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He Took and He Gave

When He died upon the cross that day
His love came down through time
He gathered all my sins away
And replaced them with His life
He took my unforgiveness
My bitterness and grief
And showed me what forgiveness really means

For I was undeserving
Of the mercy He gave me
Now I try to understand my brothers needs
He took my doubts and fears
Of who I really was
And showed me His great plan to change my life

For I was wandering aimless
Never touching anyone
Now I help the lost to change their lives
He took my insecurity
Of what the future holds
And showed me there's a hope for all of time

For I was wasting all my time
On dead end pursuits
Now i can truly know that heaven will be mine
He took my lousy attitude
And the venom my mouth spewed
And showed me that His joy could overcome

For I was only happy
When things would go my way
Now this joy always reminds me He has won
He took away my anger
At all the hurts Ihad endured
And showed me that to love is so much more

For I was always lonely
And was closed off deep inside
Now I try to make myself an open door
The change He made in my life
Didn't happen overnight
In fact He still has so much work to do
But one thing that I know
Is when I asked Him in my heart
My life became much better through and through

Start With Praise

If you want to have 
A great day
I suggest that you
Start with praise
God is worthy of
Every word you have to say

Maybe music is
What you need
To get out of bed
On your feet
Set your radio
So your heart awakes to beat

Because praise will
Lift your spirit
Worship will
calm your worries
Putting Him first
Will bring you peace

So put your
Whole heart in it
Don't let your world
Or your duties
Crowd out the praise
That puts your mind at ease

Singing Hallelujahs
Glory to the King
Hallelujahs
Lord of Everything

Glory, glory
Savior of the world
Glory, glory
Giver of the word

Holy, holy
Perfect sacrifice
Holy, holy
Died to give me life

Loud Hosannas
Rose again that day
Loud Hosannas
Gave us power to pray

So many ways to praise Him
So many things He's done
So don't forget to start each day
By singing of His love!

Words From My Savior

I open my eyes 
And what do I see
My Blessed Savior
Looking at me

A smile on His face
His eyes open wide
He takes hold of my hand
And sits down at my side

“Hello Son” He says slowly
“I've so much to say
I want to guide you
Through all of your days.

I want to tell you
Of my wondrous plans
Drawn up I'm heaven
They'll help you to stand

You see, trials will come
And sorrows you'll know
These things are a part
Of what makes you grow

There’ll even be times
You'll be sick or in pain
But what I allow
Is there for your gain

The problem that comes
And you don’t understand
Is that you think these things
Are not in my plan.

I implore you, my son
When you take time to.pray
That you also take time
To listen each day

So often you fill
Your prayers up with words
That you can't hear me speaking
My soft, gentle words

In my words are your comfort
Your peace and your joy
So.please don't miss out
Take time to enjoy

Then He got up and left
And the lesson was taken
When I.pray words don't matter
It's the listening that makes it

Restore The Land

The enemy gathers daily
Just before the dawn
To plan a way to take you down
They gather up the gossip
Rumors and lies
And start a chain to spread it all around

Wording carefully crafted
And very neatly spun
Their web of deception knows no shame
The little minions gather
One by one they flee
To the human destination with their name

The saints of God gather
Just before the dawn
To plan a way to lift you to the King
They sound aloud their prayers
For healing and strength
To fight the battles this day's going to bring

Interceding Prayers
And praises to our God
Their voices sing a song of victory
The angels gather round
To protect the saints of God
From any and all attacks of the enemy

With which of these groups
Do you work today?
The one lifting up?
Or the one breaking down?

Because as Christians we seem
To take both sides in stride
One minute we tear up
And the next we edify.

This ought not to be
In our lives as His church
We ought to be always
Lifting up those who hurt

Gossip and tale bearing
Have no place in the body
Putting others down for fun
Is an affront to our Lord

So come on church, rise up
Let the good words win out
Let the body of Christ
Rise up with a shout
Encourage each other
Pray for the sick

Help out the lonely
Make your faith stick
If all of us would
Take the time for this plan
The church would rise up
And restore this land



I Will

I will praise Him
No matter how I feel
I will give Him glory
Because His love is real

I will praise Him
Every single day
Worship Him forever
Lift His Holy name

If I praise Him just for blessings
My praise will oft fall short
Because some days just bring trials
It's a promise from His word

If I praise Him just for healing
There'll be times I'll not sing out
Because illness can be lingering
And it may just steal my shout

But when I praise Him just because
He's the Lord of heaven and earth
There is nothing that can blind me
To all that He is worth

He is more than blessings
More than healings,
More than life.
He's the great creator
Of the earth
And all the skies.

So the next time your day isn't
What you planned for it to be
Just lift your hands and praise Him
And His glory you shall see

And all your trials and troubles
Will soon seem oh so small
The God of all creation
Is the master of them all.

The Power of Prayer

If you want to touch God
Each and every day
Then all you have to do is pray
If you want to reach Jesus
Each and every day
Then all you have to do is pray

It’s really not too difficult
Or hard to comprehend
Just talk to Him like any other friend
He’s always got an ear
Open to your heartfelt words
He will listen close to every prayer you send

Prayer is the answer
To every earthly need
It’s the way to move the heavens and the earth
Prayer is the weapon
God has given us to use
Whenever there’s a need that we observe

Prayer heals the sick
Prayer frees the captive
Prayer casts out demons
Prayer brings the victory
Prayer grows our faith
Prayer builds the church

More powerful than lightning
More effective than attack
Prayer stops the enemy cold
So easy to accomplish
So successful to employ
Prayer is a weapon that is bold

Let’s band together church
And really make a difference
Let’s take back this world the devil stole away
Just find a quiet place
And take a little time
To sit before the Lord and pray

His Glory

I have seen His glory 
Shining from above
'Tis the ancient story
Of abiding love

I have felt His glory
Filling up my heart
I know He adores me
Never will depart

I have praised His glory
Worshipped His sweet name
I will praise Him only
Age to age the same

I have touched His glory
With every earnest prayer
He answers His way only
And tells me He is there

His glory is amazing
His glory is divine
His glory is deserving
Of every praise of mine

His glory is eternal
His glory is so true
His glory is love's journal
From heaven down to you.

God Covered It

God formed man from dust 
Breathed life into him
And when he chose to disobey
God covered it

God asked Abram to obey
By giving his own Son
When God saw he'd follow through
God covered it
David had Uriah killed
Just to take His wife
When Nathan pointed out his sin
God covered it

Man has sinned throughout time
He prefers to disobey
But when his cry goes out to God
God covers it

Finally God saw that man
Would never get it right
So He set His plan in motion
A covering for all time

Because God So loved to world
He sent His only son
To die upon across
To cover all my wrong

So now when I do wrong
And disobey His law
I look up to that cross
And God covers it all

I Need Jesus

I need Jesus
More today than yesterday
I need Jesus
More tomorrow than today
I need Jesus

When life takes a turn
And I can't discern
The path to return
I need Jesus

When sorrow arrives
And I want to hide
From sadness in life
I need Jesus

When peace can't be found
And troubles abound
And chaos is loud
I need Jesus

When joy goes away
And I have dismal days
When every smile fades
I need Jesus

And every time I call on Him
He's swiftly by my side
Bringing His sweet mercy and His grace
I know I can depend on Him

To constantly abide
He always gets me back to the right place
My need for Him is more than life
It's more than breath or blood

My need for Him is deep inside my heart
So give me Jesus every time
The storms of life get rough
And every time He'll give me a fresh start

I need Jesus
More to today than yesterday
I need Jesus
More tomorrow than today
I need Jesus

Love Inescapable

Hard times hit us all
Even happy people fell
Even we have days that cause us harm
But when we get real low
We know just where to go
Back to our Father's loving arms
He holds His arms out wide
He's ever at my side
He's there to pick me up when I fall down
And if I bruise my soul
He heals me 'til I'm whole
And sets my feet on solid ground

He loves me
More than anything
He loves me
So amazing
He loves me
Even when my love grows cold
He loves me
Through my troubled days
He loves me
When I've lost my way
He loves me

I cannot escape His love
His grace will cover me
Whenever I'm in need
His blessings come in every size and shape
His mercy overflows
My selfish, prideful soul
And helps those things to quietly escape
His sweet perfection slides
Into this heart of mine
Without me even knowing it's His hand
And then one day I se
His humility in me
And I realize that this is what He planned

He loves me
He fills me with joy
He loves me
His peace is employed
He loves me
More than I can ever know
He loves me
I will sing His prsise
He loves me
I'll worship His sweet name
He loves me
I cannot escape His love