Alive For All

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Alive, alive
Alive for all to see
He has risen from the dead
New life to bring to me

Alive, alive
Alive for all to hear
Of the wondrous love of Jesus
I must preach to every ear

Hear the blessed news today
Jesus Christ is Lord
For you He died and rose again
So you can trust His word
He did not have to give His life
But out of His great love
He paid the price for all your sin
So you could live above

Call on Him from deep within
Confess that He is Lord
Ask Him to forgive your sin
Ask for His reward
When you do these things in truth
And turn your heart to Him
New life will rise within your heart
And you'll be born again

Alive, alive
He lives within my heart
Won't you give your life to Him
And have a brand new start
Alive, alive 
New life He gives to you
Receive the love of Jesus Christ
Accept His gift to you.

One More Day, Lord

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One more day to praise Him
One more day to shine
One more day to tell the Lord that His will will be mine
One more day of healing
One more day of joy
One more day that peace and love will be the way I go

All around me people hurting
All around is pain
This is one more day that I can share His love again
Give me words to speak, Lord
Give me eyes to see
Give me boldness so that I might witness more of thee

Lord, I lift my praises
Worship all to thee
One more day to say I love you more than anything
One more day you’ve give
As I rise from sleep
This is one more day that your word I will keep

God Never Changes

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God never changes.
If there are troubles in your life, 
God can change them to miracles
If you have doubts, 
God can change them to faith
If you are sick, 
God can change you to healed
If you're in sorrow, 
God can change it to joy
If you're trouble, 
God can change it to peace
If you're heart hurts, 
God can change it to comfort
If your lost, 
God can change you to found
If you're in sin, 
God can change you to righteous
If your alone, 
God can change it to oneness with Him
God never changes in His character, 
but he is ever changing our character if we let Him.
Allow Him to change you as He sees fit
It's always for the best.

In Step

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When I arise in the morning as the sun greets the day
I will wait to hear your voice Lord: to know what you will say
And I will read in the bible, and I will bow my head to pray
Lord help me walk in step with you all the day

When at sit at the table, and am ready to take bread
I will bow and ask your blessing as a cover for my head
And I will turn my eyes to heaven, not knowing what’s ahead
I will pray that every step I take will be heaven led

I always want to be in step with you Lord,
Always walking in your ways
Always seeking where you’d lead me
Always giving you my days
Keep me step by step with you Lord
Please don’t let me go astray
Place your mercy all around me
As I bow my head to pray

When I lay my head down softly at the end of the day
I will listen for your voice Lord, to see what you want to say
I will call upon your mercy as I bow my head to pray
Lord help me walk in step with you all the way

The Giver of Mercy

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I find I have much unforgiveness
For things others have done in past times 
My mind is wrapped up with vengeance 
My heart has left love far behind

I can't seem to find strength to get over
The hurts and the pains of the past
Now bitterness knocks at my hearts door
And I'm not sure how long it will last

Then I think of the giver or mercy
The Savior who died on the cross 
If He could forgive me if my sin
Who am I to refuse the same thought?

Who am I to refrain from forgiving?
Who am I to hold onto a grudge?
Who am I to refuse to pass on
This gift I've received from my judge?

So I set out to ask true forgiveness
For all the past thoughts in my mind
One by one I approach those who hurt me
Even though they don't know what they've done

I become the giver of mercy
I become the reliever of sin
I become what the Father has longed for
To be like His only Son

Jesus came to this earth to forgive us
To wipe away all our offense
All He asks us for us to pass on
The great gift if mercy immense

Please don't hold onto hurts any longer
Be a giver of mercy to all
This is truly the will if the Father
This is how you can answer His call

Wonderful Day

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Is this the day that the Lord has made?
With snow and wind and cold on the way
As long as I give Him thanks for this day
He will make this a wonderful day

Is this the day that the Lord has made
Finances seem to have gone astray
As long as I give Him praise on this day
He will make this a wonderful day

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Wonderful day.  Wonderful day
This is the day that the Lord has made
Wonderful day.  Wonderful day
This is the day that the Lord has made

Is this the day that the Lord has made
No matter what comes to distract me this day
I will bow down my head and pray
He will make this a wonderful day

CHORUS

BRIDGE

Rejoice!  Rejoice! Rejoice in the Lord for this wonderful day
Rejoice!  Rejoice!  This is the day that the Lord has made

CHORUS

Look in the Mirror

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I looked in the mirror and what did I see
A reflection of the old man who lived in me
But I know that Jesus has set me free
So, I need to see what He wants me to be

I adjusted my mirror and focused my eyes
As I looked for the Spirit that lived inside
Suddenly I saw, much to my surprise
The new man in me was very much alive

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He filled me with peace.  He filled me with joy
He filled me with hope that flooded my soul
He filled me with His love and with a love for Him
And now there’s a new man living within

Now I need to make sure that the whole world will see
This new man that’s taken up residence in me
If I show grace to others in their time of need
They will see that Jesus is living in me
They need to see that Jesus is living in me

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He wants me to live holy. He wants me to be free
He wants me to show others this love He has for me
Looking in the mirror all that I should see
Is the man that He made me when He set me free.

CHORUS

What A Mystery

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What if I had a million stars to put in place?
What if I knew them all and called them all by name? 
I’d pick a special one to put up in the sky
Over the place where soon the Savior would arrive

What if the angels came to me with wondrous praise?
What if they asked me who should hear the news they gave?
I’d pick the ones who would be humble and obey
Shepherds out in the field who kept watch every day

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Oh, what a mystery. Oh, what great love
The Son of God left His throne above
Oh, what compassion on sinners like me
He left His royal throne to die for me

What if the shepherds brough their flocks to see the King?
What if three wise men travelled far their gifts to bring?
There in a manger lay the Savior of the world
Today He’s just a babe but He’ll be Lord of Lords

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BRIDGE
What if He had not come?  I’d still be lost.
No hope to look for, all peace is gone
Joy would be sorrow, True love unknown
If Jesus had not come this Christmas morn

CHORUS

A Reminder

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Many of you have been faithful followers for years, and may have wondered where I have gone, since I have not posted on this site since April. I have not stopped writing, I assure you. I have merely decided to post my poetry and some other content on my own website at petegardner.net. This website is a hub for all of the various projects the Lord has me working on. So there are links to my YouTube channel, my Bible study page, my church’s Facebook page and others. There is also a link to my cancer testimony and to my book on Amazon.

I hope you will add this page top your reader and see what the Lord continues to pout into my head. I look forward to seeing you there.

I Need Help

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This is going to be a difficult post to write. I have always tried to encourage and uplift the body of Christ through my poetry and words, but tonight I come to you with a different purpose. I hope you will understand.
I have been scammed big time. I have not used Godly wisdom and been taken for several thousand dollars. It humbles me to admit this, bit it is true. I need help. My marriage, my home and my lifestyle are at stake tonight and I don’t have anywhere else to turn at the moment, so I am turning to God, and turning to you, my faithful followers.
I am not going to get into details with you, I am only going to ask once. If you can help me out, I know God would be pleased and I would be richly blessed. Any amount will help, but I do need thousands. I pray you will ask God what you might be able to do. And please share this message with anyone and everyone who you think might be able to help me out,.
You can make checks out to Pete Gardner and mail to 707 3rd Ave NEBelmond, Iowa 50421
If you would like, I would send you a copy of my book “The ASK Principle”, which is all about prayer, for your donation. Just include your return address.
I can also receive cash through CashApp at $pgandj7
Thank you for bearing with me and for your faithfulness in following my page. I know I have not been here much lately, but this financial burden has me reeling, and I have not been listening close enough to my Savior’s voice.,
May the blessing of God be on you and your house.
In Christ
The Psalmist