Praise the Lord III

[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
John 14:6

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The Way, The Truth, The Life

Amid the crying and the weeping,
A single thought comes surely creeping
That only things eternal truely last;
And so man turns to shrines and “-isms”,
Binding himself in Satan’s prisons,
Hoping for some peace when life is past.

But still their lives are filled with sorrow,
With nothing better than “tomorrow”
To ease the sin-sick burden of “today.”
They gladly take the devil's token,
Yet they find the promise broken
Long before the price is fully paid.

But there stands one Way eternal,
To rescue man from paths infernal,
Brining him to God and heaven and light.
There is one Truth that answers clearly,
All the questions worn and weary,
With an answer that is always right.

There is one Life, so freely given
That the veil was fully riven
’Tween the soul of man and God’s own face.
There is one Christ, one Lord, one Saviour,
Standing as the Mediator,
Between a holy God and Adam’s race.

Jesus Christ as God incarnate,
Dressed in man's own humble garment,
Paid sin’s debt, its bond-slaves to relieve;
From the eternal fear of dying,
From death’s misery and sighing;
This God's gift to all who will receive.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil;
For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 23:1-6

O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.
You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
Psalm 139:1-3

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But God

I know not, but God knows;
Oh, blessed rest from fear!
All my unfolding days
To Him are plain and clear.
Each anxious, puzzled "Why?"
From doubt or dread that grows,
Finds answer in this thought;
I know not, but He knows.

I cannot, but God can;
Oh, balm for all my care!
The burden that I drop
His hand will lift and bear,
Though eagle pinions tire —
I walk where once I ran —
This is my strength, to know
I cannot, but God can.

I see not, but God sees;
Oh, all-sufficient light!
My dark and hidden way
To Him is always bright.
My strained and peering eyes
May close in restful ease,
And I in peace may sleep;
I see not, but He sees.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.
Psalm 86:15
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
just as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephes. 4:32

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Give Me, O Lord, a Heart of Grace

Give me, O Lord, a heart of grace,
A voice of joy, a shining face,
That I may show, where’er I turn,
Thy love within my soul doth burn.

Though life be sweet and joy be dear,
Be in my mind a quiet fear,
A patient strength in pain and care,
An enmity to dark despair.

A tenderness for all that stray,
With strength to help them on the way,
A cheerfulness, a heav’nly mirth
Brightening my steps along the earth.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and mercy to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

The exceeding riches of His grace.
Ephesians 2:7

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Sunday Morning Praise


The River of Thy Grace

The river of Thy grace is flowing free,
We launch upon its depths to sail to Thee;
In the ocean of Thy love we soon shall be,
We are sailing to eternity.

The breezes of Thy love are blowing free,
They tell Thy love to all humanity;
They are singing of the blood of Calvary,
Making white through all eternity.

Thy Spirit calls to all, Come home today;
Come back and find the Savior while you may;
Find that Jesus is the life, the truth, the way,
Leading, guiding to eternity.

Earthly joys cannot compare with all the glory,
When our longing eyes shall see Thy face;
We shall have Thy fellowship forever,
In the splendor of the throne of grace.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

While I live I will praise the LORD;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 146:2

The love of Christ, which passes knowledge.
Ephesians 3:19

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Grander Than Ocean’s Story

Grander than ocean’s story,
Or songs of forest trees;
Purer than breath of morning,
Or evening’s gentle breeze;
Clearer than mountain echoes
Ring out from peaks above,
Rolls on the glorious anthem
Of God’s eternal love.

Dearer than any friendship
Our truest comrades show;
Stronger than all the yearning
A mother’s heart may know;
Deeper than earth’s foundations,
And far above all thought;
Broader than Heav’n’s high arches —
The love that Christ has brought.

Richer than all earth’s treasures,
The wealth my soul receives;
Brighter than royal jewels,
The crown that Jesus gives;
Wondrous the condescension,
And grace beyond degree!
I would be ever singing
The love of Christ to me.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

For we are sojourners and pilgrims before You, as were all our fathers.
1 Chronicles 29:15​

The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:10, 12​

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Time, By Moments, Steals Away

Time, by moments, steals away, first the hour, and then the day;
Small the daily loss appears, yet it soon amounts to years:
Thus another year is flown, now it is no more our own
If it brought or promised good, than the years before the flood.

But may none of us forget it has left us much in debt;
Favors from the Lord received, sins that have His Spirit grieved;
Marked by an unerring hand in His book recorded stand;
Who can tell the vast amount, placed to each of our account?

Happy, the believing soul! Christ for you has paid the whole;
While you own the debt is large, you may plead a full discharge:
But poor careless sinner, say, what can you to justice pay?
Tremble, lest when life is past, into prison you be cast!

Will you still increase the score? Still be careless, as before?
O, forbid it, gracious Lord, touch their spirits by Thy Word!
Now, in mercy, to them show what a mighty debt they owe!
All their unbelief subdue, let them find forgiveness too.

Spared to see another year, let Thy blessing meet us here;
Come, Thy dying work revive, bid Thy drooping garden thrive:
Sun of righteousness arise, warm our hearts, and bless our eyes;
Let our prayer Thy heart move, make the next year a time of love!



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is within my heart.
Psalm 40:8

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.
Psalm 143:10

Father…nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.
Luke 22:42

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His Will Be Done

“His Will Be Done,”
We say with sighs and trembling,
Expecting trial, bitter loss and tears.
And then how doth He answer us?

With blessings,
And sweet rebuking of our faithless fears.
God's Will is peace and plenty
And the power to be,
And have the best that He can give;
A mind to serve Him, a heart to love,
And faith to die and the strength to live.

It means for us all good,
All grace, all glory;
His Kingdom coming and on Earth begun.
Why should we fear to say,
“His Will, His righteous,
His tender, loving, joyous Will be done!”



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,
And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?
Job 26:14

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O Thou, In All Thy Might

O Thou, in all Thy might so far,
In all Thy love so near,
Beyond the range of sun and star,
And yet beside us here.

What heart can comprehend Thy name,
Or, searching, find Thee out,
Who art within, a quickening Flame,
A Presence round about.

Yet though I know Thee but in part,
I ask not, Lord, for more;
Enough for me to know Thou art,
To love Thee and adore.

And dearer than all things I know
Is childlike faith to me,
That makes the darkest way I go
An open path to Thee.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

For He draws up drops of water, which distill as rain from the mist,
Which the clouds drop down and pour abundantly on man.
Job 36:27-28

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What Would We Do Without The Clouds?

God is gracious, He sends the rain;
For His glory, we should not complain;
What He sends is always best,
Stormy clouds and all the rest.

Verdant meadows, fruits and flow’rs,
Gather beauty from the falling show’rs;
Clouds are sailboats from above,
Laden with the gifts of love.

Cloudless sky makes barren land;
Parched and thirsty is the desert sand;
So would life be barren, too,
If there were no clouds for you.

What would we do without the clouds?
The clouds bring rain,
Scattering show’rs of blessing over hill and plain,
Bringing to us the harvest of the golden grain;
What would we do without the clouds?
The clouds bring rain.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

Your hands have made me and fashioned me, an intricate unity.
Job 10:8

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Sing, My Soul, to God Who Made Thee

Sing, my soul, to God who made thee,
Raise to Heav’n thy grateful voice;
All His creatures, singing, bid thee
In His goodness now rejoice.
Pure and holy love unbounded
Fills His loving heart and kind;
All who truly serve Him find
Rest, by God’s strong arm surrounded.

E’en the Son He loved so dearly,
Died that we through Him might live,
Was e’er love like His, who merely
He lived His life, His love to give?
Holy Spirit, teach and guide me,
Fill my heart with loving faith;
Faith can break the power of death,
Naught I fear with Thee beside me.

When I sleep His care surrounds me,
With new strength and youth imbues;
His unbounded grace confounds me,
Each new morn His love renews.
In sore trial and temptation
He, my Savior, still is near,
Bids me, “Child do thou not fear,
Thou shalt yet see My salvation.”

Sing, my soul, to God who made thee,
Heaven, and earth may not endure,
Sing, my soul, to God who made thee,
But God’s love is ever sure.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

I will cleanse them from all their iniquity…I will pardon all their iniquities.
Jeremiah 33:8

For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.
Jeremiah 31:34

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Sunday Morning Praise


Come, Ye Children of the Lord

Come, ye children of the Lord,
Let us sing with one accord,
Let us raise a joyful strain
To our Lord, who soon will reign
On this earth, when it shall be
Cleansed from all iniquity;
When all men from sin will cease,
And will live in love and peace.

O, how joyful it will be
When our Savior we shall see!
When in splendor He’ll descend,
Then all wickedness shall end.
O what songs we then will sing
To our Savior, Lord and King!
O what love will then bear sway,
When our fears shall flee away!

All arrayed in spotless white,
We will dwell ’mid truth and light.
We will sing the songs of praise;
We will shout in joyous lays.
Earth shall then be cleansed from sin.
Every living thing therein
Shall in love and beauty dwell;
Then with joy each heart will swell.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

The voice of joy and the voice of gladness…of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise
into the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah 33:11

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A Sacrifice of Praise

Yes, Jesus has saved me, O blest be His name!
Has saved me from sin and its power;
I came a poor sinner confessing my guilt;
I asked for forgiveness; “I cried If Thou wilt!”
And He saved me that very same hour.

I hungered for righteousness, blest be His name!
He answered me, “Thou shalt be filled!”
I yielded Him everything man doth desire;
He showed me corruption, then cleansed me with fire,
And His love thro’ my whole being thrilled.

He keeps me so sweetly thro’ sorrow and pain,
That I praise Him by day and by night;
No cloud is so black that His love cannot fill;
He hides me in darkness, He holdeth me still,
Till the gloom softly fades into light.

He leadeth me gently, and woos me along
To heights ever looming above;
I gaze in His face while I walk the lone way,
And winds that are wintry, grow balmy as May,
’Neath the breath of His infinite love.

I praise Him for grace that was sent from above,
To save a lost sinner from hell.
I praise Him for mercy, I praise Him for love,
Too wondrous for mortal to tell.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

Salvation belongs to the LORD.
Your blessing is upon Your people.
Psalm 3:8

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Every Hour I Need Thy Blessing

Every hour I need Thy blessing,
Every moment I need Thy care,
Lord, to Thee I come confessing,
All the sins that me ensnare.
Blessed thought that comes each moment,
Make them true and pure and fair,
Like to Thine our great atonement,
Beautiful beyond compare.

Every hour I need Thy blessing,
Daily need Thy wondrous love,
Love so tender, so protecting,
Coming from Thy throne above.
For Thy loving care and blessing,
Make me thankful day by day,
By my walk and daily living,
Praising Christ the Living Way.

Every hour I need Thy blessing,
Every moment need Thy care,
Until Thou my soul possessing,
Shall reflect Thine image there.
Then to Christ the King of Glory,
He who bought me with great price,
I shall sing the old, old story,
Christ my Lord, my sacrifice.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence.
Psalm 31:20

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In the Secret of His Presence

In the secret of His presence how my soul delights to hide!
Oh, how precious are the lessons which I learn at Jesus’ side!
Earthly cares can never vex me, neither trials lay me low;
For when Satan comes to tempt me, to the secret place I go,
To the secret place I go.

When my soul is faint and thirsty, ’neath the shadow of His wing
There is cool and pleasant shelter, and a fresh and crystal spring;
And my Savior rests beside me, as we hold communion sweet:
If I tried, I could not utter what He says when thus we meet,
What He says when thus we meet.

Only this I know: I tell Him all my doubts, my griefs and fears;
Oh, how patiently He listens! and my drooping soul He cheers:
Do you think He ne’er reproves me? What a false Friend He would be,
If He never, never told me of the sins which He must see,
Of the sins which He must see.

Would you like to know the sweetness of the secret of the Lord?
Go and hide beneath His shadow: this shall then be your reward;
And whene’er you leave the silence of that happy meeting place,
You must mind and bear the image of the Master in your face,
Of the Master in your face.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
1 Corinthians 2:2

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Ask What Great Thing I Know

Ask what great thing I know, that delights and stirs me so?
What the high reward I win? Whose the name I glory in?
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.

What is faith’s foundation strong? What awakes my heart to song?
He who bore my sinful load, purchased for me peace with God,
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.

Who is He that makes me wise to discern where duty lies?
Who is He that makes me true duty, when discerned to do,
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.

Who defeats my fiercest foes? Who consoles my saddest woes?
Who revives my fainting heart, healing all its hidden smart?
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.

Who is life in life to me? Who the death of death will be?
Who will place me on His right, with the countless hosts of light?
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.

This is that great thing I know, this delights and stirs me so;
Faith in Him who died to save, Him who triumphed over the grave:
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!​

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, you are God's building. 1 Corinthians 3:7-9
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God the Lord Does Ask

God the Lord does ask us to do a task,
Whether planting or watering seed.
We are servants all of our God who has called
Us to come to Him and believe.
We all are God’s fellow workers;
We’re His field where His seed does grow.

God alone does know how to make things grow;
Let none quarrel or be filled with pride.
For the ones who sow and who water know
That their purpose is unified.
We all are God’s fellow workers;
Each man’s labor will bring reward.

By God’s gift of grace, a foundation’s placed
And a building ere long does rise.
But we each must take care how we build our share;
It must rest upon Jesus Christ.
For we are the Lord’s own building;
Our foundation is Christ the Lord.

If we build with gold that has worth untold
Or with silver or costly stones,
Then our work still will last when the judgment has passed;
Its true character will be shown.
The Day will reveal each building;
Each man’s work will be tested by fire.

If our work displays only wood, straw, hay,
We will suffer great loss and shame.
For though we will survive, we will win no prize;
We’ll escape only as through flames.
O Lord, may we build with wisdom,
That our work may come forth as gold!



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!​

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7​

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God, Whose Love is Always Stronger

God, whose love is always stronger
Than our weakness, pride and fear,
In your world, we pray and wonder
How to be evermore faithful here.
Hate too often grows inside us;
Fear rules what the nations do.
So we pray, when wars divide us:
Give us love, Lord! Make us new!

Love is patient, kind and caring,
Never arrogant or rude,
Never boastful, all things bearing;
Love rejoices in the truth.
When we’re caught up in believing
War will make the terror cease,
Show us Jesus’ way of living;
May our strength be in your peace.

May our faith in you be nourished;
May your churches hear your call.
May our lives be filled with courage
As we speak your love for all.
Now emboldened by your Spirit
Who has given us new birth,
Give us love, that we may share it
Till your love renews the earth!



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!​

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3​

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God.
1 John 4:7

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Sunday Morning Praise


Though I Speak

Though I speak in every language, prophesy for God above,
Though I understand all mysteries,I am nothing without love.
Though through faith I can move mountains, give the poor all that I gain,
Though I’m burned alive for Jesus, without love, my life is vain.

Love is patient, kind, and selfless, envies not, nor boasts in pride,
Is not rude or quickly angered, never holds a grudge inside.
Love does not delight in evil, but with truth rejoices e’er;
Trusts, protects, and hopes forever, perseveres and always cares.

One day prophecies will finish, tongues will in that day be stilled;
Knowledge, too, will pass forever, when God’s Word is all fulfilled.
Now we only know a fraction, and as children think and speak;
When perfection comes upon us, childish ways no more we’ll seek.

Now we see as in a mirror, in a blurred and hazy way.
But reflections soon will vanish, face to face we’ll see some day.
In that day we’ll all know fully, as we’re known by God above;
Till then, faith, hope, love still linger, but the greatest far is love.

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13​

Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3

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Thy Ceaseless, Unexhausted Love

Thy ceaseless, unexhausted love, unmerited and free,
Delights our evil to remove, and help our misery.
Thou waitest to be gracious still, Thou dost with sinners bear,
That, saved, we may Thy goodness feel, and all Thy grace declare.

Thy goodness and Thy truth to me to every soul, abound,
A vast, unfathomable sea, where all our thoughts are drowned.
Its streams the whole creation reach, so plenteous is the store,
Enough for all, enough for each, enough for evermore.

Faithful, O Lord, Thy mercies are! A rock that cannot move!
A thousand promises declare Thy constancy of love.
Throughout the universe it reigns, unalterably sure;
And while the truth of God remains, the goodness must endure.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

...For your Father knows the things you have need of...
Matthew 6:8

O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
Psalm 139:1-3

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Your Father Knoweth

God knoweth the need of my life for shelter and raiment and food;
In each trifling care of the day the word of His promise is good;
He knoweth my thought from afar, the which I’ve never have told,
And every unspoken desire His wisdom doth grant or withhold.

He knoweth the way that I take, each step of that way He hath planned;
And, walking through sunshine or storm, I walk in the shade of His hand.
In deserts untrodden and drear, where foes in the darkness may hide,
He leaveth me never alone, He sendeth me light and a guide.

God knoweth the need of my soul — The trial that calls for His grace,
The weakness that leans on His strength, the fear that looks up to His face.
He knoweth what sifting is best to scatter the chaff from the wheat
And lay all my self-righteous pride low down in the dust at His feet.

He knoweth me — yet He can love, can wait with love's patience divine,
My stubborn and arrogant heart its will to His own to resign;
He knoweth my frame is but dust, He knoweth how much it can bear;
I rest in that knowledge supreme; I trust in His power and care.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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