Everything Sad Will Come Untrue

Time is a flowing, fleeting thing

We know not what tomorrow brings

But at the end of days we do-

When everything sad will come untrue

Everything sad will come untrue.

Christ's birth,  death and resurrection means

That everything is not as it seems

One day all things will be made new

And everything sad will come untrue

Everything sad will come untrue.

One day- the day for which we yearn

Will come- the day of your return

What you began you will see through

And everything sad will come untrue

Everything sad will come untrue.

Soon when your glory is revealed

Each knee shall bow, each heart will yield

You'll prove what we already knew,

And everything sad will come untrue

Everything sad will come untrue.

Mourning into a dance will turn,

As flames the altars ashes burn-

At one with the One that we pursue

Then everything sad will come untrue.

Everything sad will come untrue.
Everything sad will come untrue.
Everything sad will come untrue.

From a Quote by J. R. R. Tolkien

Revelation 21:4

November 7, 2019

Anthony Foster

Rescue and Return (Joel 2:25-32)

Prodigals are starving in their need

On rubble their souls dare to feed

Their hunger is never satisfied

For empty hearts will fill with pride

Desires that surely spell out doom,

The fires of passions that consume-

These are deeds that appoint their fate

But God will restore the days the locusts ate

God sends his armies to me and you

The wandering children  to rescue

He will do whatever it takes

To jar us from our sin for His name’s sake

The Lord our Father will war with us

And grind our stony hearts to dust

If we commit to  wander,  He’ll tear our lives asunder

Until we fall on our face and trust

And hearts of flesh he fills with wonder

You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,

Of the Lord your God, And praise His name

He Who has dealt wondrously with you;

And My people shall never be put to shame.

I am the Lord in whom all things consist

And there is no other, and no other name

Then you shall know that I am in your midst

My people shall never be put to shame.

Bridge:

And so we must examine whether we  abide in faith

Is my heart a prodigal, going its own way?

Am I leaning on my understanding

Not doing what the Lord’s commanding

Lord, reveal  my motivations, this I pray…

The Lord our Father will war with us

And grind our stony hearts to dust

If we commit to  wander, He’ll tear our lives asunder

Until we fall on our face and trust

And hearts of flesh he fills with wonder

Joel 2:25-32

November 4, 2019

Anthony Foster

Show Me More of You

Show me more of You

Show me more of You

Reveal to me your mystery

Show me more of You

The more I see of You

The more I see of You

The more I long with You to be

The more I see of You

Your presence Lord is what I long for

Abiding with You in this place

For there is healing in my suffering

And  evermore I seek Your face

Show me more of you

Show me more of you

Reveal to me your mystery

Show me more of you

The more I see of You

The more I see of You

The more I long with you to be

The more I see of You

I have this blessed assurance

The fruit of sanctifying grace

You make me perfect in my weakness

My thorn torn flesh is not a waste

Show me more of you

Show me more of you

Reveal to me your mystery

Show me more of you

The more I see of You

The more I see of You

The more I long with you to be

The more I see of You

November 4, 2019

Anthony Foster

Lay Your Head Down Weary Warrior

Every newborn is a stranger To this world we don’t belong

There is  trouble, there is danger Born again, we battle on

For our enemy’s a vulture And he would love to pick our bones

All the carrion of the culture Want to steal the truth we’ve known

A pilgrim on the path divine Through a brutal battlefield

Where illusions rise to cloud our minds We must fight and never yield

The weak and wounded Jesus calms- He will comfort and defend

He will bind us up with blessed balms, Broken spirits He will mend.

Chorus:

Lay your head down weary warrior Lay your head on Jesus’ breast

Cast your bones upon this altar Let it go and find your rest

He’ll raise you up and give you power In your weakness He’ll be strong

Let His Spirit  be your  tower Flee to Him where you belong!

There is resurrection power That buries me to raise my bones

And I rise up like some holy flower Facing new knowns and unknowns

What will I do with this new breath For in a world of death we live

And yet we overcome through death, and  joy for the journey He will give

There’s a better day a comin' When your time on earth is done

Where the wheels will cease their hummin' And the silence bids you come.

Lay your head down saddened soldier All your weapons  lay them down

For there’s respite from the battle Solace on this battle ground.

Chorus:

Lay Your head down weary warrior, rest within His mighty arms

He will break down every barrier He will keep your soul from harm

Lay your head down weary warrior Lay you head on Jesus’ breast

Cast your bones upon this altar Let it go and find your rest

Let it go and find your rest

Let it go and find your rest

November 2, 2019

Anthony Foster