Theme Song Thursday, Belated Again

Silent night, Holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant, tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, Holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord at thy birth
Jesus, Lord at thy birth.

Silent night, Holy night
Shepherds quake, at the sight
Glories stream from heaven above
Heavenly, hosts sing Hallelujah.
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born.

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Theme Song Thursday -- Belated

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Theme Song Thursday

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Theme Song Thursday

Oceans


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Theme Song Thursday

 We enjoyed our second day of the 2014 school year today, peacefully and diligently.  I do so love these kinds of days!

  The following lyrics from the Cory Asbury song "Always Faithful" play almost continually inside of me these days:

"Faithful, You’re always faithful
True, You’re always true
You’ll never leave me, You’re always with me
You’re good, You’re good"

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Theme Song Thursday

"I Have Found!"

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Theme Song Thusday

Hebrews 13:5-6 NLT

Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” So we can say with confidence, “The lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?”

It's like this:  the circumstances of life are just a video game, an interactive movie in which we have choices as to how we respond.  The truth of my life is that He is.  Everything.  Always was.  Always is.  Always will be.  Always with me.  Will never fail me.  Will never abandon me.  Is my helper.  Perfect love.  More than enough.  Good.  Truth.  Giver of perfect gifts.  Above every other name in Heaven or on earth.  King of Kings.  Lord of Lords.  Redeemer.  Friend.  Savior.  God with me.  Healer.  Comforter.  Counselor.  Teacher.  Restorer.  Transformer.

Lord,You rearrange me.  You make all things new again.  I need my mind, will and emotions to be renewed and transformed.

"You can have it all, Lord.  Every part of my world.  Take this life and breathe on, this heart that is now yours."

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Theme Song Thursday - Throwback

"Children of the Living God"

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Theme Song Thursday

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Theme Song Thursday

You Make Me Brave

I stand before You now
The greatness of your renown
I have heard the majesty and wonder of you
King of Heaven, in humility, I bow

As Your love, in wave after wave
Crashes over me, crashes over me
For You are for us
You are not against us
Champion of Heaven
You made a way for all to enter in

Verse 2:
I have heard You calling my name
I have heard the song of love that You sing
So I will let You draw me out beyond the shore
Into Your grace
Into Your grace

You make me brave
You make me brave
You call me out beyond the shore into the waves
You make me brave
You make me brave
No fear can hinder now the love that made a way

You make me brave
You make me brave
You call me out beyond the shore into the waves
You make me brave
You make me brave
No fear can hinder now the promises You make

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Theme Song Thursday

There's nothing worth more
That could ever comes close
Nothing can compare
You're our living Hope
Your presence Lord

I've tasted and seen
Of the sweetest of love
When my heart becomes free
And my shame is undone
Your presence Lord

Holy Spirit You are welcome here
Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere
Your glory God is what our hearts long for
To be overcome by Your presence Lord.

Let us become more aware of Your presence
Let us experience the glory of Your goodness

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Theme Song Thursday

For the Sake of the World

I'm laying down my life

I'm giving up control

I'm never looking back     

I surrender all

I'm living for Your glory on the earth

This passion in my heart             

This stirring in my soul          

To see the nations bow             

For all the world to know

I'm living for Your glory on the earth

Chorus:  

For the sake of the world burn like a fire in me

Light a flame in my soul for every eye to see

For the sake of the world burn like a fire in me

Bridge:

For every knee to bow down            

For every heart to believe             

For every voice to cry out             

Burn like a fire in me             

For every tongue to confess          

You alone are the King              

You are the hope of the earth            

Burn like a fire in me

 



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Theme Song Thursday

"Healer"

You hold my very moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease
I trust in You, I trust in You

I believe You're my healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe

And I believe You're my portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need

You hold my very moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease
I trust in You, Lord I trust in You

I believe You're my healer
I believe You are all I need
Oh, I believe

I believe You're my portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need

Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands

Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands

I believe You're my healer
I believe You are all I need
Oh, yes You are, yes You are

And I believe You're my portion
Lord I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need
More than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need

You're my healer 


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Change is Good and Hard

 BLEH -- Ok, now that that's out of the way, I can agree with my title.

 Love it that the weather has warmed and the snow pack is melting.  Love it that I can change the background of my blog and feel the freshness of spring.  Love it that God is always at work, doing new things, making all things new and providing us with new opportunities.

 And yet, the "warmer" temperatures and melting snow pack bring severe weather and flooding.  Changing my blog's background looks great (in my opinion) with the recent posts that show on the home page, but is not as attractive on some of the older posts.  New things, renewed things and new opportunities free me from my ruts, but jolt me out of my comfort zone and cause me to have to make new decisions and take new action. 

 It's been a long, frustrating morning here in our home school; math, the usual suspect, has bruised us again.  Tears and frustrated words have flowed, and we have decisions to make that are difficult and grievous.  Yet once again I sing:

You can have it all, Lord, every part of my world.  Take this life and breathe on this heart that is now Yours!"

 What good/hard changes are happening in your world?

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Theme Song Thursday

For the Cross
 

The life You gave

Your body was broken                 

Your love poured out     

You bled and You died for me

There on that cross 

You breathed Your last as you were crucified

You gave it all for me

Hallelujah, what a Savior

Hallelujah, what a friend

Hallelujah, King forever

We thank You for the cross

There in the ground

Sealed in the darkness

Lifeless laid

The frame of the Father’s son    

In agony

He watched His only Son be sacrificed

He gave it all for me

But on that day

What seemed as the darkest hour                    

A violent hope

Broke through and shook the ground     

And as You rose

The Light of all the world was magnified

And You rose in victory

Hallelujah, it is finished

Hallelujah, it is done

Hallelujah King forever

We thank you for the cross

And though our sins are scarlet

You have made us white as snow

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Theme Song Thursday

You can have it all Lord
Every part of my world
You take this life and breathe on
This heart that is now yours


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Theme Song Thursday

Who is this love amazing
Came reaching down to save me
Making all things new
His goodness overwhelms me
With mercies new each morning
Now I can't help but sing

You are worthy
King of glory, King of glory
Forever Worthy
King of glory, King of glory

Open up, open up you ancient gates
Open up, open up the King is coming

Who is this king of glory
The lord so strong and mighty
He's always faithful to forgive
His favour goes before me
His perfect love surrounds me
Now i can't help but sing


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Theme Song Thursday

You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep
My faith will stand

And I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine

Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand
Will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed and You won't start now

So I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
[x6]

I will call upon Your Name
Keep my eyes above the waves
My soul will rest in Your embrace
I am Yours and You are mine 


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Theme Song Thursday Belated, Again [because it was the first day back to school, that's why. . .]

Presence - my word for the year 2014!

I Will Exalt You
 
Your presence is all I need
It's all I want, all I seek
Without it, without it there's no meaning
Your presence is the air I breath
The song I sing, the love I need
Without it, without it I'm not living

I will exalt You, Lord, I will exalt You, Lord
There is no one like You God
I will exalt You, Lord, I will exalt You, Lord
No other name be lifted high

There will be no one like You
And no one beside You
You alone are worthy of all praise
There will be no one like You
And no one beside You
You alone are worthy of all praise 

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Theme Song Thursday Belated

"Better Than A Hallelujah"
God loves a lulluby
In a mother's tears in the dead of night
Better than a Hallelujah sometimes
 
God loves the drunkard's cry
The soldier's plea not to let him die
Better than a Hallelujah sometimes
 
We pour out our miseries
God just hears a melody
Beautiful, the mess we are
The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah
 
The woman holding on for life
The dying man giving up the fight
Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes
 
The tears of shame for what's been done
The silence when the words won't come
Are better than a Hallelujah sometimes
 
We pour out our miseries
God just hears a melody
Beautiful the mess we are
The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah
 
Better than a church bell ringing
Better than a choir singing out, singing out
 
We pour out out miseries
God just hears a melody
Beautiful, the mess we are
The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah
 
We pour out our miseries
God just hears a melody
Beautiful, the mess we are
The honest cries of breaking hearts
Are better than a Hallelujah
 
(Better than a Hallelujah sometimes)
Better than a Hallelujah
(Better than a Hallelujah sometimes) 



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