Days of Thanksgiving

Lord with our gratitude may we glorify You

As we acknowledge Your every good gift

Nothing we bring to the altar built by You

Living sacrifices we would your Name uplift

Lord may these days be days of thanksgiving

We lift our praise to the giver of grace

May we bring glory to You while we’re living

Make our praise glorious here in this place

With hearts of neediness may we pursue you

Set us aflame with a fire in our bones

Light up the world with the sacrifice due you

Taking our cross and following you alone.

Ultimate praise from a heart of thanksgiving

For ultimate mercy sent down from above

Gratitude flowing from dead men now living

Now drinking deep from the fountain of love

Lord may this day be a day of thanksgiving

We lift our praise to the giver of grace

May we bring glory to You while we’re living

Make our praise glorious here in this place

Thanksgiving Day

November 25, 2021

Anthony Foster

Help Us

Help us trust in you Lord

Help us trust in you

You are faithful you are true

Help us trust in you

Help us love like you Lord

Help us love like you

in all I say, In all I do,

Help us love like you

Help us give like you Lord,

Help us give like you

As we give you will renew

Help us give like you

Help us to forgive Lord

To forgive like you

Let mercy lead  and see us through

Help us forgive like you.

Help us be like you Lord

Help us be like you

Your likeness become conformed to

Help us live like you.

Help us love like you

Help us trust in you

Anthony Foster

Thanksgiving Day 2021

Keeper

In the midst of devastation

There is only one foundation

A solid rock on which to stand

Written on the Savior’s hand

In the storm and through the trial

Christ will hold you all the while

In his firm and strong embrace

There’s refuge in all that you face

Keeper of hearts, savior of souls

Renewer of minds, all the world He controls 

He is the  warrior for all the weak

Strength He provides unto all those who seek.

In the trouble of the day

Christ will guard you all the way

In the darkness of the night

Your soul is shielded in the fight

Though your mind and body fail

Sickness, pain and fears assail

Though sin’s harvest you may reap

Trust Him and your heart he’ll keep

Keeper of hearts, Renewer of minds,

Savior of souls, seek him and you shall find

Refuge in life and from  death your defense

Mercy and Grace for each one who repents

Keeper of hearts, savior of souls

Renewer of minds, all the world He controls 

He is the  warrior for all the weak

Strength He provdes unto all those who seek.

Anthony Foster

Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021

Thanksgiving

Thank you Lord, Thank you Lord

For You have revealed your self to us

Thank you Lord, Thank you Lord

In your more sure Word we trust

You are faithful , you are true

Thank You Lord, Thank You

We lift our hearts in gratitude

A beautiful beatitude!

Not only for blessings outpoured

Not just for gifts that you provide

But for your very presence Lord

In which we live and we abide.

You are faithful , you are true

Thank You Lord, Thank You

We lift our hearts in gratitude

A beautiful beatitude!

Thank you for our very breath

Thank you for our Hope in death

Thank you for our eternal home

Thank you that your Kingdom comes

You are faithful , you are true

Thank You Lord, Thank You

We lift our hearts in gratitude

A beautiful beatitude!

Anthony Foster

Thanksgiving Day 

November 25, 2021

 

Man of Sorrows, Glorious King

For the joy that was before you set

You incurred the world’s SIN debt

You bore the burden of our blame 

You despised the sorrowful shame

Man of Sorrows , what a cost

When our anguish became your loss.

Grief and misery you knew

Suffering servant, woe to you!

Man of Sorrows, King of Glory,  Through your death there is victory

Man of sorrows, Glorious King Of the Lamb and the Lion we sing!

Humiliation  laid you down

You bore the cross and gained the crown

As the Godhead had conceived

Exaltation you received

Lamentation to exaltation

Christ arose for our Salvation

Now at the Father’s right hand 

He sits enthroned and so we stand.

Man of Sorrows, King of Glory,  Through your death there is victory

Man of sorrows, Glorious King Of the Lamb and the Lion we sing!

Man of Sorrows,  King of Glory

To you we lift our offeratory

Songs of joy and hope and praise

All to You we humbly raise

King of Glory, Sovereign 

Majestic Monarch You shall reign

Royal Ruler on your throne

All Dominion is yours alone.

Man of Sorrows, King of Glory,  Through your death there is victory

Man of sorrows, Glorious King Of the Lamb and the Lion we sing!

Anthony Foster

November 13, 2021 

People of the Cross

We are the people of the Cross

We fellowship within our loss

For we know our loss is gain

For Christ has made the great exchange

We are the people of the Cross

We receive these gifts and know their cost

Faith, Adoption, justification

Sanctification reconciliation

Receive Christ, the gift of Grace

Hear and heed Him now by faith

The contrite heart he will uplift

For He Himself is the glorious gift

Now sense the Holy Spirit speak

When His Kingdom first you seek

Union with Jesus now affords 

Amazing glories and rewards

Beyond all worldly powers and wealth

Christ gives to us His Very Self

So in His presence now abide

Beneath His shelter e’er to  hide.

Receive Christ, the gift of Grace

Hear and heed Him now by faith

The contrite heart he will uplift

For He Himself is the glorious gift

Anthony Foster

November 13, 2021

This Holy House

We boast and hope in Jesus Christ
We inhabit holy ground
One day with Him in paradise
But now we are earthbound

Jesus built the holy house of faith

With timbers stained with blood

Built on this rock His house by grace

Will stand against the flood

Chorus

This holy house will never fall 

Christ will protect His own

No  pow’r on earth can ruin our walls 

For He is our cornerstone

We occupy before we leave

To  see Him face to face

We are his household who believe

For Jesus built this place

Our builder and our owner rules

He reigns and He provides

He made a dwelling-place for fools

Who in this house abide.

This holy house will never fall 

Christ will protect His own

No  pow’r on earth can ruin our walls 

For He is our cornerstone

Hebrews 3:6; Ephesians 2:19– 21

November 12, 2021

Anthony Foster

Blood Earnest

The radiance of  glory fills this place

Apprehend now it in Jesus’ face.

God’s promises He fulfills as complete

So come cast yourself before  the mercy seat!

Oh come to the throne of grace.

Oh come to the throne of grace.

Child don’t neglect the Father’s embrace

The goal of His work grows and grows

We come, blood earnest, as joy overflows!

Oh come to the throne of grace.

Bridge

Oh, to be blood earnest about sin, wrath, and hell,

Atonement and the grace of the Gospel as well

With sober sound joy, we with urgency tell

We tell of the Gospel of Grace!

Oh come to the throne of grace.

Child don’t neglect the Father’s embrace

The goal of His work grows and grows

We come, blood earnest, as joy overflows!

Oh come to the throne of grace!

Oh come to the throne of grace!

Oh come to the throne of grace!

November 6, 2021

Anthony Foster

Hour of Need (Perfect Timing)

God’s grace comes to us in its perfect time

His well-timed help is always His design

We have this prevailing confidence

All times to Him are in present tense

A moment away or a month or a year

When the number is filled all will become clear

For he is there always not just when we bleed.

Jesus is there in our greatest hour of need

We have precious promises God will fulfill

We trust what ‘s permitted or ordained by His will

For our Savior Jesus lives to ever intercede

And he’s there in our greatest hour of need.

He set  all of times by His authority

There’s no time to fret for our inadequacy

Our times are in his precious scarred hand

So with confidence we can wait on His plan

Prayer is the entryplace where we can find

The faithful facts that forge all of time

He works it together  while He holds us fast.

In His perfect timing all will come to past

For every hour our neediness grows

That only His presence can fill here below

He ministers to our hearts and our souls

Every hour is an hour of need here below

Hebrews 4:16 , Acts 1:7, Psalm 90:4, Acts 17:26, Psalm 31:15

November 6, 2021

Anthony Foster

Such a Great Salvation

Almighty God, our creator

You are the inexhaustible treasure

There is no One above or greater

You are the Love beyond all measure

We are forgiven as we confess

Now we stand boldly at your throne

The free gift of righteousness 

You’ve imputed by faith to your own

You bestow your favor-We raise strong ovations

Such a Great Great Savior-Such a Great Salvation

You bestow your favor-We raise strong ovations

Such a Great Great Savior-Such a Great Salvation

Christ’s life was the sacrifice

He alone walked Calvary’s path

On the cross He paid the price

To remove all of God’s wrath 

The indwelling Spirit He sent 

To show we are reconciled 

So we fellowship with our friend 

To stand firm under God’s smile.

You bestow your favor-We raise strong ovations

Such a Great Great Savior-Such a Great Salvation

You bestow your favor-We raise strong ovations

Such a Great Great Savior-Such a Great Salvation

Anthony Foster 

November 6, 2021

Dying Prayer

Lord this might be my dying day

Lord see me through by grace I pray

Whether I go, or if I stay

Your purposes, fulfill

Lord I trust in your Will.

Lord this may be my dying night

I won’t fear death or live in fright

For then as now I’ll walk in light

Though winds may blow most ill

Still I trust in your Will

Lord if  I come to lose my health

Lord if I waste my time and wealth

Lord, teach me how to die to self

Rebuke me Lord until

I come to trust your will

In true pleasure or in pain

To live is Christ, to die is gain

Yet life will never be in vain

Days with your presence fill

As I come to know Your will.

Lord when it comes my time to die

Let no regret nor sin nor lie

Abide within me, bye and bye

As courage you instill

Lord help me trust your Will

Lord when I leave this earthly vail

Give me grace that faith  won’t fail

Though doubts, temptations may assail

Lord you will keep me still

As I trust in Your will.

November 5, 2021

Anthony Foster

Lord of the Unknown (We Will Wait)

When circumstances mystify
When we with wonder, wonder why
You hear our confounded hearts cry

Yet you’re still on your throne
When all our plans the world frustrates
We find ourselves amidst dire straits
We remember blessed is one who waits
On the Lord of the unknown.

We will wait, though it is late

For your glory to be outpoured

In your time and by your design

We will wait on the Lord

We will wait for you will work together

All these things for our good

This brings you glory as you endeavor

And this be as it should

When we’re ruled by anxiety

When we are governed by worry

If we wait you set us free

Though dreams be turned to dust

We know you have a better plan

Even though we may not understand

We know you hold us in Your hand

In You Lord we will trust

Bridge

Lord you do all things with perfect timing

Every season has it’s own perfected time

Only you Lord know the reasons that you’re rhyming

So we will trust in You Lord for the rhyme

We will wait, though it is late

For your glory to be outpoured

In your time and by your design

We will wait on the Lord

We will wait for you will work together

All these things for our good

This brings you glory as you endeavor

And this be as it should

Romans 8:28; Isaiah 40:31;Psalm 27:14

Anthony Foster

November 4, 2021

Fix Your Eyes

Fix your eyes upon the Son

Set your mind on things above

You will find when day is done

You’ve been kept in arms of Love

Fix your eyes upon the King

Taking captive every thought

Fallen strongholds then will sing

Of the peace His blood has bought

We are now His new creation We are now  the kingdom priests

Lift your hearts in jubilation Ever see His fame increased

Fix your eyes on the worthy one

Power and riches He shall reave.

Wisdom, strength, honor to the Son

Glory and blessing  He’ll receive 

Fix your eyes upon the glory

That once we had failed to see

Could not comprehend his story

Lost in this world’s fantasy

We are now His new creation We are now  the kingdom priests

Lift your hearts in jubilation Ever see His fame increased

Whatever’s noble, whatever’s true

Whatever is pure, whatever’s right,

Whatever’s lovely, of good virtue

On the praiseworthy set our sights

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus

The perfector of our faith

As the unseen truth will seize us

And conform us by His grace

We are now His new creation We are now  the kingdom priests

Lift your hearts in jubilation Ever see His fame  increased

We are now His new creation We are now  the kingdom priests

Lift your hearts in jubilation Ever see His fame increased

Revelation 5, Col 3:2, 2 Cor 4:18, Heb 12:2, Phil 4:8

November 3, 2021

Anthony Foster

My Redeemer Lives

I know that my Redeemer lives
I know that I will see Him on that day
He hears my prayer and He forgives
He paid the cost I could not pay

I know my possession He has gained

Bought with a price, I am His own

The cup of wrath is fully drained

For all my sin He has atoned

Oh My Redeemer ever Lives He ever lives to intercede 

Oh My redeemer ever Lives Before the throne my case He pleads

Redeemed by His blood, behold the lamb

By His own blood my sin’s erased

Ransomed now I can take my stand

Boldly before the throne of grace

From sin’s slave market I was bought

Bought with a price I could not pay

Now I take captive every thought

With heart soul and mind I will obey

Oh My Redeemer ever Lives He ever lives to intercede 

Oh My redeemer ever Lives Before the throne my case He pleads

My redeemer, He shall ever stand

He’ll stand at last upon the earth

He is the Suffering Risen lamb

He is of all surpassing worth

He alone the scroll can take

Only He can open up its seals

He who was slain for our sake

Redeems us by the blood that heals

Oh My Redeemer ever Lives He ever lives to intercede 

Oh My redeemer ever Lives Before the throne my case He pleads

Job 19:25, Rev 5: 8-14

Anthony Foster

November 2, 2021