Hallelujah

Hallelujah, He is Risen, who is the first and last

Beyond the valley of the shadow he has surely passed

He lives, he lives who once was dead

We sing hallelujah to our God  who bled.

His tomb is now empty for death held Him in vain

So shall the tombs of them be, who in Him remain

Those who died with Him who died upon the tree

Shall surely rise again to live righteously.

And death cannot stifle immortal breath

The grave’s power  has died with death

He died for all so that those who live begin

To no longer live for self but rather Live for Him. 

Our sure response is Holy Jubilation

A joyous song  now fills us with elation

He is the sacrifice of expiation

He is the cause of all our celebration

The Lord sits on His throne in the heavenlies 

He is reigning according to His sovereign decree. 

Ruling o’er the cosmos  and each soul

He is working out all things  under His control

According to the counsel of His will (Eph. 1:11), 

Even the hard things as he writes the story

Directing them to our final good 

Always  and ever to His final glory. 

Hallelujah, His kingdom will have no end.

Hallelujah, His kingdom will have no end.

Hallelujah, His kingdom will have no end.

Hallelujah, His kingdom will have no end.

Hallelujah, He is Risen, who is the first and last

Beyond the valley of the shadow he has surely passed

He lives, he lives who once was dead

We sing hallelujah to our God  who bled.

We sing Hallelujah to our Living Head!

He is Coming for Us (Maranatha)

Mercy and power-We live to proclaim

Forgiveness and grace-All in Christ’s blessed name

Reconciliation Living in us-Love and redemption

Life everlasting-So great a salvation

He is coming for us

He is coming for us

Those who live His appearing

Those who in Him will trust

Oh the night is nearly over; 

the day is now in sight 

So let us put aside the deeds of darkness 

and put on the armor of light."

Mercy and power-We live to proclaim

Forgiveness and grace-All in Christ’s blessed name

Reconciliation Living in us-Love and redemption

Life everlasting-So great a salvation

He is coming for us

He is coming for us

Those who live His appearing

Those who in Him will trust

The dawn has come. 

Our God shall make the way

Nothing can stop the rising of the Son

And the coming of His glorious day

Maranatha Lord

Come, oh come quickly Lord!

Maranatha Lord

Come, oh come quickly Lord!

August 18, 2021

Anthony Foster

Walk With the Lord

I will walk with the Lord

With the Lord in His timing

I will rest, I will rest

Keep in step with the Spirit

On this mountain we’re climbing

Climbing as a trust and a test

I will not grow weary as I run

I will keep pace until the race is done

I will rise with the rising of the Son

For I will walk with the Lord

I will walk in the light

In the light of His glory

I will walk, I will walk

Walk by faith not by sight

This shall be my story

I will not balk, will not balk

I will follow the pathway step by step

On the trail of the tears that I have wept 

I can trace all the promises He’s  kept

So I will walk with the Lord!

I will not grow weary as I run

I will keep pace until the race is done

I will rise with the rising of the Son

For I will walk with the Lord

1 John 1:5-7

August 17, 2021

Anthony Foster

The Mystery of Mercy

The mystery of mercy I cannot comprehend
That by your steadfast love we are reconciled
You blot out my transgressions, Lord help me apprehend
The fact that I am loved as your own child

Have mercy on me, O God, redeem my soul

By your steadfast love I am called

According to your abundant mercy make me whole

Blot out my transgressions once for all

In Christ we see the mystery of mercy is revealed

By grace through faith the gift shall become known

The power, pardon and favor is no longer concealed

The gift of repentance given by your grace alone

Come all who are hungry and are thirsty

Come receive His steadfast love’s embrace

The Lord, the Lord, our God is known for mercy

He is slow to anger, and full of grace

Have mercy on me, O God, redeem my soul

By your steadfast love I am called

According to your abundant mercy make me whole

Blot out my transgressions once for all

Psalm 51:1; Exodus 34:6–7

August 18, 2021

Anthony Foster

The Blood of Jesus

Oh the Blood of Jesus will wash away our sins

The Blood of Jesus the sinners soul will cleanse

For those who trust in Jesus the covenant comes true!

Lord put the fear of You in our hearts that we might not turn from You!

You purchased our perseverance, you bought it with your blood

The Spirit works within us to immerse us in the flood

That covers o’er all our sin and purifies our souls,

So Jesus shall preserve our faith and take us to our goal!

The Blood of Jesus justifies

The Blood of Jesus satisfies

The Blood of Jesus reconciles

And purifies that which defiles

Heaven has given all that it can give

So united with His life now we live

Oh the blood of Jesus is our Covenant seal,

Oh the blood of Jesus shall be our one appeal!

We are secure forever- we who on the promise stand,

For Jesus has fulfilled the work the Father planned!

Jesus has fulfilled the work the Father planned!

Jesus has fulfilled the work the Father planned!

Jeremiah 32:40; 1 John 1:7; Romans 5:9

August 9, 2021

Anthony Foster

Lord Give a Song

Lord Give a song that sings the Truth 
For Truth is what I need
Lies only bring their bondage
But the truth will set me free

For truth is the source of what can be believed 
The foundation greater than can be conceived

On the rock of your Truth we live what is True

We know Truth is the way and the Truth is You

Lord give a song that sings of peace

For peace is what I need 

Peace flows from the grace that gives us faith

So Lord help me to believe

Now Peace is established in promises kept

God keeps in a bottle all the tears we’ve wept

Redemptive remembrances securely  stored 

Kindly kept by the keeper who keeps his word.

Lord give a song that sings

Lord give a song that joy brings

Lord give a song that takes on wings

And soars ever upward to You.

Lord give a song that sings of Love

For Love is what I need

Sung in the Spirit sent from above

A love made of Word and Deed

Love is the source of the greatest song of all

For Your love songs will break down each hateful wall

And the great gates of Hell shall never prevail

O’er the Love that split apart the temple veil.

Lord give a song that sings

Lord give the song that joy brings

Lord give a song that takes on wings

And soars ever upward to You.

Anthony Foster

July 31, 2021