I Need to Pray

Oh Lord, I feel the need to pray

I feel it each and every day

Every minute every hour

I will claim this gracious power

My Heav’nly Father I'll address 

My sins and evils to confess

I know my prayer He shall hear

He will delight to draw me near

Oh Lord, my God, to you  I pray

Not just for blessings to bestow

But in your presence here to stay

And that your glory I might know

You speak to me within your word

And I confess what I have heard

Thy kingdom come, your will be done

That your heart and mine shall be one

As I adore you and confess

You turne my heart to righteousness

I’ll give you thanks for your supply

Here in this life, and when I die

Oh Lord, my God, to you  I pray

Not just for blessings to bestow

But in your presence here to stay

And that your glory I might know

Lord in your presence, I would stay

So that your glory I might show

January 31, 2026

Anthony Foster

God’s Raging Grace

There’s a light within the darkness

There’s a hope there in the night

Devastating in it’s starkness

It’s the glory of the light

That has come so walk within it

Come and let us run the race

You’ve no power to begin it

It’s all of God’s raging Grace

We can tell it to our children 

How it overtook our souls 

We will shout it by the millions

How the Lord God made us whole

Each and every generation

Has the same prevailing need

And no matter what their station

Sinners still need to be freed

Bridge

Overwhelming and wild

To divine love we are reconciled

Unstoppable forgiveness

This is what we confess

Send the light into the nations 

For the story must be told

Come and join the celebration

Of a new life, strange and bold

For He meets you in your sorrow

Come and seek to know his face

All your ways and your tomorrow’s

Authored by the God of raging Grace

Romans 5:20-21; 1 Corinthians 12:9-10

January 30, 2026

Anthony Foster

Come to Jesus

 

Are you weary and heavy laden?

Are you burdened and oppressed?

Are your expectations fading?

Come to Jesus and find rest

Are you vexed by your behavior?

Your soul, downcast and depressed?

Cast your burdens on the Savior

Come to Jesus and find rest

If you’re hungry in your spirit

If you’re thirsty in your soul

Heed the call if you will hear it

Come to Christ and be made whole 

Are you overwhelmed by trouble?

Are your sins left unconfessed,

Broken in your old man’s rubble?

Come to Jesus and find rest

Are you tired and oh so lonely-

The world‘s a trial and a test?

Jesus’ heart's gentle and lowly

Come to Jesus and be blessed

If you’re hungry in your spirit

If you’re thirsty in your soul

Heed the call if you will hear it

Come to Christ and be made whole 

Rest from all your burden bearing

Rest from your self-righteousness

If you’re doubting and despairing 

Come to Jesus and find rest

Leave your woes and your wayfaring

Come to Jesus and be blessed

Come to Jesus and find rest

Matthew 11:28

January 20,2026

Anthony Foster

Everlasting Father

O my everlasting Father
I am your little child
Since you called me to believe
I am saved and reconciled
You offer constant care
You are my source and guide
Held fast forever in your love
This is where I will abide

You are purposeful and patient

You encourage and promote

You are forever present

When all others are remote

Your wisdom is so practical

You protect me and provide

Oh my everlasting Father

Beneath your wings I hide

O my everlasting Father

I will give to you

The obedience of faith

And the honor that is due

In your arms are my security

I am safe in your embrace

You will not forsake me

No matter what I face

O my everlasting Father

I am your little child

Since you called me to believe

I am saved and reconciled

You offer constant care

You are my source and guide

Held fast forever in your love

This is where I will abide

Isaiah 9:6

January 15, 2026

Anthony Foster

The God Who Walks on Water

Seeking refuge in isolation.

My soul is bound in lamentation.

With a burden that seems too much to bear

Seeking for a place to cast my cares

There’s a darkness I cannot describe

And a prevalent unholy vibe

Where without knowing you must go

And you truly know that you don’t know 

I will trust in the God who walks on water

I will trust in the God who raised the dead

I will trust in the God who died and rose again

For by his life my soul is fed.

There is one who stands in the gap

There’s a way that won’t show on your map

How to tread the path of wakefulness 

This is the way of the wilderness 

No comforts there in the shadow of death

It will surely take away your breath

You can curl up like Elijah

Or flee to the shelter of his wings-He’ll hide ya

I will trust in the God who walks on water

I will trust in the God who raised the dead

I will trust in the God who died and rose again

For by his life my soul is fed.

This is the home the heart desires

Where its better than a chariot of fire

No promise that your chariot will fly

There’s a better way to live and die

Where without knowing you must go

And you truly know that you don’t know 

In Christ alone-in his embrace

He’ll not let you go no matter what you face

I will trust in the God who walks on water

I will trust in the God who raised the dead

I will trust in the God who died and rose again

For by his life my soul is fed.

January 6, 2026

Anthony Foster

Purity

God‘s promises are the  power

To defeat temptation each hour

I could cut off my hand and gouge out my eye

But instead on this promise I will rely

Blessed are the pure and heart

Blessed are the pure and heart

To be purified and set apart

Helps me know my Jesus more

This is what I was created for

The pure in heart will see God

The pure in heart will see God

To have a treasure in the field, 

To know and love and to yield

He is the pearl of great price

So on Jesus I will fix my eyes

Blessed are the pure and heart

Blessed are the pure and heart

To be purified and set apart

Helps me know my Jesus more

This is what I was created for

The pure in heart will see God

The pure in heart will see God

I will ascend the holy hill and stand

With a pure heart and with clean hands

One day, I’ll see his face when I am dead

And his name will be on my forehead

Blessed are the pure and heart

Blessed are the pure and heart

To be purified and set apart

Helps me know my Jesus more

This is what I was created for

The pure in heart will see God

The pure in heart will see God

Matthew 5:8;2 Corinthians 7:1

James 4:8;  Revelation 22:4

Psalm 24:3-4; Matthew 18:9

January 3, 2026

Anthony Foster