...thoughts expressed here are not necessarily final.

April 17, 2006 Some Weeks are Too Much!

We closed on our new house today. Whew! Idon't want to think about anything but how blessed Iam.

Forgiveness

When you want to be forgiven
When you want to be clean to stand
Just know Forgiveness freely given
Awaits each needy hand.

Oh won't you feel the need
Of One who'll intercede
Oh be made right
Within God's sight
And be set free indeed!

No matter what you've said
No matter what you've done
A simple contrite cry of faith
He'll not turn away even one.

Dead and buried in the grave
Sealed within its darkened walls
The rock of ages came roaring out
Of the tomb as the angels shout

He our glorious King arose
In His glory all adorned
In victory over all dark foes
To his likeness now conformed
Now the heavens are our home
Soaring spirits shall arise
Flying where we've never known
Living where one never dies.

Anthony Foster
April 16, 2006

Steadfast as a Stone

Lord give me courage to rest in You
Bring back the calm assurance I once knew
Peace that passes understanding too
Make me steadfast as a stone.

Lord give me patience to persevere
A will to wait and a vision clear
A place to stand right now, right here,
Make me steadfast as a stone.

Upon the rock of assurance
The rock of righteousness
The rock of my salvation
Upon this rock I rest

Lord, give me a will that will not wane
A loyal heart to bear the pain
An eye that can see loss turn to gain
Make me steadfast as a stone.

Anthony Foster
April 18, 2006

Get Your House in Order

Ours the cross
Ours the shroud of one who dies
Ours the grave
And only then the skies.

We carry the cross to the place of loss
Only then shall we see the crown
We drink the cup then we are lifted up
But not before we lay it all down.

So get your house in order
Lay it down, lay it down
Get your life in order
The cross then the crown

The seed must fall upon the earth
Before there can be a new birth
The rain must fall from its place in the skies
Before we can see one flower rise.

So get your house in order
Lay it down, lay it down
Get your life in order
The cross then the crown.

Anthony Foster
April 18, 2006

The Courts of Your Kingdom

For all my faith, for all my years
My quaking heart betrays my fears
Though I should know better still the tears
Flow from the times I've known.

Lord bind me to your side
Savior save me from my selfish ways
Till my pride has died
And I abide inside
The courts of your kingdom all my days.

Show me to be a man of dust
Show me to be lacking trust
One frustrated in disgust
I feel so very alone
I feel so very alone.

Lord bind me to your side
Savior save me from my selfish ways
Till my pride has died
And I abide inside
The courts of your kingdom all my days.

Anthony Foster
April 19, 2006

Jesus, Darling of Heaven

Jesus, darling of Heaven
Hero of the angel's song
Lord of Majesty on High
For You alone we long.
Jesus Darling of Heaven
One day the darling of Earth
For in that day each knee shall bend
Each tongue shall confess your worth.

Oh Darling of Heaven You are the One
To whom all high hymns of praise are due.
Dearly beloved, eternal son,
Lord we will worship You.

Jesus Darling of Heaven
Though Multitudes surround your throne
We have an entry made by your blood
The heavenly hosts have not known
Oh Jesus Darling of Heaven
Be our portion tried and true
You call us the apple of your eye
Delight in us as we delight in You!

Oh Darling of Heaven You are the One
To whom all high hymns of praise are due.
Dearly beloved, eternal son,
Lord we will worship You.

Anthony Foster
April 19, 2006