Attempting to summarise scripture teaching in brief verse
Oh, who is all glorious?
Giving due notice
that He is victorious,
merciful, gracious?
but must not be scorned, or
derided, ignored,
and speaks clear Word of
His love and His sword.
Return to the Father
in heaven, the Saviour,
repenting, submitting
as surely is fitting,
and give Him the glory, the
praises, but hurry
grasp now for His hand – so
the King’s shelter found.
Tune: can be sung to 10 10 11 11 eg Houghton
Called out of darkness,
freed and released:
brought into freedom,
bondage has ceased.
Now in Christ’s kingdom –
in Him we have
Light, peace and wisdom,
assurance of love.
Darkness of troubles –
ignorant of ‘Why?’ –
may come upon us,
groans and deep sigh.
We have a Father
loving and wise –
the present and future
in His hands lies.
So we can trust on
in the dark days,
prayerful and waiting
for brighter days.
Gone is the greater
blindness of soul;
God has His purpose
and loves us through all.
“Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God; “ Isaiah 50:10
Tune: 54 54 54 54 eg ‘Thine own way’ by George Stebbins
cf Acts 2:
The Scriptures, God’s Words to hear and to read,
to keep safe from error – we grow as we ‘feed’;
rich fellowship – all those in Christ love and share,
encourage each other in faith, loving care.
The meal of remembrance we keep as He said,
remember His death with the wine and the bread:
reminder of how our salvation Christ won:
His church tells the world of what He has done.
And gather together to pray to our Lord,
He wants us to pray and to trust in His Word,
and also to pray on our own by his grace –
we’ve access through Christ to his ear and embrace.
Tune: Houghton
Based on a Welsh hymn (much more or lesss translation) by William Williams, Pantycelyn (1716-1791)
Tedious night, how deep the darkness –
need to sense your fellowship,
grace almighty wise upholding,
comforting companionship.
Awful prospect
would be life without you, Christ.
Sinful nature is against me
like the stormy violent seas,
flood to overwhelm and batter:
only you, Lord, can, and, please
in your pity
give me righteousness and strength.
If you open up your heart, Lord,
to reveal the love so great
that flowed out on Calvary’s hillside
on that God-appointed date
pouring to me:
enables me to love you, Lord.
Empty thoughts abound distracting
from the faithful Friend and Lord –
tempting idols, pleasures luring
cannot draw me from your Word:
all are nothing
when compared to knowing God.
Tune: 87 87 47 eg Bryn Calfaria by William Owen tune of ‘Come, ye sinners, poor and needy
cf. Matthew 22: 36-40
Do “Love the Lord your God “, He said.
But love like this can’t be aroused
by fear, obedience slavishly,
but opened eyes that truly ‘see’
His character, and grace to me
cannot but love Him wondrously.
And “Love your neighbour as yourself”.
Such love needs grace, the help of God.
And that is why the Saviour Lord
to free us from our guilt and loss –
died innocent upon the cross
to bring us life, to love, no less.
We can love God and folks we know!
The Bible words all clearly show
the explanation full to see
of finding love and grace so free
and thus enabled gradually
to live our life more lovingly.
Tune: 88 88 88 eg Sagina tune of ‘And can it be’ or
‘Solid Rock’ by W Bradbury or ‘Veni Emmanuel
A book of a father’s instructions,
desiring his child’s good health,
his Maker’s protection, provision,
prosperity and real wealth.
He knew of his own follies, failures,
and wanted to spare his child
from pitfalls and traps, deceivers,
disasters in going wild.
So much common-sense, and word-pictures –
memorable to stick in the mind,
gain wisdom, see purpose in strictures,
work well, trustworthy and kind.
We cannot ask God to forgive, count us good,
if we will not pardon those whom we should.
When choosing to not remember our sins,
it’s as if He the lot into oceans flings.
Sometimes we just can’t pretend we’ve forgot
but if we forgive, then we must try to live
not bringing to mind past injuries unkind,
so glad of the grace in our Father to be.
“Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us” The Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:12-15
All know there is some One greater than we.
This universe could not have come to be
with beauty, life, such complex information
without some power, design for its creation.
So why should such a One not care for us?
and come to help, and save us from our mess?
and if He take our form and die He could
rise from the dead as such a Being should.
Why would He die though – ah, He tells, so hear
that there’s a time to come when He’ll appear
and every word and action wrong must bear
their just true sentence, punishment incur.
For all have disobeyed their Maker, God
the only hope was that He bear the rod
himself so that His people could go free –
now He can offer grace to you and me!
Tune: 11 11 11 11 eg Eventide, tune of ‘Abide with me’
A Being greater far than man,
a Being greater than we can
envision, comprehend, conceive
– if He instructs, we must believe.
That such a One should be triune,
three persons in one Godhead – none
should say impossible – indeed
would anyone invent such creed?
So is it really a surprise
that He should come as man all-wise
and good, and claim divinity,
yet with His Father, unity?
And that He’d send His Spirit to
teach people’s hearts and make them new
– one God so great – He says He is
a wondrous triune God like this!
Tune: LM eg eg Niagara by R Jackson, tune of ‘The Lord is KIng’
1 Kings 18:20-46
They called on Baal
to burn the bull –
they called and bawled,
but no fire fell.
But God sent fire
that was not quenched,
burned up the bull
which had been drenched.
The people, awed
turned away from Baal
to God the Lord
who does not fail.
Then came the rain
they needed so –
His power again
makes grace to flow.
Tune: LM eg tune of ‘I know that me Redeemer lives’
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