Hold Fast

Hold fast your hope-Cling to it to the last

God's gift is the enabling power to hold fast

Hold fast your hope-Your will before Him cast

For Christ renews our mind-With the desire to hold fast

Hold fast to the Father Who holds your very tears

He holds the world together and so we may draw near

He holds onto your right hand firm unto the end

Our hope is in our keeper- Held fast, hold on to Him

Hold fast your hope Today ands in the past

Yet he fulfills his will in us And sees our strength hold fast

Hold fast your hope with assurance sure and vast

Triumph exhorts us ever on And calls us to hold fast

Hold fast to the Father Who holds your very tears

He holds the world together And so we may draw near

He holds onto your right hand Firm unto the end

Our hope is in our keeper Held fast, hold on to Him

Hebrews 3:6,14

Hebrews 6:18

Hebrews 10:23

Isaiah 41:13

Ps 56:8

Ps 121:5

Anthony Foster

March 28, 2019

Look Away

We are shadows, we are echoes

Craving praise and flaunting pride

But the emptiness in our souls

Will ne'er be satisfied.

If we are getting pleasure

From our own sufficiency

And not seeking truer treasure

Lord- we need to be set free

Look away, look away, look away from your self

Look to Jesus Look to Jesus as your treasure and your wealth

Look away, look away, look away from this world

Look to Jesus Look to Jesus as your priceless pearl

There is nothing more beyond,

He is the end of our quest

There is nothing better,

Christ is all of the best...

His presence and His promise

Fulfills all our desires

Now we are not dominated

By the chains that sin requires

Look away, look away, look away from your self

Look to Jesus Look to Jesus as your treasure and your wealth

Look away, look away, look away from this world

Look to Jesus Look to Jesus as your priceless pearl

If from Christ we feed and drink

He satisfies our soul-thirst

Beyond all we ask or think

If we will seek Him first

Look away, look away, look away from your self

Look to Jesus Look to Jesus as your treasure and your wealth

Look away, look away, look away from this world

Look to Jesus Look to Jesus as your priceless pearl

Anthony Foster

March 26, 2018

In Your Sweet Sweet Presence

I love to dwell in your sweet presence

In the light of your glory to bask

Hid with Christ in this holy residence

Abide with me, dear Lord, is all I ask

We are your temple Lord where you dwell richly

We are the tabernacles of your grace

Yours are the courts where we can all live boldly

Here at your throne we see you face to face

Here in your sweet sweet presence

My poor soul is satisfied

With blessings beyond all I ask or think

At the free flowing fountain of grace I will drink

And forevermore I will abide.

We live in You you live in us

As we hope and trust and confide,

You fashion our clay and transform our dust

As in your presence we abide.

You are our pillar of cloud each day to guide us

Pillar of fire, illuminate our night

Lord to your wounded side you draw and hide us

For you were pierced that we might see Your light!

Here in your sweet sweet presence

My poor soul is satisfied

With blessings beyond all I ask or think

At the free flowing fountain of grace I will drink

And forevermore I will abide.

Boldly to your throne room we enter in

To live in this divine dwelling place

Built by the blood that you shed for men

A finished work accomplished by Your grace

Here in your sweet sweet presence

My poor soul is satisfied

With blessings beyond all I ask or think

At the free flowing fountain of grace I will drink

And forevermore I will abide.

Here where you take me to your side

Forevermore I will abide.

March 26, 2019

Anthony Foster

Your Word

It is not by power, not by might

That the victories of this life are won

It is walking in the Word of Light

By the sword of the Spirit it is done

By this sword the worldly flesh we kill

By this sword we're protected in the war

It will pierce our feelings and our will

Through its precepts, the battle is the Lord’s

Your word I have hidden in my heart

That I might not sin against You

Your word I have hidden in my heart

For Your word is faithful and true

Your word you have written on my heart

My name you have written on your hand

By your word a living way you chart

That your child can begin to understand

A lamp to my feet and to my path, a light

Dividing bone and marrow, defining wrong and right

Giving wisdom to the foolish

And to blind men giving sight

Your word, Lord, your word

Your word I have hidden in my heart

That I might not sin against You

Your word I have hidden in my heart

For your word is faithful and true

Your word you have written on my heart

My name you have written on your hand

By Your word a living way you chart

That your child can begin to understand

Bridge

Heaven and Earth shall pass away

But Your Words will never pass away

A lamp to my feet and to my path, a light

Dividing bone and marrow, defining wrong and right

Giving wisdom to the foolish

And to blind men giving sight

Your word, Lord, your word.

March 6, 2019

Anthony Foster

Great, Great Love

As many as were appointed-  to eternal life have believed

Lord, grant us repentance that leads to life, and open our hearts to  receive

Much Better than voices of angels  Much Better than visions above

The more sure word bears witness That we are greatly loved

Great Great Love- Love beyond all of our dreams

Great Great Love-We are loved with a love that’s supreme

Great, Great Love- What manner of Love  beyond measure

Great, Great Love, He makes sons and daughters His treasure

We were by nature children of wrath,  Just like the rest of mankind.

But God, being rich in His mercy,  Has granted new sight to the blind

The great love with which he loved us,  Has given us  grace through His Son

And we overflow with amazement Because of this thing He has done

Even when we were dead in our trespasses,  made us alive together with Christ. . . .

For by grace you have been saved through faith. So believe in the One sacrifice!

Understand the words He has spoken  For your pleas for his mercy are heard

Fear not,  And God’s peace be with you;  and stand upright, for he sends us his Word

Bridge

So be strong and be of good courage, and to the message you’ve heard stay true

Overflowing with amazed thankfulness  that a miracle believer is You

Great Great Love- Love beyond all of our dreams

Great Great Love-We are loved with a love that’s supreme

Great, Great Love- What manner of Love  beyond measure

Great, Great Love, He makes sons and daughters His treasure

Daniel 9:23 Daniel 10:11 Daniel 10:19 Ephesians 2:3–5, 8

February 25, 2019

Anthony Foster

Together

I will draw you close, never let you go

I will draw you close so that you will know

I will not forsake you,  I will never leave

Our souls are one, in the One in whom we both believe

Together God will weave us, together we are one

This world will not deceive us when the day is done

We will be together and together we will thrive

And we will draw together as long as we`re alive

You`ll draw close to me, I`ll draw close to you

Our bond is not of bondage, it sets us free to do

All that the Lord has called us for, beyond what we can dream

For we have found a love that’s found in the Love supreme

Together God will weave us , together we are one

Ths world will not deceive us when the day is done

We will be together and together we will thrive

And we will draw together as long as we`re alive…

Valentine`s Day, 2019

Anthony Foster

Glory to His Name!

Here at the cross where my Savior died,
Here where for cleansing from sin I cried,
Here to my heart is the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!

Come and be wondrously saved from sin,
Christ will forever abide within,
Come to the cross, He will take you in;
Glory to His Name!

Refrain:
Glory to the Name of Jesus,
Glory to His Name!
Here at the cross he saves and frees us
Glory to His Name!

Christ is the fountain, salvations stream
Drink of your fill now and be redeemed
Here Jesus saves us and keeps us clean;
Glory to His Name!

Come to the fount at the mercy seat,
Come cast your soul at the Savior’s feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete;
Glory to His Name!

Refrain:
Glory to the Name of Jesus,
Glory to His Name!
Here at the cross he saves and frees us
Glory to His Name!
Glory to the Name of Jesus,
Glory to His Name!
Here at the cross he saves and frees us
Glory to His Name!

Original by Elisha A. Hoffman
Updated lyrics and music
February 14, 2019
Anthony Foster

Sinkiller

Search me oh Lord and shed your light

Upon the pillars of my sin

Give me strength and grace to fight

And bring the ceiling crashing in

Show those pillars sharp and clear

Their columns holding up my walls

This fortress built of sins and fears

Rain down on it until it falls

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just

to forgive us our sins

and to cleanse

us from all that is unrighteous.

Reveal the evil enemy

Convict me of presumptuous sins

Refute their dominion over me

I would look them in the eye and win

Till every moment, every breath

I plot to murder what I hate

I would put them all to death

Broken under glory’s weight.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just

to forgive us our sins

and to cleanse

us from all that is unrighteous.

Psalm 19; 1 John 1:9

January 29, 2019

Anthony Foster

Remind Me

Simple truths are fleeting, they are like the air we breathe

We forget so easily  the  truths that we believe

And so we must remind ourselves lest we should be deceived

And so I call to mind, time after time

I rehearse the simple truths I know  and  assurance is retrieved

“This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;

His mercies never come to an end.”

And as this dawns on me my faith increases.

Lord remind me of who I am

Remind me of Who you are

That all things have a plan

And heavens not so far

That you are good all the time

That I’ll reap what I sow

The battle is in my mind

So remind me of what I know

I remind myself of Truth again, lest I should  be inclined

To act as if I never knew the facts the Spirit has defined

The greatness, grace and wisdom of God I call to mind

I focus on the facts, and then my soul reacts

For once reminded I return to seek and find

“I will remember the deeds of the Lord;

yes, I will remember your wonders of old.

I will ponder all your work, and meditate

Then your mighty deeds my heart shall behold”

Bridge

Ignorance is never  bliss And knowledge can be part of this

If arrogance and pride Within our hearts reside

We act as if we don’t believe And so the Holy Spirit grieves

We just can’t seem to find The grace to set our mind.

We are the cause of our own strife when we slight the way, the truth and life

With man it is impossible But with God all things are possible

For what He wills will come to pass Though our plans are like the grass

They wither and they fail But the Word of God Prevails!

Lord remind me of who I am

Remind me of Who you are

That all things have a plan

And heaven is not so far

That you are good all the time

That I’ll reap what I sow

The battle is in my mind

So remind me of what I know

(Psalm 77:11–12, Lamentations 3:21–22)

Anthony Foster

January 20, 2019