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

Good Shepherd

You saved us when we were claimed as your lambs

You save us each day from the shadowy lands

You’ll save us forever according to plan

Save us oh Shepherd we pray!

Oh good Shepherd you are all we need

Our Shepherd ever lives to intercede

Before the throne of God’s Grace He ever pleads

Save us oh Shepherd we pray!

Chorus

Oh good Shepherd come lead the way

Rescue us from the miry clay

Seek us and save us when we’ve gone astray

Save us oh Shepherd we pray

Bridge

We have a good Shepherd

Run to him or he will run to you.

You are a precious member of his flock

For He knows every green pasture

and He knows the living way

He will set your feet upon the rock.

He comes to this world our souls to rescue

His mercies are many, each morning they’re new

We hear your voice we shall follow you

Save us oh Shepherd we pray!

Chorus

Oh good Shepherd come lead the way

Rescue us from the miry clay

Seek us and save us when we’ve gone astray

Save us oh Shepherd we pray

Save us oh Shepherd we pray

Save us oh Shepherd we pray

Psalm 23:1; John 10:1-21; 1 Peter 2:25, 5:4

Isaiah 40:11; Hebrews 13:20;Matthew 10:6

May 6, 2024

Anthony Foster

The Everlasting Rock

Am I grateful enough to change my ways

Am I needy enough to care?

Am I sorry enough to turn my gaze

From the world and this sin I bear?

Am I faithful enough to renew my mind

And from my old habits to relent?

Am I wise enough to seek and find

The deceit from which to repent?

Lord, turn my heart like a river

Holy Spirit be my guide

Let me rest in peace forever 

As I learn how to abide

In the everlasting rock

The everlasting rock

Be my perfect peace as I abide

In the everlasting rock.

Am I humble enough to get low

Am I weak enough to obey?

Do I lead with mercy as I go

Am I selfless enough to pray

Am I loving enough to freely love

Am I able to forgive?

If I set my mind on things above

Will you show me how to live?

Lord, turn my heart like a river

Holy Spirit be my guide

Let me rest in peace forever 

As I learn how to abide

In the everlasting rock

The everlasting rock

Be my perfect peace as I abide

In the everlasting rock.

Isaiah 26:3-4

May 6, 2025

Anthony Foster