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The Steadfast Love of Christ

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Today’s song comes from Sovereign Grace’s album Knowing God, which celebrated 50 years of J.I. Packer’s influential book by the same name, by writing songs around the themes found throughout the book. This is one of my favourite songs on the album, showing the love of Christ through our salvation, our sanctification, and His final judgement; enjoy!

Once my heart was a prison, defiled and cold
Where sin and the enemy reigned.
I was bound by the chains that enslaved my soul
No hint of repentance or shame.
But then Jesus appeared like the morning sun
Defeating the shadows with light.
And forgiveness flowed through His precious blood
Oh, the steadfast love of Christ.

Though redeemed I still battle the lies within
That silently war in my soul.
In my weakness I yield to the power of sin
And desperately cry out for hope.
But then grace rushes in like a mighty flood
New strength to engage in the fight.
And I taste the freedom the cross has won
Through the steadfast love of Christ.

All the world is accursed and in sorrow still
As heartache and suffering remain.
But the hope of creation will be fulfilled
Our Saviour is coming to reign.
I believe in the justice of God the Son
I know faith will turn into sight.
Every tear stain dried, every wound undone
By the steadfast love of Christ.

All of Heaven will quake when we see our King
The Lamb on the throne, lifted high.
We’ll behold in awe and forever sing
Of the steadfast love of Christ
Oh, the steadfast love of Christ.

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Working for Good

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Today’s song comes from Skye Peterson; she is the daughter of singer-songwriter and author Andrew Peterson, however her wonderful vocals and songwriting gives her the right to stand in her own identity. She has collaborated with various people including the Gettys, Steph Macleod, and of course her dad Andrew Peterson. She recently contributed to a project called “The Wood Drake Sessions”, and today’s song “was written as a reminder that God is always perfectly and lovingly at work, faithfully accomplishing his gracious purposes through our lives, even in the frustrations and limitations we experience1.” I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!

Every dawn of my days
I awake to your mercy
You’re providing
Always guiding
Ever faithfully working
From the mornings of joy
To the evenings of gloom
You are working, you’re working for good.

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Hallelujah, You’re working for good
Hallelujah, You’re working for good

Take my labours of life
All the fruit and frustration
In my striving, be uniting
All of earth to your kingdom
Give me hope in my toil
Grant me faith to be still
For you’re working, you’re working your will

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At the dusk of my days
There’s a light ever rising
You are reigning, all sustaining
Never failing, nor tiring
So I’ll rest and rejoice
When I labour no more
For Your working, your working endures.

Refrain

1http://www.facebook.com/thewooddrakesessions/photos/new-song-out-now-for-your-monday-for-many-monday-morning-marks-the-beginning-of-/1832439611574797/

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Jesus, My Great High Priest

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Today’s hymn comes from the father of English Hymnody, Isaac Watts (1674–1748). To confess, when I first came across this hymn, I did not realise it was originally from Watts; I came it across the song on Psallos’ latest project “The New and Better Way: Hymns of Hebrews”. If you have not heard of Psallos, in their own words “we exist to tell edifying stories through adventurous, artistic music that is rich in biblical theology. In our lyrics, we aim to communicate scriptural truth in a manner that is clear and builds up our listeners…We want the words that we sing to be distinctively Christian, saturated with Scripture, with depth that invites repeated listens. We recognize the benefit of presenting biblical passages in larger contexts to better understand the author’s intent and design1“, and so they are “focused primarily in our goal to set all 21 New Testament epistles to music1.” This rendition from Psallos comes from their project that is aimed at congregational singing. I’m sure you’ll be blessed by this one; enjoy!

Jesus, my great High Priest,
Offered his blood and died;
My guilty conscience seeks
No sacrifice beside.
His pow’rful blood did once atone,
And now it pleads before the throne.

To this dear Surety’s hand
Will I commit my cause;
He answers and fulfills
His Father’s broken laws.
Behold my soul at freedom set;
My Saviour paid the dreadful debt.

My Advocate appears
For my defense on high;
The Father bows his ears
And lays his thunder by.
Not all that hell or sin can say
Shall turn his heart, his love, away.

Should all the hosts of death
And pow’rs of hell unknown
Put forth their dreadful best
And lure my heart to roam,
I shall be safe, for Christ displays
His conqu’ring pow’r and guardian grace.

1psallos.com/mission

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In Thy Name

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Hi friends, just a note to say I have finally gotten round to updating the Youtube playlist with all the songs I have ever shared. You can find the link here and at the bottom of the page.

Today’s hymn was originally written by Charles Wesley in 1749, but has been slightly adapted by Erik Dewar from Glory & Gladness, whose rendition of the song I have included. It’s well documented that the Wesleys were very committed to glorifying God in all they did, dedicating their whole lives to pursuing Christlikeness. Whether or not you agree with their theology, their commitment to running the race set before them with zeal and single-mindedness is stirring, at least for me, in my own pursuit of God. This hymn reflects that zeal; first published in Hymns and Sacred Poems, Volume I, under the category of hymn for believers, with the heading “Before Work”1. This hymn is perfect to reflect on as we start a new week, remembering that all the tasks before us have been given to us by the Lord, and the greatest work we can do is offering everything up to Him in faith and making His glory known in all we do; enjoy!

Forth in Thy name, O Lord, we go,
Our daily labours to pursue,
Thee, only Thee, resolved to know,
In all we think, or speak, or do.

The tasks Thy wisdom hath assigned,
O, let us now with joy fulfill,
Thy presence in our work to find,
And prove Thy good and perfect will.

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In Thy name, O Lord, we go;
Make Thy glory known.
Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
In Thy name we go!

Thee may we set at our right hand,
Whose eyes our inmost hearts can see,
And labour on at Thy command,
And offer all our works to Thee.

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Give us to bear Thy easy yoke,
And ev’ry moment watch and pray,
And still to things of Thee to look,
And hasten to Thy glorious day,
And with delight for Thee employ
Whate’er Thy bounteous grace hath giv’n,
And run our course, with all Thy joy,
And closely walk with Thee to heav’n.

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1umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-forth-in-thy-name-o-lord

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