Saturday, August 24, 2024

Come Back To Me...

 
 Come Back To Me (Hosea) 
Sunday 7pm Choir

Come back to me with all your heart.
Don't let fear keep us apart.
Trees do bend, though straight and tall,
So must we to other's call.
Long have I waited for
Your coming home to me
 And living deeply our new life.

The wilderness will lead you
To your heart where I will speak.
Integrity and justice,
With tenderness, you shall know.
Long have I waited for
Your coming home to me
And living deeply our new life.

You shall sleep secure with peace;
Faithfulness will be your joy.
Long have I waited for
Your coming home to me
 And living deeply our new life.

Saturday, August 17, 2024

Holy Forever

 
 Holy Forever
Chris Tomlin

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

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

And the angels cry holy
All creation cries holy
You are lifted high, holy
Holy forever

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

And the angels cry holy
All creation 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

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

Jesus
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

And the angels cry holy
All creation 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

Saturday, August 10, 2024

Is He Worthy?

 Is He Worthy? 
Chris Tomlin 

Do you feel the world is broken? (We do)
Do you feel the shadows deepen? (We do)
But do you know that all the dark won't
Stop the light from getting through? (We do)
Do you wish that you could see it all made new? (We do)

Is all creation groaning? (It is)
Is a new creation coming? (It is)
Is the glory of the Lord to be the light within our midst? (It is)
Is it good that we remind ourselves of this? (It is)

Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole?
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave
He was David's root and the Lamb who died 
to ransom the slave
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
Of all blessing and honor and glory
Is He worthy of this?
He is!

Does the Father truly love us? (He does)
Does the Spirit move among us? (He does)
And does Jesus, our Messiah 
hold forever those He loves? (He does)
Does our God intend to dwell again with us? (He does)

Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole?
Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave
He is David's root and the Lamb who died
 to ransom the slave
From every people and tribe
Every nation and tongue
He has made us a kingdom and priests to God
To reign with the Son

Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
Of all blessing and honor and glory
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
Is He worthy of this?
He is!
Is He worthy? Is He worthy?
He is! He is!

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

God Gets into Our Boat

by Hans Boersma
8/5/24

The disciples are scared out of their wits. Demonic waves and wind are all around. Who is that shadowy figure walking on these waves?

Jesus means to pass them by (Mark 6:49). This is our ultimate reality check. Recall when Moses is in the cleft of the rock, as the Lord comes down in the cloud: “The Lord passed by him” and proclaimed his name (Exod. 34:6). And remember Job—“Behold he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him” (Job  9:11). When God passes by, it means he has come down from his heavenly mountain temple—like he came to Moses, like he came to Job.

But like Job, we “see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.” Like the disciples, our hearts are hard; we cannot see. We are beside ourselves with fear. “It is a ghost,” we cry. Well, no, it is not a ghost; it is God himself. God has descended from on high. “Take heart,” he says, “it is I—egō eimi—I am.” “Do not be afraid.” Read it all!

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Feast of the Transfiguration

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These are the divine wonders we celebrate today; this is the saving revelation given us upon the mountain; this is the festival of Christ that has drawn us here. Let us listen, then, to the sacred voice of God so compellingly calling us from on high, from the summit of the mountain, so that with the Lord’s chosen disciples we may penetrate the deep meaning of these holy mysteries, so far beyond our capacity to express. Jesus goes before us to show us the way, both up the mountain and into heaven, and - I speak boldly - it is for us now to follow him with all speed, yearning for the heavenly vision that will give us a share in his radiance, renew our spiritual nature and transform us into his own likeness, making us for ever sharers in his Godhead and raising us to heights as yet undreamed of.
 
Let us run with confidence and joy to enter into the cloud like Moses and Elijah, or like James and John. Let us be caught up like Peter to behold the divine vision and to be transfigured by that glorious transfiguration. Let us retire from the world, stand aloof from the earth, rise above the body, detach ourselves from creatures and turn to the creator, to whom Peter in ecstasy exclaimed: Lord, it is good for us to be here.
... St. Athanasius on the Transfiguration image


Saturday, August 3, 2024

Rise My Soul, The Lord Is Risen

Rise My Soul, The Lord Is Risen  
Matt Papa, Matt Boswell, Keith & Kristyn Getty

Rise my soul, the Lord is risen
Come behold the empty grave
See the place where darkness laid Him
Sing for only hope remains
Hallelujah, praise forever
Death defeated and life restored
By that great immortal power
Christ is risen, arise my soul

Rest my soul, the Lord is risen
Love’s redeeming work is done
Now the Father sees his children
As He sees His sinless Son
Oh the wonder, oh the glory
That same favor is now my own
Shame behind me, grace before me
Christ is risen, arise my soul

Bridge:
Arise my soul, arise my soul
Arise my soul, arise my soul

Peace my soul, the Lord is risen
Come and have your hope renewed
For this trial is brief and fleeting
Tears will turn to glory soon
Shout with joy and sound the triumph
Let the music of heaven roar
Let the boast of death be silent
Christ is risen, arise my soul

Rise my soul, for I am risen
Seated now with Christ, my Lord
As my life belongs to heaven
Fear shall hold its sway no more
Onward, upward, toward the treasure
Filled with courage and endless hope
For this truth is mine forever
Christ is risen, arise my soul

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Behold Our God...

 
Behold Our God 
 Sounds Like Reign

Who has held the oceans in HIs hands?
Who has numbered every grain of sand?
Kings and nations tremble at His voice
All creation rises to rejoice

Behold our God, seated on His throne
Come, let us adore Him
Behold our King, nothing can compare
Come, let us adore Him

Who has given counsel to the Lord?
Who can question any of His words?
Who can teach, the One who knows all things?
Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?

Behold our God, seated on His throne
Come, let us adore Him
Behold our King, nothing can compare
Come, let us adore Him

Who has felt the nails upon His hands?
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man
God eternal, humbled to the grave
Jesus, Savior, risen now to reign

Behold our God, seated on His throne
Come, let us adore Him
Behold our King, nothing can compare
Come, let us adore Him

You will reign forever (let Your glory fill the Earth)
You will reign forever (let Your glory fill the Earth)
You will reign forever (let Your glory fill the Earth)
You will reign forever (let Your glory fill the Earth)

Saturday, July 6, 2024

He Will Hold Me Fast...

He Will Hold Me Fast 
by Praise And Harmony

When I fear my faith will fail,
Christ will hold me fast;
When the tempter would prevail,
He will hold me fast.
I could never keep my hold
Through life’s fearful path;
For my love is often cold;
He must hold me fast.

REFRAIN
He will hold me fast,
He will hold me fast;
For my Savior loves me so,
He will hold me fast.

VERSE 2
Those He saves are His delight,
Christ will hold me fast;
Precious in His holy sight,
He will hold me fast.
He’ll not let my soul be lost;
His promises shall last;
Bought by Him at such a cost,
He will hold me fast.

VERSE 3
For my life He bled and died,
Christ will hold me fast;
Justice has been satisfied;
He will hold me fast.
Raised with Him to endless life,
He will hold me fast
‘Till our faith is turned to sight
When He comes at last!

Thursday, July 4, 2024

God of our fathers, whose almighty hand...

God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty all the starry band
Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies,
Our grateful songs before Thy throne arise.

Thy love divine hath led us in the past,
In this free land by Thee our lot is cast;
Be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide and stay,
Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.

From war’s alarms, from deadly pestilence,
Be Thy strong arm our ever sure defense;
Thy true religion in our hearts increase,
Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

Refresh Thy people on their toilsome way,
Lead us from night to never-ending day;
Fill all our lives with love and grace divine,
And glory, laud, and praise be ever Thine.
-Daniel C. Roberts

Saturday, June 29, 2024

By Faith....

 
 "By Faith" 
 Praise and Harmony Singers

By faith we see the hand of God
In the light of creation's grand design
In the lives of those who prove His faithfulness
Who walk by faith and not by sight

By faith our fathers roamed the earth
With the power of His promise in their hearts
Of a holy city built by God's own hand
A place where peace and justice reign

We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul's reward
'Til the race is finished and the work is done
We'll walk by faith and not by sight

By faith the prophets saw a day
When the longed-for Messiah would appear
With the pow'r to break the chains of sin and death
And rise triumphant from the grave

By faith the church was called to go
In the pow'r of the Spirit to the lost
To deliver captives and to preach good news
In every corner of the earth

We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul's reward
'Til the race is finished and the work is done
We'll walk by faith and not by sight

By faith this mountain shall be moved
And the power of the gospel shall prevail
For we know in Christ all things are possible
For all who call upon His name

We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul's reward
'Til the race is finished and the work is done
We'll walk by faith and not by sight

Oh, we will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul's reward
'Til the race is finished and the work is done
We'll walk by faith and not by sight
We'll walk by faith and not by sight

Songwriters: Keith Getty / Stuart Townend / Kristyn Getty

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Now therefore, O kings, be wise,,,

Why do the nations rage
    and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
    and the rulers take counsel together,
    against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us burst their bonds apart
    and cast away their cords from us.”

4 He who sits in the heavens laughs;
    the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
    and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6 “As for me, I have set my King
    on Zion, my holy hill.”

7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;
    today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
    and the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall break them with a rod of iron
    and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”

10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
    be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear,
    and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son,
    lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
    for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
-Psalm 2 Image

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

There is Hope...

 
 There is Hope 
CityAlight

There is hope in grace unceasing
You withhold Your wrath from me
Poured it out upon my Saviour
On the cross of Calvary

There is hope now for the hopeless
There is victory all can know
For the tomb lies bare and broken
And deaths pow’r is overthrown

CHORUS
Jesus Christ my hope forever
Hope unlike the world can bring
Your steadfast love beyond all measure
There is hope in Christ my king

There is hope for sons and daughters
Who have wandered on their own
Hear the songs of joy from heaven
As the lost are welcomed home

BRIDGE
Hallelujah, Hope of heaven
Precious treasure of my life
All my joy is in Your presence
I am Yours and You are mine

I will wait until I see Him
Though the twilight turns to night
For my hope is not defeated
It will greet His dawning light

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Goodness of God...

 
 Goodness of God/Don Moen

I love You Lord
Oh Your mercy never fails me
All my days
I've been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
I will sing of the goodness of God

Chorus
All my life You have been faithful
All my life You have been so so good
With every breath that I am able
I will sing of the goodness of God

I love Your voice
You have led me through the fire
In darkest night
You are close like no other
I've known You as a father
I've known You as a friend
I have lived in the goodness of God

Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me
Your goodness is running after
It’s running after me
With my life laid down
I’m surrendered now
I give You everything
Your goodness is running after
It's running after me

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

The Christian landscape...

The Christian landscape is strewn with the wreckage of derelict, half-built towers—the ruins of those who began to build and were unable to finish. All too many people still ignore Christ’s warning and undertake to follow him without first pausing to reflect on the cost of doing so. The result is the great scandal of so-called nominal Christianity.  
...John R. W. Stott

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Listen to the Word of the Lord...

 
 Listen to the Word of the Lord 
 Getty Girls, Keith & Kristyn Getty, Jordan Kauflin

Listen to the Word of the Lord
Listen to the Word of the Lord
Great and wise, good and kind
Listen to the Word of the Lord

Learn to know the sound of His voice
Learn to know the sound of His voice
Strong and sure, calm and pure
Learn to know the sound of His voice

Hear and believe Him, trust and obey
Walk in His wisdom every day

Lean on every promise of God
Lean on every promise of God
Tried and true, holding you
Lean on every promise of God

Hear and believe Him, trust and obey
Walk in His wisdom every day

Jesus is the Word of the Lord
Jesus is the Word of the Lord
Great and wise, good and kind
Jesus is the Word of the Lord

Listen to the Word of the Lord

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Jesus Calms the Storm

Jesus Calms the Storm
 The Getty Girls, Keith & Kristyn Getty, Sandra McCracken, 
Joni Eareckson Tada

When my heart is filled with fear
Like a stormy sky
Jesus says “be not afraid”
He is at my side

Chorus:
There’s a rock where I can go
Keeps me safe and this I know
Deep within my troubled soul
Jesus calms the storm

When my thoughts are tossed and turned
Like a raging sea
I will listen to His voice
He will comfort me

Chorus:
There’s a rock where I can go
Keeps me safe and this I know
Deep within my troubled soul
Jesus calms the storm

When I feel the shame of sin
Like a crashing wave 
My Redeemer rescues me
By His grace I’m saved

Chorus:
There’s a rock where I can go
Keeps me safe and this I know
Deep within my troubled soul
Jesus calms the storm

He who rules the wind and waves
Soon will come again
Oh take courage little heart
Every storm will end

Chorus:
There’s a rock where I can go
Keeps me safe and this I know
Deep within my troubled soul
Jesus calms the storm

There’s a rock where I can go
Keeps me safe and this I know
Deep within my troubled soul
Jesus calms the storm
Jesus calms the storm

Monday, May 27, 2024

Prayer for Memorial Day 2024

Heavenly Father, as our nation pauses today to remember those in the military who have given their lives for freedoms we enjoy, we pray you would have us all look to you for strength, comfort and guidance. Be with all who serve in our Armed Forces. Bless them and their families. Grant your loving protection. Let peace prevail among all the nations, O God. Especially let your mercy rest upon our land, even as we acknowledge with thanksgiving your past goodness on this country. If it is your will, preserve the lives of the men and women in uniform as they defend our citizenry. Most of all, we pray that you would turn the hearts of all – military and civilian – to your holy Word where we find the true peace for our sinful souls that surpasses all understanding. Keep us repentant of sin. Move us to know, take hold and treasure your saving grace. In the name of Jesus, our Savior and Your beloved Son, who alone gives this peace and hope for eternity, we pray. Amen. Found here

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Living Hope...

 
 Living Hope 
 Laudate Mennonite Ensemble

How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke your name into the night
Then through the darkness
Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The king of kings calls me His own
Beautiful savior, I'm yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There's salvation in your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Your buried body began to breathe
Out of the silence, the roaring lion
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Jesus, yours is the victory 

Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There's salvation in your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There's salvation in your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Oh God, you are my living hope
-Song by Phil Wickham

Monday, May 20, 2024

The Power of Prayer...

by Doug Eaton

Excerpt:
Prayer is a powerful means of grace that God has provided to us. He has good things to give us that we do not have because we have not asked. Some may argue, but God knows what we need even if we do not ask. That is true, but refusing to pray is disobedience, and there are rewards to obedience in prayer that we will not experience any other way. For one, intimacy with our Father will always be lacking in our Christian life if we neglect prayer, and the peace that passes all understanding that flows from it will continue to elude us.

There is power in prayer; it changes things. Ask, seek, and knock, and you will receive. Do you believe this? I am not asking if you mentally agree with this truth. I am asking if your life gives evidence that you believe it to be true. Are you living the way someone who believes Jesus’s teaching on prayer would live? If not, begin today and find out what you are missing. Read it all!

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God...

 
 Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God 
-Keith and Kristyn Getty

Holy Spirit, living breath of God,
Breathe new life into my willing soul.
Let the presence of the risen Lord,
Come renew my heart and make me whole.
Cause Your Word to come alive in me;
Give me faith for what I cannot see,
Give me passion for Your purity;
Holy Spirit, breathe new life in me.

Holy Spirit, come abide within,
May Your joy be seen in all I do.
Love enough to cover every sin,
In each thought and deed and attitude.
Kindness to the greatest and the least,
Gentleness that sows the path of peace.
Turn my strivings into works of grace;
Breath of God show Christ in all I do.

Holy Spirit, from creation’s birth,
Giving life to all that God has made,
Show Your power once again on earth,
Cause Your church to hunger for your ways.
Let the fragrance of our prayers arise;
Lead us on the road of sacrifice,
That in unity the face of Christ
May be clear for all the world to see.

Saturday, May 18, 2024

O God of burning, cleansing flame...

O God of burning, cleansing flame:
Send the fire!
Your blood-bought gift today we claim:
Send the fire today!
Look down and see this waiting host,
And send the promised Holy Ghost;
We need another Pentecost!
Send the fire today!

God of Elijah, hear our cry:
Send the fire!
And make us fit to live or die:
Send the fire today!
To burn up every trace of sin,
To bring the light and glory in,
The revolution now begin!
Send the fire today!

It’s fire we want, for fire we plead:
Send the fire!
The fire will meet our every need:
Send the fire today!
For strength to always do what’s right,
For grace to conquer in the fight,
For power to walk the world in white:
Send the fire today!

To make our weak hearts strong and brave:
Send the fire!
To live, a dying world to save:
Send the fire today!
Oh, see us on Your altar lay,
We give our lives to you today,
So crown the offering now we pray:
Send the fire today!
...William Booth

Friday, May 17, 2024

His Glory and My Good...

 
CityAlight - His Glory and My Good

V1
I have seen my Father’s glory
Revealed in Jesus Christ
And the more that I behold Him
The more He satisfies
When I gaze upon His beauty 
When I see Him as I should
Then my eyes are lifted upward      
For His glory and my good

V2
There is hope in every trial 
For I can trust the Lord 
He will turn my heart towards Him 
And help me bear the thorn
So in faith I follow Jesus
On the road not understood
For I know that He is working 
For His glory and my good

CHORUS
To our God be the glory
To our God be praise
He alone, the name above all names
I will boast ever only in the Lord my God
For I know His glory is my good

V3
See the open arms of Jesus
Upon the cross that day
What they understood as weakness
Deserves my every praise 
For the charge that was against me
It was nailed into the wood 
Yes I know that He has saved me
For His glory and my good

CHORUS
To our God be the glory
To our God be praise
He alone, the name above all names
I will boast ever only in the Lord my God
For I know His glory is my good

V4
Would I gladly be made nothing
That Christ would be made more
Would I seek the only kingdom 
That far outweighs them all 
I will stand before my Father 
Where the faithful saints have stood 
And with joy my heart shall praise Him
For His glory and my good

To our God be the glory
To our God be praise
He alone, the name above all names
I will boast ever only in the Lord my God
For I know His glory is my good

Saturday, May 11, 2024

The Matchless Name of Jesus...

The Matchless Name of Jesus
Matt Boswell and Matt Papa

Praise to the matchless name of Jesus
Sing of His grace forevermore
Raise now an endless hallelujah
To the matchless name of Jesus Christ the Lord

We sing the name, the matchless name of Jesus
We hymn the name the angels long adore
From age to age, one chorus rings forevermore
To the matchless name of Jesus Christ the Lord

Come to the fountain of forgiveness
Run to the light of His great love
Join in the joy of this salvation
Now that echoes through the endless realms above

We sing the name, the matchless name of Jesus
We hymn the name the angels long adore
From age to age, one chorus rings forevermore
To the matchless name of Jesus Christ the Lord

Go to the corners of creation
Christ be the name that we proclaim
Go til His glory fills the nations
And the heavens with His everlasting praise

We sing the name, the matchless name of Jesus
We hymn the name the angels long adore
From age to age, one chorus rings forevermore
To the matchless name of Jesus Christ the Lord

All blessing and honor
And praise be to the Lamb
All glory forever more
Amen Amen Amen

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Ascension of Christ...

And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven." -Luke 24:51

We have no corresponding experience to the events in Our Lord's life after the Transfiguration. From then onwards Our Lord's life' was altogether vicarious. Up to the time of the Transfiguration He had exhibited the normal perfect life of a man; from the Transfiguration onwards - Gethsemane, the Cross, the Resurrection - everything is unfamiliar to us. His Cross is the door by which every member of the human race can enter into the life of God; by His Resurrection He has the right to give eternal life to any man, and by His Ascension Our Lord enters heaven and keeps the door open for humanity.

On the Mount of Ascension the Transfiguration is completed. If Jesus had gone to heaven from the Mount of Transfiguration, He would have gone alone; He would have been nothing more to us than a glorious Figure. But He turned His back on the glory, and came down from the Mount to identify Himself with fallen humanity.

The Ascension is the consummation of the Transfiguration. Our Lord does now go back into His primal glory; but He does not go back simply as Son of God; He goes back to God as Son of Man as well as Son of God. There is now freedom of access for anyone straight to the very throne of God by the Ascension of the Son of Man. As Son of Man Jesus Christ deliberately limited omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience in Himself. Now they are His in absolute full power. As Son of Man Jesus Christ has all power at the throne of God. He is King of kings and Lord of lords from the day of His Ascension until now. ...Oswald Chambers Image

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Completely Known, Completely Loved...

 
Completely Known, Completely Loved-Matt Boswell, Matt Papa 

Completely known, completely loved
My heart is seen by God above
Should I now run? Dare hide my face?
When in His eyes there is only grace

Completely free, the shame is gone
The highest Judge took all my wrongs
And set them on His only Son
He bore my sin, I bear His love

Completely known, completely loved
I’m covered by my Savior’s blood
I’m robed in white and God is pleased
To see His Son, when He looks on me

Completely His, how can it be?
That God would set His heart on me
Loved not for works that I have done
But long before time had begun

Completely known, completely loved
I’m covered by my Savior’s blood
I’m robed in white and God is pleased
To see His Son, when He looks on me

Completely saved, the work is done
The curse, the grave, is overcome
For with that dawn there rose a King!
Now heaven’s smile shines over me

Completely known, completely loved
I’m covered by my Savior’s blood
I’m robed in white and God is pleased
To see His Son, when He looks on me

Thursday, May 2, 2024

By Faith...

 
By Faith - Keith and Kristyn Getty

1. By faith we see the hand of God 
In the light of creation's grand design 
In the lives of those who prove His faithfulness 
Who walk by faith and not by sight 

2. By faith our fathers roamed the earth 
With the power of His promise in their hearts 
Of a holy city built by God's own hand 
A place where peace and justice reign 

We will stand as children of the promise 
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul's reward 
Till the race is finished and the work is done 
We'll walk by faith and not by sight 

3. By faith the prophets saw a day 
When the longed-for Messiah would appear 
With the power to break the chains of sin and death 
And rise triumphant from the grave 

4. By faith the church was called to go 
In the power of the Spirit to the lost 
To deliver captives and to preach good news 
In every corner of the earth 

We will stand as children of the promise 
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul's reward 
Till the race is finished and the work is done 
We'll walk by faith and not by sight 

5. By faith this mountain shall be moved 
And the power of the gospel shall prevail 
For we know in Christ all things are possible 
For all who call upon His name 

We will stand as children of the promise 
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul's reward 
Till the race is finished and the work is done 
We'll walk by faith and not by sight

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Known and Loved...

 
Known and Loved - CityAlight

But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. 
-1 Corinthians 8:3

God You were there from my beginning
For I was crafted by Your hands
You see my hopes and hesitations
My days are written in Your plan

If You have seen my weakest moments
And still You love me even then
I need no greater confirmation
That God Your goodness has no end

CHORUS
I come to Jesus, lay down my weakness
No need for hiding, here in His light
This truth I treasure, my peace forever
Is being known and loved by Him

I trust with Jesus it is finished
For He has paid my every debt
No need to pull it all together
For what is broken He will mend

Though I can’t see the path before me
I know the one who knows the way
And as I walk His hand will guide me
Until I see Him face to face