Hunger and Thirst

I am hungry, I am thirsty

Yet not for anything this world can give

I am hungry, I am thirsty

For the righteousness only God can give

He placed eternity in our minds

Our vision cannot see

But what God has done we cannot find

It’s beyond our ability

You have formed us, you have made us

Yet an inconsolable yearning remains

You have formed us, You have made us

I am rich yet weary so I search in vain

The living waters I will not forsake

Dust off the ashes in my hands 

And broken cisterns I’ll not make

For on the Rock I’ll make my stand

I am hungry, I am thirsty

So I will eat the bread that truly satisfies

I am hungry, I am thirsty

So I will drink of the well that never runs dry

It’s for another world that  I was made

A world of righteousness and peace

An inheritance that never fades

A place of rest and of release

I am hungry, I am thirsty

So I will eat the bread that truly satisfies

I am hungry, I am thirsty

So I will drink of the well that never runs dry

Matthew 5:6; Hebrews 11:15-16

April 16, 2025

Anthony Foster 

Hallowed Be Your Name

Oh Lord let it be! 

Make this our reality!

This is our petition, this is what we pray-

Make Your Name to be feared

Cause Your Name to be revered

Cause Your people to honor you today!

Hallowed be Your Name

Hallowed be Your Name

You are Holy, Holy, Holy-

From age to age the same

Lord, hallowed be Your Name.

All the respect You are due

All the praise belongs to You

Cause all peoples to magnify Your fame

To be esteemed and admired

Cherished and desired

Cause the world to hallow Your Name

Hallowed be Your Name

Hallowed be Your Name

You are Holy, Holy, Holy

From age to age the same

Lord, hallowed be Your Name.

Lord, hallowed be Your Name.

Lord, hallowed be Your Name.

Matthew 6:9

April 14, 2025

Anthony Foster

Hallelujah! We are Freed from Sin! (The Problem)

The problem of sin is the problem of death

Iniquity attends us from our nascent breath

There’s no other answer to the problem of sin

The problem no creed or religion can end.

We have a problem and we need a solution

Here in the midst of chaos and confusion

Almighty God has provided the way

On this righteous resurrection day.

Hallelujah! we are freed from Sin

By the Savior’s blood washed clean

Hallelujah! we can begin again

By the blood we’ve been redeemed

The way of forgiveness is not a path

The way is a person who saves us from wrath

We all need a Savior to break sin’s chains

There’s only one way and that way remains

Hallelujah! we are freed from Sin

By the Savior’s blood washed clean

Hallelujah! we can begin again

By the blood we’ve been redeemed

Romans 6:18; 8:2, 29, 37

April 13, 2025

Anthony Foster

Oh Praise the Lord!

Oh Praise the Lord, our Almighty King!

God of God and Light of Life, of Thee we Sing!

Now let us draw near- In Holy fear

May Your salvation song be our offering.

Oh Praise the Lord, our Rock and defense!

Here we shall stand firm in bold confidence

Inhabit our praise – as this song we raise

From each heart that confesses Your Name and repents.

Oh everything that has breath praise the Lord

You alone are worthy to be adored

We lift up each voice In You we rejoice

We live by mercies that You have outpoured

Oh everything that has breath praise the Lord 

Oh Praise the Lord, Our strong mighty tower!

As we cast ourselves on Your grace hour by hour

We shall proclaim Your Holy Name

In all of our weakness, Lord, perfect your power

Oh everything that has breath praise the Lord

You alone are worthy to be adored

We lift up each voice In You we rejoice

We live by mercies that You have outpoured

Oh everything that has breath praise the Lord

Various Psalms

April 13, 2025

Anthony Foster

 

More of You

If I am to boast 

Let it be to the uttermost-

That I know and understand my Lord

To live in His Holy Light

To walk by faith and not by sight

As we dwell with each other in one accord

I want to know more of You

To apprehend more of You

To bask in the presence

Of the Faithful and True

Understanding more of You

Renew my mind so I can understand

Now clean before my Lord to stand

Purify my heart, restore my soul

Help me to live in holiness

As I become your righteousness

With the knowledge of Your glory make me whole

Bridge

You are the Lord of lovingkindness

It is not of wisdom or riches or strength we boast

You exercise justice and righteousness

It is in these things You delight the most

I want to know more of You

To apprehend more of You

To bask in the presence

Of the Faithful and True

Understanding more of You

Jeremiah 9:23-24

April 11, 2025

Anthony Foster

Desolate Places

Praying in the wilderness amidst the famine’s blight

In this place of desolation, looking for the light

In the valley of the shadows We stumble and may fall

In our desperation on the Lord we call

He meets us in our dismay

In this dreaded place he stands

In desolate places He is the Way

A respite in a dry and weary land

We learn new ways of mercy

We learn of unknown graces

When we are devastated

In the desolate places

Desperate and begging in our hunger and our thirst

Bankrupt and devastated when this world has done its worst

We languish like a leper, in this desolate place

We cry out for mercy and cast ourselves on grace

The sinner’s desperation

Deformed and unclean

Our Savior touches lepers

And we know what healing means.

We learn new ways of mercy

We learn of unknown graces

When we are devastated

In the desolate places

Luke 5:12-16

April 6, 2025

Anthony Foster

For Your Name’s Sake

YHWH

Preserve our lives oh Lord

For Your Name’s Sake

May your glory be outpoured

For Your Name’s Sake

Your people You won’t forsake

For your glory strongholds break

Full atonement, Lord, you make

For Your name’s sake

Lead in paths of righteousness

For Your Name’s Sake

Pardon us and be our rest

For Your Name’s Sake

Make your reputation stand

You've withheld your Holy hand

You work out your perfect plan

For Your Name’s Sake

You will not abandon us

For Your Name’s Sake

For your glory, this we  trust

For Your Name’s Sake

Your word is amen and yes

On your own merits you will bless

Forgive our sins as we confess 

For Your Name’s Sake

You lead us and you guide me

For your name’s Sake

You deliver us and hide us

For Your name’s sake

Save us from tribulation

Though we're hated by the nations

There's now no condemnation

For Your name’s sake

For Your Name’s Sake

Matthew 24:9; Psalm 23, 25:11, 31:3; 

1 Samuel 12:22; 1 John 2:12; Romans 8:1

2 Samuel 7:21; Psalm 6:4; 31:16; Neh. 9:31

Ps 79:9,106:8;143:11; Isaiah 42:21;48:9,11;

April 3, 2025

Anthony Foster