Day
Fourteen Dark Night of the Soul- 31:01:03
This night is heavy and
the shadows deep Darkness obscures our sight yet takes us home For grace
is deeper still and it shall reap Me as it's harvest e're the night is
gone This cup shan't pass for I am grace's seed To drink its dregs must
be by grace e're long.
Oh guiding night oh night
more holy than all others Oh night more lovely than the blinding dawn
Oh night unite beloved with her lover Oh night that sees the beloved then
transformed Night's path is narrow and so few have tread it Yet shall
guides us to where we have not gone.
Soar I on wings of love
to heights unbounded Soar I on wings of love I have not known This present
sense of wrongness is my blessing This ministry of absence grace has shown
On Christ I focus and feelings may follow Though winter's in my heart
I'm not alone.
Anthony Foster January
31, 2003
Day
Thirteen Heart of the Matter-30:01:03
All of me- all God wants
is All All of you- will you answer the call? To
worship Him in Spirit Our hearts filled with delight Authentic in devotion
Love Him with all our might
All of me- all God wants
is All All of you- will you answer the call? To worship Hm in Truth To
take Him at His Word Align our lives with His commands For faith comes
from what we've heard
Kneel, confess and sing
Or In his honor stand Bring an offering Testify or raise your hands Shout
for joy or hide your face Dance or pray your praise. The
heart of the matter will set you apart The heart of the matter is the
matter of the heart.
Kneel, confess and sing
Or In his honor stand Bring an offering Testify or raise your hands Shout
for joy or hide your face Dance or pray your praise The heart of the matter
will set you apart The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart.
Anthony Foster January
30, 2003
Day
Twelve -Close to You-29:01:03
I am longing, I am thirsting,
I am yearning, I am hungering This is what I say: Your love means more
than life to me This is what I pray Yet I'm only as close to you as I
want to be
Oh my first love, you're
my best love More than anything Below or above Lord I crave you I desire
you I am satisfied then want more of you!
All my time, All my desire
Consume me Lord in your Holy fire
First priority Holy goal
Total focus of my soul!
This is what I say: Your love means more than life to me This is what
I pray Yet I'm only as close to you as I want to be..
Anthony Foster January
29, 2003
Day
12 Draw Close-29:01:03
God hasn't moved- he
is still where He's always been and will always be there So if you feel
distant just draw close to Him And He will draw close to you once again.
So return from your way
And draw near Him today ³Come unto me² is still His call. For He knows
we are dust And he wants us to trust In His love as our all in all.
Draw close to God, he
will draw close to You Embraced in His arms you will sense love anew Draw
close to God and you will come to see You can be as close to God as you
want to be.
So return from your
way And draw near Him today ³Come unto me² is still His call. For He knows
we are dust And he wants us to trust In His love as our all in all.
Anthony Foster January
29, 2003 James 4:8b
Day
Eleven Constant Conversation -28:01:03
Your word within my heart
is like a burning fire Shut up in my bones it sings like a choir The still
small voice and the shout that rings clear Speak Lord your servant who
you call friend hears
My unspoken groanings
you still understand You answer on the tablet of my heart with your hand
You tell me your passions and my dreams are filled You hear my cries even
when my tongue lies still
Your name speaks peace
to me My breath speaks praise to you.There's
this constant conversation in my heart. Your words ring in my mind And
I respond in kind In this constant conversation of which I am a part.
I'll pray without ceasing,
I'll pray all the time I listen for answers or sayings sublime I will
meditate day and night on what you've said I'll treasure your words more
than my daily bread.
I would share your secrets
as precious and true I would be transformed, think your thoughts after
you I want to hear from you and be heard in return Our friendship will
blossom if I do what I learn
Your word instructs and
guides Your word reveals and resides In the intimacy of my secret place
In my songs and in My prayers All my secret thoughts and cares Are voiced
for you're pleased to hear my case.
Your name speaks peace
to me My breath speaks praise to you. There's this constant conversation
in my heart. Your words ring in my mind And I respond in kind In this
constant conversation of which I am a part.
Anthony Foster January
28, 2003 Jeremiah 20:9
Day
Ten The Heart of Worship--27:01:03
Our rock, Our Shield
and Our defender Devastate us with love and mercy.The
Heart of Worship is surrender All that we are and all we can be
Offer yourself in consecration
Take up your cross today. Yield to the Spirit your limitations Submit
to His more excellent way.
Live in His blessing
on the altar In freedom power and peace An instrument of Righteousness
Bound there, you will find release.
For all men shall one
day surrender To chaos or to Christ The only way to live at all Is as
a living sacrifice.
As righteous tools our
lives we render Unto Him who sets us free.The
Heart of Worship is surrender All that we are and all we can be
Anthony Foster January
27, 2003
Day
Nine Smile on Me-26:01:03
I would worship you,
Lord With a love supreme I would touch your heart Lord That would be my
dream.
I would worship you Lord
With a trust complete I would trust your promises Your love and mercies
sweet.
Smile on me your servant
Smile on me your child Smile on me Lord Jesus And make me know you've
smiled!
I would worship you
Lord Wholeheartedly obey Obeying I would understand I will do what you
say.
I would worship you
Lord Continually I'll praise And even though you have no need It pleases
you always.
I would worship you
Lord By enjoying You Being who you made me Doing what I was born to do
Smile on me your servant
Smile on me your child Smile on me Lord Jesus And make me know you've
smiled!
Anthony Foster January
26, 2003
Day
Eight As Unto Thee--25:01:03
The grieving God revealed
to mortals Love, compassion, and pity The Jealous God in anger sorrows.
Anger fuels his sympathy The Happy God delights in singing Gladness satisfies
His heart. He gets pleasure from His laughing Enjoys rejoicing in His
art.
What common task I do
might please Him Lord of Heaven can I tell? Great things I would do for
you Lord Help me do the small things well.
Wonder of wonders that
I may Please this Holy God some how Bringing pleasure in some way Delighted
in all he'll allow. So unto even the least of these If I do it unto them
As unto the Lord to please I have done it unto Him.
Anthony Foster January
25, 2003
Day
Eight For Your Pleasure--25:01:03
Who am I that I might
please you Who am I Lord most high? Who am I that you delight in me I
am one of your people forgiven and free.
You pleasure in your
people You seek the ones who'll worship you In spirit and in truth Hearts
that would be close to you.
For Your Pleasure For
Your Pleasure We're vessels of clay but we have this treasure Hidden in
us is grace beyond measure His image within us can bring to Him pleasure!
So when I eat and when
I drink I'll do as unto you What I do and what I think For you said that
this is true.
I will continually worship
I will continually praise From the sunrise til the sunset All my nights
and all my days From my waking till I sleep In the heights and in the
deep At all times and in all ways
I'll be a sacrifice
of praise For you have created, created all things And for your pleasure
they dance and sing So if my lips fail to cry out Even the rocks and hills
will shout!
For Your Pleasure For
Your Pleasure We're vessels of clay but we have this treasure Hidden in
us is grace beyond measure His image within us can bring to Him pleasure!
Anthony Foster January
25, 2003
Holy
Sacrifice-25:01:03
Reckon the realities
Of all of our God's mercies
Then reject the reign
of sin
And the lies that draw
you in
Render to the Lord instead
Body, soul, and heart
and head.
As instruments of righteousness
Presented to Him as
you confess
Offer a living sacrifice
Pleasing now to God in
Christ
This is worship that
makes sense
A spiritual act as evidence
Not to the world to be
conformed
Renew your mind and
be transformed.
Then you will yourself
be the proof
Of His mercies and His
Truth
Good and pleasing, perfect
too
Is the plan He has for
you.
Romans 6:13, 12:1-2
Anthony Foster January
25, 2003
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