When The Power of God Came Down On Me

I was unaware didn’t have a care

Wrapped up in oblivion, vanity of vanities

Content in my youth, I was not seeking truth

When the power of God came down on me

The author of my faith touched my heart

Quickened my soul and made me see

I was born again- got a brand new start

When the power of God came down on me

When the power of God came down on me

The hound of heaven sought me

I understood who bought me

I saw the light and then I was set free

When the power of God came down on me

This sinner wasn’t set on being reconciled

Didn’t know God considered me his enemy

But he reached down and made me His child

When the power of God came down on me

When the power of God came down on me

The hound of heaven sought me

I understood who bought me

I saw the light and then I was set free

When the power of God came down on me

When the power of God came down on me

When the power of God came down on me

May 14, 2025

Anthony Foster

Your Grace Has Made Me Glad

Your grace has made me glad,

Your grace has made me glad,

My mourning turns to dancing!

By the works of your hands I am blessed

Now I am clad with robes of righteousness

Your grace has made me glad,

Your grace has made me glad,

I sing for joy to know you

I rejoice at the great things you’ve done

For hope now springs eternal in the Son

You have visited me in my grief and sadness

For my sackcloth you trade garments of praise

You have anointed me with the oil of gladness

The spirit of heaviness is by joy replaced.

Your grace has made me glad,

Your grace has made me glad,

Though my soul was downcast

On my God I turn my steady gaze

And hope springs from my heart in endless praise

Hope springs from my heart in endless praise

Hope springs from my heart in endless praise

Psalms 42:5; 45:7; 30:11-12; 92:4;

Isaiah 61:3

May 11, 2025

Anthony Foster

Quickened

Holiness is my great desire

Quicken my willingness to confess…

You must provide what you require

If I would long for righteousness

I can be so dull, I go my own way

My thoughts are compromised

Lord quicken my mind I pray,

And may my heart be circumcised 

I am a frail child of dust

I am forever in your debt

In your grace alone I trust

And I will need all I can get

Dead spirits never have a choice

They need what only God can give 

They need  to hear and heed God’s voice

And then what must the living do but live?

I am a frail child of dust

I am forever in your debt

In your grace alone I trust

And I will need all I can get

In your grace alone I trust

And I will need all I can get

May 10, 2025

Anthony Foster

Vanity of Vanities

By the futility of earthly pursuits we're distressed

And the meaning of our life remains a quest 

Yet purpose is the thing for which we pray

Life’s true purpose is to fear God and obey 

On the transient nature of all things we reflect

All things under the sun are circumspect

Wealth, pleasure, and wisdom attempt to gratify

But ultimately  they never satisfy- tho they try

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

For in vain men seek true meaning in their strife

Vanity of vanities, the truth will set us free

When verily we fear the Lord of Life

Despite the vanity of worldly pursuits, 

We can still enjoy each moment’s attributes

Enjoy the gifts the  Father gives each day

Finding joy in fearing God when we  obey

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

For in vain men seek true meaning in their strife

Vanity of vanities, the truth will set us free

When verily we fear the Lord of Life

We will trust and obey the Lord of Life.

After Koholeth, the Preacher

Ecclesiastes

May 9, 2025

Anthony Foster

I Will Remember

Ebenezer

My ebenezer stands

For it is not wrought by my hands

The Spirit ‘s work shall see

What resides in memory

And what my heart understands

I will remember

I will remember

My God’s mighty deeds I’ve heard

I will remember

I will remember

My heart surely heeds His Word 

Stones of remembrance remind

Me of How I was blind

Stones of help, help me to see

Now ever more clearly

In this light my way I find

I will remember

I will remember

The Lord’s lovingkindness

I will remember

I will remember

How much I am blessed.

I will remember

I will remember

I will remember

I will remember

1 Samuel 7:12

May 9, 2025

Anthony Foster

Don’t Follow Your Heart

Don’t follow Your Heart, it will lead you astray

All he world’s wisdom is there on display

The heart is deceitful above every thing

Who can know 

The way  it will go?

Or the trouble it brings

The heart it is driven by feelings not fact

It will prompt you in the way you should act

So focus on truth and let your heart feed

Then compassion will flow

And then you can know

How to meet others needs

Don’t follow your heart, let it follow your mind

Walk in the light of the truth and the truth you will find

You can’t be discerning  if you live with a lie

The way it is hard

So the heart you must guard

It’s a flowing with all you will ever do 

Till the day that you die

Proverbs 4:23; Jeremiah 17:9

April 24, 2025

Anthony Foster

Ascribe to the Lord

Ascribe to the Lord 

The supreme honor, and praise, 

All your prerogatives and privileges,

All your rights, all of your days 

Give Him all of your worship, 

Your devotion, your ways,

The man who is humble 

Submits and obeys

Ascribe to the Lord you families of nations

Recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name

Bring an offering, enter His courts with a song

Ascribe the authority,

That He alone deserves.

Live so all can see

How a humble man serves

Have this mind in you

Live with this attitude

Humility as a mark that is true

And a heart of gratitude

Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, 

His  glory and strength al peoples confess 

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; 

Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. 

Psalms 29:2 and 96:7-8

May 8, 2025

Anthony Foster