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Lord, Loose the Bonds

Lord, loose the bonds of slavery
Please break the chains and set us free
May all the people be as one
May the barriers all fall down

May evil flee before Your face
Please free our souls from sin’s disgrace
Lord, free our minds from prejudice
And fill our hearts with tenderness

Whether brown or black or white
Please fill us with Your wondrous light
Unite us in Your perfect love
Until we all fit hand in glove

LIKE DOGS OF THE WILD

Like dogs of the wild
They tore at Your flesh
And plucked out Your beard
In a frenzy for death

Unsightly, disfigured
By hands cruel with hate
Was it sane that these actions
Their hearts could elate

Barbaric, demonic
Unthinkable deeds
Yet allowed by the Father
To meet all our needs

These atrocities caused
By our fall from God’s grace
And love made You suffer
And die in our place

All the powers of darkness
Rejoiced at Your pain
Determined to kill You
But You rose again

Now they tremble in unbridled
Anger and fear
Knowing You’ve won
And that judgment is near

At the time that’s appointed
All creatures shall bow
And confess You are Lord
And Yours all the power

Born Without the Stain of Sin

Born without the stain of sin
Rejected and despised by men
A tender shoot in desert sand
He flourished in God’s mighty hand

He never caused another pain
He never sought for worldly gain
Yet He was hated, mocked and feared
But also loved and much revered

He bore our sorrows, bore our pain
Bore our infirmities and shame
He bore our illness and disease
And caused the dragon’s reign to cease

All our sin and misery
Nailed in His body to a tree
He set us free from death and Hell
Because our Saviour loves us well

 

 

Our Lives Are Epistles

Our lives are epistles read of all men
Letters read daily again and again
May the story they tell be Godly and pure
Drawing the readers to read more and more

Our lives are epistles, so heed what you say
And beware of the life that you’re living each day
For people are watching each move that you make
Give glory to GOD in each step that you take

There’s A Song In My Heart

There’s a song in my heart
And it tells of GOD’S grace
And His plan of redemption
For this human race

There’s a song in my heart
Of worship and praise
Which I sing in reverence
To the Ancient of Days

There’s a song in my heart
That will never grow old
For its source is eternal
Its worth more than gold

There’s a song in my heart
Dedicated in love
And I sing it in joy
To my Father above

Be Exalted

Be exalted in my heart, LORD
Be exalted when I pray
In each thought that comes to mind, LORD
And in every word I say

Be exalted in my actions
Be exalted every day
In my walk and in my standing
Be exalted every way

Be exalted in my worship
Be exalted in my song
In my testimony of You
Be exalted all day long

You’re exalted in the heavens
Far above the stars that shine
Far above angelic creatures
You’re exalted, GOD divine

Be exalted on the earth LORD
May creation give You praise
For all things were made by You, for You
Oh, Ancient One of Days

All That The Father Has Is Mine

All that the Father has, is mine
For I’m a child and heir
I’ll never lack for anything
I do not have a care

For Jesus came to give me life
Gave life abundantly
More than abundant life on earth
He gave eternity

I’ll never live in poverty
Nor with infirmity
For I’m set free from every curse
That sin made due to me

And daily I will give God praise
All glory to the Lamb
Who rose from death in victory
Destroying Satan’s plan

And daily I will give God thanks
For love so rich and free
That He spared not His only Son
To save someone like me

I Have Set You Above

I have set you above all the tribes of the earth
Earth’s treasures cannot compare to your worth
Without spot, nor blemish, in garment of white
I present you in love, for in You I delight

Redeemed by My blood and cleansed of all sin
My beautiful Bride, you’re all glorious within
Receive all the gifts that I offer to you
Each gift is a token of love ever new

Eat at the table that I have prepared
And drink of My water that you may be fed
Walk in My Spirit that you may bear fruit
That will cause souls to hunger for that which is food

Preach the Good News to all who will hear
And tell everyone that My Kingdom is near
Many are trapped in the kingdom of night
They’re needing a key to My Kingdom of Light

As Long As My Hand Is In yours

As long as my hand
Is in Yours, I know
I need never fear
Wherever I go

For Your love is my fortress
Your strength is my shield
And nothing can harm me
In all of this world

Though the enemy comes
As a flood after me
And tries to deprive me
Of my liberty

I know that in You
I have wonderful peace
That the world cannot take
And the world cannot give

Lord, Gaurd My Mind

Lord, guard my mind, my thoughts, each day
And guard my lips, that what they say
May be approved of You, I pray
Lord, guard my life in every way

Lord, guard my feet that they may stay
Upon the path of life, I pray
Lord, guard my eyes that they may see
The good where there is none to see

Lord, guard my heart, that what I feel
Will always be Your perfect will
And guard my hands that what they do
Will always be approved of You