Lyrics from 7.25.10 Worship Songs

As the Deer

As the deer panteth for the water, so my soul longeth after You. You alone are my heart’s desire, And I long to worship You.

Refrain:

You alone are my strength, my shield, to You alone may my spirit yield. You alone are my heart’s desire, And I long to worship You.

You’re my friend, and You are my brother, Even though You are a King. I love You more than any other, so much more than anything.

I want You more than gold or silver – only You can satisfy. You alone are the real joy-giver, and the apple of my eye.

Refrain

CCLI Song No. 1431 © 1984 Maranatha Praise, Inc. (Admin. by Maranatha! Music) Martin Nystrom For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use.  All rights Reserved. http://www.ccli.com CCLI License No. 3163364

My Jesus, I Love Thee

My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine; For Thee all the follies of sin I resign. My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou; If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

I love Thee because Thou has first loved me, And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree. I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow; If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death, And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath; And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow, If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

Words by William R. Featherston

Public Domain

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood, From Thy wounded side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure; Save from wrath and make me pure.

Not the labor of my hands Can fulfill Thy law’s demands; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow, All for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to the cross I cling; Naked, come to Thee for dress; Helpless look to Thee for grace; Foul, I to the fountain fly; Wash me, Savior, or I die.

While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eyes shall close in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, See Thee on Thy judgment throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.

Words by Augustus M. Toplady

Public Domain

O Great God

O great God of highest heav’n, occupy my lowly heart.  Own it all and reign supreme, conquer every rebel pow’r.

Let no vice or sin remain that resists Your holy war.  You have loved and purchased me, make me Yours forever more.

I was blinded by my sin, had no ears to hear Your voice, did not know Your love within, had no taste for heaven’s joy.

Then Your Spirit gave me life, opened up Your word to me, through the gospel of Your Son, gave me endless hope and peace.

Help me now to live a life that’s dependent on Your grace.  Keep my heart, and guard my soul from the evils that I face.

You are worthy to be praised with my every thought and deed!  O great God of highest heav’n, glorify Your Name through me!

CCLI Song No. 4804015

© 2006 Sovereign Grace Praise (c/o Integrity Music, Inc.)

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Lyrics from 7/18/10 Worship Songs

Here are the lyrics to yesterday’s worship songs. Let them be a encouragement and conviction to you this week as you rehearse in your minds the truths that we sing about who our God is and what He has done.

I Love You, Lord

I love You, Lord, and I lift my voice to worship You. O my soul, rejoice! Take joy, my King, in what You hear. May it be a sweet, sweet sound In Your ear.

CCLI Song No. 25266 © 1978, 1980 House Of Mercy Music (Admin. by Maranatha! Music) Laurie Klein

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All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

All hail the power of Jesus’ name, let angels prostrate fall. Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all!

Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, ye ransomed from the fall, hail Him who saves you by His grace, and crown Him Lord of all!

Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget the wormwood and the gall, go spread your trophies at His feet, and crown Him Lord of all!

Let every kindred, every tribe, on this terrestrial ball, to Him all majesty ascribe, and crown Him Lord of all!

O, that with yonder sacred throng we at His feet may fall! We’ll join the everlasting song and crown Him Lord of all!

CCLI Song No. 25400 © Public Domain

Edward Perronet | John (adapt) Rippon | Oliver Holden

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Jesus, Name Above All Names

Jesus, name above all names Beautiful Saviour, Glorious Lord. Immanuel, God is with us, Blessed Redeemer, Living Word.

Jesus, loving Shepherd, Vine of the branches, Son of God. Prince of Peace, Wonderful Counselor, Lord of the universe, Light of the world.

Words by Naida Hearn © 1974, 1978 Scripture in Song

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Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart. Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night. Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be Thou my wisdom, be Thou my true Word. I ever with Thee and Thou with me Lord. Thou, my great Father, and I, Thy true son. Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise. Thou, mine inheritance, now and always. Thou and Thou only, Be first in my heart. High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won. May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun. Heart of my own heart, whatever befall. Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

CCLI Song No. 30639 © Public Domain

Eleanor Henrietta Hull | Mary Elizabeth Byrne

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Take My Life

Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee. Take my moments and my days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of Thy love. Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing always only for my King. Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from Thee.

Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I withhold. Take my intellect, and use ev’ry power as You choose.

Here am I, all of me. Take my life, it’s all for Thee.

Take my will and make it Thine. It shall be no longer mine. Take my heart, it is Thine own. It shall be Thy royal throne.

Take my love, my Lord, I pour at Your feet its treasure store. Take myself, and I will be ever only all for Thee.

Here am I, all of me. Take my life, it’s all for Thee.

Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee.

CCLI Song No. 4162843 © 2003 worshiptogether.com songs | sixsteps Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) | (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) Chris Tomlin | Frances Ridley Havergal | Henri Abraham Cesar Malan | Louie Giglio For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use.  All rights Reserved. http://www.ccli.com CCLI License No. 3163364

Lord, Be Glorified

In my life, Lord, be glorified. In my life, Lord, be glorified today.

CCLI Song No. 26368 © 1978 Bob Kilpatrick Ministries (Assigned to Lorenz Publishing Company – 1998) Bob Kilpatrick For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use.

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D.A. Carson on worship

The following is from Matt LaCava’s blog post from earlier this afternoon:

I recently began reading “Worship by the Book“, edited by D.A. Carson, with Mark Ashton, R. Kent Hughes, and Timothy J. Keller. I’m 33 pages into it, and what a challenge and encouragement it has been already. I’d like to simply quote various sections of pages 30-32.

(A little background to set up the quote: Carson is at this point exegeting his own definition of worship, which is, to say the least, long. So, as the quote below begins, we’re picking up where he begins exegeting that particular phrase of his definition of worship.)

We worship our Creator-God “precisely because he is worthy, delightfully so.” What ought to make worship delightful to us is not, in the first instance, its novelty or its aesthetic beauty, but its object: God himself is delightfully wonderful, and we learn to delight in him. (30)

In an age increasingly suspicious of (linear) thought, there is much more respect for the “feeling” of things – whether a film or a church service. It is disturbingly easy to plot surveys of people, especially young people, drifting from a church of excellent preaching and teaching to one with excellent music because, it is alleged, there is “better worship” there. But we need to think carefully about this matter. Let us restrict ourselves for the moment to corporate worship. Although there are things that can be done to enhance corporate worship, there is a profound sense in which excellent worship cannot be attained merely by pursuing excellent worship. In the same way that, according to Jesus, you cannot find yourself until you lose yourself, so also you cannot find excellent corporate until you stop trying to find excellent corporate worship and pursue God himself. Despite the protestations, one sometimes wonders if we are beginning to worship worship rather than worship God. As a brother put it to me, it’s a bit like those who begin by admiring the sunset and soon begin to admire themselves admiring the sunset. (31)

This point is acknowledged in a praise chorus like “Let’s forget about ourselves, and magnify the Lord, and worship him.” The trouble is that after you have sung this repetitious chorus three or four times, you are no farther ahead. The way you forget about yourself by focusing on God – not by singing about doing it, but by doing it. There are far too few choruses and services and sermons that expand our vision of God – his attributes, his works, his character, his words. Some think that corporate worship is good because it is lively where is had been dull. But it may also be shallow where it is lively, leaving people dissatisfied and restless in a few months’ time. Sheep lie down when they are well fed (cf. Ps 23:2); they are more likely to be restless when they are hungry. “Feed my sheep”, Jesus commanded Peter (John 21); and many sheep are unfed. If you wish to deepen the worship of the people of God, above all deepen their grasp of his ineffable majesty in his person and in all his works. (31)

Pray, then, and work for a massive display of the glory and character and attributes of God. We do not expect the garage mechanic to expatiate on the wonders of his tools; we expect him to fix the car. He must know how to use his tools, but he must not lose sight of the goal. So we dare not focus on the mechanics of corporate worship and lose sight of the goal. We focus on God himself, and thus we become more godly and learn to worship – and collaterally we learn to edify one another, forbear with one another, challenge one another. (32)

What we must strive for is growing knowledge of God and delight in him – not delight in worship per se, but delight in God. (32)

Hopefully this is as much of an encouragement and challenge to you as it was to me.

(For what it’s worth [or f.w.i.w., as he says], my friend Chris Anderson posted thoughts regarding this portion of “Worship by the Book” back in 2006. You can find those helpful thoughts here.)

Lyrics from 7/12/10 Worship songs

Something we’re going to endeavor to do from now on is post the texts from the songs we have sung as a congregation the day after we sing them. We’ve received comments from some of you regarding a desire for this, and it is our hope that you who have requested this and you who have not will both benefit from going over the texts to the songs we have sung in praise and worship to our God.

I Will Sing of My Redeemer

I will sing of my Redeemer, And His wondrous love to me; On the cruel cross He suffered, From the curse to set me free.

Sing, oh sing, of my Redeemer, With His blood, He purchased me. On the cross, He sealed my pardon, Paid the debt, and made me free.

I will tell the wondrous story, How my lost estate to save, In His boundless love and mercy, He the ransom freely gave.

I will praise my dear Redeemer, His triumphant power I’ll tell, How the victory He giveth Over sin, and death, and hell.

Sing, oh sing, of my Redeemer, With His blood, He purchased me. On the cross, He sealed my pardon, Paid the debt, and made me free.

Words by Philip P. Bliss, Public Domain

Here Is Love

Here is love, vast as the ocean,

Loving kindness as the flood,

When the Prince of life, our ransom,

Shed for us His precious blood.

Who His love will not remember?

Who can cease to sing His praise?

He will never be forgotten

Throughout heav’n’s eternal days.

On the mount of crucifixion

Fountains opened deep and wide.

Through the floodgates of God’s mercy

Flowed a vast and gracious tide.

Grace and love, like mighty rivers,

Poured incessant from above,

Heaven’s peace and perfect justice

Kissed a guilty world in love.

Let me all Your love accepting,

Love You, ever all my days;

Let me seek Your kingdom only

And my life be to Your praise;

You alone shall be my glory,

Nothing in the world I see.

You have cleansed and sanctified me,

You Yourself have set me free.

Of Your fullness You are pouring

Your great love on me anew,

Without measure, full and boundless,

Drawing out my heart to You.

You alone will be my glory,

Nothing in the world I see.

You have cleansed and sanctified me,

You Yourself have set me free.

CCLI Song No. 526631 © Public Domain  Robert S. Lowry | William Edwards | William Rees

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Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Beneath the cross of Jesus I find a place to stand,

And wonder at such mercy That calls me as I am;

For hands that should discard me Hold wounds which tell me, “Come.”

Beneath the cross of Jesus My unworthy soul is won.

Beneath the cross of Jesus His family is my own—   Once strangers chasing selfish dreams, Now one through grace alone. How could I now dishonor The ones that You have loved? Beneath the cross of Jesus See the children called by God.

Beneath the cross of Jesus— The path before the crown— We follow in His footsteps Where promised hope is found. How great the joy before us To be His perfect bride; Beneath the cross of Jesus We will gladly live our lives.

Words by Keith Getty & Kristyn Getty 2005 Thankyou Music

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Immanuel’s Land

The sands of time are sinking, the dawn of Heaven breaks;

The summer morn I’ve sighed for—the fair, sweet morn awakes:

Dark, dark hath been the midnight, but dayspring is at hand,

And glory, glory dwelleth in Immanuel’s land.

O Christ, He is the fountain, the deep, sweet well of love! The streams of earth I’ve tasted more deep I’ll drink above: There to an ocean fullness His mercy doth expand, And glory, glory dwelleth in Immanuel’s land.

With mercy and with judgment my web of time He wove,

And aye, the dews of sorrow were lustered with His love;

I’ll bless the hand that guided, I’ll bless the heart that planned

When throned where glory dwelleth in Immanuel’s land.

The Bride eyes not her garment, but her dear Bridegroom’s face; I will not gaze at glory but on my King of grace. Not at the crown He giveth but on His pierced hand; The Lamb is all the glory of Immanuel’s land.

Words by Anne Ross Cousin

Public Domain

1st Baptisms!

Here are some pictures from our 1st baptisms on Sunday June 27th.It was a very exciting time for us as a new church family and especially for the two people who were baptized: Sarah Gann and Loren Morrow.

We did the baptisms in the South Platte River right after our Sunday morning service.Several other friends and family who are not part of our church came to the baptisms too. We were greatly encouraged to see this public, visible demonstration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. How awesome that we’ve been united with Jesus Christ in his death & resurrection!

As we rejoiced with Sarah and Loren, we were also reminded of the forgiveness of sins and new life that we have through our union with Jesus Christ in faith. We are eager and prayerful to have the privilege of seeing many more similarly witness to their salvation in Christ in the days and years ahead.