Awesome Grace

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I can't imagine
What God will do today
Every day is a new miracle
When I trust His way 

Nobody ever knows 
The blessings that will come
When I yield to His spirit
And trust in His love

Today might bring trials
That challenge my faith 
Designed so I'll run
To His awesome grace

Sickness may come
In the midst of the night
Will I trust on His healing?
To end my plight?

Friends might desert me
And ruin my name
It's then I need Jesus
To weather the pain

Days are not always 
Blessings and joy
There are times in the valley
When we need to grow

So God allows these things
To strengthen our faith
If we’ll only just trust 
In His awesome grace

Heavenly Father

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I once had a Father on earth
Who I barely knew at all
He left us when I was young
And He hardly ever called

We would get a gift at Christmas
And a visit here and there
But through time I grew bitter
And didn’t even care.

The anger inside grew mighty
As I reached my teenage years
I got into things angered my mom
And had her often in tears

I could not find my way through life
I struggled just to survive
The time had to come to turn around
Or I might take my life

Then a friend from a long time ago
Came and told me a story I knew
But He told it in such a different way
I listened and heard the truth

I have a heavenly Father 
Who loves me very much
A heavenly Father up above
Who came my heart to touch

He gave His own son
To die in my place
And covered my sin
With amazing grace 
	
His mercy is greater 
Than all my shame
He’ll live in my heart
And call me by name

And one day he’ll come
And take me home
To a life everlasting
Around His throne

I love my heavenly Father
He takes care of all my needs
My heavenly Father
He’ll always be there for me

I Want To Be Closer

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I want to be closer.  Closer to your side
I want to be nearer.  Never let me hide
I want to be purer.  As I walk through life
I want to be yours.  In you I will abide

There is never a time you will leave my side
But I may wander away
When I do I can rest assured you abide
In my heart each and every day

You promised you’ll never leave or forsake me
Even if I should mess up
When I find myself far from where I should be
You come and fill my cup

When I cannot hide from the trials I face
I just want to walk away
But you come and guide me to a peaceful place
Where I can bow and pray

These are the reasons I trust in you
Every promise I know is true
You will be with me my whole life through
Jesus, my Lord


You Promise

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Where else would I go Lord?
Where else can I find
All the promises you’ve given
Coming through in my life?

You promise refuge from the storm
A hiding place for my soul
So I will not be fearful
When the days grow cold

You promise a fortress around me
To strengthen me when I am weak
The walls of your mercy rise mighty
To keep out the enemy

You promise me health and deliverance
From all that has gone before
I now longer walk in my past life
I can walk in your victory, lord

You promise me peace and joy
In a world where these are lost
You fill me with both of these virtues
And promise there won’t be a cost

You promise me salvation
Redemption from my sin
A new life birthed within me
Your Holy Spirt within

But more than all these things above
You promise me your steadfast love
It’s crowned with grace and mercy sweet
I will bow before your feet
For you are worthy of my praise
For all the wonder of your name
I’ll lift you high in all my days
And praise you for your promises

Thirst

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Deep down in my soul
Where all my fears arise
My doubts are magnified
And demons testify
Way down deep inside my soul
Where I can’t find
Peace of mind
And joy is far from lasting

I thirst
Thirst for something true
Thirst for things not blue
Thirst for living things
That will make me glad
Not sad
Living things 
That will lift me up
Not drain my cup

I thirst
For my soul’s release
From no inner peace
For me fear’s demise
That I may be wise
For my sorrows end
So I don’t have to pretend

How can I quench this thirst of mine?
How can I find
Peace of mind
In the midst of the storms of life

Only the Living Water can quench
Only the Living Water can drench
This thirst
This need
This desire
For Joy, Peace and Love.

When I drink of Him
I will never thirst again
And my thirst
Will be gone
But yet, still longing for more
More peace
More joy
More love
More Living Water.

Excuse me
I think it’s time to drink!

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He Satisfies

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From sun raise
To evening blaze
He satisfies
From night of dark
To morning lark
He satisfies

No time of day
Can slip His gaze
He satisfies
He always gives
What makes us live
He satisfies

The air I breath
The light need
He satisfies
The bird that sings
The rain in spring
He satisfies

The flowers bloom
The blessings loom
He satisfies
The food we eat
The grows at His feet
He satisfies

But more than all these things above
He satisfies us with His love
His peace and joy does fill my soul
He satisfies and makes me whole

His healing flows to every part
His deliverance is for my heart
His salvation, pure and free
He satisfies my ever plea

There’s nothing I can ever need
That my God doesn’t fill with glee
So I am here to testify
That my God always satisfies

His Matchless Name

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Save me Lord and I will be saved
Heal me Lord, and I will be healed
For you are my Savior, refuge and strength
There is nothing too hard for thee

Deliver me Lord, and I will be free
Redeem me Lord, and my debt will be paid
For you are my rock and my hiding place
In you I will always be safe

Lift me up Lord, and I will have joy
Ease my sorrow Lord, and I will I have peace
For you give me hope for the future
And you’ll walk with me eternally

How can I ignore your mercy?
It is right with me every day
How can I not see your grace?
It protects me all the way.

So I will lift my voice in song
I will lift the highest praise
You alone are worthy Lord
Jesus is the only name

That name brings healing at its sound
Salvation lives in Jesus name
Deliverance comes where He abounds
Redemption from his name proclaimed

Joy and Peace come when I praise
The mighty mention of His name
My hope is resting as I say
His wonderful and matchless name

The name I say is Jesus
The loveliest of names
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
He is all my praise

Come Down

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Come down, Lord.
Come down into this pit I’m in.
Come down, Lord.
Come down and save me from my sin’
Come down, Lord.
Come down, and raise me up again
Come down

Rise up, Lord
Rise up and bring me victory
Rise up, Lord
Rise up and bring new life to me
Rise up, Lord
Rise up that set my Spirit free
Rise up

Only you can save me from thisn dreadful state I’m in
I’ve fallen in a pit so deep and given place to sin
You are the only one who can raise me up again
Come down to me, Oh Lord, and help me rise

Help me rise to holiness
Help me rise to peace
Help me rise to joy again
Through your unending grace
Help me rise to righteousness
Help me rise to faith
Help me rise to life again
A life that brings you praise

What a Change

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I was sure
No one could hear my cry
No one could feel my hurt
No one could truly love me

Then I found
Jesus would hear my prayer
Jesus would heal my pain
Jesus would always love me

I knelt down
And prayed through in tears
And prayed for His peace
And prayed He would save me

He came in
And filled up my soul
And filled me with joy
And filled the void in my heart

Now I know
His love has no end
His love is by grace
His love shows His mercy

What a change He brought
To my longing heart
What a Savior He is to me
Because He has set me free

He’s all that I ever sought
To fill up my poor dead heart
And He’ll do the same for you
If you’ll only ask Him to


Mercy Reigns

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Mercy Reigns
Flowing from the Father
Mercy Reigns
In His love forgiven 
Mercy Reigns 
I am His forever 

There is no greater power 
No mortal tongue can know
What length our heav'nly Father
Would go His love to show

He spoke and light appeared 
The earth, the sun, the sky 
He commands them by His word 
Yet He chose to die

He saw my sin and wretchedness 
His love reached out in tears
He gave to me His righteousness 
He speaks into my ear

Mercy led Him to that cross 
Mercy is His way 
Mercy paid the final cost 
Mercy wins the day
Mercy is my only hope
Mercy, gift so free
Mercy says He loves me so
Mercy rescued me

He did not have to come 
He did not have to die
God looked down with all His love 
His mercy saved my life