... continuing to show me things about myself which I really hadn't acknowledged before. This is His love to me, and I love Him for it.



Faithful One, so unchanging
Ageless One,
You're my rock of peace,
Lord of all,
I depend on You.
I call out to You, again and again,
I call out to You, again and again.

You are my Rock in times of trouble,
You lift me up when I fall down.
All through the storm,
Your love is the anchor;
My hope is in You alone.


[i]©1989, Mercy / Vineyard Publishing
Words and Music by Brian Doerksen[/i]



[url=http://www.higherpraise.com/AMidDefault/FaithfulOne.htm]http://www.higherpraise.com/AMidDefault/FaithfulOne.htm[/url]



[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 4:19

We love Him because He first loved us. [/font][/color][/size][/b]

... the knowledge of His hand feeding me (and leading me)



Be still and know that I am God,
be still and know that I am God,
be still and know that I am God.


I am the Lord that healeth thee,
I am the Lord that healeth thee,
I am the Lord that healeth thee.


In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
in Thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
in Thee, O Lord, I put my trust.



[i]© Copyright Control[/i]




[url=http://www.billysloan.co.uk/songs/be_still_and_know_that_i_am_god.html]http://www.billysloan.co.uk/songs/be_still_and_know_that_i_am_god.html[/url]




[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 4:20

If someone says, "I love God"

and hates his brother

he is a liar

for he who does not

love his brother whom he has seen

how can he

love God whom he has not seen? [/font][/color][/size][/b]


EDIT

Psalm 46:10
0 Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Exodus 15:26
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

Psalms 31:1
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

... ministering more of His love to me in great peace



O the deep, deep love of Jesus, vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around me, is the current of Thy love
Leading onward, leading homeward to Thy glorious rest above!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus, spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He loveth, ever loveth, changeth never, nevermore!
How He watches o’er His loved ones, died to call them all His own;
How for them He intercedeth, watcheth o’er them from the throne!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus, love of every love the best!
’Tis an ocean full of blessing, ’tis a haven giving rest!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, ’tis a heaven of heavens to me;
And it lifts me up to glory, for it lifts me up to Thee!



Tune: Ebenezer
[url=http://www.hymnsite.com/fws/hymn.cgi?2105]http://www.hymnsite.com/fws/hymn.cgi?2105[/url]

[url=http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0003/x000340.htm]http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0003/x000340.htm[/url]



[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 4:21

And this commandment we have from Him

that he who loves God must love

his brother

also. [/font][/color][/size][/b]


Acts 18:24 - 28
Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue.

When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

... His everlasting goodness towards men, which is very practically outworked to each individual who puts their life in His care, control and responsibility



Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

[i]Refrain[/i]
[i]Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me![/i]

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

[i]Refrain[/i]



Tune: Faith­ful­ness (Run­yan)
[url=http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/g/g390.html]http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/g/g390.html[/url]

Classic hymns, [G], alphabetically listed
[url=http://hymnal.net/]http://hymnal.net/[/url]




[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 5:1

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ

is born of God

and everyone who loves Him who begot

also loves him who is begotten of Him.[/font][/color][/size][/b]

... the Holy Spirit who leads us to worship the Father in spirit and in truth



The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.

We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping,
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.

As o’er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.

The sun that bids us rest is waking
Our brethren ’neath the western sky,
And hour by hour fresh lips are making
Thy wondrous doings heard on high.

So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,
Like earth’s proud empires, pass away:
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.



Tune: St. Cle­ment
[url=http://ingeb.org/spiritua/thedayth.html]http://ingeb.org/spiritua/thedayth.html[/url]

[url=http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Day_Thou_Gavest_Lord_Is_Ended/]http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Day_Thou_Gavest_Lord_Is_Ended/[/url]




[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 5:2

By this we know that

we love the children of God

when we love God

and

keep His commandments. [/font][/color][/size][/b]

... more of His wonderful peace



When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.

See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

His dying crimson, like a robe,
Spreads o’er His body on the tree;
Then I am dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.



[url=http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/e/whenisur.htm]http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/e/whenisur.htm[/url]



[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God

that we keep His commandments.


And His commandments are not burdensome. [/font][/color][/size][/b]

... the deep peace in my soul which passes understanding



In tenderness He sought me,
Weary and sick with sin;
And on His shoulders brought me
Back to His fold again.
While angels in His presence sang
Until the courts of Heaven rang.

[i]Refrain[/i]
[i]Oh, the love that sought me!
Oh, the blood that bought me!
Oh, the grace that brought me to the fold,
Wondrous grace that brought me to the fold[/i].

He washed the bleeding sin wounds,
And poured in oil and wine;
He whispered to assure me,
“I’ve found thee, thou art Mine”;
I never heard a sweeter voice;
It made my aching heart rejoice!

[i]Refrain[/i]

He pointed to the nail prints,
For me His blood was shed,
A mocking crown so thorny
Was placed upon His head;
I wondered what He saw in me,
To suffer such deep agony.

[i]Refrain[/i]

I’m sitting in His presence,
The sunshine of His face,
While with adoring wonder
His blessings I retrace.
It seems as if eternal days
Are far too short to sound His praise.

[i]Refrain[/i]

So while the hours are passing,
All now is perfect rest,
I’m waiting for the morning,
The brightest and the best,
When He will call us to His side,
To be with Him, His spotless bride.

[i]Refrain[/i]


EDIT: Tune
[url=http://junior.apk.net/~bmames/ht0006_.htm]http://junior.apk.net/~bmames/ht0006_.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.sermonaudio.com/hymn_details.asp?PID=intendernesshesoughtme]http://www.sermonaudio.com/hymn_details.asp?PID=intendernesshesoughtme[/url]



[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 5:4

For whatever is born of God overcomes

the world.


And this is the victory that has

overcome the world -- our faith. [/font][/color][/size][/b]

... the grace of God towards healing my family's brokenness


The God of Abraham praise, Who reigns enthroned above;
Ancient of everlasting days, and God of Love;
Jehovah, great I AM! by earth and Heav’n confessed;
I bow and bless the sacred Name forever blessed.

The God of Abraham praise, at Whose supreme command
From earth I rise—and seek the joys at His right hand;
I all on earth forsake, its wisdom, fame, and power;
And Him my only Portion make, my Shield and Tower.

The God of Abraham praise, Whose all sufficient grace
Shall guide me all my happy days, in all my ways.
He calls a worm His friend, He calls Himself my God!
And He shall save me to the end, thro’ Jesus’ blood.

He by Himself has sworn; I on His oath depend,
I shall, on eagle wings upborne, to Heav’n ascend.
I shall behold His face; I shall His power adore,
And sing the wonders of His grace forevermore.

Tho’ nature’s strength decay, and earth and hell withstand,
To Canaan’s bounds I urge my way, at His command.
The wat’ry deep I pass, with Jesus in my view;
And thro’ the howling wilderness my way pursue.

The goodly land I see, with peace and plenty bless’d;
A land of sacred liberty, and endless rest.
There milk and honey flow, and oil and wine abound,
And trees of life forever grow with mercy crowned.

There dwells the Lord our King, the Lord our righteousness,
Triumphant o’er the world and sin, the Prince of peace;
On Sion’s sacred height His kingdom still maintains,
And glorious with His saints in light forever reigns.

He keeps His own secure, He guards them by His side,
Arrays in garments, white and pure, His spotless bride:
With streams of sacred bliss, with groves of living joys—
With all the fruits of Paradise, He still supplies.

Before the great Three-One they all exulting stand;
And tell the wonders He hath done, through all their land:
The list’ning spheres attend, and swell the growing fame;
And sing, in songs which never end, the wondrous Name.

The God Who reigns on high the great archangels sing,
And “Holy, holy, holy!” cry, “Almighty King!
Who was, and is, the same, and evermore shall be:
Jehovah—Father—great I AM, we worship Thee!”

Before the Savior’s face the ransomed nations bow;
O’erwhelmed at His almighty grace, forever new:
He shows His prints of love—they kindle to a flame!
And sound thro’ all the worlds above the slaughtered Lamb.

The whole triumphant host give thanks to God on high;
“Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,” they ever cry.
Hail, Abraham’s God, and mine! (I join the heav’nly lays,)
All might and majesty are Thine, and endless praise.


Tune: Leoni (and alternative)
[url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/o/godofabe.htm]http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/o/godofabe.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/t/t149.html]http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/t/t149.html[/url]

[url=http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh116.sht]http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh116.sht[/url]




[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 5:5

Who is he who overcomes the world

but he who believes that

Jesus is the Son of God?[/font][/color][/size][/b]

... continuing to restore relationships through how He's changed me



Jesu, my Truth, my Way,
My sure, unerring Light,
On Thee my feeble soul I stay,
Which Thou wilt lead aright:

My Wisdom and my Guide,
My Counsellor Thou art:
O never let me leave Thy side,
Or from Thy paths depart.

I lift mine eye to Thee,
My lovely, bleeding Lamb,
That I may still enlightened be,
And never put to shame:

I never will remove,
Out of Thy hands my cause,
But rest in Thy dedeeming love,
And hang upon Thy cross.

To thee, when sin draws nigh,
O, let me still confess
(While trembling to Thy wounds, I fly)
My utter helplessness:

Lift up the standard-tree
'Gainst my o'erpowering foe,
And show me Thou hast died for me,
And all my sins o'erthrow.

Teach me the happy art
In all things to depend
On Thee, who never wilt depart,
But love me to the end.

Through fire and water bring
Into the wealthy place,
And teach me the new song to sing,
When perfected in grace.

O, make me all like thee,
Before I hence remove;
Settle, confirm and 'stablish me,
And build me up in love:

Le me Thy witness live,
When sin is all destroyed,
And then my spotless soul receive,
And take me home to God.


[i]Charles Wesley[/i]



Tune: Trentham
[url=http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/o/bombog.htm]http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/o/bombog.htm[/url]

[url=http://ccel.org/cceh/0003/x000317.htm]http://ccel.org/cceh/0003/x000317.htm[/url]



[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 5:6

This is He who came by water and blood --

Jesus Christ; not only by water,

but by water and blood.


And it is the Spirit who bears witness

because the Spirit is truth.[/font][/color][/size][/b]

... the power of His word to speak into my soul


A A7 D B7
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
E E7 A
The emblem of suff'ring and shame;
A A7 D B7
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
E E7 A
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

E E7 A
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross.
D A
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
A D
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
A E A
And exchange it some day for a crown.

Oh that old rugged cross, so despised by the world.
Has a wondrous attraction for me,
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above,
To bear it to dark cavalry.

In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see.
For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died
To pardon and sanctify me.

To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear,
Then He'll call on some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share.



[i]©1913, Words and Music by George Bennard[/i]



[url=http://www.higherpraise.com/AMidDefault/OldRuggedCross1.htm]http://www.higherpraise.com/AMidDefault/OldRuggedCross1.htm[/url]

Chords (choose #1 from alphabetical list)
[url=http://www.higherpraise.com/MusicMidiT.htm#T]http://www.higherpraise.com/MusicMidiT.htm#T[/url]



[b][size=small][color=006699][font=Courier New]1 John 5:7

For there are three that bear witness

in heaven: the Father,

the Word, and the Holy Spirit;

and these three are one. [/font][/color][/size][/b]