Praise the Lord III

[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

What shall I render to the LORD for all His benefits toward me?
Psalm 116:12

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
Psalm 139:17

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Sunday Morning Praise


In Thankful Remembrance

What shall I render to Thy name or how Thy praises speak?
My thanks how shall I testify, O Lord, Thou know’st I’m weak.
I owe so much, so little can return unto Thy name,
Confusion seizes on my soul, and I am filled with shame.

O Thou that hearest prayers, Lord, to Thee shall come all flesh
Thou hast me heard and answered, my complaints have had access.
What did I ask for but Thou gav’st, what could I more desire?
But thankfulness even all my days I humbly this require.

Thy mercies, Lord, have been so great in number numberless,
Impossible for to recount or any way express.
O help Thy us that seek Thy face to return unto Thee praise
And walk before Thee as they ought, in strict and upright ways.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

Evening Praise the Lord.
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:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

Yes, He is altogether lovely.
Song 5:16

Delight yourself also in the LORD.
Psalm 37:4

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Thou Lovely Source of True Delight

Thou lovely Source of true delight,
Whom I unseen adore;
Unveil Thy beauties to my sight,
That I may love Thee more.

Thy glory o’er creation shines;
But in Thy sacred Word,
I read in fairer, brighter lines,
My bleeding, dying Lord.

’Tis here, whene’er my comforts droop,
And sins and sorrows rise,
Thy love with cheerful beams of hope,
My fainting heart supplies.

Jesus, my Lord, my Life, my Light,
O come with blissful ray;
Break radiant through the shades of night,
And chase my fears away.

Then shall my soul with rapture trace
The wonders of Thy love;
But the full glories of Thy face
Are only known above.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

In the shadow of His hand He has hidden me.
Isaiah 49:2

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In the Hollow of His Hand

In the hollow of His hand He will hide me
When doubt and sin draw near,
Though no earthly friend may walk beside me,
I rest secure from fear.

In the hollow of His hand He will hide me
When the storm is on the deep,
And I know whatever may betide me,
His vigil He will keep.

In the hollow of His hand He will hide me
When the storms of life sweep by,
To the harbor safe He will guide me,
Where His blessed safe rest lie.

I know whate’er betide me,
His hand will safely guide me,
His love will ever hide me
In the hollow of His hand.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

Evening Praise the Lord.
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:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

I will not forget you.
Isaiah 49:15

(Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:5)

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I Will Not Forget Thee

Sweet is the promise “I will not forget thee,”
Nothing can molest or turn my soul away;
E’en though the night be dark within the valley,
Just beyond is shining an eternal day.

Trusting the promise “I will not forget thee,”
Onward I will go with songs of joy and love,
Though earth despise me, though my friends forsake me,
I shall be remembered in my home above.

When at the golden portals I am standing,
All my tribulations, all my sorrows past;
How sweet to hear the blessed proclamation,
“Enter, faithful servant, welcome home at last.”

I will not forget thee or leave thee,
In My hands I’ll hold thee,
In My arms I’ll fold thee,
I will not forget thee or leave thee;
I am thy Redeemer, I will care for thee.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

So be ready in the morning…and present yourself to Me there on the top of the mountain.
And no one shall come up with you.
Exodus 34:2-3

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.
Psalm 5:3

(Psalm 119:147, Psalm 143:8)

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Meet Him in the Morning

Begin the day with God!
He is thy Sun and Day!
His is the radiance of thy dawn;
To Him address thy lay.

Sing a new song at morn!
Join the glad woods and hills;
Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,
Join the bright flowers and rills.

Sing thy first song to God!
Not to thy fellow men;
Not to the creatures of His hand,
But to the glorious One.

Take thy first walk with God!
Let Him go forth with thee;
By stream, or sea, or mountain path,
Seek still His company.

Thy first transaction be
With God Himself above;
So shall thy business prosper well,
And all the day be love.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

Evening Praise the Lord.
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:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
Joel 2:28-29

The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
Isaiah 11:2

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me.
Isaiah 61:1

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Pour Thyself Through Me

Spirit of the living God, pray Thy mind through me;
Nothing less than Spirit power do I ask of Thee.
Purge me, urge me, guide me, hide me —
Spirit of the living God, pray Thy mind through me.

Power of the eternal God, flow Thy power through me;
Holy, Pentecostal power do I ask of Thee.
Lowly, holy, for Thy glory —
Power of the eternal God, flow Thy power through me.

Mercy of the living God, channel love through me;
Nothing less than Calvary love meets the need for me.
Love that's burning, love that's yearning —
Mercy of the living God, channel love through me.

Grace of God, eternal grace, reach the lost through me;
Tenderness for every race do I ask of Thee.
Love them, lift them, reach them, teach them —
Grace of God, eternal grace, reach the lost through me.

Life of God, eternal life, pour Thyself through me;
Nothing less than Thine own life do I ask of Thee.
Life compelling, life that's telling —
Life of God, eternal life, pour Thyself through me.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
Psalm 116:15

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Death and dying are sometimes a dark foreboding subject, yet, they are.
It is a part of our lives, and sometimes it is needful to be reminded who is caring for us.
As the hymn Abide With Me states in part, “In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.”

This is for those who have lost family members or friends recently.

I hope none take offense.​

My beloved has gone to his garden...to gather lilies.
Song of Solomon 6:2
It is His garden, and they are His lilies.


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The Gardener

While we are tending our earthly gardens,
The Gardener lends us His seeds to sow,
The bulbs of His lilies, the roots of His roses,
To plant and cherish and watch them grow.

Sometimes He comes when the day is over
And garners a sheaf of the full-grown wheat,
Ripe for the harvest and waiting the sickle,
Ready to fall at the Reaper’s feet.

And sometimes He comes in the early morning
And tenderly gathers the sweetest flowers,
The buds of the lily, the rose half-opened:
Shall we not joy when He chooses ours?

Shall we not yield God our loveliest blossoms,
Glad that He finds them so fragrant and fair,
Worthy transplanting to heavenly gardens,
To gain new beauty beneath His care?

Never a storm shall sweep over His flowers,
Nor drought shall wither, nor frost shall blight;
About His feet they shall grow unfading,
And bloom forever in His pure sight.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

Evening Praise the Lord.
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:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.
For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
Hebrews 10:12-14

I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen.
And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
Revelation 1:18

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A Mohammedan once said to a missionary:
“We have our Prophet's tomb to show, but you have nothing.”

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The Empty Tomb

Earth’s Meccas and the faiths of men hold but a corpse within a tomb;
Each weary pilgrim’s journey ends at some sad shrine of grief and gloom.
Earth's prophets rest, in silence wrapped, dust in the dust from whence they came;
By Death's chill wind their torches quenched, no more to kindle into flame.

Earth’s priests in solemn splendor sleep, ashes to ashes, robed and stoled;
Their chanted prayers forever hushed, their altar fires forever cold.
Earth's kings in state and glory lie, in crypts of porphyry encased;
Their names and deeds, in marble carved, time’s blurring touch has half erased.

No mausoleum built by man entombs our Prophet, Priest and King;
Our love no pilgrimage need make, no fading votive garlands bring.
No death could kill, no guard could keep, no seal could stay, no grave could hold
Immortal Life in mortal clay — no darkness could the Light enfold.

Our Prophet's word shall come to pass, our Priest is interceding still;
Our King shall reign forevermore, while heaven and earth shall do his will.
“No grave to show” — This is the stone on which the temples of our faith
Rise higher than the mosques of world — our Living Lord has conquered Death!



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

But Jesus said to them, “…Are you able to drink the cup that I drink,
and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”
Mark 10:38

“Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”
Luke 9:57

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I am Willing –

To receive what Thou givest,
To lack what Thou withholdest,
To relinquish what Thou takest,
To surrender what Thou claimest,
To suffer what Thou ordainest,
To do what Thou commandest,
To wait until Thou sayest “Go.”



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

Evening Praise the Lord.
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:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

“Lord, I will follow You.”
Luke 9:61

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I Will Follow Thee

Savior, I will follow Thee;
Thou art all the world to me;
Tho’ the way I cannot see,
Savior, I will follow Thee.

Savior, I will follow Thee,
Tho’ it lead me to the cross;
Counting all things here but dross,
Savior, I will follow Thee.

Savior, I will follow Thee,
Tho’ it lead through toil and tears;
Through the long and weary years,
Savior, I will follow Thee.

Savior, I will follow Thee
Till the toils of life are o’er;
Till I reach the golden shore,
Savior, I will follow Thee.

Follow Thee, I will follow Thee,
Follow till the day is done,
Follow till the crown is won,
Savior, I will follow Thee.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

We are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand.
Isaiah 64:8

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Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou art the Potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Search me and try me, Master, today!
Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now,
As in Thy presence humbly I bow.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me, I pray!
Power, all power, surely is Thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Hold o’er my being absolute sway!
Fill with Thy Spirit ’till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[bybee]

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Have Thine Own Way, Lord

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Thou art the Potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after Thy will,
While I am waiting, yielded and still.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Search me and try me, Master, today!
Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now,
As in Thy presence humbly I bow.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me, I pray!
Power, all power, surely is Thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine.

Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way!
Hold o’er my being absolute sway!
Fill with Thy Spirit ’till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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Thanks Psalmist. We are made for the "Lord's way". It is the best way for us. Blessings

 

[Psalmist]

Evening Praise the Lord.
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:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
Psalm 25:1
Cleanse me from secret faults.
Psalm 19:12
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Psalm 51:1-2
Purge me...and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psalm 51:7

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An Evening Prayer

If I have wounded any soul today,
If I have caused one foot to go astray,
If I have walked in my own willful way,
Dear Lord — Forgive!

If I have uttered idle words or vain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,
Lest I myself shall suffer through the strain,
Dear Lord — Forgive!

If I have been perverse or hard, or cold,
If I have longed for shelter in Thy fold,
When Thou hast given me some fort to hold,
Dear Lord — Forgive!

Forgive the sins I have confessed to Thee;
Forgive the secret sins I do not see;
O guide me, love me and my keeper be,
Dear Lord — Amen!



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
1 Corinthians 16:23

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Wonderful Grace of Jesus

Wonderful grace of Jesus, greater than all my sin;
How shall my tongue describe it, where shall its praise begin?
Taking away my burden, setting my spirit free;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

Wonderful grace of Jesus, reaching to all the lost,
By it I have been pardoned, saved to the uttermost,
Chains have been torn asunder, giving me liberty;
For the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

Wonderful grace of Jesus, reaching the most defiled,
By its transforming power, making him God’s dear child,
Purchasing peace and heaven, for all eternity;
And the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me.

Wonderful the matchless grace of Jesus,
Deeper than the mighty rolling sea;
Wonderful all sufficient grace for even me.
Broader than all of my transgressions,
Greater far than all my sin and shame,
O magnify the precious Name of Jesus.
Praise His Name!



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

Evening Praise the Lord.
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:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 1:17​

Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:20-21​

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Grace Greater Than Our Sin

Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
Yonder on Calvary’s mount out-poured,
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilled.

Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold,
Threaten the soul with infinite loss;
Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,
Points to the refuge, the mighty cross.

Dark is the stain that we cannot hide.
What can avail to wash it away?
Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,
Brighter than snow you may be today.

Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
Freely bestowed on all who believe!
You that are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment His grace receive?

Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalm 9:2

I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations.
Psalm 57:9

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Sunday Morning Praise


I Will Ever Sing Thy Praises

I will ever sing Thy praises, mighty God and gracious King;
Loud my heart its tribute raises, and to Thee my psalms I sing;
Thou art King of all creation, every land and every nation;
“Thousand, thousand thanks to Thee, mighty God,” my song shall be!

All the people shall proclaim Thee, sing Thy praise from shore to shore;
Every human heart shall name Thee, God and King forevermore;
On Thy throne in heaven vaulted, in Thy majesty exalted,
“Thousand, thousand thanks to Thee, mighty God,” my song shall be!

When at last my feet have found Thee, when at last I am Thy own;
When the ransomed hosts surround Thee, on Thy great eternal throne;
When in yonder land of glory angels tell redemption’s story,
“Thousand, thousand thanks to Thee, mighty God,” my song shall be!



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

Evening Praise the Lord.
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:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
Matthew 28:20

Remember...

He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5

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His Promise to Me

Darkness may o’ertake me and my song forsake me,
But alone I never shall be;
For the Friend beside me promised He would guide me,
And will keep His promise to me.

Should misfortune meet me, friends may fail to greet me,
But if true to Jesus I stay
He will still uphold me, let His love enfold me
Every dreary mile of the way.

How the thought enthralls me, that whate’er befalls me
One will always love me the same;
Not a trial ever causes Him to sever
From the ones who honor His name.

He will keep his promise to me,
All the way with me He will go;
He has never broken any promise spoken;
He will keep His promise, I know.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing.
Ezekiel 34:26

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Showers and Sunshine

“The fruitful life seeks showers as well as sunshine.”
Anonymous

The landscape, brown and sere beneath the sun,
Needs but the cloud to lift it into life;
The dews may damp the leaves of tree and flower,
But it requires the cloud-distilled shower
To bring rich verdure to the lifeless life.

Ah, how like this, the landscape of a life:
Dews of trial fall like incense, rich and sweet;
But bearing little in the crystal tray
Like nymphs of night, dews lift at break of day
And transient impress leave, like lips that meet.

But clouds of trials, bearing burdens rare,
Leave in the soul, a moisture settled deep:
Life kindles by the magic law of God;
And where before the thirsty camel trod,
There richest beauties to life’s landscape leap.

Then read thou in each cloud that comes to thee
The words of Paul, in letters large and clear:
So shall those clouds thy soul with blessing feed,
And with a constant trust as thou dost read,
All things together work for good. Fret not, nor fear!



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

Evening Praise the Lord.
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:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.
Exodus 20:21​

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Treasures in the Darkness

Hast thou a cloud?
Something that is dark and full of dread;
A messenger of tempest overhead?
A something that is darkening the sky;
A something growing darker bye and bye;
A something that thou fearest will burst at last;
A cloud that doth a deep, long shadow cast.
God cometh in that cloud.

Hast thou a cloud?
It is Jehovah’s triumph car: in this
He rideth to thee, o’er the wide abyss.
It is the robe in which He wraps His form;
For He doth gird Him with the flashing storm.
It is the veil in which He hides the light
Of His fair face, too dazzling for thy sight.
God cometh in that cloud.

Hast thou a cloud?
A trial that is terrible to thee?
A black temptation threatening to see?
A loss of some dear one long thine own?
A mist, a veiling, bringing the unknown?
A mystery that unsubstantial seems:
A cloud between thee and the sun’s bright beams?
God cometh in that cloud.

Hast thou a cloud?
A sickness – weak old age – distress and death?
These clouds will scatter at thy last faint breath.
Fear not the clouds that hover o’er thy barque,
Making the harbour’s entrance dire and dark;
The cloud of death, though misty, chill and cold,
Will yet grow radiant with a fringe of gold.
GOD cometh in that cloud.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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[Psalmist]

:BRAVO:

Praise the Lord!

Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they are from of old.
Psalm 25:6

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:3

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Father of Mercies

Father of mercies, in Thy Word what endless glory shines!
Forever be Thy Name adored for these celestial lines.
Here may the wretched sons of want exhaustless riches find;
Riches above what earth can grant, and lasting as the mind.

Here the fair tree of knowledge grows and yields a free repast;
And richer fruits than nature shows invite the longing taste.
Amidst these gloomy wilds below, when dark and sad we stray,
Here beams of Heaven relieve our woe, and guide to endless day.

Here springs of consolation rise to cheer the fainting mind,
And thirsty souls receive supplies, and sweet refreshment find.
Here the Redeemer’s welcome voice spreads heavenly peace around
And life and everlasting joys attend the blissful sound.

Oh, may these hallowed pages be our joy by day and night,
And still new beauties may we see, and still increasing light.
Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, O grant our fervent prayer,
Teach us to love Thy sacred Word, and view the Savior there.



Praise the Lord! Amen! and Amen!

Blessings, peace, grace and to all here at TOL!
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