...the depth of spirit in my prayer partners.

_________________
Forrest Anderson

... the generous ministry of fellow saints




Through good report and evil, Lord,
Still guided by Thy faithful Word,
Our staff, our buckler and our sword,
We follow Thee.

In silence of the lonely night,
In the full glow of day's clear light,
Through life's strange windings, dark or bright,
We follow Thee.

Strengthened by Thee we forward go,
'Mid smile or scoff of friend or foe,
Through pain or ease, through joy or woe,
We follow Thee.

With enemies on every side,
We lean on Thee, the Crucified;
Forsaking all on earth beside,
We follow Thee.

O Master, point Thou out the way,
Nor suffer Thou our steps to stray;
Then in the path that leads to day
We follow Thee.

Thou hast passed on before our face;
Thy footsteps on the way we trace;
O keep us, aid us by Thy grace;
We follow Thee.

Whom have we in the heaven above,
Whom on this earth, save Thee, to love?
Still in Thy light we onward move;
We follow Thee.



[i]Horatius Bonar, 1866[/i].


[url=http://www.hymnal.net/Hymns/Hymnal/midi/e0520_i.mid]http://www.hymnal.net/Hymns/Hymnal/midi/e0520_i.mid[/url]




Isaiah 64:5 - 8
You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness,
[i]Who[/i] remembers You in Your ways.

You are indeed angry, for we have sinned --
In these ways we continue;
And we need to be saved.

But we are all like an unclean [i]thing,[/i]
And all our righteousnesses [i]are[/i] like filthy rags;
We all fade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away.

And [i]there is[/i] no one who calls on Your name,
Who stirs himself up to take hold of You;
For You have hidden Your face from us,
And have consumed us because of our iniquities.

But now, O LORD, You [i]are[/i] our Father;
We [i]are[/i] the clay, and You our potter;
And all we [i]are[/i] the work of Your hand.

... many practical mercies and ministrations from God and man



Fierce raged the tempest o’er the deep,
Watch did Thine anxious servants keep
But Thou wast wrapped in guileless sleep,
Calm and still.

“Save, Lord, we perish,” was their cry,
“O save us in our agony!”
Thy word above the storm rose high,
“Peace, be still.”

The wild winds hushed; the angry deep
Sank, like a little child, to sleep;
The sullen billows ceased to leap,
At Thy will.

So, when our life is clouded o’er,
And storm winds drift us from the shore,
Say, lest we sink to rise no more,
“Peace, be still.”



Tune: St Aelred (scroll down to 144)
[url=http://www.davegordon.org.uk/otherpages/meth101.htm]http://www.davegordon.org.uk/otherpages/meth101.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/i/fiercert.htm]http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/f/i/fiercert.htm[/url]




Genesis 7:11 - 16
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.

On the very same day Noah and Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark -- they and every beast after its kind, all cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.

And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which [i]is[/i] the breath of life. So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.

... illuminating my understanding with new insight this morning




When morning gilds the skies my heart awaking cries:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Alike at work and prayer, to Jesus I repair:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

When you begin the day, O never fail to say,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
And at your work rejoice, to sing with heart and voice,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Whene’er the sweet church bell peals over hill and dell,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
O hark to what it sings, as joyously it rings,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

My tongue shall never tire of chanting with the choir,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
This song of sacred joy, it never seems to cloy,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Does sadness fill my mind? A solace here I find,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Or fades my earthly bliss? My comfort still is this,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

To God, the Word, on high, the host of angels cry,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Let mortals, too, upraise their voice in hymns of praise,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this at meals your grace, in every time and place;
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Be this, when day is past, of all your thoughts the last
May Jesus Christ be praised!

When mirth for music longs, this is my song of songs:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
When evening shadows fall, this rings my curfew call,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

When sleep her balm denies, my silent spirit sighs,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
When evil thoughts molest, with this I shield my breast,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

The night becomes as day when from the heart we say:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
The powers of darkness fear when this sweet chant they hear:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

No lovelier antiphon in all high Heav’n is known
Than, Jesus Christ be praised!
There to the eternal Word the eternal psalm is heard:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let all the earth around ring joyous with the sound:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
In Heaven’s eternal bliss the loveliest strain is this:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Sing, suns and stars of space, sing, ye that see His face,
Sing, Jesus Christ be praised!
God’s whole creation o’er, for aye and evermore
Shall Jesus Christ be praised!

In Heav’n’s eternal bliss the loveliest strain is this,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Let earth, and sea and sky from depth to height reply,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this, while life is mine, my canticle divine:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Sing this eternal song through all the ages long:
May Jesus Christ be praised!



Tune: Laudes Domini
[url=http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/e/whenmgts.htm]http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/e/whenmgts.htm[/url]

[url=http://ccel.org/cceh/0000/x000044.htm]http://ccel.org/cceh/0000/x000044.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.hymnal.net/Hymns/Hymnal/midi/e0238_i.mid]http://www.hymnal.net/Hymns/Hymnal/midi/e0238_i.mid[/url]



Genesis 7:17 -24
Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters.

And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.

And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man. All in whose nostrils [i]was[/i] the breath of the spirit of life, all that [i]was[/i] on the dry [i]land,[/i] died.

So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who [i]were[/i] with him in the ark remained [i]alive.[/i]

And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days.

... safe travelling on Monday, my house on a hill, dry windy weather and many other invisible blessings




What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield you;
You will find a solace there.

Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised
Thou wilt all our burdens bear
May we ever, Lord, be bringing
All to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright unclouded
There will be no need for prayer
Rapture, praise and endless worship
Will be our sweet portion there.




Tune: Erie (aka Converse)
[url=http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh526.sht]http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh526.sht[/url]

[url=http://www.opc.org/books/TH/old/Blue533.html]http://www.opc.org/books/TH/old/Blue533.html[/url]

[url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=iEBtvsNem9Q]http://youtube.com/watch?v=iEBtvsNem9Q[/url]




Genesis 8:1 - 3
Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that [i]were[/i] with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

And the waters receded continually from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.

... holding all things together by the word of His power




We give Thee but Thine own,
Whate’er the gift may be;
All that we have is Thine alone,
A trust, O Lord, from Thee.

May we Thy bounties thus
As stewards true receive,
And gladly, as Thou blessest us,
To Thee our firstfruits give.

O hearts are bruised and dead,
And homes are bare and cold,
And lambs for whom the Shepherd bled
Are straying from the fold.

To comfort and to bless,
To find a balm for woe,
To tend the lone and fatherless
Is angels’ work below.

The captive to release,
To God the lost to bring,
To teach the way of life and peace—
It is a Christ-like thing.

And we believe Thy Word,
Though dim our faith may be;
Whate’er for Thine we do, O Lord,
We do it unto Thee.



Tune: Franconia
[url=http://www.stempublishing.com/hymns/ss/meter/S.M.]http://www.stempublishing.com/hymns/ss/meter/S.M.[/url]

[url=http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/b/b144.html]http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/b/b144.html[/url]

[url=http://ccel.org/cceh/0006/x000660.htm]http://ccel.org/cceh/0006/x000660.htm[/url]




Genesis 8:4 - 9
Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth [i]month,[/i] on the first [i]day[/i] of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

Then he sent out a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth. He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground.

But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters [i]were[/i] on the face of the whole earth. [b]So he put out his hand and took her, and drew her into the ark to himself[/b].

... easing my path for His Name's sake




What a wonderful Savior is Jesus,
Who suffered with nail-pierced hand;
O yes, ’twill be heaven to see Him,
When we reach the glory land.

[i]Refrain[/i]
[i]When we reach the glory land,
When we reach the glory land,
We’ll walk and we’ll talk with the Savior
When we reach the glory land.[/i]

O the Savior is calling the sinner,
To join with that glorious band
Of saved who will praise Him forever,
When we reach the glory land.

[i]Refrain[/i]

In the glorious, wonderful city,
Where Jesus shall have command,
We’ll dwell with the Savior forever,
When we reach the glory land.

[i]Refrain[/i]




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




Genesis 8:10 - 13
And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark. Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf [i]was[/i] in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore.

And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first [i]month,[/i] the first [i]day[/i] of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry.

... grace in the sight of fellow-workers




O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!

My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honors of Thy name.

Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,
’Tis life, and health, and peace.

He breaks the power of canceled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.

He speaks, and, listening to His voice,
New life the dead receive,
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.

Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb,
Your loosened tongues employ;
Ye blind, behold your Savior come,
And leap, ye lame, for joy.

In Christ your Head, you then shall know,
Shall feel your sins forgiven;
Anticipate your heaven below,
And own that love is heaven.

Glory to God, and praise and love
Be ever, ever given,
By saints below and saints above,
The church in earth and heaven.

On this glad day the glorious Sun
Of Righteousness arose;
On my benighted soul He shone
And filled it with repose.

Sudden expired the legal strife,
’Twas then I ceased to grieve;
My second, real, living life
I then began to live.

Then with my heart I first believed,
Believed with faith divine,
Power with the Holy Ghost received
To call the Savior mine.

I felt my Lord’s atoning blood
Close to my soul applied;
Me, me He loved, the Son of God,
For me, for me He died!

I found and owned His promise true,
Ascertained of my part,
My pardon passed in heaven I knew
When written on my heart.

Look unto Him, ye nations, own
Your God, ye fallen race;
Look, and be saved through faith alone,
Be justified by grace.

See all your sins on Jesus laid:
The Lamb of God was slain,
His soul was once an offering made
For every soul of man.

Awake from guilty nature’s sleep,
And Christ shall give you light,
Cast all your sins into the deep,
And wash the black heart white.

Harlots and publicans and thieves
In holy triumph join!
Saved is the sinner that believes
From crimes as great as mine.

Murderers and all ye hellish crew
In holy triumph join!
Believe the Savior died for you;
For me the Savior died.

With me, your chief, ye then shall know,
Shall feel your sins forgiven;
Anticipate your heaven below,
And own that love is heaven.


[i]Charles Wesley[/i]



Tune: Azmon
[url=http://www.hymnal.net/Hymns/Hymnal/midi/e0072_i.mid]http://www.hymnal.net/Hymns/Hymnal/midi/e0072_i.mid[/url]

Tune: Lyngham
[url=http://www.hymns-organ.com/Music.php?P=1&M=1160214638&S=102&U=1182319019]http://www.hymns-organ.com/Music.php?P=1&M=1160214638&S=102&U=1182319019[/url]

[url=http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/f/o/ofor1000.htm]http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/f/o/ofor1000.htm[/url]

[url=http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=86135]http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=86135[/url]




Genesis 8:14 - 19
And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried.

Then God spoke to Noah, saying, "Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons' wives with you. Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that [i]is[/i] with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."

So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him. Every animal, every creeping thing, every bird, [i]and[/i] whatever creeps on the earth, according to their families, went out of the ark.

... going before me and ensuring a way through




How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?

In every condition, in sickness, in health;
In poverty’s vale, or abounding in wealth;
At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea,
As thy days may demand, shall thy strength ever be.

Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.

When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

Even down to old age all My people shall prove
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne.

The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.



Tune by C L Parker (click on the music notation)
[url=http://www.clparker.com/SH/shbook/shbk16.html]http://www.clparker.com/SH/shbook/shbk16.html[/url]




Genesis 8:20 - 22
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, "I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart [i]is[/i] evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

"While the earth remains,
Seedtime and harvest,
Cold and heat,
Winter and summer,
And day and night Shall not cease."

... His gracious leading throughout this day


[i](Adapted to fit two unfamiliar tunes.)[/i]

We plow the fields, and scatter the good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand;

[i]Refrain[/i]
[i]Good gifts are sent from heaven above,
Then thank, O thank the Lord for all His love.[/i]

He sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine, and soft refreshing rain.

[i]Refrain[/i]

He only is the Maker of all things near and far;
He paints the wayside flower, He lights the evening star;

[i]Refrain[/i]

The winds and waves obey Him, by Him the birds are fed;
Much more to us, His children, He gives our daily bread.

[i]Refrain[/i]

We thank Thee, then, O Father, for all things bright and good,
The seed time and the harvest, our life, our health, and food;

[i]Refrain[/i]

No gifts have we to offer, for all Thy love imparts,
But that which Thou desirest, our humble, thankful hearts.

[i]Refrain[/i]



Tune: Arthur's Seat
[url=http://ccel.org/cceh/0005/x000533.htm]http://ccel.org/cceh/0005/x000533.htm[/url]

Tune: Safe Home (Sullivan)
[url=http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/hymns/]http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/hymns/[/url]

Score for Safe Home
[url=http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/hymns/safe_home.htm]http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/hymns/safe_home.htm[/url]



Genesis 9:1 - 3
So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move [i]on[/i] the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs...'