Continually Producing

Alas! the most marvelous proofs of the Lord's patience and goodness to me are utterly unfit for publication; nay, I could not whisper some things into the ear of a friend.

It has been since my conversion, and not by what happened before it, that I have known the most striking instances of the vileness and depravity of my nature. My heart has been continually producing new monsters! I have good reason to believe, that it is still comparatively an unknown territory to me; and that it contains bottomless mines, depths, and sources of iniquity in it, of which I have hardly a more adequate conception, than I could form of the fishes that are hidden in the sea, by taking a survey of the fish-market at Billingsgate!

But oh! wonderful, transporting thought! He, before whom its most retired recesses lie naked and open, can and does bear with me! How wonderful is it, likewise, that notwithstanding all these floods of abomination, He has been pleased to keep me outwardly, so that I have not been allowed to make any considerable blot in my profession before men, since He was pleased first to number me among His children. But truly I have nothing to boast of. I may well say, "Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me!"

[John Newton]

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1 Timothy 1:14 ... And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Jeremiah 17:9 ... The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Ephesians 2:8-9 ... For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:  Not of works, lest any man should boast.❤

In Evil Long, I Took Delight

In evil long I took delight,

Unawed by shame or fear,

Till a new Object struck my sight,

And stopped my wild career!

I saw One hanging on a tree,

In agony and blood,

Who fixed His languid eyes on me,

As near His cross I stood.

Surely, never to my dying breath,

Can I forget that look;

It seemed to charge me with His death,

Though not a word He spoke.

My conscience felt and owned the guilt,

And plunged me in despair,

I saw my sins, His blood had spilt,

And helped to nail Him there!

Alas! I knew not what I did,

But now my tears are vain;

Where shall my trembling soul be hid

For I, the Lord have slain!

A second look He gave, which said,

'I freely all forgive;

This blood is for your ransom paid;

I die, that you may live!'

Thus while His death, my sin displays

In all its blackest hue,

Such is the mystery of grace,

It seals my pardon too!

With pleasing grief and mournful joy,

My spirit now is filled;

That I should such a life destroy,

Yet live by Him I killed!

[John Newton]

Romans 3:26 ... To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Romans 4:25 ... Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.❤

The Greatest Line Ever Written In A Song

It sounds so simple it fools the wisdom of this world. It seems to the elite of this world without power. It seems to the rich of this world so poor. It seems to the scoffers of this world foolish. It changes lives like no other line. While it is appreciated by the children of God it too often is over looked as simplistic and yet it's depths are not fully known to men or angels:

JESUS LOVES ME THIS I KNOW, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.

[Rodney Houston]

Jeremiah 31:3 ...  The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.



Ephesians 3:17-19 ...  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

John 15:13 ... Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.❤

Come to Jesus!

Weak and wounded sinner
Lost and left to die
O, raise your head, for love is passing by

Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus and live!

Now your burden's lifted
And carried far away
And precious blood has washed away the stain, so

Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus and live!

And like a newborn baby
Don't be afraid to crawl
And remember when you walk
Sometimes we fall...so

Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus and live!

Sometimes the way is lonely
And steep and filled with pain
So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then

Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus and live!

O, and when the love spills over
And music fills the night

And when you can't contain your joy inside, then

Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus and live!

[sung by: Chris Rice]

Matthew 11:28 ...  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.❤

Learning to Lean

The joy I cant explain

Fills my soul

The day I made Jesus my king

His Blessed Holy Spirit is leading my way

He's teaching and I'm learning to lean

Learning to lean
Learning to lean
  I'm learning to lean on Jesus
Finding more power than I've ever dreamed

I'm learning to lean on Jesus

 

[written by: John Stallings]

Proverbs 3:5 ...  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Heart's Cry

This is my heart's cry
I want to know the one who saved me and gave me life
This is my heart's cry to be so close to Him that all my life becomes
A testimony of my Savior's grace and love
This is my heart's cry

This is my heart's cry
Much more than just a great desire - it's like a fire in me

I hear my heart cry each time I think about the cross where Jesus died
The cross should have been mine but His love broke through time
And heard my heart's cry - he heard my heart's cry

Now every other hope and dream is lost inside of this one thing
To know the one who died for me and live my life for Jesus Christ
Is my heart's cry

So let my life become a testimony of my Savior's grace and love
Oh - this is my heart's cry - to stand before the Father one day
And hear Him say well done - this is my heart's cry

Steven Curtis Chapman

Ephesians 3:19 ... And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.


Romans 5:8 ... But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.


Matthew 25:23 ... His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.❤

When the Saints Go Marching In

We are trav'ling in the footsteps, Of those who've gone before, And we'll all be reunited, On a new and sunlit shore.

Oh, when the saints go marching in, Oh, when the saints go marching in, Lord, how I want to be in that number, When the saints go marching in.

And when the sun refuse to shine, And when the sun refuse to shine, Lord, how I want to be in that number, When the sun refuse to shine.

And when the moon turns red with blood, And when the moon turns red with blood, Lord, how I want to be in that number, When the moon turns red with blood.

Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call, Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call, Lord, how I want to be in that number, When the trumpet sounds its call.

Some say this world of trouble, Is the only one we need, But I'm waiting for that morning, When the new world is revealed.

Oh, when the saints go marching in, Oh, when the saints go marching in, Lord, how I want to be in that number, When the saints go marching in.

[Author Unknown]

Revelation 22:14 … Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. ❤

Tree

I want to be unmovable and unshakable

So, let my roots go down deep

Unmovable and unshakable in You.

I want to be like a tree

Planted by the streams of living water.

This will be my song, God

This will be my prayer

‘Til the end, ‘til the end.

In the midst of the coming storm

In the midst of the coming blessing

That my life will be built upon the rock.

And I will not be moved

I will not be shaken.

[sung by: Justin Rizzo]

Psalm 1:3 ... And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Psalm 16:8 ... I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Psalm 62:6 ... He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. ❤

Long Black Train

There's a long black train, Comin' down the line, Feedin' off the souls that are lost and cryin', Rails of sin, only evil remains, Watch out brother for that Long Black Train.

Look to the heavens You can look to the skies, You can find redemption staring back into your eyes; There is protection and there's Peace the same,burnin' your ticket for that Long Black Train.

'Cause there's vict'ry in the Lord I say, Vict'ry in the Lord. Cling to the Father and His holy name, And don't go ridin' on that Long Black Train.

There's an engineer on that Long Black Train, Makin' you wonder if the ride is worth the pain, He's just a waiting on your heart to say; Let me ride on that Long Black Train.

But you know there's vict'ry in the Lord I say, Vict'ry in the Lord. Cling to the Father and His holy name, And don't go ridin' on that Long Black Train.

Well, I can hear the whistle from a mile away, It sounds so good. But I must stay away. That train is a beauty, makin' everybody stare, But its only destination is the middle of nowhere.

But you know theres vict'ry in the Lord I say, Vict'ry in the Lord. Cling to the Father and His holy name, And don't go ridin' on that Long Black Train.

I said cling to the Father and His holy name, And don't go ridin' on that long black train.

Yeah, watch out brother for that long black train. That Devil's a drivin' that long black train.

[sung by: Josh Turner]

James 4:7 ... Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Corinthians 15:57 ... But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.❤

When He Was On The Cross ~ I Was On His Mind

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There's no one great among us, We're nothing on our own;
We make mistakes we often slip, Just common flesh and bones.
I know I'll prove just what I say, I’m of a special kind;
When He was on the cross, I was on His mind.

A look of love was on His face, And the thorns on His head;
The blood that stained His scarlet robe, It stained it a crimson red.
I know His eyes were on the crowd that day, Yet He looked ahead in time;
When He was on the cross, I was on His mind.

He knew me, yet He loved me, He whose glory makes the heavens shine.
Unworthy of such mercy; When He was on the cross, I was on His mind.

When He was on the cross, I was on His mind.

[Written by: R. Hinson and M. Payne]

Isaiah 53:4-6 ... Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. ❤

Forget Your Hexagram

Forget your hexagram you'll soon feel fine

Stop looking at the stars, you don't live under the signs

Don't mess with gypsies or have your fortune read

Keep your table on the floor and don't you listen to the dead

You can't hitchhike your way to heaven, the devil's closed the roads

You live once and you die once with no re-incarnate episodes

You can't hitchhike to heaven or get there by just being good

The rules were set down long ago when the spikes went in the wood

[sung by: Larry Norman]

Deuteronomy 18:10-12 ... There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch. Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

John 14:6 ... Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. ❤

Jesus is on the Mainline

Jesus is on the main line, tell Him what you want. Just call Him up and tell Him what you want.

If you need your sins forgiven ~ tell Him what you want.

If you want salvation ~ tell Him what you want.

If you want the Holy Ghost ~ tell Him what you want.

If you want more power ~ tell Him what you want.

If you're sick and you can't get well ~ tell Him what you want.

His line is never busy, tell Him what you want. Call Him; call Him; tell Him what you want. Jesus is on the main line, tell Him what you want. Just call Him up and tell Him what You want!

Jeremiah 33:3 ... Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

John 14:14 ... If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.❤

At The Midnight Cry

I hear the sound of a mighty rushing wind; And it’s closer now than it’s ever been. I can almost hear the trumpet; As Gabriel sounds the call. At the midnight cry, We’ll be going home.

When Jesus steps out on a cloud to call His children; The dead in Christ shall rise to meet Him in the air. And then those that remain shall be quickly changed. At the midnight cry, We'll be going home.

I look around me, I see prophecy fulfilled. And signs of the times, They’re appearing everywhere. I can almost hear the Father, as He says, "Son, go get my children." And at the midnight cry ...

When Jesus steps out on a cloud to call His children; The dead in Christ shall rise to meet Him in the air. And then those that remain shall be quickly changed.

At the midnight cry . . . We'll be going home!

[sung by: Michael English]

~ And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Matthew 25:6 ❤

Put Your Hand in the Hand

Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently
By puttin' your hand in the hand of the man from Gallilee

Everytime I look into the Holy Book I wanna tremble
When I read about the part where a carpenter cleared the temple
For the buyers and the sellers were no different fella's than what I professed to be
And it causes me shame to know I'm not the gal that I should be

Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently
By puttin' your hand in the hand of the man from Gallilee

Mama taught me how to pray before I reached the age of seven
And when I'm down on my knees, that's when I'm close to heaven
Daddy lived his life for two kids and a wife, but you do what you must do
But he showed me enough of what it takes to get me through

Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water
Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently
By puttin' your hand in the hand of the man from Gallilee

[written by Gene MacLellan]

Victory Chant

Hail Jesus! You're my King!
Your life frees me to sing
I will praise You all my days
You're perfect in all Your ways

Hail Jesus! You're my Lord!
I will obey Your word
Because I want to see Your kingdom come
Not my will by Yours be done

Glory, glory to the Lamb!
You will take us into the land
We will conquer in Your name
And proclaim that 'Jesus reigns!

Hail, hail Lion of Judah!
How powerful You are
Hail, hail Lion of Judah
How wonderful You are

Glory, glory to the Lamb!
You will take us into the land
We will conquer in Your name
And proclaim that 'Jesus reigns

Hail, hail Lion of Judah!
How powerful You are
Hail, hail Lion of Judah
How wonderful You are

[sung by: Bob Fitts]

Rend The Heavens

This day we call upon the living Lord

And seek Your mercy and Your grace

How we as a nation have turned our face away from You

And followed other ways

May we see You as You are

Manifested glorious power Lord Jesus

Rend the Heavens and come down

In Your majesty come down

In Your mercy Lord come down upon us

Clothe Yourself in robes of grace

You are welcome in this place

Where the saints are gathered for Your worship Lord

Not for our gain but for the glory of Your name

We gather round Your throne

In humble adoration plead for this generation

Jesus let Your name be known

May they see You as You are

Manifested glorious power

Lord Jesus

[written by: Robin Mark]

Isaiah 64:1 … Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, ♥

What A Day That Will Be

There is coming a day,

When no heart aches shall come,

No more clouds in the sky,

No more tears to dim the eye,

All is peace forever more,

On that happy golden shore,

What a day, glorious day that will be.

What a day that will be,

When my Jesus I shall see,

When I look upon His face,

The One who saved me by His grace;

When He takes me by the hand,

And leads me through the Promised Land,

What a day, glorious day that will be.

There'll be no sorrow there,

No more burdens to bear,

No more sickness, no pain,

No more parting over there;

And forever I will be,

With the One who died for me,

What a day, glorious day that will be.

[written by: James Hill]

Revelation 7:17 ... For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. ♥

The Foot of The Cross

At the foot of the cross 

Where grace and suffering meet

You have shown me Your love

Through the judgment You received

And You've won my heart

Yes You've won my heart

Now I can …

Trade these ashes in for beauty

And wear forgiveness like a crown

Coming to kiss the feet of mercy

I lay every burden down

At the foot of the cross

At the foot of the cross

Where I am made complete

You have given me life

Through the death You bore for me

And You've won my heart

Yes You've won my heart

Now I can …

Trade these ashes in for beauty

And wear forgiveness like a crown

Coming to kiss the feet of mercy

I lay every burden down

At the foot of the cross

I'm laying every burden down

[sung by: Kathryn Scott]

Isaiah 61:3 … To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. ♥

Somebody Touched the Lord

My soul was sick and dying bound in sin and shame, Somebody called upon the Lord until sweet redemption came. Somebody held me up to God, when I was feeling down, And I'm so glad that somebody prayed so I can sing it now.

Somebody got another prayer through, somebody touched the Lord, Somebody just touched Heaven for another need once more. Somebody prayed until the Spirit came, somebody called on Jesus name, Somebody knocked upon Heaven's door, somebody touched the Lord.

When I needed healing I felt too low to pray, Somebody interceded and soon the healing came. Now help me Lord to pray for those who stand in need of prayer, And let it be said just once more, somebody touched the Lord.

Somebody got another prayer through, somebody touched the Lord, Somebody just touched Heaven for another need once more. Somebody prayed until the Spirit came, somebody called on Jesus name, Somebody knocked upon Heaven's door, somebody touched the Lord.

[Author Unknown]

James 5:16 … Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Matthew 9:21-22 … For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

Mark 10:51-52 … And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

Luke 17:17-19 … And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. ♥

I Believe in the Blessed Hope, the Book and the Blood

I believe that there was a man named Jonah that lived in the belly of a whale, I believe that there is a beautiful heaven, I believe there is burning hell. I believe that Moses led God's children all across the hot sand, And when they came to the sea God parted the waters and they walked across on dry land.

I believe in the Blessed Hope, the Book and the Blood, And there is no other way. Jesus is the Son of God and he's coming back someday. The Holy Spirit dwells within us, The Heavenly Father is above, I believe in the Blessed Hope, I believe in the Book and the Blood.

I believe that Mary was virgin when she heard that Jesus was on His way, I believe if you'll look inside the lowly manger, you'll see God laying in the hay. I believe that Jesus died and was buried and rose up on the third day, I believe that the trumpet's gonna sound so loud, God's children will be called away.

I believe in the Blessed Hope, the Book and the Blood, And there is no other way. Jesus is the Son of God and he's coming back someday. The Holy Spirit dwells within us, The Heavenly Father is above, I believe in the Blessed Hope, I believe in the Book and the Blood.

[Author Unknown]




Titus 2:13 … Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; ♥