LOOK TO THE CROSS

Have you suffered many things?
Has this life been in the main
A long interminable battle
With disappointment and pain?
Gaze on the crucified Jesus!
In Him you will clearly see
One who bore great agony
And sin, for you and me.

Do you secretly judge a holy God
For the horrible mess we are in,
And think to blame our Creator
For the end results of our sin?
Lift your eyes to the loving Savior
Who died with a broken heart
To purchase our salvation
And give us a brand new start. read more

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LEARNING HUMILITY

learning humility

Twelve men shuffled into the room
And, just as they had feared,
No servant with a basin of water
To wash their dusty feet, appeared.
They had come by invitation
To share in the Passover feast.
Each stubbornly sat with his dirty feet
Not wanting to appear to be least.
Then He rose, and quietly took a towel.
With a basin of water He knelt
And washed and dried His disciples’ feet.
I wonder how they felt.

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JESUS IS LORD

ANTHEM
The night is dark
The way is long
And pain has silenced
My joyful song,
But over and under
The thrust of the sword
Echoes this certainty –
Jesus is Lord!

Jesus is Lord when the sun is high
On a cloudless day in a clear blue sky.
Jesus is Lord when the storm clouds roll
And release their tempest
Within my soul. read more

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CALLING OTHER SHEEP

Who wander, lost and alone

Lord Jesus, there are sheep with no shepherd
Who wander, lost and alone,
Whose lives are lived without purpose
Because they have never been shown
That there is a great God who loves them
And a Saviour who cares for their souls;
A Shepherd who gave His life for them
And would draw them into His fold.
Will You take my few loaves and fishes,
Break them and share them at will
To feed the hungry-hearted ones
Until they have had their fill,
And let them look beyond the gift
To behold Your loving heart,
And to know that You are truly for them
And long to take their part.

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