Spirit Song - Be Filled

Isaiah 1:18                              BE FILLED                          (written June 7, 2020)

    Draw near to Me and hear My voice

Take My Word into your heart

Feel My breath across your soul

And know the Strength that makes you whole

(first chorus)

Be filled with more of Me

Be filled, draw form My well

Be filled with Joy in Me

Be filled, Be filled.

(bridge)

Draw near and reason with Me

Place your life in My life, dear

Draw near. Be filled.

(first chorus)

Be filled with more of Me

Be filled, draw form My well

Be filled with Joy in Me

Be filled, Be filled.

Draw near to Me My child

I'll hold you close for yet awhile

Your heart in Mine, And I in you

One we've become, no more two.

(2nd chorus)

Be filled, Be filled

Be filled with Me

More of My Word

Overflowing.

(repeat first chorus again, then second chorus and fade)

        

Spirit Song - Though He Slay Me

Though He slay me, 
Yet will I trust Him
All my hope is in His Name.

Though He choose to take
This life away from me
Yet will I bless His Name.

There is no other god
Who would die for me
There is no where else to turn
There is no other god
Who could love me so
I will trust in Him 
To do what's best for me.

Through it all 
I will stay near Him
Though the waters rise
And the fires burn.
Through it all
I will walk with Him
I won't be overwhelmed
Nor overcome!

Though He slay me
I will not turn away
I will worship Him
The God who loves me so,
Even now I will follow Him.

Jesus Christ is my Victory!-Spirit Song

I've come too far to turn back now
I've changed my ways, I guard my heart
Those days in chains have no hold on me
Jesus Christ is my Victory! 

I've come too far to look back on
Days of sorrow and shame are gone
The mire and muck I once called home
Jesus Christ is my Victory! 

Shine on Jesus
In my heart!
Wash away 
All the darkened parts.
Break me down 
To lift me up
I've come too far to turn back now
You reign in me! 

I am clothed in Your Righteousness
I am clothed in Your Holiness
I am clothed in You, my King,
Jesus Christ is my Victory! 
You reign in me
You reign in me, O Lord,
You reign in me, Jesus! 
Jesus Christ is my Victory!

Shine on Jesus
In my heart!
Wash away 
All the darkened parts.
Break me down 
To lift me up
I've come too far to turn back now
You reign in me! 

I am clothed in Your righteousness
I am clothed in Your holiness
I am clothed in You, my King,
Jesus Christ is my Victory! 
You reign in me
You reign in me, O Lord,
You reign in me, Jesus! 
Jesus Christ is my Victory!

Here Before Your Throne

In a dark room

In a safe place

I bare my soul

I hide my face.

You search my heart

Make known to me

The weeds and tares

Which You can see

in me.

Cultivate my heart

Make it Your own

Sanctify it now

Here before Your throne.

Battle Cry

As written in my journal from August 23, 2000

 I will not be defeated

I will never back down

I will go into battle

Defending my crown.

I will go into battle

Praising my Lord

Raising His Banner

Wielding my Sword

One in my left hand

There's another in my right

The flame of God

Cuts thru' the night

I can run thru' a troop

Leap over a wall

By my God

I can do it all!

All for His glory

And none of my own

I will go into battle

Defending my crown.

I will not be defeated

I will not back down

I will go into battle 

Defending my crown

I will worship 

And thank Him

All of my days

Giving Honor and Glory

To His Holy Name! 

The Soul Winner's Walk

I walk 

thru' the night

Reflecting the Light

of Jesus

To a lost and 

dying world.

More precious than silver

More costly than gold

I carry a burden

to win Him

more souls.

In The Unity of The Spirit

The Word of God Is

Rich and Sweet.

The Word of God Is

Bread and Meat.

The Word of God Is

Faithful and True.

The Word of God Is 

For me and you.

We have come, Lord,

To see Your face.

Meet us now, Lord,

In this place.

Make us one, Lord,

In Your Name.

We are wholly 

Holy Thine.

(ca. 2013. Going through my journals, I find little poems and short songs, this is one of those.)

Rich: Acts 12:24 (increased and multiplied)

Sweet: Psalm 19:10 (sweeter than honey)

Bread: John 6:35 (Jesus is Bread)

Meat: John 4:34 (doing, obeying God's will)

Faithful and True: Revelation 22:6 (the fact of the Bible, Scriptures)

For me and for you: John 3:16 (the Word died for us on the cross)

                                 Romans 10:12, 13 (the Word is for Everyone)

Clap Offering

PSALM 47:1 "CLAP YOUR HANDS, ALL YOU PEOPLES; 

SHOUT UNTO GOD WITH A VOICE OF TRIUMPH."

Bring Me a clap offering

(clap--clapclap---clapclapclap)

Bring Me a clap offering 

(clapclapclap---clapclapclap)

I want your worship

I desire praise

From you,

From your heart and not your lips.

You raise your hands in surrender,

But your heart is not on Me.

Give Me your heart

And glorify Me

Give Me the worship

that only I desire

Give Me your heart

and I will set your life on fire.

Bring Me a clap offering

(clap--clapclap---clapclapclap)

Bring Me a clap offering 

(clap--clapclap---clapclapclap)

I want your worship

I desire praise

from you.

Clap Your Hands, All You Peoples
 

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Clap your hands, all you peoples;

shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

2 How awesome is the LORD the Most High,

the great King over all the earth!

3 He subdues nations beneath us,

 and peoples under our feet.

4 He chooses our inheritance for us,

the pride of Jacob, whom He loves.

Selah

5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy,

the LORD with the sound of trumpets.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises;

sing praises to our King, sing praises!

7 For God is King of all the earth;

sing profound praises to Him.a

8 God reigns over the nations;

God is seated on His holy throne.

9 The nobles of the nations have assembled

as the people of the God of Abraham;

for the shields of the earth belong to God;

He is highly exalted.

Walk With Me

Walk With Me

Speak life

Speak grace

Speak Your Word

As I run this race

You've set before me

The path I must take

So, walk with me

All the way

All the way to my destination

All the way til Your face I see

Walk with me

You are the Living Water

that I thirst for

You are the Bread 

that satisfies

You are the Honeycomb

sweet to the taste

So, walk with me

All the way

All the way to my destination

All the way til I see Your face

Walk with me

Speak Life

Speak Grace

Speak Your Word

As I run this race

You've set before me

The path I must take

So, walk with me 

All the way

Bread and fish upon the fire

The disciples' saw their hearts desire

Your shining face was their reward

When they reached their destination

They walked with You 

all the way

All the way til we reach our destination

All the way til Your face we see

Walk with us 

All the way.

Speak life

Speak grace

Speak Your Word

As I run this race

You've set before me

The path I must take

So, walk with me

All the way

Walk with me
All the way
Walk with me
All the way

Walk with me......

Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Based on a Bible Study I heard by Danielle Amato. 
Dedicated to Danielle Amato who is Salt & Light in the darkness of this world in which we live.

Nobody Sure Is Busy

This is a song I wrote a few years back. A friend liked it so much I dedicated it to him. 

Nobody came to the altar

Nobody came to pray

Nobody saw when Jesus left

'Cause Nobody even stayed.

Nobody came to the service tonight

Nobody gave God praise

Nobody saw when Jesus cried

For Nobody here got saved.

Nobody sure is busy

Doing the Lord's work today

If only Somebody

Would tell Anybody

Then Everybody would see

God's love in action

God's grace in motion

And Nobody here would leave.

Nobody came to see Jesus

Nobody came to sing

Nobody even falls to their knees

'Cause Nobody knows everything.

Somebody needs to show Jesus'

Mercy and Grace and Life

To Anybody who listens and hears

But Nobody seems to care.

Nobody sure is busy

Doing the Lord's work today

If only Somebody 

Would tell Anybody

Then Everybody would see

God's love in action

God's grace in motion

And Nobody here would leave.

Then Nobody here would leave.

No Room

A song I wrote several years ago which has become a Christmas favorite 

at our church. The number one request every year. 

BACK TO THE ALTAR

I miss the altar where we used to pray
Where we would meet God at the end of the day
How could I let it all slip away?
I want to go back to the altar and pray.

I want to go back to the altar tonight
I want to hear God say "Everything's alright."
I need to see Jesus face to face;
I want to go back to the altar place.

Down on my knees when I'm down on my luck
How do I get down when things are lookin' up?
I need to be humbled in God's precious sight;
I want to go back to the altar tonight.

I want to go back to the altar tonight
I want to hear God say, "Everything's alright."
I need to see Jesus face to face;
I want to go back to the altar place.

Let's pray together with your hand in mine
Let's see Jesus one more time
Down at the Mourner's Bench where we first met
Let's go back to Jesus and meet Him again.

We want to go back to the altar tonight
We want to hear God say "Everything's alright"
We need to see Jesus face to face;
We want to go back to the altar place.

Let's go back to the altar place.

Clothed in the Armor of God

Thank You for the armor which I have on today,
It will help defeat the missiles surely sent my way.
Your Name is glorified!
Your Name is ho-oly.
Your Name is glorified!
Your Name is ho-oly.
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

On my head Your salvation is life.
On my head Your salvation is life.
You are ho-oly. Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

You are righteousness and love
Across my shoulders and over my heart.
You are ho-oly. Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

Your Name is glorified!
Your Name is ho-oly.
Your Name is glorified!
Your Name is ho-oly.
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

My faith is strong in You
You go before me
My faith is weak and You are strong
You are my Strength and
You are ho-oly.
You are my Strength and
You are ho-oly.
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

Wrapped in The Truth of Your Word
Holding in all that is righteous and good.
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

Your Name is glorified!
Your Name is ho-oly.
Your Name is glorified!
Your Name is ho-oly.
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

Wearing shoes of Peace, showing mercy
I walk in Your Word, walk in Your ways
for You are ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

Your Word O LORD
My sword, my strength!
For You are holy, holy holy, holy LORD!
For You are holy! holy, holy holy LORD!
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

Thank You for the armor which I have on today,
It will help defeat the missiles surely sent my way.
Your Name is glorified!
Your Name is ho-oly.
Your Name is glorified!
Your Name is ho-oly.
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Your Name is ho-o-o-o-o-o-oly!
Holy LORD, You are ho-oly.

When I See Jesus Face To Face

 If I die before Jesus returns, I want this sung at my funeral. Preferably with joy. Don't wear black. Wear happy colors. Release a multitude of balloons, whether the sun shines or the skies pour. When I see Jesus face to face, 'twill be a joyous celebration. Don't waste your money on flowers, either. Give that amount you wanted to spend on flora and fauna to your local homeless shelter. Feed the poor, clothe the naked, shelter the refugee.


When I see Jesus face to face, my style of burial won't matter. Don't waste your money putting me into the ground. Plain and simple or cremation is good enough. Fellowship and remember me, but grieve not for my going. Grief is what happens to us, when someone we love deeply dies. Even knowing death is coming for that person does not lessen the grieving. It is still a traumatic shock to the body and mind of the one left behind.



Mourning endures for quite awhile. We never get over the grieving and yearning, we simply get through it. Some through the bottle, some through drugs, some both; neither good ways. Some get through it in anger, some in deep depression. But some folks grieve with the help of a loving, living God. He is our mainstay through it all.



Through the sudden impact of never seeing their face again. Never hearing their laughter, nor their voice. A memory, a photo can only do so much but eventually it is enough. For awhile there may be no memories, because the grief is strong and seemingly overwhelming. But when we cry out to Jesus for help, He is right there to help us. Jesus holds our hands through every waking and sleeping moment. The Holy Spirit comforts us and guides us to stable ground, where we again can stand, and not drown in our sorrows.



When I see Jesus face to face,

my face will be all smiles.

For I am finally in this place

at the end of all my miles.



I have endured the race,

 set before me,

walking, running too

just so I could see my Friend

on the other side of the blue.



When I see Jesus face to face,

I'll know that I am home,

my tears are gone, my sorrows done

Thank God, I'm home at last.

I Like To Sing New Songs

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I like to sing a new song

Everyday

to the King

I like to sing

new songs

new songs

to The King

The sun rises in the east

and travels across the skies..

My sights awaken and I begin

to sing His praises again.

Songs that have never been sung

Songs that have yet to be heard

Songs that bring joy to the heart

Songs that sing His Word..

I hear the sounds of life

I breathe the air anew

I see the sunlit sky

I smell life renewed

And it's God who created all this

Every single day'

For His glory and pleasure

It's God whose praise I sing!

I like to sing new songs

you see

I like to sing to The King

I like to sing for His pleasure

Songs that are pleasant to sing!

I sing the song of Redemption

How Jesus died for me!I sing the song of Salvation

How His blood washes me clean.

I sing the song of the ages:

A love story that seldom is told.

How The King of Heaven left His glory

For to save my wretched soul.

And it's God who created

A way for this story to be:

He sent His Only Begotten Son

To die on Calvary!

I like to sing a new song

Everyday

to the King!

Everyday a new song

Is sung to King Jesus

you see

We sing the song of Redemption For the One whose praises we sing..

la la lalalala la la la lala la

(as you see, God has been with me, all this day long. as for seeing the sun rise, it sure was not today as the skies have been overcast and the backyard is flooded. but the hope of tomorrow is always there. and if we do not see tomorrow, then we will see Jesus sooner than we expected. i am glad my papers are in order and my passport to heaven has been approved.)

Kindle Me

KINDLE ME (12302012)

I I I

won't live my life without You

and

I I I

can't take a single breath

without

U U U

moving right through me

and

U U U

take away my breath

You leave me breathless

for

more of You!

Kindle me!

Build me higher!

Burn in me!

Holy Fire!

Consume I

leaving only U

to burn in me

Broken and kindled

then broken again

Breath of God

blow gently on me

Burn away

Leaving ashes

Molding these into

A beautiful we.

U U U

You take me higher

and

U U UYou set my heart on fire

You are my one desire

Glory is Yours

all the glory is Yours

ignited by passion

tendered by mercy

blown away by the breath of God

Kindle me!

Build me higher.

Burn in me!

Holy Fire!

Consume I

leaving only U

to burn in me

From out of the darkness

You saw right through me

From out of the mire

You draw clay

From out of the ashes

You bring beauty

Into the morning

in the Light of Day

Kindle me!

Build me higher.

Burn in me!

Holy Fire.

Consume I !

leaving only U

to

burn

in

me

that the world may see

only

You

burning in me