Month: February 2022

How Fathomless

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 28, 2022

How fathomless the love of God
To send His Son to Calvary
To suffer torturous pain and shame
To die a cursed death on a tree

What endless love and grace in Christ
That He would pay sin’s price for me
Became my sin and took my place
And paid the highest penalty

How broken hearted Father God
Who couldn’t look upon His Son
Drenched in my full iniquity
Hanging there in place of me

How alienated and alone
Christ must have felt when He
Cried: Why have You forsaken Me
While He hung there in agony

My God, My God He cried that day
Because sin separated Him
From Son-ship as He bled for me
He couldn’t call God, Father, then

But praise my Father God above
Who gave His Son in wondrous love
Bless Jesus that He fetched the keys
Of Hell and death in victory

Now I will never have to die
I’ll never pay the price of sin
For Jesus made me righteous, free
And gave to me eternity

From Beneath the Throne of God Inspired by Rev 22:1-5]

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 25, 2022

From beneath the throne of God
A crystal river flows
Down the midst of Zion’s great street
The wondrous river goes

On either side the Tree of Life
Stands strong in holy ground
It bears twelve crops of fruit each month
It’s fruitful all year round

Its leaves are for the healing of the nations
There won’t be
Any curse or darkness
For the Lord Himself will be

The Light Who lights the darkness
No need for lamps nor sun
His name is on the foreheads of
His people, every one

In love His own will serve Him
For He’s Faithful and He’s true
We will give Him praise thank Him
For He’s made our lives anew

At His throne His own will worship
And adore the King of kings
In the splendour of His presence
For all the joy He brings

I Love You, Adore You

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 21, 2022

I love You, adore You, Saviour divine
Great prophet who turned the water to wine
You heal the sick and raise the dead
You love us so much, You died in our stead

They scourged You, each stripe upon Your back
A healing for us, and they placed a sack
Over Your holy head and slapped Your face
And sinners like us were saved by Your grace

A crown of cruel thorns was pressed on Your head
Down Your face and back Your blood flowed red
They clothed You in a purple cloak
Then bowed before You to mock and gloat

They spat on You, Jesus, and You were bruised
By the sticks and the fists that the Pharisees used
They shoved Your cross on shoulders raw
Without complaint, our sin, Lord, You bore

Beloved of God, but despised by men
They crucified You, but You rose again
Hell nor the grave could keep You, Lord
Saved are all people who live by Your Word

Don’t darken God’s Counsel [Inspired by Job 38:1; Isa55:8-9; Isa50:4]

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 19, 2022

Don’t darken God’s counsel with words without knowledge
Don’t blame Him when life lets you down
Don’t question His honour, His love or compassion
Our God is a God of renown

His thoughts are not our thoughts and neither His ways
Both surpass all the stars up above
He isn’t a man with man’s many shortcomings
Our God is the essence of love

Ask God for a tongue that’s instructed in truth
Search the Word for the answers to life
Don’t stumble in darkness, step into the Light
And come out of this world of strife

Do Not Put You Trust in Idols [Inspired by Jeri 10:3-5; Ps 136:3-4;]

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 17, 2022

Do not put your trust in idols
They can’t see, nor hear, nor speak
They have no understanding
To provide the peace you seek

Do not put your trust in moon and stars
Though they’re an awesome sight
Nor in the sun which shines by day
To bring us warmth and light

Do not put your trust in prince
Nor in the strong, nor in the brave
Nor in presidents, nor rulers
Of this world that’s so depraved

They’re mortal men who cannot save
Their lives are but a breath
And all their plans will perish
At the moment of their death

Do not put your trust in fortresses
Nor in celestial beings
Creation cannot save us
Nor this world’s material things

But put your trust in God alone
And in the power of His Word
For He is able to deliver you
From every evil work

Deep Calls to Deep Inspired by Ps 42:7-8; Ps 43:3; Ps 44:4-6; Ps 3:3-5;8]

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 15, 2022

Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls
All Your waves and breakers sweep over my form
Your loving kindness You command in the daytime
At night, my Lord, I sing to You Your song

Send forth Your Light and Your Truth, let them guide me
Let them bring me in haste to Your Holy Place
There let me revel in Your Glorious presence
My Joy and Delight, as I seek Your face

The strength of my arm does not bring me the victory
In Your strength my adversaries are put to shame
No weapon of man can prosper against me
You give me the victory through Your holy Name

Lord, You are a Shield around me forever
And You bestow glory and lift up my head
Lord, whether I shout or speak in a whisper
You are quick to hear every word that I’ve said

Every night I lie down and my sleep is peaceful
Inexplicable love keeps me safe from all harm
Every morning I wake for Your presence sustains me
To face a new day in the crook of Your arm

Creator of All Things That Be

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 13, 2022

Creator of all things that be
Both hidden things and things we see
All angles sing and praise Your Name
In adoration bow their frame

Why is it people turn away
And blaspheme You each passing day
While others say You’re just a myth
That it’s by accident we exist

The wiser, man, in his own eyes
The more he yields to devils’ lies
His intellect has made him blind
It’s intellect of the human kind

So many people swept away
By mediums’ lies that hold them sway
Who say they speak to those long gone
Because life after death goes on

Yet there are many that proclaim
And spread abroad Your holy Name
Those You have called and chosen too
Whose lives are forever made new

Blessed are the Men and Women [Inspired by Ps 112:2-7 & 1Chron.21:12]

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 11, 2022

Blessed are the men and women who reverence the Lord
Who walk daily in His Spirit, delighting in His Word
Their descendants will excel in everything they do
The generation of the upright will be blessed each day anew

Riches and honour reside within their home
Given to them by the Father, all these come from Him alone
Theirs is righteousness forever for the blood has set them free
Even in the darkness, they’ve the Light of victory

They’re people of compassion, they are gracious and upright
They are generous, lending freely, in God’s favour they delight
Their affairs they guide with justice; they’re not shaken in their faith
Their hearts are steadfast when bad news, comes trusting in the Father’s grace

Bless the Lord oh my Soul and All that is Within Me [Inspired by Ps 103:1-5]

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 9, 2022

Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and all that is within me
Worship His Holy Name
Bless the Lord, oh my soul, glorify the King of Glory
For He forever stays the same

Bless the Lord, oh my soul and forget not all His benefits
Lift up His Holy Name
Bless the Lord, oh my soul, for He forgives all your iniquities
He has broken every chain

Bless the Lord, oh my soul for He has healed all your diseases
Give thanks to His Holy Name
Bless the Lord, oh my soul, for He’s redeemed you from hell
His is all the splendour and the fame

Bless the Lord, oh my soul, He crowns you with loving kindness
His sure mercies enfold your frame
Bless the Lord, oh my soul, for He fills your mouth with good
So that your youth is renewed once again

Birds Sing Whenever a New Day Dawns

Published by Hillary van Eyssen on February 7, 2022

Birds sing whenever a new day dawns
And night creatures give voice every night
The trees of the field clap their hands in the breeze
And the sun touches all in its sight

Stars sparkle against the black canvas of night
They’re magnificent in their display
And the moon’s ever changing yet constant form
Softly shines to light up our way

What an awesome Creator, our God and King
To whom lightning and thunder bow down
He controls the formidable, raging sea
And the storm clouds which hide the sun

He sends the snow and the pouring rain
And the cold winds and the hurricanes
In His presence the earth quakes and splits in two
And tornadoes tear up the plains

And at His command the sun warms up the land
And the ice and the snow melt away
And flowers spring up and decorate fields
In a diverse colour display

No attention to detail was spared when God made
The earth and the Heavens above
From the tiniest life form to the greatest star
All was made in God’s perfect love