Lord I come, I confess Bowing here I find my rest Without You I fall apart You're the one that guides my heart Chorus: Lord, I need You, oh I need You Every hour I need You My one defense, my righteousness Oh God, how I need You
Where sin runs deep, Your grace is more Where grace is found is where You are And where You are Lord I am free Holiness is Christ in me Yes where You are Lord I am free Holiness is Christ in me Bridge: So teach my song to rise to You When temptation comes my way And when I cannot stand I'll fall on You Jesus You're my hope and stay And when I cannot stand I'll fall on You Jesus You're my hope and stay
Blessing in the thorn, By Phillips ,Craig and Dean
I read about a man of God
Who gloried in his weakness
And I wish that I could be
More like Him and less like me
Am I to blame for what I'm not
Or is pain the way God teaches me to grow
I need to know
When does the thorn become a blessing
When does the pain become a friend
When does the weakness make me stronger
When does my faith make me whole again
I want to feel His arms around me
In the middle of my raging storm
So that I can see the blessing in the thorn
I've heard it said the strength of Christ
Is perfect in my weakness
And the more that I go through
The more I prove the promise true
His love will go to any length
And reaches even now to where I am
But tell me once again
Lord, I have to ask You
On the cross You suffered through
Was there a time You ever doubted
What You already knew.
I stand accused
There's a list a mile long
Of all my sins
Of everything that I've done wrong
I'm so ashamed
There's nowhere left for me to hide
This is the day
I must answer for my life
My fate is in the Judge's hands
But then He turns to me and says
I know you
I love you
I gave My life to save you
Love paid the price for mercy
My verdict not guilty
How can it be?
I can't begin to comprehend
What kind of grace
Would take the place of all my sin?
I stand in awe
Now that I have been set free
And the tears well up as I look at that cross
'Cause it should have been me
My fate was in the nail scarred hands
He stretched them out for me and said
I'm falling on my knees to thank You
With everything I am I'll praise You
So grateful for the words I heard You say
Jesus Friend of sinners we have strayed so far away
We cut down people in your name but the sword was never ours to
swing
Jesus friend of sinners the truth's become so hard to see
The world is on their way to You but they're tripping over me
Always looking around but never looking up I'm so double minded
A plank eyed saint with dirty hands and a heart divided
Oh Jesus friend of sinners
Open our eyes to the world at the end of our pointing fingers
Let our hearts be led by mercy
Help us reach with open hearts and open doors
Oh Jesus friend of sinners break our hearts for what breaks yours
Yeah,yeah,yeah
Jesus friend of sinners the one who's writing in the sand
Make the righteous turn away and the stones fall from their hands
Help us to remember we are all the least of thieves
Let the memory of Your mercy bring your people to their knees
Nobody knows what we're for only what we're against when we
judge the wounded
What if we put down our signs crossed over the lines and love like
You did
Oh Jesus friend of sinners
Open our eyes to the world at the end of our pointing fingers
Let our hearts be led by mercy
Help us reach with open hearts and open doors
Oh Jesus friend of sinners break our hearts for what breaks yours
You love every lost cause; you reach for the outcast
For the leper and the lame; they're the reason that You came
Lord I was that lost cause and I was the outcast
But you died for sinners just like me a grateful leper at Your feet
'Cause You are good, You are good And Your love endures forever
You are good, You are good and Your love endures forever
You are good, You are good and Your love endures forever
You are good, You are good and Your love endures forever
Oh Jesus friend of sinners
Open our eyes to the world at the end of our pointing fingers
Let our hearts be led by mercy
Help us reach with open hearts and open doors
Oh Jesus friend of sinners break our hearts for what breaks Yours
And I was the lost cause and I was the outcast
Yeah
You died for sinners just like me, a grateful leper at Your feet
Every once in a while friends of my family (The Vogtschaller s) will go on a trip and ask us to watch their house . They live in the country and have what I would call a Hobby Farm . They have 1 Horse, a bunch of Chickens,
a few Cats , and every once in a while some Kittens !
It is a good place to relax and reflect . They have a sledding hill ( Which my brothers like) and lots of other things!
Today is my dear brother Josiah's 6th Birthday ! I'm Blessed to have him in my life and am excited for what the Lord has planed for him ! My prayer for him is that the Lord would use him in a great and mighty way for his kingdom and that he would be a strong and bold man .
Thanks Josiah for the laughs and keeping me active ( Tag your it ! )
There's a stirring in the throne roomAnd all creation holds it's breathWaiting now to see the bridgegroomWondering how the bride will dressAnd she wears whiteAnd she knows that she's undeservingShe bears the shame of historyWith this worn and weary maidenIs not the bride that he seesAnd she wears white head to toeBut only he can make it so
CHORUS:When someone dries your tearsWhen someone wins your heart and says your beautifulWhen you don't know you areAnd all you long to seeIs written on his faceLove has come and finally set you freeOn that wedding dayOn that wedding day
She has danced in golden castlesAnd she has crawled through beggar's dustBut today she stands before himAnd she wears his righteousnessAnd she will be who he adoresAnd this is what he made her for
(Chorus)
BRIDGEWhen the hand that bears the only scarsAnd heaven touch her faceAnd the last tears she'll ever criedAre finally wiped awayAnd the clouds roll back as he takes her handAnd walks her through the gatesForever we will reign
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Proverbs 31:10-12,25-31.
Mom , Thank you for all you have and are doing to help us learn and grow closer to Jesus and to each other. I love you So MUCH !
