A Prayer, Living and Dying (ROCK OF AGES) by Augustus Toplady
Rock of ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee;
Let the water and the blood
From thy riven side which flow'd
Be of sin the double cure,
Cleans me from its guilt and pow'r.
Not the labors of my hands,
Can fulfil thy law's demands:
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears for ever flow;
All for sin could not atone,
Thou must save and thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to thy 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 my eye-strings break 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.
Thank You for Saving us, Your Highness, for Rescuing us from Iniquity and Sin. Your Blood has Washed us to Dazzling White; Your Death has Delivered us from our Plight. Oh, the Tender Mercies of our Lord; Your Lovingkindness is Overflowing our Life! Bless Your Lambs, O Shepherd, and Thank You for this Fellowship of Saints. In Your Name Most Glorious, we Worship You, Father, amen.
This is one of my top 5 favorite hymns...thank you for posting it.
Mic 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
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Heb 12:2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith.....
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Isa 45:22 "Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
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Joh 6:40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."
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Jud 1:20 But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit;
Jud 1:21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
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Father in Heaven, it is disturbing to behold the eagerness of the wicked to carry out their evil deeds.
It is sorrowing to observe injury received by those who can not protect themselves.
Sin mounts up higher and higher.
Father, help me keep my eyes on the LAMB.
There is rest for my eyes and my soul in HIM;
Peace for my heart and mind.
He is my refuge and destination.
Thank you for Jesus.
http://www.good-music.org/good-music/moores-chapel/midi-hymns/yor-are-my-hiding-place.mid
YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACE,
YOU ALWAYS FILL MY HEART
WITH SONGS OF DELIVERANCE.
WHENEVER I AM AFRAID
I WILL TRUST IN YOU.
I WILL TRUST IN YOU;
LET THE WEAK SAY,
"I AM STRONG
IN THE STRENGTH OF MY LORD."
Prayer for Mercy
In the darkness of the moment, I turn to you, O Lord,
You who are the light in which there is no darkness.
Help me to see my way among the rocks and the holes,
The rubble of this sin-filled land in its starkness,
All the places where I might trip and fall
And be swallowed up by the night.
How the sound of sin's dark consequences
pierce through the midnight of this poor world,
The hatred masquerading as good intentions,
in smoke and fire and death and grief unfurl,
in little ways, too, with heart rending words
designed to cut and blight.
O Lord, remember us, how you gave your blood in love
to open up the door to heaven's healing touch,
And looked upon all our hurts and pains with loving eyes,
Shepherdless this people, needing much --
And as the darkness thickens, Lord,
Restore to us our sight!
Steadfast love we have not, save what comes from You,
Who sends your grace to fall upon this hard place
In spite of who we are and what we've done since day began.
In spite of sin and coldness, O Lord, turn not your face,
But remember how you wept in the garden
That one spring moonlit midnight.
O Lord, have pity on the ones I cannot reach but know
How frightened, lost and hungry are their days,
O Lord, the children lost, their parents dying, the wars go on
Satan's laughter piercing through the blood red haze --
Remember Lord, the cross that awful day,
Help us by your might!
Kyrie eleison,
Christe eleison,
Kyrie eleison.