Lord's Day Gleanings

All of my posts thus far have not been of much substance, only wood, hay and stubble. I had a wonderful Lord's Day yesterday and wanted to share some of it with you, especially the lyrics to some of the worship songs we sang. Worship is not only the music and the songs but everything that pertains to attending church. Church is a time when we go to meet with the Holy and Living God, where He meets with me and the body of Christ collectively, where our hearts are pricked and encouraged, where we have deep and true fellowship with other believers, where we hear God's Word proclaimed and expounded, where we can sing to our Savior reflecting on what He has done on our behalf, and where we start our week to live our lives for His glory to the world around us.

I was awestruck by the combination of songs that we sang. We sang Amazing Grace, I Will Glory in My Redeemer, You Are My All in All, Behold the Lamb, Lamb of God, Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed?, and Nothing but the Blood. The combination of songs were a perfect primer for my soul to sit and listen to the sermon and to continue to worship. Here are the lyrics to a few of the songs.

I Will Glory in My Redeemer- Steve and Vicki Cook, 2001 PDI Worship.

I will glory in my Redeemer, Whose priceless blood has ransomed me.
Mine was the sin that drove the bitter nails and hung Him on that judgment tree.

I will glory in my Redeemer, Who crushed the power of sin and death;

My only Savior before the Holy Judge, the Lamb Who is my Righteousness,

The Lamb Who is my Righteousness.

I will glory in my Redeemer, my life He bought, my love He owns.

I have no longings for another, I'm satisfied in Him alone.

I will glory in my Redeemer, His faithfulness, my standing place.

Though foes are mighty and rush upon me, my feet are firm, held by His grace.

My feet are firm, held by His grace.

I will glory in my Redeemer, Who carries me on eagle's wings.

He crowns my life with lovingkindness, His triumph song I'll ever sing.

I will glory in my Redeemer, Who waits for me at gates of gold,

And when He calls me it will be paradise, His face forever to behold,

His face forever to behold,

His face forever to behold!

Behold the Lamb- Mark Altrogge, 2000 PDI Praise.

Behold the Lamb silent before His accusers

As thorns are pressed into His brow

They lift Him up, O, see the spikes that hold Him

Redeeming blood flows down

But look again, the cross stands empty now, and He is risen!

Behold the Lamb see Him crowned with glory

Behold the Lamb cast your crowns before Him

Crying, "Holy, holy is the Lamb"

Behold the Lamb carrying all our transgressions

He freely takes our place,

Endures the lash, the mocking and the laughter

Of those He dies to save

But look again, the cross stands empty now, and He is risen!

Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed- Lyrics by Issac Watts, music by Bob Kauflin, 1997 PDI Praise.

Alas! And did my Savior bleed, and did my Sovereign die!

Would He devote that sacred head fro such a worm as I!

Was it for sins that I had done He groaned upon the tree,

Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!

My God, why would You shed Your blood so pure and undefiled

To make a sinful one like me Your chosen precious child?

Well might the sun in darkness hide, and shut His glories in,

When Christ, the mighty Maker died for man the creature's sin.

Thus might I hide my blushing face while His dear cross appears,

Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, and melt my eyes in tears.