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I Want to Go There (Places in the Heart)

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We meet to part and part to meet The parting’s mostly bittersweet When one is absent from our space It leaves a hole one can’t replace When loved ones are called away To new horizons and can’t stay In the familiar anymore to remain We still miss them dearly clear and plain But there can be no regrets And we will nevermore forget The blessed tie that binds us still While they seek their calling to fulfill. Whether absent from the body  Or absent from this place The tie that binds us transcends time and space. The ties that bond us are the stuff of grace. I want to go there, where we shall never part A place where new beginnings find their start  Where memories and sweet endings dwell Together they  say “All is well!” I want to go there to those places in the heart… We meet to part and part to meet The parting’s mostly bittersweet We miss what never mattered much When one is absent from our touch But there can be no regrets And we will nevermore forget The blessed tie that binds us still
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Song of Repentance

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Lord crush me by the memories of my sin And train my heart to see sin that remains Search me and reveal to me Open my eyes that I might see And wash away all those filthy stains Lord give to me the gift of true repentance Quicken my heart to hear and heed your Word Make holiness the main value That while I live I will pursue The righteousness you’ve already conferred Then my sinful soul is changed forever And the seeds of holiness will come to flower For I will be transformed And to Jesus be conformed Supernaturally changed by your power Anthony Foster October 17, 2021
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Ode to Glory

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Sing, sing of the glories of the Lord The many faceted glories of the Lord The wonders of His grace The beauty of the Face That outshines every light this world affords. Sing sing of the glories of the Lord For His glory He abroad has shed Before the Glorious One Our souls become undone When from glory unto glory we are led Glory, glory, Hallelujah Revel in the Glory God reveals The glory of the Cross Exchanges gain for loss As our wounds He gloriously heals Sing sing of the glories of the Lord In the shekina of His presence now adore With your soul it is well When you come to dwell In the presence of His Glory evermore. Glory, glory, Hallelujah Revel in the Glory God reveals The glory of the Cross Exchanges gain for loss As our wounds He gloriously heals October 17, 2021 Anthony Foster  
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Exalted One, Your Name is Holy

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We will worship the One who is worthy For You have changed our willful hearts of stone You have transformed us with quickened hearts of flesh And shown our minds what we had never known You have crushed us by the memories of our sin You have opened eyes to see sin that remains You have healed our broken spirits with your Word You have turned our deepest losses into gains Exalted One, Your name is Holy Write Your Word upon our hearts that we might know All the blessings now of dwelling in your presence And the glories of  residing in your temple here below Bridge Holy Holy Holy is your Name Your goodness and your mercy fuel your fame So we cast our souls upon you and proclaim You are the One from Age to Age the Same We will worship  as we come to stand boldly Before your high, majestic throne of Grace We shall revel in the knowledge of your person As we’re undone by the glory of your Face We will walk in wonder with your Holy Spirit And the holiness you author we’ll pursue  And as we be
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My Spirit Sings (Soul Symphony)

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A glorious symphony conceives inside my soul It wells up and my spirit raises up a sacred solo A melody joins in harmony-and music is formed With tempo and rhythm a newsong is born At first it may seem like an improvisation, They’re derived as part of the Creator’s creation A motif of mercy- makes a joyful noise As this music of myst’ry the Spirit employs I will sing with my spirit, I will sing with my mind I will sing with my spirit songs that are divine I will sing I will sing, with all that is in me All I am will echo with a soul symphony Like a furious, furtive fire in my bones A song is released as my spirit groans Sacrifices of praise become my offerings I am lifted up and my spirit sings Compositions authored by the Holy Ghost Ring out and are joined by the heavenly hosts Their angelic voices are lifted and raised To join with my song as I offer my praise I will sing with my spirit, I will sing with my mind I will sing with my spirit songs that are divine I will sing I will sing
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Pick Your Poison

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Too much of a good thing Too little of the bad Can both come to harm you They can drive you quite mad ‘Cause idols aren’t obvious Like a bad attitude  They can steal right up on you -They’re subtle and shrewd The lust of the flesh The lust of the eyes The pride of life Can be a surprise So man, pick your poison but better beware They’ll bring you down low and you’ll come to despair In the mind is the battle and that’s where it’s won Take every thought captive and when the day is done Next day there’s the conflict between right and wrong The poison will find you cause you ain’t that strong Each man has a cancer and there is no cure It started in Eden  and still it endures There’s only one treatment and only one plan ‘Cause God gets the glory  when in Him you stand The lust of the flesh The lust of the eyes The pride of life Can be a surprise So man, pick your poison but better beware He’ll take all Your poison –He’s your only prayer. Anthony Foster October 12, 2021  
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Hammer, Fire and Wheels

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The Lord declares His Word is like  A mighty a hammer in his  hand The stone shall break with every blow The rocks cannot withstand The Lord declares His Word is like A devastating fire That consumes  his enemies With ever righteous ire God’s wheels grind finely, this wood stubble and hay He will winnow them and a gale will blow them away.  He will thresh the mountains and crush them like chaff. These wheels are instruments of God’s righteous wrath. The hammer strikes and fire consumes One molds and shapes or means your doom The fire, it  burns or purifies The wheels are there to make you wise To what you are made of in God’s eyes. So in the hammer, fire and wheels The righteous rods of God reveal Whether wrath or grace attain When Man’s deep motives are made plain October 11, 2021 Anthony Foster  
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