Rise Up and Bless the Lord

Oh you souls by sorrow bent

Give rise to your heart’s lament

Then to your very soul preach at last

Soul, why are you so downcast?

Rise up, rise up and bless the Lord

Rise up and greet the day

To languish you cannot afford

Rise up rejoice and obey

Rise up, rise up and sing His praise

Rise up and hallow His name

Your spirit by His Spirit  raised

Make praise your endless aim

Rise up and bless His name

We live and move and walk by grace

All we who live in Him by faith

He shall overcome our woes 

For Christ our Lord arose

Rise up, rise up and bless the Lord

Rise up and shout His praise

Arise  now with your strength restored

Rejoice for endless days

Rise up and shout His praise!

August 18, 2026

Anthony Foster

Walk On

 

Set the course, let the lines all unveil,

They say if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Yet I find myself often going without knowing where to go,

When great adventures seem too great, daunting doubts begin to grow.

 

I pray thee, Lord, look down as I am upon my knees,

I need to walk on water through these shifting, heavy seas.

I’ll walk on…I offer up my own agenda tonight,

As the next chapter of my life you prepare to write.

When the fog rolls in and the path ahead is gray,

I long to hear a voice behind me clearly say:

"This is the way, walk in it, do not be afraid."

I’ll walk on the firm foundation that your promises have made.

 

Too easily satisfied with the comfort of the shore,

Yet prone to a wandering heart that looks for something more.

I try to grip my destiny, to hold it tightly in my hands,

But I must let it go completely, and follow your plans.

 

Bridge

So I will let go of my hopes and dreams

I will step off the shore and learn what faith means

No longer vexed, no longer bound by what I cannot see,

A voice behind me whispers of the grace that carries me.

This is the way, walk in it, step into the day—

To simply trust and obey… Trust and obey.

 

I pray thee, Lord, look down as I am upon my knees,

I need to walk on water through these shifting, heavy seas.

I’ll walk on… I offer up my own agenda tonight,

As the next chapter of my life you prepare to write.

When the fog rolls in and the path ahead is gray,

I long to hear a voice behind me clearly say:

"This is the way, walk in it, do not be afraid."

I’ll walk on the firm foundation that your promises have made

 

Isaiah 30:21

August 18, 2026

Anthony Foster

 

 

 

What’s Next?

I am standing at the shoreline, waiting for a word,

Listening so closely for a whisper yet unheard.

A quiet restlessness is stirring up my soul,

Deep inside I’m wondering: what’s the next goal?

What’s next? Set the course, let the journey all unveil,

They say if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Yet I find myself often going without knowing where to go,

When great adventures seem too great, and daunting doubts begin to grow.

It’s more than I know but let’s go!

I feel vexed by the silence, caught in anticipation,

Looking to the heavens, seeking illumination.

Am I standing still, or preparing for another quest?

My spirit is eager, though my mind is seeking rest.

As the winds pick up and it’s time to set sail,

Questions abound, yet one persists 

When my courage starts to fail:

I wrestle with the question

I don’t know what the future holds,

But I know who holds the future.

And I long to see it as it unfolds

What’s next? Set the course, let the journey all unveil,

They say if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Yet I find myself often going without knowing where to go,

When great adventures seem too great, and daunting doubts begin to grow.

It’s more than I know but let’s go!

Let’s go, let’s go!

August 18, 2026

Anthony Foster

Take Us to Your Side

Lord, we yearn -For your return

We are Your Bride-Take us to your side

Your Holy Nation

Longs for consummation

We have long dreamed

To sing the song of the redeemed

At our complete salvation

For your glory is what we want to see

To abide in your radiance- full and free

Bold before your throne

To bask in you alone

Standing there or upon bended knee

To live in glory- Eternally, eternally!

Lord, come again- Free us from sin

As we repent- Bring a new advent

As you close history

Begin the new story

Capture us

Enrapture us

Wrap us in your glory

For your glory is what we want to see

To abide in your radiance- full and free

Bold before your throne

To bask in you alone

Standing there or upon bended knee

To live in glory- Eternally, eternally!

Lord, we yearn -For your return

We are Your Bride-Take us to your side

Philippians 3:20-21

John 1:14; 14:3; 17:24; 1 Peter1:5

1 Corinthians 16:22; Revelation 22:20

August 17, 2026

Anthony Foster

Grace

Grace has overpowered my sinful heart

Now it puts my sins away

Your grace has empowered me from the start

And sustained me day unto day

Grace has renewed my sinful mind

So my thoughts are being cleansed

As a new creature, I’m redefined

I no longer seek my own ends

I would be faithful,  faithful forever

For You are faithful forever to me

For nothing can ever, ever sever 

The Grace that made this blind man see

And transformed my destiny…

Grace has rescued my sinful soul

And sanctifies me to be sure

Grace is breaking and making me whole

So I might be holy and pure

Bridge 

Your grace is sufficient fully sufficient

More than sufficient t’will be

Your unmerited favor shall never relent

For your power is perfected in me

I would be faithful faithful forever

For You are faithful forever to me

For nothing can ever, ever sever 

The Grace that made this blind man see

And transformed my destiny

August 16, 2026

Anthony Foster

The Sole Root of Salvation

I will boast in the hope of the glory of God

I will boast with great acclamation

I will boast in the hope of the glory of God

He is the sole root of salvation

God did not appoint us to suffer wrath

But salvation through Christ to receive

He placed our feet upon His righteous path

So we live with Him when we believe

I will boast in the hope of the glory of God

I will boast with great acclamation

I will boast in the hope of the glory of God

He is the sole root of salvation

Bridge

So wake up you sleepers and walk in the light

For the day of the Lord is at hand

We are not of the darkness, not of the night

But ready to rise and to stand!

Ready to heed His command!

Ready to rise up and stand!

So whether we live or whether we die

Whether asleep or awake

On our hope of salvation we shall rely

And worship Him for His Name’s sake

I will boast in the hope of the glory of God

I will boast with great acclamation

I will boast in the hope of the glory of God

He is the sole root of salvation

1 Thessalonians 5:5, 8-10 

August 14, 2026

Anthony Foster

A Heart That Yields to God

Lord, I’ve been known for a heart of stone

Soften it or break it or make it new

Fill it with love and make it your own

Give me a heart that yields to You

When you write your Word there, it endures 

I am changed with every heartbeat

So I pray that my heart will beat with Yours

Until then, it will not be complete 

Give me a heart that yields to You

Give me a heart that’s faithful and true

Conformed to the Son

So when it is done

I will live with a new point of view

Give me a heart that yields to You

The heart that yields is a heart that obeys

It’s obedience that accounts to righteousness

Hearts that yield to God shall walk the narrow way

For the yielded heart results in holiness

Give me a heart that yields to You

Give me a heart that’s faithful and true

Conformed to the Son

So when it is done

I will live with a new point of view

Give me a heart that yields to You

Give me a heart that yields to You

August 12, 2026

Anthony Foster

Walk

We want to work worthy of our call

With humility and patience towards all

With good works, we’re bearing fruit

To grow in God's knowledge is our pursuit

Walk the way that matches your identity

Walk in a way where you act with integrity

With the Holy Spirit, we must keep pace

Let your actions reflect God’s truth and grace

So walk worthy of the Gospel of Christ

By his glory we are enticed

We must practice what we profess

In  Good works and in righteousness

Chorus 

Inside out and outside in

Our walk is treading under sin

Outside in and inside out

We show Christ as we walk about

Here as we tread the righteous route

Bridge

Walk in the Spirit of the Worthy One

As you're conformed to the image of God's Son

We walk by Faith and not by sight

With fellows walking in the light

As in the Holy Spirit we walk

We walk in love not talk the talk

Chorus 

Inside out and outside in

Our walk is treading under sin

Outside in and inside out

We show Christ as we walk about

Here as we tread the righteous route

2 Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 5:16

Ephesians 5:2; 1 John 1:7

Ephesians 4:1; Psalm 23:4

August 11, 2026

Anthony Foster