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

We Are the Branches of the Living Vine

We are the branches of the Living Vine

The life that flows through us is the life divine

So in and through us from the righteous root

We will produce much good fruit

Then hungry souls will come to us to dine

Lord You the vine, we are the branches

We find our soul’s source in You

You are the vine, we are the branches

Keep us abiding in You

The Spirit yields fresh fruit for us to bear

A righteous yield- sweet beyond compare

So love and joy and peace

Will grow and increase

And from the harvest a feast Christ shall prepare

Bridge

Sweet flow of the maple-Grapes for sweet wine

Olives to be crushed for their oil

Grain in the harvest-Fruits of the vine

Spring from the Lord’s fertile soil

Lord You the vine, we are the branches

We find our soul’s source in You

You are the vine, we are the branches

Keep us abiding in You

Lord You the vine, we are the branches

We find our soul’s source in You

You are the vine, we are the branches

Keep us abiding in You

John 15

October 17, 2026

Anthony Foster

When You Hear the Rivers’ Laughter

For in joy you shall go out 

And be led back in peace

All the trees of the field shall shout

They’ll clap their hands and never cease

When you hear the rivers' laughter

When you hear the woodlands' song

And you feel the mountains tremble

And the waters dance along

All the earth is no longer groaning 

But rings forth a joyous chord

Know the day of days is dawning

At the returning of the Lord

Then the mountains and the hills 

Before you shall burst into song, 

So now rejoice ye rocks and rills

And the mountain shall sing along

Bridge

Oh, that You would rend

The heavens and come down, 

And in your glory descend

As mountains tremble, quakes abound

Then the waters roar and foam

When you come back on that day

When you come to take us home

When you hear the rivers’ laughter

When you hear the woodlands’ song

And you feel the mountains tremble

And the waters dance along

All the earth’s no longer groaning 

But rings forth a joyous chord

Know the day of days is dawning

At the returning of the Lord

Isaian 55:12; Psalm 98:8

Psalm 46:1; Isaiah 64:1

Nahum 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:16

October 17, 2026

Anthony Foster

My Soul is Stayed on Jesus

My soul is stayed on Jesus

Where my new life begins

His mercy has released us

From bondage to our Sin

Delivered from all evil

By His blood we overcome

Kept through the world’s upheaval

Secured by God’s own Son

My soul is stayed on  Jesus

I trust in what He’s done

His finished work now frees us

He is the righteous One

The source of our salvation

His perfect righteousness 

Upon this sure foundation

The weary take their rest

My soul is stayed on Jesus

My hope and confidence 

Now sin and death can’t seize us

He is my sure defense

To build us up together

He gathers living stones

And then creates a dwelling

Reserved for him alone

My soul is stayed on Jesus

My light, my joy, my all

He healed my soul’s diseases

I’m ransomed from the Fall

His Name is a strong tower

Where to the righteous run

Where pardon and with power

Through Grace the battle’s won

My soul is stayed on Jesus

We take His bread and wine

For  in Christ, Abba sees us

Abiding in the Vine

So now in sweet communion

We’ll live and move and be

Forever in love’s union

In Joy eternally 

Proverbs 18:20; Psalm 18:1-2

Acts 17:28; Isaiah 26:3

Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 2:4-5

October 14, 2026

Anthony Foster

We Shall Rise

There’s coming a day-When the promise is fulfilled 

The Blessed Hope gives sway-Just as the Godhead willed

The dead in Christ-Will rise in rapture sweet

Grace has sufficed-So our Savior we shall greet

We shall rise, we shall rise

When Christ appears in the Eastern skies

We shall rise as the Glorious Bride

Because he died and arose-We shall rise

Because Christ arose, we shall rise

His resurrection power, death defies

The one who lives in Christ never dies

Because Christ arose, we shall rise

Then glorified-We all shall see his face

Then we’ll abide-Forever in his grace

For Christ has bled-And He has died for us

Rose from the dead-So his promise we trust

We shall rise, we shall rise

When Christ appears in the Eastern skies

We shall rise as the Glorious Bride

Because he died and arose-We shall rise

Because Christ arose, we shall rise

His resurrection power, death defies

The one who lives in Christ never dies

Because Christ arose, we shall rise

Bridge:The Glorious day-When we shall meet our King

Our crowns we’ll lay-And with the angels sing

Now our redemption is drawing nigh

With with no exemption-We all must die

To Self and Sin, then we shall be set free

Christ’s Kingdom reigns in us eternally

We shall rise, we shall rise

When Christ appears in the Eastern skies

We shall rise as the Glorious Bride

Because he died and arose-We shall rise

Because Christ arose, we shall rise

His resurrection power, death defies

The one who lives in Christ never dies

Because Christ arose, we shall rise

October 13, 2026

Anthony Foster