Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Rejoice (O Come Emmanuel)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to Thee, O Israel

O Come, O Come, Thou Lord of might
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai’s height
In ancient times did give the law
In cloud, and majesty, and awe

Rejoice! Rejoice!

O Come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heavenly home
Make safe the way that leads on high
And close the path to misery

© Thomas Helmore, John Mason Neale, Eddy Mann

Wonderful Counselor
Wonderful Counselor, born to us
Born to love, and want good for us
You want good for us, Lord Jesus

Wonderful Counselor, given to us
Given to guide, and provide for us
You provide for us, Lord Jesus

Your presence surrounds me
Your glory for all to see

Wonderful Counselor, sent to us
Sent to heal, and to comfort us
You comfort us, Lord Jesus

© Eddy Mann

Jesus, You're My Hope
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name

On Christ the solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand

When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest in His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil

My hope, Jesus you’re my hope
My hope, Jesus you’re my hope

When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne

© Edward Mote, Eddy Mann

He's Coming

Comfort, oh comfort.
Speak softly and tenderly
Make it perfectly clear
That our savior is near

Make a road straight and smooth
A highway fit for a King
Calm the valleys and the hills
Raise your voice and sing

He's coming, He's coming
To shepherd His love
In His arms He will hold us
With the blessing from above
He's coming, He's coming
To shepherd His love
In His words He will guide us
With the power from above

Clear the way for the Lord
Clear the way for the Lord
Prepare a place for His glory to shine

© Eddy Mann

Readings
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:13‬ ‭ESV

Communion
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ESV)

Love Divine
Purify our hearts with truth
And guide them in Your way
Sanctify our lives anew
Have mercy Lord we pray
That we may do what's pleasing in Your sight
And know the fullness of Your sacrifice

We break this bread we drink this wine
Remembering the cross
The beauty of Your love divine
Is washing over us
That we may do what's pleasing in Your sight
And know the fullness of Your sacrifice

Lord we come to You
We're amazed by You and all You've done
All You've done for us
You have set us free
Oh the mystery of all You've done
All You've done for us

Alleluia alleluia alleluia amen
Oh alleluia alleluia alleluia amen

© Ben Cantelon, Stuart Garrard

Hope of the World

Hope of the world
Shine on us, You are the Answer
Hope of the world
Shine on us, You are the Answer

Fill up our hearts
Fill up our souls
Lure us away from all that's wrong
Fill up our hearts
Fill up our souls
Give us the strength to carry on

Here we stand
Blessed with each new day
Here we stand
Hear us as we say...

Hope of the world
Hope of the world
You are the Answer
You are the Answer

© Eddy Mann

Blessing
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing,
so that by the power of the Holy Spirit we may abound in hope.
(Romans 15:13 ESV)

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Sing Sing Sing
(We will) sing sing sing
And make music with the heavens
We will sing sing sing
Grateful that You hear us
When we shout Your praise
Lift high the name of Jesus

What's not to love about You
Heaven and earth adore You
Kings and kingdoms bow down
Son of God You are the One
You are the One (we're living for)

You are the love that frees us
You are the light that leads us
Like a fire burning
Son of God You are the One
You are the One we're living for

© Chris Tomlin, Daniel Carson, Jesse reeves, Matt Gilder Travis Nunn

You Give To Me
Peace You give
Peace You give
Peace You give to me

Grace You give
Grace You give
Grace You give to me

You give to me
You give to me
You give to me my God

Love You give
Love You give
Love You give to me

I love the way You love me
I love the way You love me
I love the way You love me
Thank you God

© Eddy Mann

Here's My Heart
Here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord
Speak what is true

'Cause I am found I am Yours
I am loved I'm made pure
I have life I can breathe
I am healed I am free

'Cause You are strong You are sure
You are life You endure
You are good always true
You are light breaking through

You are more than enough
You are here You are love
You are hope You are grace
You're all I have You're everything

© Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Loyie Giglio

My Grateful Heart

Draped in Your love, in Your peaceful arms
Lord know my grateful heart
Shadowed in calm, by Your watchful eye
Lord know my grateful heart
There's no hiding how I feel
All my praise and worship's real
Strengthened to serve, by Your guiding hand
Lord know my grateful heart

Sheltered by strength, beyond this world's grasp
Lord know my grateful heart
Shielded in trust, faithfully sure
Lord know my grateful heart
There's no hiding how I feel
All my praise and worship's real
Donned in great joy, in glorious praise
Lord know my grateful heart

Veiled in Your grace, abundantly loved
Lord know my grateful heart
Painted in hope, eternally marked
Lord know my grateful heart
There's no hiding how I feel
All my praise and worship's real
Swathed in pure love, devotedly Yours
Lord know my grateful heart

© Eddy Mann

Readings
And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. 30 It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord.

31 “So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the Lord. 32 And you shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you, 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord.” 
(Leviticus 22:29-33 ESV)

The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!” (Psalm 50:23 ESV)

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to[a] his own glory and excellence, (2 Peter 1:3 ESV)

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. (James 1:17 ESV)

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 
(1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV)

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name (Hebrews 13:15 ESV)

Communion
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ESV)

Love Divine
Purify our hearts with truth
And guide them in Your way
Sanctify our lives anew
Have mercy Lord we pray
That we may do what's pleasing in Your sight
And know the fullness of Your sacrifice

We break this bread we drink this wine
Remembering the cross
The beauty of Your love divine
Is washing over us
That we may do what's pleasing in Your sight
And know the fullness of Your sacrifice

Lord we come to You
We're amazed by You and all You've done
All You've done for us
You have set us free
Oh the mystery of all You've done
All You've done for us

Alleluia alleluia alleluia amen
Oh alleluia alleluia alleluia amen

© Ben Cantelon, Stuart Garrard

Glory To God Forever

Glory to God
Glory to God
Glory to God forever

Before the world was made
Before You spoke it to be
You were the King of kings
Yeah You were yeah You were
And now You're reigning still
Enthroned above all things
Angels and saints cry out
We join them as we sing

Creator God You gave me breath
So I could praise
Your great and matchless name
All my days all my days
So let my whole life be
A blazing offering
A life that shouts and sings
The greatness of our King

Take my life and let it be
All for You and for Your glory
Take my life and let it be Yours

© Steve Fee, Vicky Beeching

Blessing
May the Lord bless us and keep us; 
May he make His face shine upon us, and be gracious to us, 
May he lift up His countenance upon us, and give us peace. 
(Numbers 6:24-26 NKJV)

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

 

Ecclesiastes

"How You Live the Life You Live"

How Great Thou Art
O Lord my God
When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds
Thy hands have made
I see the stars
I hear the rolling thunder
Thy pow'r thru'out
The universe displayed

Then sings my soul
My Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art
How great Thou art
Then sings my soul
My Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art
How great Thou art

And when I think
That God His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die
I scarce can take it in
That on the cross
My burden gladly bearing
He bled and died
To take away my sin

Then sings my soul

Then sings my soul

Then sings my soul

How great thou art

© Stuart K Hine

Here's My Heart
Here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord
Here's my heart Lord
Speak what is true

'Cause I am found I am Yours
I am loved I'm made pure
I have life I can breathe
I am healed I am free

'Cause You are strong You are sure
You are life You endure
You are good always true
You are light breaking through

You are more than enough
You are here You are love
You are hope You are grace
You're all I have You're everything

© Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Loyie Giglio

Where Heaven Touches Earth

Father catch my stumbling words
Tumble on to my passionate surge
While I am still
Sovereign, loving, patient, Savior
O’ that I’d be in Your favor
Let it be Your will

I come weary, heavy-laden
I come messy, humbly prayin’
To where heaven touches earth
I come honest, searching, seeking
I come childlike plainly speaking
To where heaven touches earth

Pure and simple hear my prayer
Innocent ramblings of joy and despair
While I am still
Sovereign, loving, patient, Savior
O’ that I’d be in Your favor
Let it be Your will

Launching myself into glorious praise
My love overflowing unabashed and ablaze
I can’t help but marvel and stand here amazed
Where heaven touches earth

© Eddy Mann

Your Presence Is Heaven

Who is like You Lord in all the earth
Matchless love and beauty endless worth
For nothing in this world can satisfy
Jesus You're the cup that won't run dry

Your presence is heaven to me
Your presence is heaven to me

Treasure of my heart and of my soul
In my weakness You are merciful
Redeemer of my past and present wrong
Holder of my future days to come

Oh Jesus oh Jesus
Your presence is heaven to me
Oh Jesus oh Jesus
Your presence is heaven to me

All my days on earth I will await
The moment that I see You face to face
For nothing in this world can satisfy
Jesus You're the cup that won't run dry

© Israel Houghton, Micah Massey

Ecclesiastes
"How You Live the Life You Live"

Ecclesiastes 6:1-12
 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: 2 a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity;[a] it is a grievous evil. 3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life's good things, and he also has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. 4 For it comes in vanity and goes in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered. 5 Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet it finds rest rather than he. 6 Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy[b] no good—do not all go to the one place?

7 All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.[c] 8 For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living? 9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

10 Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he. 11 The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man? 12 For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain[d] life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?

Communion
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ESV)

Love Divine
Purify our hearts with truth
And guide them in Your way
Sanctify our lives anew
Have mercy Lord we pray
That we may do what's pleasing in Your sight
And know the fullness of Your sacrifice

We break this bread we drink this wine
Remembering the cross
The beauty of Your love divine
Is washing over us
That we may do what's pleasing in Your sight
And know the fullness of Your sacrifice

Lord we come to You
We're amazed by You and all You've done
All You've done for us
You have set us free
Oh the mystery of all You've done
All You've done for us

Alleluia alleluia alleluia amen
Oh alleluia alleluia alleluia amen

© Ben Cantelon, Stuart Garrard

You Shine Through

You shine brighter when we're broken
With our hearts stretched out upon the floor
In our weakness and our failures
Your light shines beauty to this world

From our broken hearts we're crying out

Through the cracks in all of us
Through the fractures and our dust
You shine through You shine through
In the darkness You're the dawn
Blazing like the morning sun
You shine through You shine through

No our sin will not define us
For Your cross it speaks the final word
Guilt and shame are now behind us
And You are making us brand new

From our broken hearts we're crying out
From our deepest scars we're singing out

© Anthony Hoisington, Chris Hoisington, Chris Llewellyn, Gareth Gilkerson

Blessing
May the Lord bless us and keep us; 
May he make His face shine upon us, and be gracious to us, 
May he lift up His countenance upon us, and give us peace. 
(Numbers 6:24-26 NKJV)

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

 

Ecclesiastes

"The Giver & The Gifts"

Holy Spirit
There's nothing worth more
That will ever come close
No thing can compare
You're our living hope
Your Presence Lord

I've tasted and seen
Of the sweetest of loves
Where my heart becomes free
And my shame is undone
In Your Presence Lord

Holy Spirit
You are welcome here
Come flood this place
And fill the atmosphere
Your glory God
Is what our hearts long for
To be overcome
By Your Presence Lord

Let us become
More aware of Your Presence
Let us experience
The glory of Your goodness (Lord)

I don't want to miss you
I don't want to miss
What You are doing
I don't want to miss you
I don't want to miss
How You are moving

© Katie Torwalt, Bryan Torwalt

One Thing Remains
Your love never fails
It never gives up
Never runs out on me
(Your love)

Higher than the mountains that I grace
Stronger than the power of the grave
Constant in the trial and the change
One thing remains
One thing remains

On and on and on and on it goes
It overwhelms and satisfies my soul
And i never ever have to be afraid
One thing remains
One thing remains

In death
In life
I'm confident and covered by
The power of Your great love
My debt is paid
There's nothing that can separate
My heart from Your great love

© Brian Johnson, Christa Black Gifford, Jeremy Riddle

Bring It All

I lay my life down
Before Your glorious crown
My praises only for You
I pour my love out
Bearing no shed of doubt
My worship's only for You

Only for You do I bring it all
Only for You do I bring it all

Take my offering
My all for my great King
My praises only for You
My breath is Yours Lord
The cross is my reward
My worship's only for You

Open the floodgates of heaven
Pour out Your blessings on me
Only for You do I bring it all
I come before You humbly

Here I am to worship

Here I am to bow down

Here I am to say that Your my God

You're altogether lovely

Altogether worthy

Altogether wonderful to me

© Eddy Mann, Scott Merrill

I Will Sing

I will sing to the one who is worthy
I will sing to the one who is love
I will sing to the one who knows my name
I will sing to the one from above

I will sing to the one who knows compassion
I will sing to the one who is love
I will sing to the one who is caring
I will sing to the one from above

Who is like you? Who is like you?
Who would shelter the sick and lost?
Who is like you? Who is like you?
Who would sacrifice at such a cost?

I will sing to the one who brings salvation
I will sing to the one who is love
I will sing to the one who never leaves me
I will sing to the one from above

© Eddy Mann

Ecclesiastes
"The Giver & The Gifts"

Ecclesiastes 5:10-20
10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. 11 When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? 12 Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.

13 There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, 14 and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand. 15 As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. 16 This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what gain is there to him who toils for the wind? 17 Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness in much vexation and sickness and anger.

18 Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. 19 Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. 20 For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.

Communion
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ESV)

Enter This Temple
We are saved in a world that's lost
All our hope rests in Your cross

God of strength our weakness shows
We need You
We need You

Father, enter this temple
Come touch Your people
We need to be where You are
And children living as there Father
Washed in pure water
We need to be like You are

We are searching for Your presence
We are knocking on Your door
Let Your wings cover us with promise
For communion
For communion

To be like You are
To be where You are
And Father, come touch Your people

© Leeland Mooring

Good, Good Father

I've heard a thousand stories
of what they think you're like
But I've heard tender whispers
of love in the dead of night
And you tell me that you're pleased
And that I'm never alone

You're a Good, Good Father
It's who you are, it's who you are,
it's who you are
And I'm loved by you
It's who I am, it's who I am,
it's who I am

I've seen many searching
for answers far and wide
But I know we're all searching
For answers only you can provide
Cause you know just what we need
Before we, we say a word

You are perfect in all of your ways
Perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways to us

Oh it's love so undeniable
I can hardly speak
Peace so unexplainable
I can hardly think
As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still
As You call me deeper still
into love, love, love

© Pat Barrett, Tony Brown

Blessing
May the Lord bless us and keep us; 
May he make His face shine upon us, and be gracious to us, 
May he lift up His countenance upon us, and give us peace. 
(Numbers 6:24-26 NKJV)

Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 5:1-9
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. 2 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. 3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with many words.

4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. 5 It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. 6 Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.

8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. 9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.

Communion
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ESV)

Blessing
May the Lord bless us and keep us; 
May he make His face shine upon us, and be gracious to us, 
May he lift up His countenance upon us, and give us peace. 
(Numbers 6:24-26 NKJV)