The Beauty of the Lord

 

The Beauty of the Earth seas and skies

These three sing in one accord

The good the beautiful and true

All sing of the beauty of the Lord

And it’s more than just a story

Its more than just a tale

It’s the witness of His glory

And it will never fail

Till He returns

And so I will yearn

To see with eyes of faith

And to feel our passions burn

To you oh Lord we raise

A song of hope a song of praise

We’ll sing that song for all our days

So we sing of the beauty of the Lord

In the earth and in the starfields

The beauty of the Lord is revealed

To whomever ever has eyes to see

It’s glorious picture it will yield

And it’s more than just a story

Its more than just a tale

It’s the witness of His glory

And it will never fail

Till He returns

And so I will yearn

To see with eyes of faith

And to feel our passions burn

To you oh Lord we raise

A song of hope a song of praise

We’ll sing that song for all our days

So we sing of the beauty of the Lord

After Folliott Sandford Pierpoint

September 2005/March 9, 2021

Anthony Foster

We Dreamed of Glory

 

Here in this cradle, here in this manger, 

Here in this lowly place

Here in this danger, he is no stranger

Here we can see God’s face

Now glory is a human

Now glory pays a cost

The glory that we dreamed of

Looks like weakness and loss 

We dreamed of glory, how could we know?

The Lord of Hosts could stoop so low

And heaven would come to earth

To declare His matchless worth

We dreamed of glory, how could we know?

The Lord of Hosts could stoop so low

And heaven would come to earth

To declare His matchless worth

December 2005/March 9, 2021

Anthony Foster

What Kind of Love is This

What kind of love is this

That saves me from Hell’s dark abyss?

I pray a prayer to this bold end

My Savior’s kiss to apprehend.

Precious love, precious lover 

Of my soul- there is none other 

This my passion, this my pleasure

This is my perfect priceless treasure

What kind of love is this

The depths of which I dare not miss

Are its heights known only above

Oh this marvelous and matchless love

Precious love, precious lover 

Of my soul- there is none other 

This my passion, this my pleasure

This is my perfect priceless treasure

July 25, 2010/March 8, 2021

Anthony Foster

Let Us Sing!

 

Let us sing our devotion to the Lord

Let us sing with emotion to the Lord

He is worthy Now to be adored

So let us sing unto the Lord

Every flower shall open

Every rock cry out

We will place our hope in

You and sing and shout

Oh we’ll laugh together as we dance and sing

Of all the mercies we have ever known

We’ll become an offering to our Lord and King

Bringing glory to our Lord alone

Let us sing our devotion to the Lord

Let us sing with emotion to the Lord

He is worthy Now to be adored

So let us sing unto the Lord

May 2009/March 9, 2021

Anthony Foster

Lord Help Me Hear

Speak Lord and let me hear

Give me a listening ear

That I may apprehend

The voice of my Lord, 

That Your word may it rend

My heart like a sword

Separate between the marrow and bone

Until all I perceive is You alone

Lord help me hear 

Lord help me fear

My heart will rejoice

When I hear your voice

I want to obey 

Every word that you say

So Lord help me hear

Make your voice clear

I would do your will

I would walk your way

Write your words on my heart 

Each and every day

I seek your word And I seek your will

My mind your thoughts you fill

Lord out of the chaos and out of the noise

Make a silent place in my heart to rejoice

That the way is obvious

As we go from dust to dust

In your Word Lord may I trust

When I hear your Word

Help me to hear 

And help me to fear

With humble attention

As you draw near

Make your pleasure clear

Lord help me hear

July 25, 2010. March 8, 2021

Anthony Foster

We Will Follow YOU

 

In the silence of the lonely night

In the fulsome glow of day’s clear light

Through life’s strange windings, dark or bright

We will follow YOU

Strengthened by  You we forward go

Midst smile of scoff or friend or foe

In pleasure of pain or joy or woe

We will follow YOU

So Master point to us the way

Oh suffer not our steps to stray

Reveal the path that leads today

We will follow YOU

With enemies on every side

We lean on Thee the crucified

Forsaking all on earth beside

We will follow YOU

Thou hast passed on before our face

Your footsteps on the Way we trace

Oh keep us, aid us by Thy grace

We will follow YOU

Who have we in heaven above?

And who on earth save Thee to love?

Still on thy light we onward move

We will follow YOU

So Master point to us the way

Oh suffer not our steps to stray

Reveal the path that leads today

We will follow YOU

July 20, 2010/March 8, 2021

Anthony Foster

Widows and Orphans

This world will leave you a widow all alone
If you would wander away from the throne
It will leave you an orphan in the street
And you will never be quite complete.

For this hard world forsakes its own

It really don’t care and it makes it known

But the orphan and widow can be restored

There is a husband and Father in the Lord

The widow becomes a part of His bride

‘Neath the shelter of glorious wings you may hide

The orphans are adopted as daughters and sons

There will be a new birth and new life has begun

And all will be reconciled

If you come to him like a child.

Behold what manner of love the Father

Has given unto us

Now we might be called sons and daughters

If we will learn to trust

We gain a heritage and we become heirs

The Father and Bridegroom take us in their  care

For the forsaken woman and the forsaken man

Can have their names written on the palm of His hand

July 25, 2010/March 8, 2021

Anthony Foster