Somewhere Down the Road

Somewhere down the road all will be made clear

Somewhere down the road we will understand

'Cause I don't know what the future holds

But I know who holds it in His hands

We may set our goals,  make our plans and set our dates

Some things on the journey you just cannot anticipate

Some surprises can derail us and leave us at a loss

And some towers need to be built where you just can't count the cost

And high anxiety, it  can become a style of life

Where normal don't seem normal if it don't include some strife

But through many dangers, toils, and snares we've already come

God's grace has led us safe thus far and grace will lead us home

Somewhere down the road all will be made clear

Somewhere down the road we will understand

'Cause I don't know what the future holds

But I know who holds it in His hands

The devil's got his detours, the world has it's dead ends

The closest distance is a straight line but you know, that just depends

You may have the stop and drop and roll in the most peculiar place

'Cause the accident between the points may hold the greatest grace

Somewhere down the road all will be made clear

Somewhere down the road we will understand

'Cause I don't know what the future holds

But I know who holds it in His hands

Bridge

They say life is a tapestry and we live on its underside

And till it's finished and turned over its meaning it still hides
Some say it's a burden and we all carry a heavy load
Till we lay it down somewhere down the road
Others say that its a river  and we're just along for the ride

We will make it all the better if we have a trusted guide
Else it becomes a process where we kick against the goad

Till we reach our destinations somewhere down the road

Somewhere down the road all will be made clear

Somewhere down the road we will understand

'Cause I don't know what the future holds

But I know who holds it in His hands

Somewhere down the road all will be made clear

Somewhere down the road we will understand

Cause I don't know what the future holds

But I know who holds it in His hands

November 1, 2019

Anthony Foster

Desire of Man

Faith is the substance of things hoped for,

The evidence of things not seen.

Faith comes by hearing the Word

Truth is the Person who ever has been

This is what the good news means

You are the greatest desire of man

Yours is the purpose yours is the plan

The void within us is your home base

Meant to be your dwelling place

The Father of our Souls placed in us

The truth that we must come to trust

He is Deity and we are dust

And to dust we must return

So we are without excuse

This truth we cannot refuse

This is the truth we all must learn

God is He for whom we yearn

This is our chief concern

Tis for glory that we yearn

So come and make yourself at home

Come reign on your holy throne

Here within this heart you made

Where your image was engraved

The Father of our Souls placed in us

The truth that we must come to trust

He is Deity and we are dust

And to dust we must return

So we are without excuse

This truth we cannot refuse

This is the truth we all must learn

God is He for whom we yearn

This is our chief concern

Tis for glory that we yearn

November 15, 2019

Anthony Foster

God of Overwhelming Greatness

May the magnitude of your magnificence

Fuel our soul-fires from above

Devastate our little thoughts of you

Transform our worship and our Love

You are the greatest beauty, highest value and worth

The deepest satisfaction, the most lasting joy on Earth

You are the biggest reward, The most wonderful friend

Now overwhelming worship Becomes our very end.

God of overwhelming Greatness

Make us conduits of Your Grace

Let zeal be our motivation—

That the world may seek your Face

Give us burning zeal and passion

for the glory of Jesus Christ

Taking Truth to every nation

To every tongue and tribe

When this age is over, All the countless seeds are sown

Your redeemed fall on their faces before God’s glorious throne

Worship forever will abide His greatness will be manifest

in the breadth of the diversity Those who His name confessed

God of overwhelming Greatness

Make us conduits of Your Grace

Let zeal be our motivation—

That the world may seek your Face

Give us burning zeal and passion

For the glory of Jesus Christ

That the nations be made glad, Lord

Bring joy to our sacrifice.

November 15, 2019

Anthony Foster

Faith is the Substance

We have tamed the world around us

Yet a longing  still remains

Our limitations have bound us

In an all consuming chain

The illusions we’ve created

Blind us to reality

Thinking we are all sufficient

Thinking that we are free

We shan’t escape ourselves

Deep in our dried up wells

In the void where our soul dwells

That place that bids us drown.

And so we turn to dust

And day by day we lust

In our own way to trust

Real hope’s not to be found.

There is a longing in every heart

That senses  so much more

Visions just out of our reach

That we were created for

Why do I exist and what is true

Is there beauty in what I can feel?

What is the purpose in what we do?

Can we really know what is real?

There is a faith manufactured by fear

But there is a Word that beckons us hear

There is a God who is calling us near

Fearing God we are not afraid

He has the gift of new nativity

He has the key that can set us all free

He holds the promise of eternity

And a hope that never shall fade

No this hope never shall fade

this hope never shall fade

this hope never shall fade

November 15, 2019

Anthony Foster

The Ballad of Thermal Socks

(somewhere in the key of G)

The thermometer hits ten degrees

And there’s warning of a hard hard freeze

And on  the door old man winter  knocks

Then I praise the Lord for thermal socks

When the winter’s cold could chill your bones

The weatherman forecasts frigid zones

When temps are colder than an icebox

I am cozy in my thermal socks.

Oh thermal socks oh thermal socks

I’m comfy in my thermal socks

Oh thermal socks oh thermal sockes

I praise the Lord for thermal socks.

Now when into frigid  temps we plunge

And I’m  about to chuck up the sponge

‘Cause of frozen pipes and iced-up locks

I will press on in my thermal socks

When Arctic blasts have stopped the clocks

I am comfy in my thermal socks.

Because long pile wool and woolblend rocks.

I am grateful for my thermal socks.

Bridge:

Yeah thermal socks they are da bomb

Get them on Amazon dot com

Now get prepped for that next snowstorm

And keep them little tootsies warm.

Oh thermal socks oh thermal socks

I’m comfy in my thermal socks

Oh thermal socks oh thermal sockes

I praise the Lord for thermal socks.

November 13, 2019

Anthony Foster

Of Thee I Sing

Waymaker, take me deeper

My hope is in the Promise Keeper

Light in Darkness light my way

You still work miracles today

You are the hard heart breaker,

You are my creator and my maker

King of Glory, in me place

Your glory, and display your grace

You are My God, of Thee I sing!

Who You Are -is my everything

My name is written on your hand

In this hope I take my stand

You are My God, of Thee I sing!

You are My God, of Thee I sing!

Deliverer set me free,

Great High Priest intercede for me

Door of Heaven opened wide

Rock of refuge in You I hide

Soul refiner make me pure

Suffering servant you endured

So your loss became my  gain

So in You my soul remains

You are My God, of Thee I sing!

Who You Are -is my everything

My name is written on your hand

In this hope I take my stand

You are My God, of Thee I sing!

You are My God, of Thee I sing!

November 14, 2019

Anthony Foster

The Mountain

Christ can move the mountain of our sin

Remove it to be cast into the sea

With faith alone in Christ it can begin-

The impossible is a possibility.

A mustard  seed of faith  will see

The mountains are defeated

The mountains are brought low

If that faith’s object  has authority

The will and power to see it completed

And the righteous wisdom to make it so

Yea, the mountain is cast into the deep

Never to be called upon again

for his promise he shall truly keep

There’s no longer condemnation for our sin

The mountain will prevail and it will crush us

Unless we find a savior we can trust

The mountain is removed

By one whose might has been proved

By trampling the mountains into dust

Yea the mountains are brought low

He shall lift up every valley

The crooked straighten as an arrow

And rough places plain by His mercy

And the glory of the Lord we shall see

God has spoken so this will come to be

A mustard  seed of faith  will see

The mountains be defeated

The mountains be brought low

If that faith’s object  has authority

The will and power to see it completed

And the righteous wisdom to make it so

Isaiah 40 Mark 11:23  Matthew 21:21 Micah 7:19  Psalm 103:12  Hebrews 8:12

November 12, 2019

Anthony Foster