Gather the Scattered

 

We were told to go forth and multiply

To fill and subdue all the earth

Lord, gather the scattered whose holy heartcry

Is to proclaim their scatterer’s worth

As we declare good news of new birth

Gather the scattered- the sheep of your fold

Bring us to shelter in you.

Gather the scattered- bring us out of the cold

Keep us like you said you would do

Restore our souls and make us new

 

Gather the scattered who’ve been sent out

To have others feed on our fruit

Though scattered and battered and sometimes in doubt

You have grafted us into your root

Now holiness is our pursuit

 

You have scattered your seed o’er the earth

And improved this world’s fallow ground

We bloom where were planted- we are the new birth

Bearing fruit wherever we’re found

Even when we’re abased we abound

 

Gather the scattered when comes harvest time

Separate wheat from the chaff

Gather the branches of the living vine

Who have sojourned the pilgrim path

Save us from the final wrath

Gather the scattered who’ve been sent out

To have others feed on our fruit

Though scattered and battered and sometimes in doubt

You have grafted us into your root

Now holiness is our pursuit

July 24, 2025

Anthony Foster

Saver of Souls

If you’re bereft and lost,

And you can’t pay the cost

Of your heart’s holocaust

And your path takes its tolls

When your faith in life fails

And true trouble assails

There’s a love that avails

Jesus is the saver of souls

If your spirit is blind

And you can’t seem to find

Any peace for your mind-

You’ve abandoned your goals

For much more you were meant

Than for troubled torment

Come to Him and repent

Jesus is the saver of souls

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So believe on the Lord 

Jesus Christ and be saved. 

For on this your life depends

Trust in him child of dust

He is faithful and just

And his mercy never ends

Soon there’s coming a day

When this world slips away

There’s no words left to pray

As his righteousness rolls

Then will all bend the knee

When his glory they see

Facing eternity

No more saving of souls

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So believe on the Lord 

Jesus Christ and be saved. 

For on this your life depends

Trust in him child of dust

He is faithful and just

And his mercy never ends

All you beggars and thieves

Little Adams and Eves

Every one who believes

Then his Spirit controls

Heavy laden and weak

And your prospects are bleak

He’s the one that you seek

Jesus is the saver of souls

Jesus is the saver of souls

Jesus is the saver of souls

July 21, 2025

Anthony Foster

Hear and Heed

To those who have the ears to hear

Listen oh listen to the Lord

He is not silent and his voice is clear

And it must not be ignored

The word of the Lord is a lamp and a light

My heart is changed at what I’ve heard

It illumines the mind to the wrong and the right

So I will hear and heed his Holy Word

Chorus 

I will Hear and Heed-

I will hear best when I draw near

This is my greatest need- 

To have a listening ear

The word that many who have gone 

before me have heard 

So be it unto me according to your word

If I’m listening I will hear him

For his word speaks peace to me

If I’m wise then I will fear him

For His word is full of glory

When I hear him I will heed him

Won’t just consider His commands

For I will forever need him

And to trust in his righteous right hand

Chorus 

I will Hear and Heed-

I will hear best when I draw near

This is my greatest need- 

To have a listening ear

The word that many who have gone 

before me have heard 

So be it unto me according to your word

July 20, 2025

Anthony Foster

 

The Impossible Thing

We  can do nothing without our King

With man inability reigns

But our Lord will do the impossible thing

And turn all our failures to gains

For He surely works all things together

For our good- He will meet all our needs

And He is sure to get the glory

As we proclaim His glorious deeds 

For God will provide for what He requires

Whether in the dark depths or in the fires

And He gives the power to run every race

For our limitations are no limit to grace

When you see the Spirit at work in you

And you know that you know that you know

That what is accomplished has nothing to do

With what your dust driven nature could show

It can’t be denied that your efforts were blessed

The results more than you could afford

When power is perfected in your weakness

Be assured that it is of the Lord

For God will provide for what He requires

Whether in the dark depths or in the fires

And He gives the power to run every race

For our limitations are no limit to grace

Yes He gives the power to run every race

For our limitations are no limit to grace

July 20, 2025

Anthony Foster

My Times are In His Hands

God’s timing is perfect-Not too slow or fast

God’s timing is right-And when it is past

It is like a thousand days In His sovereign sight

Bur always on time Yea, always timed right

For it always avails-And never too soon

His grace never fails to be opportune

The rise to the nations and the time that they fall

All in perfect timing  and timely for all

And my times are in His hands

My times are in His hands

I yield my life to his plans

For my times are in His hands

We find well timed mercy We find well timed grace

It will meet our needs In ways that amaze

Every morning his mercies are there fresh and new

By His own authority He sets when they’re due.

And my times are in His hands

My times are in His hands

I yield my life to his plans

For my times are in His hands

I yield my life to his plans

For my times are in His hands

Psalm 31:15, 90:4; Hebrews 4:16

Acts 1:7, 17:26;

July 19, 2025

Anthony Foster

Store it Up

God will strengthen us with His right hand

Christ is with us always to the very end 

And to the uttermost He will save

These are promises that He gave

God did not spare His own son

But gave him up as a forsaken one

So how will he not also with him 

Freely give us all things?

Store it up

Store up the promises to memory

Store it up

From the storehouse you will see

The promises will always last

So to the promises hold fast

And be amazed at God’s sufficiency.

Everything works together for our good.

God will supply all our needs, it’s understood

According to his riches in glory

All the promises of God are yes for me

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And so every promise in the book

Are yours to own so take a look

More than you imagine or ask or trust

According to His power that resides  in us

Store it up

Store up the promises to memory

Store it up

From the storehouse you will see

The promises will always last

So to the promises hold fast

And be amazed at God’s sufficiency.

Ephesians 3:20; Isaiah 41:10; Romans 8:28, 32;

Matthew 28:20; Philippians 4:19; 2 Corinthians 9:8

July 18, 2025

Anthony Foster