All Hail the Cross of Christ

All hail the cross of Christ

We boast in the cross alone

There was made the final sacrifice

And righteousness was made known

All hail the cross of Christ

To meet the cost man had to pay

There, suffering for sin sufficed

And true glory was on display

Oh, the death and resurrection 

The atonement and the righteousness

The finished work and rejection 

Here, see the blood that we confess

Oh, the cross of our redemption 

On Christ all our guilt was laid

He was wrath’s propitiation 

And full atonement for sin was made

So  in the cross shall be our boast

Where the lamb was crucified

This cruel crossbeam and post

Where upon our Savior died

Though forsaken dead and buried 

All the Sin he had to bear

Every one of them he carried

He arose and he left them there

All hail the cross of Christ

We boast in the cross alone

There was made the final sacrifice

There righteousness was made known

All hail the cross of Christ

To meet the cost man had to pay

There suffering for sin sufficed

And true glory was on display

October 28, 2026

Anthony Foster

Goodness, Love, Justice and Joy

There’s a lesson that’s prime for the learning

God is good. God is good.

It’s the truth for which each soul is yearning

It’s understood it’s understood

This is goodness and mercy that never shall fail

Given freely to those whom in faith will prevail

And these great gifts of Father are for you to find

It’s a blessing that comes by where you set your mind

There’s a truth that’s required for the knowing

God is love. God is love.

And in love, there’s a Grace He’s bestowing

From above from above…

This is great lovingkindness that never shall fail

Given freely to those whom in faith will prevail

Now these great gifts of Father  are for you to find

It’s a blessing that comes by where you set your mind

There’s a righteousness that must be reckoned

God is just,  God is just

And this call to justice forever beckons

In this we trust… In this we trust…

This is real righteousness that never shall fail

Given freely to those whom in faith will prevail

And these great gifts of Father are for you to find

It’s a blessing that comes by where you set your mind

Bridge

We all fall short of glory we’re all bound to our sin

But there is the Gospel story that’s new life begins

There’s a joy that’s for you now to own

Make the choice. Make your choice

Come to Jesus, it is found in Him alone

So rejoice, yes rejoice!

This is great lovingkindness that never shall fail

Given freely to those whom in faith will prevail

Now these great gifts of Father are for you to find

It’s the blessing that comes by where you set your mind

Now goodness, love justice and joy are for you to find

It’s a blessing that comes by where you set your mind

October 27, 2026

Anthony Foster

You Have Loved Us

You have loved us-With an everlasting love 

You continue-In faithfulness to us

You have loved us-With an everlasting love 

You continue-In faithfulness to us

Though we have despised The oath we gave oh Lord

Though we broke the covenant 

Still You do us good Still You bless us Lord

Your lovingkindness leads us to repent

You have loved us-With an everlasting love 

You continue-In faithfulness to us

You have loved us-With an everlasting love 

You continue-In faithfulness to us

You give us hearts to know You- To know and understand

So we shall be the people of our Lord

For you will be our God According to your plan

So we return our hearts in one accord

Bridge-You will circumcise  Our hearts and make them new

And our children With us shall love you

You’ll not cast us  off forever- For, though You may cause grief, 

Your compassion  will always be enough

Lord have mercy on us-According to the bounty

The abundance of Your steadfast love. 

You have loved us-With an everlasting love 

You continue-In faithfulness to us

You have loved us-With an everlasting love 

You continue-In faithfulness to us

You have loved us-With an everlasting love 

You continue-In faithfulness to us

You have loved us-With an everlasting love 

You continue-In faithfulness to us 

Jeremiah 31:3; Ezekiel 16:59–60

Jeremiah 17:24; Deuteronomy 30:6

Lamentations 3:26–32; Romans 2:4

October 23, 2026

Anthony Foster

Our Times Are In Your Hands

Our Times are in Your hands

And you will deliver us

Though we may make our plans

It’s in Your will that we trust

Time after time, day after day

When we're facing deep sorrows

Since You formed us from the clay

You have framed all our tomorrows

Our times are in your hands

So within without and above

What your sovereign will commands

Will be fulfilled in love

It’s not by chance or fate

That events of life are controlled 

If on You we would only wait

You will rescue our soul

You will hold us-And so we trust

In all that comes to pass

You draw us near-And cast out fear

You uphold and hold us fast

Though our reasons and goals,

Delays we can’t understand

The times that try men’s souls

Still our times are in Your hands

For we know who holds tomorrow

Just as You’ve held the past

And this we know- that we know- 

We know your hold will last

You will hold us-And so we trust

In all that comes to pass

You draw us near-And cast out fear

You uphold and hold us fast

Though we may make our plans

Our times are in Your hands

Our times are in Your hands...

Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 31:15

October 20, 2026

Anthony Foster 

Every Stronghold

When the walls rise up around us,  When the darkness fills our eyes, 

When the enemy surrounds us,  And chaos begins to rise, 

We will not bow down to trouble,  We will not be overcome, 

For the God who fights our battles  Has already won!

We will take down every stronghold, We will fight the righteous fight

We are advancing, strong and bold As we walk in the light

We will take captive every thought and argument that's raised

For with a price we have been bought-So for his glory, God be praised

We lift High His banner -let it be unfurled

The weapons that we fight with are not of this world

We will not be shaken! We will not retreat! 

The God who fights our battles  Has won the victory!

We’ll lay down every burden, We surrender every fear, 

For the One who dwells within us  Is our victory standing near. 

Though the weapons may be forming, They’ll not have the final say, 

For the Lord of hosts is with us, And He leads us all the way!

Bridge

Every chain must break, every prison wall,

At the name of Jesus, Strongholds surely fall

We pull down every fortress, Every lie that stands against His Word. 

With the weapons of the Spirit,  We declare the truth is heard!

We take captive every thought now, Bring it underneath His name.

We refuse to live in bondage, We are covered by His grace. 

Not by might and not by power, But by Your Spirit, Lord, we stand.

You are mighty in the battle,  And our lives are in Your hands!

We lift High His banner -let it be unfurled

The weapons that we fight with are not of this world

We will not be shaken! We will not retreat! 

The God who fights our battles  Has won the victory!

2 Corinthians 10:4–5; 2 Chronicles 20:15 

Ephesians 6:10–17; Exodus 14:14

October 18, 2026

Anthony Foster

What We Are

We do what we do

Because of what we are

This saying is true:

Christ is our North Star

We are what we are 

And I am what I am

For His Grace reaches far

Into the heart of this man

We don’t become what we are by what we do

What we are is formed in the potter’s hand

And being conformed to the faithful and true

Works glory in us beyond what we can understand

What we do will be done

With a certain intent

The work God’s begun

Will become evident

For Christ knows the heart

Of each and every man

And we all play a part

In our Master’s plan

We don’t become what we are by what we do

What we are is formed in the potter’s hand

And being conformed to the faithful and true

Works glory in us beyond what we can understand

October 17, 2026

Anthony Foster

Mercy

There’s a mercy in dependence

And in the dark night of despair

For God‘s kindness yields repentance

When to draw near him we dare

For when we’re going without knowing

He goes with us all the way

Into Christ likeness, we are growing

As illusions fade away

Chorus:There is mercy in the wilderness 

There is mercy in the pain

In the present sense of wrongness

There is still so much to gain

There is mercy in the waiting

And the seasons of suffering

For on the altar of the wilderness

We become the offering

Now the loss that doesn’t seem to heal

And the ache of loneliness

When the deep deception is revealed

And you fail the integral test

My God has not abandoned me

Here on this battlefield

Christ said the truth shall set me free

So to his Wisdom I will yield

Bridge: What has drawn your heart nearer

To his all sustaining Grace?

And what has made him dearer

So to fall in his embrace?

For in my Jesus I abide

And within me, he will dwell

In this wasteland I shall hide

Within the Rock and it is well.

There is mercy in the wilderness 

There is mercy in the pain

In the present sense of wrongness

There is still so much to gain

There is mercy in the waiting

And the seasons of suffering

For on the altar of the wilderness

We become the offering

October 17, 2026

Anthony Foster