... more healing of spirit and mind. Lord! You are keeping your word to me in such awesome manner I am nearly speechless... but I can still sing and will sing of your great compassion which is unfailing in its reach to transform me. Thank you!

Psalm 5:11, 12

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;

Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;

Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.

For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous;

With favor You will surround him as a shield.




[i]Psalm 23[/i]
The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want.
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.

My soul He doth restore again;
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
Even for His own Name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill;
For Thou art with me; and Thy rod
And staff my comfort still.

My table Thou hast furnishèd
In presence of my foes;
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me;
And in God’s house forevermore
My dwelling place shall be.



[url=http://www.billysloan.co.uk/songs/the_lords_my_shepherd_ill_not_want2.html]http://www.billysloan.co.uk/songs/the_lords_my_shepherd_ill_not_want2.html[/url]

...the leadership of the Holy Spirit and opportunities to testify and glorify His Name.



Christ is the world’s Redeemer,
The lover of the pure,
The Fount of heavenly wisdom,
Our trust and hope secure;
The Armor of His soldiers,
The Lord of earth and sky;
Our Health while we are living,
Our Life when we shall die.

Christ hath our host surrounded
With clouds of martyrs bright,
Who wave their palms in triumph,
And fire us for the fight.
Christ the red cross ascended,
To save a world undone,
And, suffering for the sinful,
Our full redemption won.

All glory to the Father,
The unbegotten One;
All honor be to Jesus,
His sole begotten Son;
And to the Holy Spirit—
The perfect Trinity.
Let all the worlds give answer,
“Amen—so let it be.”


[i]St Columba[/i]

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

To day morning, I praise God for His gentle reminder to me, not to judge others or to be busybody in others matters but to work out my own salvation with fear and trembling.

In Him,
Shibu

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Shibu Clement

...holding me tight when I need Him to; and for my knowing that He [i]is[/i], because I know Him rather than because I 'feel' Him. Blessed God, truly Thou art the only Friend I need. And I will praise You, Lord! I love to praise You! Thank you for giving me joy which cannot be quenched.


1 Chronicles 29:11
Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. (KJV)

An anthem based on 1 Chr 29:11 is at [url=http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Thine,_O_Lord,_is_the_greatness_(James_Kent)]http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Thine,_O_Lord,_is_the_greatness_(James_Kent)[/url] Under 'music files' - MIDI. Words (score) - PDF.

EDIT 11.11.05: the above webpage has been altered. To access the tune, click 'Finale-2001' beside second speaker icon. Thanks. EDIT end

...His continuing work in my heart and life; His compassion and faithfulness; His word, on which I can depend. Thank you, Lord, for staying with me in distress and speaking health to my soul.


Psalms 36:7
How excellent thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.



In heavenly love abiding, no change my heart shall fear.
And safe is such confiding, for nothing changes here.
The storm may roar without me, my heart may low be laid,
But God is round about me, and can I be dismayed?

Wherever He may guide me, no want shall turn me back.
My Shepherd is beside me, and nothing can I lack.
His wisdom ever waking, His sight is never dim.
He knows the way He’s taking, and I will walk with Him

Green pastures are before me, which yet I have not seen.
Bright skies will soon be over me, where darkest clouds have been.
My hope I cannot measure, my path to life is free.
My Savior has my treasure, and He will walk with me.

In heavenly love abiding, no change my heart shall fear.
And safe is such confiding, for nothing changes here.
The storm may roar without me, my heart may low be laid,
But God is round about me, and can I be dismayed?



[url=http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh286.sht]http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh286.sht[/url]
Foot of page MIDI (Piano, organ or bells).

...another awesome day under His blessing, His leading and His Companionship.


Ephesians 1
to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.



All things are possible to him
That can in Jesu's Name believe;
Lord, I no more thy truth blaspheme,
Thy truth I lovingly receive;
I can, I do believe in Thee,
All things are possible to me.

The most impossible of all
Is, I that I e'er from sin should cease,
Yet shall it be; I know it shall;
Jesus look to Thy faithfulness!
If nothing is too hard for Thee
All things are possible to me.

Though earth and hell the word gainsay
The word of God can never fail;
The Lamb shall take my sins away,
'Tis certain though impossible;
The thing impossible shall be:
All things are possible to me.

When Thou the work of faith hast wrought,
I here shall in Thine image shine,
Nor sin in deed, or word, or thought;
Let men exclaim, and fiends repine,
They cannot break the firm decree:
All things are possible to me.

The unchangeable decree is past,
The sure predestinating word
That I, who on my Lord am cast,
I shall be like my sinless Lord;
'Twas fixed from all eternity:
All things are possible to me.

Thy mouth, O Lord, hath spoke, hath sworn
That I shall serve Thee without fear,
Shall find the pearl which others spurn,
Holy and pure and perfect here.
The servant as his Lord shall be:
All things are possible to me.

All things are possible to God,
To Christ, the power of God in man,
To me, when I am all renewed,
When I in Christ am born again,
And witness, from all sin set free,
All things are possible to me.


[url=http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0013/x001303.htm]http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0013/x001303.htm[/url]

...proving some of the work He has done in me, for the wonders of His love, for being able to feel Him doing third degree healing in my soul, for the full assurance of faith when He meets me. Thank You Lord. Thank You for hearing my cries and caring to respond because You are Good.



Jesus! the Name high over all,
In hell or earth or sky;
Angels and men before it fall,
And devils fear and fly,
And devils fear and fly.

Jesus! the Name to sinners dear,
The Name to sinners giv’n;
It scatters all their guilty fear,
It turns their hell to Heav’n,
It turns their hell to Heav’n.

Jesus! the prisoner’s fetters breaks,
And bruises Satan’s head;
Power into strengthless souls it speaks,
And life into the dead,
And life into the dead.

O that mankind might taste and see
The riches of His grace!
The arms of love that compass me
Would all mankind embrace,
Would all mankind embrace.

O that my Jesu’s heavenly charms
Might every bosom move!
Fly, sinners, fly into those arms
Of everlasting love,
Of everlasting love.

He hath the Bride, and He alone,
Almighty to redeem;
I only make His mercies known,
I send you all to Him,
I send you all to Him.

His only righteousness I show,
His saving grace proclaim;
’Tis all my business here below
To cry “Behold the Lamb!”
To cry “Behold the Lamb!”

Happy, if with my latest breath
I may but gasp His Name,
Preach Him to all and cry in death,
“Behold, behold the Lamb!”
“Behold, behold the Lamb!”


[url=http://www.wgma.org.uk/PandG/tunes.htm]http://www.wgma.org.uk/PandG/tunes.htm[/url]
Go down the alphabet to choose [u]Lydia[/u]


[i]Thee I shall constantly proclaim,
Though earth and hell oppose;
Bold to confess Thy glorious Name
Before a world of foes.[/i]


Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

... the strait gate - the Door to the sheepfold - and Christ's example of obedience whereby we [i]must[/i] lay down our sins to enter into His righteousness.



We sing the praise of him who died,
Of him who died upon the cross;
The sinner's hope let men deride;
For this we count the world but loss.

Inscribed upon the cross we see
In shining letters, God is love:
He bears our sins upon the tree:
He brings us mercy from above.

The cross: it takes our guilt away,
It holds the fainting spirit up;
It cheers with hope the gloomy day,
And sweetens every bitter cup.

It makes the coward spirit brave,
And nerves the feeble arm for fight;
It takes its terror from the grave,
And gilds the bed of death with light.

The balm of life, the cure of woe,
The measure and the pledge of love,
[u]The sinner's refuge[/u] here below,
The angel's theme in heaven above.



[url=http://www.stempublishing.com/hymns/ss/175]http://www.stempublishing.com/hymns/ss/175[/url]
My favourite is [u]Walton[/u] because it [i]sings[/i] well with the words.



[i]`Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide the gate, and broad the way that is leading to [u]the destruction[/u], and many are those going in through it; [b]how[/b] strait is the gate, and [b]compressed[/b] [u]the way[/u] that is leading to [u]the life[/u], and few are those finding it! `But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves. From their fruits ye shall know them;[/i] (Matthew 7:13 - 16a Young's Literal Translation)

Romans 2:4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that [u]God's kindness [/u]leads you toward repentance?

It's God's kindness that leads us through this narrow gate. Awesome...

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Ed Pugh