Oh, Hunger and Thirst

May the Lord increase our hunger -Lord increase  our thirst

We hope to see the face of God -And see the curse reversed

We want to see our God-We want to be with God

Then we will be rightly awed-To know and understand our God

May this be our prime pursuit

To return unto our Righteous Root

With willing spirit and flesh that’s weak

His kingdom still we shall first seek

To know the Lord and make Him known,

Oh we hunger and thirst for You alone

Lord, we hunger and thirst for You!

This is our great desire-Into holiness to enquire

To have Our thirst quenched And see our hunger slaked

And Holy desires fulfiilled-For which our Spirit’s ache

Till we see our fond desires-Purified by Spirit fire

May this be our prime pursuit

To return unto our Righteous Root

With willing spirit and flesh that’s weak

His kingdom still we shall first seek

To know the Lord and make Him known,

Oh we hunger and thirst for You alone

Lord, we hunger and thirst for You!

Covered by the blood,Burning in the light

Washed in the living water, A living sacrifice

Now burn away the darkness that blinds us

Burn away the darkness that binds us

May this be our prime pursuit

To return unto our Righteous Root

With willing spirit and flesh that’s weak

His kingdom still we shall first seek

To know the Lord and make Him known,

Oh we hunger and thirst for You alone

Lord, we hunger and thirst for You!

Anthony Foster

August 13, 2019

The Gospel of the Glory of Christ

When we see the face of Christ,

we see the face of God.

And we see the glory of the face of Christ,

when we hear the story our souls are awed

At the gospel of his death and resurrection.

The surety of our reconciliation-

In the gospel of the glory of Christ,

who is the image of God.

At the cross he made himself nothing

Laid down his life and despised not the shame

To the glory of the Father

Things in heaven and on earth now lift up His name

And may he grant your desire,

To lift Him higher and higher

Through the gospel of the glory of Christ,

who is the image of God.

Bridge

So I will marvel at mercy

The imperishable power of grace

Doing his will in his way as he leads

Until one day I will see His face.

He entered into the grave that day

Made himself nothing  to serve

To become a propitiation

An atonement that we can’t deserve

Yet by his wounds we all are healed

Who have been by the Spirit sealed

By the gospel of the glory of Christ,

Who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4, 6

Philippians 2

Anthony Foster

August 13, 2019

God is the Strength of my Heart

Lord help me not yield to discouragement.

Help me to battle unbelief

When I am weak and my strength is spent

You are my rescue and my relief

My flesh and my heart may fail,

When it seems the world will surely prevail

When I am weary of my own endeavor,

God is the strength of my heart

God is the strength of my heart

God is the strength of my heart

and my portion forever.

I feel so helpless and unable to cope.

My body is weary and my heart almost dead.

I am hanging and dangling at the end of my rope

Then I find I am held by an unbreakable thread

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So whatever the reason

For this difficult season

You are my sword, and you are my shield

I will trust God and I will not yield.

Revive my soul! my soul restore!

My heart was exhausted, but you refresh it once more

It was dying of thirst and ready to fall

To the living water, God led my soul

And my life was revived

So I will follow as long as I am alive...

My flesh and my heart may fail,

When it seems the world will surely prevail

When I am weary of my own endeavor,

God is the strength of my heart

God is the strength of my heart

God is the strength of my heart

and my portion forever.

Psalm 73:26

Anthony Foster

July 24, 2019

I Will Follow You

To know Christ leads is blessedness

His care and comfort I confess

Whatever I do, wherever I am

I still am led by Jesus' hand.

When in the depths of deep despair

In triumph you lead me even there.

Here in the tempest or in paths of peace

His nail scarred hand I'll not release.

Through the valley of shadows You lead me

In the depths of my hunger You feed me

Lord, You provide for all my needs

And when I fail You intercede

When blood was required You chose to bleed

So I will follow You.

Lord, I would clasp your healing hand

then I have no need to understand

The mysteries life has reserved for me

For while you lead I need not see.

When my journey on this earth is done,

When, by your grace, the vict’ry’s won,

Then death’s embrace I will not fear

For then he 'll surely draw me near.

Through the valley of shadows You lead me

In the depths of my hunger You feed me

Lord, You provide for all my needs

And when I fail, You intercede

When blood was required You chose to bleed

So I will follow You.
Yes I will follow You,
Oh, I will follow You!

Anthony Foster

July 24, 2019

Man of Sorrows

Man of Sorrows, spotless lamb

All our guilt and shame you bore

Redeemed us from the hellbound damned

Opened  to us heavens door!

Man of Sorrows, man of grief

Crushed for our iniquities

You’re our refuge and relief

Pierced for our Sin to set us free

Man of Sorrows, weep for me

Bear my burdens and my pain

Sins penalty you reap for me

And your loss becomes my gain.

Man of Sorrows so abused

The Suffering servant is revealed

Innocent, you were accused

By your woundings we are healed

Afflicted and oppressed for me

Rejected by man and despised

The result of His suffering God shall see

And He shall be satisfied

He was lifted up to die

Though he had done no violence

Cut off from life for such as I

He is my Righteous recompense

Man of Sorrows in your tomb

The God of Life Death could not hold

Vindicated you spelled Death’s doom

And so the good news must be told!

For now on High he intercedes

He is exalted on the throne

So we extol His mighty deeds

Till he returns to call us Home!

July 13, 2019

Anthony Foster

Crossbearer

Draw us in to life eternal

Set our feet on solid ground

Guard our hearts from trials external

Take  us, shake us, break us down

Till you become our one desire

Set apart with holy fire

Help us lose our lives that they may be found!

Our heart exploits our mind

Our wants to justify

Taking up your cross

Doesn’t mean things denied

But to come to disdain

Your own authority crucified

To where no rights remain

For the sovereign’s sake

Till we follow His lead again

As the world our heart breaks

It is dying  to self and to living a lie

Willing to suffer, to sacrifice

Willing to take up our cross and to die

For the precious pearl of great price

A cross often worn but rarely borne

No moderate participation can suffice

For now our very life is Christ

July 13, 2019

Anthony Foster

Satisfied In the Crucified

It is a deep and wonderful thing

To lay hold of the God

Who makes the heart sing

To lay hold of the way, the truth, and life

That lays hold of you as an offering.

It is a deep and wonderful thing

To apprehend life

In the cleansing dayspring

Flowing forth from the giving, living stone

To quench One thirst a fresh thirst to bring

Chor

To the cup of salvation  we are led

On the bread of heaven we are fed

I am satisfied in the crucified

To taste the beauty of the cross

The yes and amen are never lost.

And Endless ages lie ahead

And Endless ages lie ahead

It is a deep and wonderful thing

To take up a cross

And then follow the King

For his yoke is easy and burden light

He will lift up his child on eagles wings.

Chor

To the cup of salvation  we are led

On the bread of heaven we are fed

I am satisfied in the crucified

To taste the beauty of the cross

The yes and amen are never lost.

And Endless ages lie ahead

And Endless ages lie ahead

Anthony Foster