For the Joy

 

Verse 1

Like a lamb to the slaughter you were led

A crown of thorns placed upon your head

No iniquity in you was found

Were set free by the love by which you were bound

 

Verse 2

You were rejected and you were despised

At the obscene sight of you men turnd their eyes

Such was the punishment you chose to own

To die there on a cross for Sin to atone

 

By your wounds our salvation was sealed

By your blood, our brokenness was  healed

Chorus

For the joy set before you The cross You endured

You scorned the shame And salvation secured

you were High and lifted up

You drank the bitter cup

The day you took my place

Then You sat down at the holy place

The right hand  of the throne of grace

 

Verse 3

You were forsaken and I was forgiven

God turned his face and your soul was riven

As you bore the shame

Jesus when you became Sin for us

 

By your wounds our salvation was sealed

By your blood our brokenness was healed

Chorus

For the joy set before you The cross You endured

You scorned the shame And salvation secured

you were High and lifted up

You drank the bitter cup

The day you took my place

Then You sat down at the holy place

The right hand  of the throne of grace

You sat down at the holy place

The right hand  of the throne of grace

 

March 14, 2026

Anthony Foster

Down in My Heart

There is a joy deep in my heart

That wells up from my innnermost part

A soulful joy that transcends time

And goes beyond body and mind

There is a joy that makes me weep

As deep is calling unto deep

It moves me in my very soul

It causes me my Lord to extol

Chorus

Oh blessed joy of my salvation

Oh joy that fuels pure celebration

Oh joy that never shall depart

Flows from the wellsprings of my heart

Oh joy that causes me to tremble

Is like an incense in this temple

This joy compels me to rejoice

It rises up as I lift my voice

There is a joy that Jesus gives

A joy to know that he forgives

A blessed joy that overflows

That my Lord alone bestows

There is a joy that ere remains

Down in my heart that Christ sustains

One day my joy will be complete

That blessed day when The Lord I meet

March 11, 2026

Anthony Foster

Marvelous in Our Eyes

Oh, our Lord, Ancient of Days

Come inhabit now our praise

Here before your throne, we bow

Fill us with your Spirit now

So compassionate and kind

Open the eyes of the blind

Open up each stubborn ear

As your holy word, we hear

You are Marvelous in our eyes

Marvelous in our eyes

You are Loving, good and wise

You are Marvelous in our eyes

In your presence we would stay

Holy truth and life and way

Lord receive our offering

As your praises we all sing

Full of mercy, full of grace

Come and meet us in this place

And you, our hearts, so we know you dwell

So in our souls now it is well

You are Marvelous in our eyes

Marvelous in our eyes

You are Loving, good and wise

You are Marvelous in our eyes

March 11, 2026

Anthony Foster

Overflow

The son of God was glorified upon a rugged Cross

The wrath of God was satisfied when Jesus paid the cast

Glory and exaltation was upon him bestowed

The source of our salvation was in the blood that flowed

Love flows from the glory that you glory in

The glory of man or of our Christ is where it all begins

Where you find its fountainhead determines how it goes

Behold the cross where righteousness is displayed and mercy flows!

The glory that our Savior owned before the world was made

Is revealed now in Christ alone -the foundation that was  laid

One day the knowledge of His  glory Will cover all the earth

As the waters cover the sea then all will know his worth

All the glories of this earth in comparison all fail

To match the priceless treasure’s worth That rent God‘s glory veil

Minister from the overflow-Of what you glory in

From the treasure that you know-True godliness will stem

And holiness will be the fruit-As Christ is formed in us

This is our purpose and pursuit- Transformed by glory from dust

Love flows from the glory that you glory in

The glory of man or of our Christ is where it all begins

Where you find its fountainhead determines how it goes

Behold the cross where righteousness is displayed and mercy flows!

March 8, 2026

Anthony Foster

The Glory of the Cross

The Glory of the Cross

A crown of thorns and not of gold-Is placed upon his brow

Now cast your eyes and behold-The Lord of glory now

See the stark humility-Of the Son crucified

The worthy lamb in purity-soon raised though he has died

For if he is lifted up high -To his cross he will draw

Sinful men who’ll come nigh-To stand in fear and awe

In humble repentance- we will joyfully rejoice

In our hope and sure defense, we will lift our voice

This is the power that transforms hearts-The glory of the cross

There from sin to be set apart-When we realize sin’s cost

Behold him high and lifted up-Behold the one that drank our cup

To become the final sacrifice-I will love the glory of my Christ

Where humbling conviction-And forgiveness are both found

The depth of sin’s affliction-From its love we are unbound

So lift up Christ before your eyes-there keep them ever stayed

Behold now the glorious sight-Of righteousness displayed

My soul is steadfast and secure-I am grateful for God’s Grace

So I will continue to endure-Until I see Christ’s face

But now in this place and time-I will glory in My Christ

In my heart soul and mind-I will praise His sacrifice

This is the power that transforms hearts-The glory of the cross

There from sin to be set apart-When we realize sin’s cost

Behold him high and lifted up-Behold the one that drank our cup

To become the final sacrifice-I will love the glory of my Christ

John 12:32, 42; Isaiah 6; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Revelation 21

March 9, 2026

Anthony Foster

He Is I AM

Christ is the holy bread of life who sustains and satisfies

He is the door of the sheep wherein their safety lies

He is the good, good shepherd who protects and guides

The resurrection and the life who eternally abides…

He is I AM,  the Ancient of Days, age to age the same

The Lord our righteousness, the Name above all Names

Our Adonai, Jehovah Jireh, and our Sovereign King

The Alpha and Omega and the Lord of Everything

Christ is the true vine, and we are the branches of the vine

The light of the world from whom God’s radiance shines

He is the way the truth and the life and the perfect lamb

In all these things we see Yahweh, our LORD, the great I AM

He is I AM,  the Ancient of Days, age to age the same

The Lord our righteousness, the Name above all Names

Our Adonai, Jehovah Jireh, and our Sovereign King

The Alpha and Omega and the Lord of Everything

The Alpha and Omega and the Lord of Everything

The Alpha and Omega and the Lord of Everything

John 6:35, 48; 8:12, 9:5

John 10:7, 9, 11, 14

John 11:25; 14:6; 15:1, 5

Exodus 3:14; Daniel 7:9,13,22

Jeremiah 23:6;Philippians 2:9

Genesis 15:2; 22:14; Revelation 21:6, 22:13

March 8, 2026

Anthony Foster