... showing me my helplessness [u]and[/u] His great strength and love [i]for me[/i]




Let there be glory, and honor, and praises;
Glory and honor to Jesus.
Glory and honor, glory and honor to Him.

Let there be glory, and honor, and praises;
Glory and honor to Jesus.
Glory and honor, glory and honor to Him.

Let there be glory, and honor, and praises;
Glory and honor to Jesus.
Glory and honor, glory and honor to Him.

Glory and honor to Him.
Glory and honor to Him.



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Luke 2:7
And she [Mary] brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

... enabling us to trust one another




O Lord of Heav’n and earth and sea,
To Thee all praise and glory be;
How shall we show our love to Thee,
Who givest all?

The golden sunshine, vernal air,
Sweet flowers and fruits, Thy love declare;
Where harvests ripen, Thou art there,
Who givest all.

For peaceful homes and healthful days,
For all the blessings earth displays,
We owe Thee thankfulness and praise,
Who givest all.

Thou didst not spare Thine only Son,
But gav’st Him for a world undone,
And freely, with that blessèd One,
Thou givest all.

Thou giv’st the Spirit’s blessèd dower,
Spirit of life and love and power,
And dost His sevenfold graces shower
Upon us all.

For souls redeemed, for sins forgiv’n,
For means of grace and hopes of Heav’n,
Father, all praise to Thee be giv’n,
Who givest all.

We lose what on ourselves we spend,
We have as treasure without end
Whatever, Lord, to Thee we lend,
Who givest all.

Whatever, Lord, we lend to Thee,
Repaid a thousand-fold will be;
Then gladly will we give to Thee
Who givest all.

To Thee, from Whom we all derive
Our life, our gifts, our power to give:
O may we ever with Thee live,
Who givest all.




Tune: Almsgiving
[url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/l/olordhes.htm]http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/l/olordhes.htm[/url]




Matthew 6:1 - 4, end 8 - 15, 19 - 21
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest [i]thine[/i] alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

... your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [i]it is[/i] in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.


Luke 6:30 - 38
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [i]them[/i] not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend [i] them[/i] of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [i]to[/i] the evil.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

... the Holy Spirit, and the power of prayer




Here is love, vast as the ocean,
Lovingkindness as the flood,
When the Prince of Life, our Ransom,
Shed for us His precious blood.
Who His love will not remember?
Who can cease to sing His praise?
He can never be forgotten,
Throughout Heav’n’s eternal days.

On the mount of crucifixion,
Fountains opened deep and wide;
Through the floodgates of God’s mercy
Flowed a vast and gracious tide.
Grace and love, like mighty rivers,
Poured incessant from above,
And Heav’n’s peace and perfect justice
Kissed a guilty world in love.

Let me all Thy love accepting,
Love Thee, ever all my days;
Let me seek Thy kingdom only
And my life be to Thy praise;
Thou alone shalt be my glory,
Nothing in the world I see.
Thou hast cleansed and sanctified me,
Thou Thyself hast set me free.

In Thy truth Thou dost direct me
By Thy Spirit through Thy Word;
And Thy grace my need is meeting,
As I trust in Thee, my Lord.
Of Thy fullness Thou art pouring
Thy great love and power on me,
Without measure, full and boundless,
Drawing out my heart to Thee.



Tune: [i]by Robert Lowry[/i]
[url=http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/e/herelove.htm]http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/e/herelove.htm[/url]

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




Isaiah 53:3 - 5
He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, [i]our[/i] faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.

But He [i]was[/i] wounded for our transgressions,
[i]He was[/i] bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace [i]was[/i] upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.


Luke 24:26, 27
"Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?" And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.


1 Corinthians 6:20
For ye are bought with a price:
[u]therefore glorify God[/u] in your body,
and in your spirit,
which are God's.


1 Corinthians 7:23
Ye are bought with a price;
[u]be not ye the servants of men[/u].

... the richness of His care towards me




Psalm 2
1 Why have nations tumultuously assembled?
And do peoples meditate vanity?

2 Station themselves do kings of the earth,
And princes have been united together,
Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
3 `Let us draw off Their cords,
And cast from us Their thick bands.'

4 He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh,
The Lord doth mock at them.

5 Then doth He speak unto them in His anger,
And in His wrath He doth trouble them:
6 `And I--I have anointed My King,
Upon Zion--My holy hill.'

7 I declare concerning a statute:
Jehovah said unto me,
`My Son Thou [i]art[/i],
I to-day have brought thee forth.

8 Ask of Me and I give nations--thy inheritance,
And thy possession--the ends of earth.

9 Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron,
As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'

10 And now, O kings, act wisely,
Be instructed, O judges of earth,
11 Serve ye Jehovah with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry,
And ye lose the way,
When His anger burneth but a little,
O the happiness of all trusting in Him!


(Young's Literal Translation)




His name is Wonderful,
His name is Wonderful,
His name is Wonderful,
Jesus my Lord;

He is the mighty King,
Master of everything,
His name is Wonderful,
Jesus, my Lord.

He's the great Shepherd,
The Rock of all ages,
Almighty God is He;

Bow down before Him,
Love and adore Him,
His name is Wonderful,
Jesus, my Lord.



[i]Words and Music by Audrey Mieir[/i]




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... speaking to me faithfully. Amen.




I will worship (I will worship)
With all of my heart (With all of my heart)
I will praise You (I will praise You)
With all of my strength (All of my strength)
I will seek You (I will seek You)
All of my days (All of my days)
I will follow (I will follow)
All of Your ways (All Your ways)

I will give You all my worship
I will give You all my praise
You alone I long to worship
You alone are worthy of my praise

I will bow down (I will bow down)
Hail You as king (Hail You as king)
I will serve You (I will serve You)
Give You everything (Give You everything)
I will lift up (I will lift up)
My eyes to Your throne (My eyes to Your throne)
And I will trust You (And I will trust You)
I will trust You alone (Trust You alone)



[i]David Ruis[/i]



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1 Kings 8:6 - 15, 61 - 64
Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy [i]Place,[/i] under the wings of the cherubim. For the cherubim spread [i]their[/i] two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. The poles extended so that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy [i]place,[/i] in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day.

Nothing [i]was[/i] in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made [i]a covenant[/i] with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy [i]place,[/i] that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

Then Solomon spoke: "The LORD said He would dwell in the dark cloud. I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever." Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

And he said: "Blessed [i]be[/i] the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled [i]it,[/i] ... Let your heart therefore be loyal to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day."

Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD. And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the LORD, twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that [i]was[/i] in front of the house of the LORD; for there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that [i]was[/i] before the LORD [i]was[/i] too small to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

... His strong arms around me :-)




Jesus, I am resting, resting
In the joy of what thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of thy loving heart.
Thou hast bid me gaze upon thee,
As thy beauty fills my soul,
For by thy transforming power,
Thou hast made me whole.

[i]Refrain
Jesus, I am resting, resting
In the joy of what thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of thy loving heart.[/i]

O how great thy lovingkindness,
Vaster, broader than the sea!
O how marvelous thy goodness
Lavished all on me!
Yes, I rest in thee, Beloved,
Know what wealth of grace is thine,
Know thy certainty of promise
And have made it mine.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Simply trusting thee, Lord Jesus,
I behold thee as thou art,
And thy love, so pure, so changeless,
Satisfies my heart;
Satisfies its deepest longings,
Meets, supplies its every need,
Compasseth me round with blessings:
Thine is love indeed.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Ever lift thy face upon me
As I work and wait for thee;
Resting 'neath thy smile, Lord Jesus,
Earth's dark shadows flee.
Brightness of my Father's glory,
Sunshine of my Father's face,
Keep me ever trusting, resting,
Fill me with thy grace.

[i]Refrain[/i]



Tune: Tranquility
[url=http://www.opc.org/books/TH/old/Blue139.html]http://www.opc.org/books/TH/old/Blue139.html[/url]





Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!
Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice;
Tender to me the promise of His word;
In God my Savior shall my heart rejoice.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of His Name!
Make known His might, the deeds His arm has done;
His mercy sure, from age to age to same;
His holy Name--the Lord, the Mighty One.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of His might!
Powers and dominions lay their glory by.
Proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight,
The hungry fed, the humble lifted high.

Tell out, my soul, the glories of His word!
Firm is His promise, and His mercy sure.
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
To children's children and for evermore!




Tune: Woodlands
[url=http://www.preciouslordtakemyhand.com/christianhymns/telloutmysoul.html]http://www.preciouslordtakemyhand.com/christianhymns/telloutmysoul.html[/url]

[url=http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/t/t036.html]http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/t/t036.html[/url]





1 John 5:20
[b]And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.[/b]



John 21:24
This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; [u]and we know that his testimony is true[/u].



Romans 8:28
[b]And we know[/b] that [u]all[/u] things work together for good [u]to those who love God[/u], to those who are the called [u]according to[/u] [i]His[/i] [u]purpose[/u].



John 4:42
Then they [the men of the city] said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard [i]Him[/i] [u]and we know[/u] that [b]this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world[/b]."

Thanks, that's encouraging :-).

... opening the door in heaven ... to me




Alas! and did my Savior bleed
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?

[i]Refrain[/i]
[i]At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day![/i]

Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, Thine—
And bathed in its own blood—
While all exposed to wrath divine,
The glorious Sufferer stood.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Was it for crimes that I had done
He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!

[i]Refrain[/i]

Well might the sun in darkness hide
And shut his glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker died,
For man, the creature’s sin.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Thus might I hide my blushing face
While His dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt my eyes to tears.

[i]Refrain[/i]

But drops of grief can ne’er repay
The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give my self away
’Tis all that I can do.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Firm as His throne His promise stands,
And He can well secure
What I’ve committed to His hands
Till the decisive hour.

[i]Refrain[/i]

Then will He own my worthless name
Before His Father’s face,
And in the new Jerusalem
Appoint my soul a place.

[i]Refrain[/i]




[i]Isaac Watts[/i]



Tune: Hudson
[url=http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh359.sht]http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh359.sht[/url]

[url=http://ingeb.org/spiritua/atthecro.html]http://ingeb.org/spiritua/atthecro.html[/url]




Luke 23:44 - 47
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, 'Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit': and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying,
'Certainly this was a righteous man.'


Romans 1:18 - 21
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed [i]it[/i] unto them.

For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [i]even[/i] His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: [u]because when they knew God, they glorified [i]him[/i] not as God[/u], neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, [u]and their foolish heart was darkened[/u].


2 Peter 1:16 - 20
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased'. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.


Numbers 24:17
I shall see him, but not now:
I shall behold him, but not nigh:
there shall come a Star out of Jacob,
and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel...

... a new heart




There’s within my heart a melody
Jesus whispers sweet and low,
Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still,
In all of life’s ebb and flow.

Jesus! Name of beauty,
Beauty far too bright
For our earth-born fancy,
For our mortal sight.

All my life was wrecked by sin and strife,
Discord filled my heart with pain,
Jesus swept across the broken strings,
Stirred the slumbering chords again.

Jesus! Name of cleansing,
Washing all our stains;
Jesus! Name of healing,
Balm for all our pains.

Feasting on the riches of His grace,
Resting ’neath His sheltering wing,
Always looking on His smiling face,
That is why I shout and sing.

Jesus! Name of boldness,
Making cowards brave;
Name! that in the battle,
Certainly must save.

Though sometimes He leads through waters deep,
Trials fall across the way,
Though sometimes the path seems rough and steep,
See His footprints all the way.

Jesus! Name of victory,
Stretching far away,
Right across earth’s war-fields,
To the plains of day.

Soon He’s coming back to welcome me,
Far beyond the starry sky;
I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown,
I shall reign with Him on high.

Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
Sing aloud the Name;
Till it softly, slowly,
Sets all hearts aflame.




[url=http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh380.sht]http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh380.sht[/url]



Philippians 1:3 - 23
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete [i]it[/i] until the day of Jesus Christ; just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which [i]are[/i] by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. But I want you to know, brethren, that the things [i]which happened[/i] to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel, so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will: the former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. What then? Only [i]that[/i] in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice. [b]For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death[/b]. For to me, to live [i]is[/i] Christ, and to die [i]is[/i] gain. But if [i]I[/i] live on in the flesh, this [i]will mean[/i] fruit from [i]my[/i] labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, [i]which is[/i] far better.

... being able to burn my bridges




'Tis finished! The Messiah dies,
Cut off for sins, but not His own:
Accomplished is the sacrifice,
The great redeeming work is done.

'Tis finished! all the debt is paid;
Justice divine is satisfied;
The grand and full atonement made;
God for a guilty world hath died.

The veil is rent in Christ alone;
The living way to heaven is seen;
The middle wall is broken down,
And all mankind may enter in.

The types and figures are fulfilled;
Exacted is the legal pain;
The precious promises are sealed;
The spotless Lamb of God is slain.

The reign of sin and death is o'er,
And all may live from sin set free;
Satan hath lost his mortal power;
'Tis swallowed up in victory.

Saved from the legal curse I am,
My Savior hangs on yonder tree:
See there the meek, expiring Lamb!
'Tis finished! He expires for me.

Accepted in the Well-beloved,
And clothed in righteousness divine,
I see the bar to heaven removed;
And all Thy merits, Lord, are mine.

Death, hell, and sin are now subdued;
All grace is now to sinners given;
And lo, I plead the atoning blood,
And in Thy right I claim Thy heaven!



[i]Charles Wesley[/i]



Tune: Arizona
[url=http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0012/x001203.htm]http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0012/x001203.htm[/url]

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




John 19:37 - 42
And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave [i]him[/i] leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound [i]weight[/i]. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus ...