Posted on 11/09/2006 6:49:58 PM PST by Knitting A Conundrum
Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
Psalm 127:1>
At this time, when feelings run high, the world seems crazy, and anger seems to be the one thing the peoples of the world have in common, I invite you, my fellow FReepers, to join me in prayers and meditation for guidance, God's help and for our fellow man, for America, our troops, and all our own needs.
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father’s throne
Make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief
And oft escaped the tempter’s snare
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
William Bradbury
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change,
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
Psalm 46: 1-3
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Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of Thy redeeming love.
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Here by Thy great help I’ve come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.
O that day when freed from sinning,
I shall see Thy lovely face;
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace;
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
Take my ransomed soul away;
Send thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless day.
I love that hymn...
This is really, really nice, Knitting, and has refreshed me. Thank you.
The love of God for us sinners is astounding. Thank you for this wonderful reminder, and for singing.
Jud 1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
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Heavenly Father;
My faith is in thee,
My expectation is from thee,
My love goes out toward thee,
I believe thee,
Accept thy Word,
Acquiesce in thy will,
Rely on thy promises,
Trust thy providence......
I have cast my anchor in the port of peace,
Knowing that present and future
Are in nail-pierced hands.......
....take away my sighs and fill my mouth with songs;
and when I am restored and rest in thee,
give me summer weather in my heart.
—From The Valley of Vision; a Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions.
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/e/neartoth.htm
There is a place of quiet rest,
Near to the heart of God.
A place where sin cannot molest,
Near to the heart of God.
Refrain
O Jesus, blest Redeemer,
Sent from the heart of God,
Hold us who wait before Thee
Near to the heart of God.
There is a place of comfort sweet,
Near to the heart of God.
A place where we our Savior meet,
Near to the heart of God.
Refrain
There is a place of full release,
Near to the heart of God.
A place where all is joy and peace,
Near to the heart of God.
Thanks KM, I love to sing this.
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Shepherd my heart, O Lord this day,
In love’s green fields where I might lay
By the still waters of your watchful care.
Shepherd my heart, O Lord - the way
I must go is a valley so gray -
Let the staff of your care be my comfort.
Shepherd my heart, O Lord, I pray,
And when darkness gathers at the end of my day,
May I dwell in your house forever.
Amen
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http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/l/glovmysi.htm
The God of love my Shepherd is,
And He that doth me feed;
While He is mine and I am His,
What can I want or need?
He leads me to the tender grass,
Where I both feed and rest;
Then to the streams that gently pass:
In both I have the best.
Or if I stray, He doth convert,
And bring my mind in frame,
And all this not for my desert,
But for His holy Name.
Yea, in death’s shady black abode
Well may I walk, not fear;
For Thou art with me, and Thy rod
To guard, Thy staff to bear.
Surely Thy sweet and wondrous love
Shall measure all my days;
And as it never shall remove
So neither shall my praise.
—George Herbert, 1633
PRAISING GOD WITH YOU.
Amen, and thank you.
struggling with this one lately ):
...and Amen!
1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
1Pe 1:5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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1Co 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
SOMEBODY SHOUT HALLELUJAH AND AMEN!!
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/a/halwesha.htm
In the resurrection morning,
When the trump of God shall sound,
We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
Then the saints will come rejoicing
And no tears will e’er be found,
We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise.
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We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
Amen! We shall rise! Hallelujah!
In the resurrection morning,
When death’s prison bars are broken,
We shall rise, Hallelujah! We shall rise.
In the resurrection morning,
What a meeting it will be,
We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
When our fathers and our mothers,
And our loved ones we shall see,
We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
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In the resurrection morning,
Blessèd thought it is to me,
We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
I shall see my blessèd Savior,
Who so freely died for me,
We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
Refrain
In the resurrection morning,
We shall meet Him in the air,
We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
And be carried up to glory,
To our home so bright and fair,
We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
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Bringing my Prayer Over from the President's Prayer Thread.
Our Father of Mercies,
We are here, my King, to Glorify Your Name, to Sing out our Highest Praise. O Holy One, You are Mercy Itself, Showering us with Covenant Father-Love. Has there ever been a God like our King? Who Cares for His Lambs, Granting them Sovereign Grace? Merciful, Compassionate, and Loving are You, O Master and Lord of our Hearts!
How GLORIOUS are You in Your Works, O Lord! You Lift those Bound by Despair; You Deliver the Dead from the Grave. GREAT ARE YOU, OUR LORD GOD OF HOSTS! You Delight our Eyes with Your Deeds and Your Grace, Granting us Joy, Peace, and Hope. My King is the Almighty One, my God is Most Blessed Over All. Everything is Subject to Him; All Creation is Under His Control. If He Wills, All Things are Possible through His Name. Who is Like You, Great King of All Saints? You Alone are Worthy of Worship; the Glory and the Praise Belong to Christ. Glorify Him, you Saints of the King! Tell Him He is Glorious! Thank Him for His Wonderous Love!
For Your Blessing of our President, we Give You Thanksgiving and Praise. Set Your Glory Always before him, Helping him to Delight in Your Ways. May Christ be Precious in his Eyes, a Treasure to be Cherished and Loved. For our Military we Ask Protection and Strength, through Your Sovereign, Great Grace. Guard Your Israel from her Foes, and Shower her with Salvation and Peace.
To You be Glory, my Master, both Now and through the Eternities to Come. In the Name of Jesus we Pray All Things, Worshipping the King, amen.
Amen
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