of God,
To wash me in Thy cleansing blood,
To dwell within Thy wounds; then pain
Is sweet, and life or death is gain.
 
Take my poor heart, and let it be
For ever closed to all but Thee!
Seal Thou my breast, and let me wear
That pledge of love for ever there.
 
How blest are they who still abide
Close shelter’d in Thy bleeding side;
Who life and strength from thence derive,
And by Thee move, and in Thee live!
 
What are our works but sin and death,
Till Thou Thy quick’ning Spirit breathe?
Thou giv’st the power Thy grace to move—
O wondrous grace! O boundless love!
 
Hence our hearts melt, our eyes o’erflow,
Our words are lost: nor will we know,
Nor will we think of aught, beside
“My Lord, my Love is crucified.”
-Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf

Saturday, March 22, 2025

We Too Have Overcome...

 
We Too Have Overcome 
CityAlight

V1
Take heart where there is trouble
This world belongs to Him
Rely upon the words of Christ the King
He said there would be trials
But He has overcome
The battle is the Lord’s and He has won

V2
Take heart where there is failure
Where sin fights for a hold
Rely upon the power of His blood
There is no condemnation
For Jesus paid it all
So praise the God of mercy, oh my soul

CHORUS
On the cross He stormed the prison
By His death He broke the bars
When He rose He freed
His children from the dark
And He bound the great deceiver
And He leads me in His love
Praise God,
in Christ we too have overcome

V3
Take heart where there is sorrow
In sickness and in death
Rely upon the peace that He has sent
He promises a future
Where joy will never cease
And there I know a home awaits for me

CHORUS
On the cross He stormed the prison
By His death He broke the bars
When He rose He freed
His children from the dark
And He bound the great deceiver
And He leads me in His love
Praise God,
in Christ we too have overcome

BRIDGE
He is risen and He reigns
It is finished it is done
So take heart
He has overcome
Yes the victory we need
Is the victory He won
So take heart
He has overcome
In Christ
We have overcome

CHORUS

Friday, March 21, 2025

Jesus! Where’er Thy people meet...

Jesus! where’er Thy people meet,
There they behold Thy mercy-seat;
Where’er they seek Thee, Thou art found,
And every place is hallow’d ground.
 
Dear Shepherd of Thy chosen few!
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of Thy saving name.
-William Cowper

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Holiness comes not of blood...

Holiness comes not of blood—parents cannot give it to their children: nor yet of the will of the flesh—man cannot produce it in himself: nor yet of the will of man—ministers cannot give it you by baptism. Holiness comes from Christ. It is the result of vital union with Him. It is the fruit of being a living branch of the True Vine.  -J.C. Ryle Image

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

He who finds Jesus finds a rare treasure...

He who finds Jesus finds a rare treasure, indeed, a good above every good, whereas he who loses Him loses more than the whole world. The man who lives without Jesus is the poorest of the poor, whereas no one is so rich as the man who lives in His grace.  ...Thomas à Kempis 

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Prayer and a holy life are one...

Prayer and a holy life are one. They mutually act and react. Neither can survive alone... We are in danger of substituting churchly work and a ceaseless round of showy activities for prayer and holy living. A holy life does not live in the closet, but it cannot live without the closet. If, by any chance, a prayer chamber should be established without a holy life, it would be a chamber without the presence of God in it. ...E.M. Bounds 

Monday, March 17, 2025

Prayer and the Word are inseparably linked...

“Prayer and the Word are inseparably linked; power in the use of either depends upon the presence of the other. The Word gives you a subject for prayer. It shows you the path of prayer, telling you how God would have you come. It gives you the power for prayer—courage in the assurance that you will be heard. And it brings you the answer to prayer as it teaches what God will do for you. On the other hand, prayer prepares your heart to receive the Word from God himself, to receive spiritual understanding from the Spirit, and to build faith that participates in its mighty working.” -Andrew Murray

Sunday, March 16, 2025

We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God...

We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.   ...Brother Lawrence

Saturday, March 15, 2025

All to Honour Jesus...

 
All to Honour Jesus 
CityAlight

V1
Father, may I serve like my Saviour
Give me eyes to see what you see
Teach my sinful heart to be humble
Help me be your hands and feet

V2
Father, may I love like my Saviour
As He had compassion on me
May I work for justice and mercy
For the ones in greatest need

CHORUS
God of love would you lead me
Take this heart, make it holy
Help me serve
through the strength of Christ
All to honour Jesus with my life
All to honour Jesus with my life

V3
Father, may I tell of my Saviour
How He offers hope for the lost
Help me share the grace and forgiveness
That he showed me at the cross

CHORUS
God of love would you lead me
Take this heart, make it holy
Help me serve
through the strength of Christ
All to honour Jesus with my life
All to honour Jesus with my life

BRIDGE
Praise my Saviour for His mercy
Praise the Servant King
All to Jesus be the glory
All to honour Him

Praise my Saviour for His mercy
Praise the Servant King
All to Jesus be the glory
All to honour Him
All to honour Him

CHORUS
God of love would you lead me
Take this heart, make it holy
Help me serve
through the strength of Christ
All to honour Jesus with my life
All to honour Jesus with my life

Friday, March 14, 2025

Heavenly Father, may You grant us to comprehend Your holy Word...

Heavenly Father, may You grant us to comprehend Your holy Word according to Your divine will, that we may learn from it to put all our confidence in You alone, and withdraw it from all other creatures; moreover, that also our old man with all his lusts may be crucified more and more each day, and that we may offer ourselves to You as a living sacrifice, to the glory of Your holy name and to the edification of our neighbor, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. -Zacharias Ursinus

Thursday, March 13, 2025

My Father, gird me still with Your presence...

My Father, gird me still with Your presence
both by day and by night. 
By day, teach me to remember my weakness,
and by night tell me where lies my strength.
By day, point me down to Gethsemane,
and by night lead me up into the mount of transfigured glory.
By day show me the burden,
and by night reveal to me the crown,
so shall my days and nights be girded about with You.
-George Matheson

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Little did they dream...

Little did they dream, as they bound the fatal wood upon His shoulder, by whose power that tree was made to grow, and from whom the beings who bore Him to the death, drew their existence. So completely was Jesus bent upon saving sinners by the sacrifice of Himself, He created the tree upon which He was to die, and nurtured from infancy the men who were to nail Him to the accursed wood!

Oh the depth of Jesus' love to sinners! 
-Octavius Winslow

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Sinners, are you poor?

Sinners, are you poor? Christ has gold to enrich you.
Are you naked? Christ has royal robes, 
and white clothing to clothe you.
Are you blind? Christ has eye-salve to enlighten you.
Are you hungry? Christ will be manna to feed you.
Are you thirsty? He will be a well of living water to refresh you.
Are you wounded? He has a balm under his wings to heal you.
Are you sick? He is a physician to cure you.
Are you prisoners? He has laid down a ransom for you.

Ah, sinners! 
Tell me, tell me, is there anything in Christ 
to keep you from believing? No.
Is there not everything in Christ 
that may encourage you to believe in Him? Yes. 
-Thomas Brooks  Image 

Monday, March 10, 2025

O Love of God, descend into my heart...

O Love of God, descend into my heart;
Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling,
And scatter there Your cheerful beams.
Dwell in the soul that longs to be Your temple;
Water that barren soil overrun with weeds and briars
And lost for lack of cultivating.
Make it fruitful with Your dew.

Come, dear Refreshment of those who languish;
Come, Star and Guide of those who sail amidst tempests.
You are the Haven of the tossed and shipwrecked.
Come now, Glory and Crown of the living,
As well as the Safeguard of the dying.
Come, Sacred Spirit;
Come, and make me fit to receive You.
-Augustine

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Lord, you know what distracted hearts we have...

Lord, you know what distracted hearts we have, O give us self-recollection; you know what hard, dead hearts we have, O touch and awaken us! You know how we yet resist your Word and our lower nature is reluctant to bow to your scepter; therefore, O Lord, show forth your power; send your Spirit on high to work among us, to make our hearts submissive, and ourselves capable of living in true union with you, our salvation, and of yielding totally to your grace. Amen.  
-Gerhard Tersteegen

Saturday, March 8, 2025

As for Me and My House...

 
As for Me and My House 
 Keith and Kristyn Getty, Cochren & Co.

Vs 1
Oh, choose you this day whom you will serve
The kingdom of heaven or the powers of earth
Has He not spoken? Have you not heard?
There is but one true God

Vs 2
The God of our fathers set us free
His Son paid the price for our covenant peace
Through generations His mercy speaks
We trust in one true God

Chorus
As for me and my house, we will serve, serve the Lord
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord our God

Vs 3
This house is the Lord’s and all within
May we be pleasing and holy to Him
Joined by His Spirit His people sing
Great is the one true God
Oh, great Is the living God

Chorus
As for me and my house, we will serve, serve the Lord
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord our God

Bridge
Oh, praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit now in us
Let every heart and every tongue
Praise the one true God
(repeat)

Chorus
As for me and my house, we will serve, serve the Lord
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord our God
(repeat)

Friday, March 7, 2025

We think that Paradise and Calvary...

We think that Paradise and Calvary,
         Christ's cross, and Adam's tree, stood in one place;
Look, Lord, and find both Adams met in me;
         As the first Adam's sweat surrounds my face,
         May the last Adam's blood my soul embrace.
   -John Donne

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Prayer is the most important thing you do...

Begin to realize more and more that prayer is the most important thing you do; and that you can use your time to no better advantage than to pray whenever you have an opportunity to do so, either alone or with others, while at work, while at rest, or while walking down the street. Anywhere!   ...O. Hallesby

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Take Up Your Cross, The Saviour Said...

 
 Take Up Your Cross, The Saviour Said

1 Take up your cross, the Saviour said,
if you would my disciple be;
Deny yourself, the world forsake,
and humbly follow after me.

2 Take up your cross; be not ashamed!
Let not disgrace your spirit fill; 
For God himself endured to die
upon a cross on Calvary's hill.

3 Take up your cross, which gives you strength,
which makes your trembling spirit brave:
'Twill guide you to a better home
and lead to vict'ry o'er the grave.

4 Take up your cross, and follow Christ,
nor think till death to lay it down;
For only they who bear the cross
may hope to wear the glorious crown.

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Hear the Hallelujahs Roar

 
 Hear the Hallelujahs Roar 
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V1
The whole earth it is longing
And waiting for the dawn
When we will see Christ come again
And worship Him as Lord

V2
The night will fade behind us
We’ll walk in endless days
Beside our God who dwells with us
As glory fills our gaze

CHORUS
A song of praise is rising
From every tribe and tongue
O hear the hallelujahs roar
To Christ the worthy one

V3
No guilt shall hold us fearful
Our tears will be no more
We’ll run and not grow weary then
Our strength will be restored

CHORUS
A song of praise is rising
From every tribe and tongue
O hear the hallelujahs roar
To Christ the worthy one

V4
But still, we will remember
The cross that He embraced
His blood that made us worthy heirs
Our great redeemers grace

V5
No captive held in slavery
No hunger no more strife
And death has lost its fatal sting
For all we’ll know is life

CHORUS
A song of praise is rising
From every tribe and tongue
O hear the hallelujahs roar
To Christ the worthy one