AnthonyFosterPhD

Messiah is a Lamb and Lion He comes to serve and reign Both held in mighty tension He inflicts or bears o u r pain At once He is sin bearer -takes our iniquities He bears the penalty we face And gains the victory The roaring Lion of Judah  i s worthy in God’s eyes T o op'n the scrolls of history  w herein the future lies. He came to conquer and to purge and sit on David's Throne He came to be a mighty King and make God's glory known His dominion knows no end- forever He shall reign But before the crown of glory He first wore a crown of pain The  King  became a servant , and l aid aside his  might Humbled himself in obedience that we may be made right In majesty and meekness the lion became the Lamb Took on a pecu liar glory And for the world was slain The Lamb was raised in glory on a cross where all might see His majesty and meekness  b oth  m ingle d  perfectly . The Lamb arose again to stand, declare and demonstrate He is the sovereign by who...

Great God and King, you reign supreme Your glory shall ever increase Sovereign Lord in wisdom deem To achieve whatever you please You rule over all your creation You govern with power and might Whatever the situation You always effect what is right You reign in majesty Yours is the victory Kindness and love Rain down from above And so it ever shall be Our great God and King You rule over everything blessing honor and praise Crown your glorious ways Your kingdom shall never end Oer all the universe it extends Forever and ever Forever and ever Amen King of creation, you must rule Till your enemies taste defeat The unjust become your footstool Lord tread them all under your feet Your support is strong for those whom to you belong Your watchful eye Surveys all to find hearts that for your dominion long Our great God and King You rule over everything blessing honor and praise Crown your glorious ways Your kingdom shall never end Oer all the universe it extends Forever and ever Forever a...

Before the ages began we were gifted by grace Chosen before the world's foundations With an everlasting love from eternity past We were destined to become new creations Placed in the beloved, and bought with a price Redeemed and forgiven for all of our sins. We are sons of God and bound to Christ God gave us to Christ and new life begins Chorus This stupendous reality, this breathtaking fact We're inseparable from God's love There's never a case where he will turn His back On His children who're known as beloved. Before all time we were declared just By the righteousness of God in Christ His own righteousness is imputed to us Secured by one final sacrifice. God saved us and called us to holiness In the beloved Son we are placed United with Christ we're eternally blessed Because of His own purpose and grace Chorus This stupendous reality, this breathtaking fact We're inseparable from God's love There's never a case where he will turn His back O...

Between the wounding of the Word And when its healing balm is placed There comes a time when truth is heard And arguments are laid waste The true condition of our hearts And the paths we have concealed In its light and mirror we see truth What's hidden is by the Word revealed Chorus The Word that wounds is the Word that heals This paradox that the word reveals Saves us from destructions path And spares us from the coming wrath It pierces through the darkness Through marrow, joint and bone We pursue the piercing willingly And submit to what is shown. It is living, it is active This balm that heals is from our Lord Yet faithful are the woundings Of this piercing two-edged sword Chorus The Word that wounds is the Word that heals This paradox that the Word reveals Saves us from destructions path And spares us from the coming wrath Anthony Foster August 28, 2018

Conviction comes to devastate The place where fear and doubting wait To convince us of the seeds we've sown The truth is found and is made known It dwells between the marrow and the bone Gods Word can pierce us quick and clean Cutting through the seen and unseen. So sharp it cleaves the heart of stone This two edged sword is finely honed To rend apart the marrow and the bone The word of God pierces deep enough To show the truth of all our thoughts And our selves and motives Where the battle of the mind is fought. It judges our intentions Where soul and spirit coalesce The harbors of the heart run deep As the deceits we must confess Where the spirit and the soul and divide Truth is revealed and so can guide Until in Christ we are full grown. Gods Word will speak to living stones It separates the marrow and the bone Hebrews 4:12; Eph 4:13; 1 Peter 2:5 August 27, 2018 Anthony Foster

War rages in the heavenlies For soldiers fighting on their knees In your celestial citadel We overcome the gates of hell I go to the mountain of grace You are my secure hiding place In your protection I find peace With my keeper my conflicts cease. Protected by almighty power In You I find my strong strong tower My Defense on the battlefield I'm armored with your sword and shield When the enemy assails me Your fortress will never fail me Rock of refuge my sure defense Tower of strength when one repents Waging war in the heavenlies O'er rulers and authorities Bringing down principalities It's a war against cosmic powers we wage Defeating spiritual forces of evil Destroying the works of the devil The enemies defenses are levelled As we bring light to the darknesses that rage You are my hiding place of peace Where courage and my strength increase To Your strong fortress I will flee Your garrison surrounding me. Your stronghold will protects our hearts You fortify our sou...

God opened his mouth and creation He spoke He looks on the earth and it trembles and quakes He looks on the mountains they shudder and smoke He sheds His glory on all that he makes! I will sing to the Lord as long as I live While I still have being I will sing The fruit and the praise of my lips I will give May my meditation be a pleasing offering I will sing praise to my God while I have being. . . . For I rejoice in the Lord. I will sing praise to my God while I have being. . . . For I rejoice in the Lord. We're stunned and awed by God's work of creation Yet they point beyond themselves to Him 'Tis not for its sake nature requires an ovation Its grandeur and majesty raise up a cadenced hymn These are but shadows; but God is the substance. These are scattered beams; but God is the sun. These are but streams; but God is the ocean. Creation points to the All Glorious One... I will sing praise to my God while I have being. . . . For I rejoice in the Lord. I will sing pr...

Beyond all question, the mystery is great From which true godliness springs Once it was hidden but now is revealed Of His majesty now all heaven sings This is what the angels saw This is why they stand in awe The incarnate Son Condescended to come He appeared in the flesh, By the Spirit vindicated He was witnessed by angels, Who for eons had waited Bridge Gloria in Excelsis Deo Good news the Christ brings Fear not He is with you The angels now sing Beyond all question, the mystery is great How the Messiah was born To be our sin bearer in our helpless state The perfect sacrifice laid on the altar horn He himself bore our sins In his flesh on the tree He arose from the dead And became heavens key He was preached to the nations- they received His story In the world was believed on and taken up into glory. Beyond all question, the mystery is great But now is forever revealed Our God is with us and is made manifest In the body of Christ this is sealed. And soon you will come back ...

Jesus was a wayfaring stranger Traveling through this world below He bore our sin, our toil, and danger A Man of Sorrows and of woe. Lord Jesus came down from the Father To seek and save us where we roam He's gonna take me over Jordan There with my loved ones and my home I know dark clouds will gather 'round me I know my way is hard and steep But Heaven's gates arise before me Where God's redeemed, their vigils keep I'm going there to see my Jesus He said He'll know me when I come So, I'm just going over Jordan I'm going there no more to roam I'm just going over Jordan I'm just going over home No longer lost and travelin' lonely No longer stranger in a strange land I'm going home to dwell in glory Led by my Savior's nail-scarred hand For Jesus sought me when a stranger He said He'll know me when He comes So, I'm just going over Jordan I'm going there no more to roam I'm just going over Jordan Now I'm just going ...

Hear the incomparable shout Of love and power and glory. The song of creation pours forth speech And tells this glorious story There is a great God of glory and power His beauty elicits our awe We celebrate His mighty works The same marvels the angels saw Voicing Creation's praise Jubilate Deo Join in Creation's praise Jubilate Deo God is glorious! God is glorious! God is glorious! God is glorious! All who listen to the Day will hear it speaking with sun- blindingly bright To the blue sky and thunderclouds give ear, and eyes behold His colors and lights The message to all who will listen at night, to countless stars and summer moons Speaking with great dark voids and lights, and singing their celestial tunes Voicing creations praise Jubilate Deo Join in Creation's praise Jubilate Deo God is glorious! God is glorious! God is glorious! God is glorious! Bridge Night pours forth its “knowledge” to you and to me These beautiful designs of all things we can see His h...

As manna was given one day at a time There was no way that it could be stored It was new every morning-fresh fallen food Even so, God's mercy accords. There's trouble enough appointed each day Our worry won't stem its flow But there's mercy aplenty for every trial And sufficiently grace is bestowed Your mercies are new every moment Your steadfast love never fails And so every moment though tested I'll trust  That your everfresh mercy avails. Our strength's not for tomorrow's burdens We receive it as God intercedes Tomorrow His mercies will be new again God is faithful to meet all our needs. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never shall end; They're new every morning in great faithfulness Provision aplenty God sends. Your mercies are new every moment Your steadfast love never fails And so every moment though tested I'll trust  That your everfresh mercy avails. Lamentations 3:22-23 Anthony Foster August 24, 2018

Now, for Christs sake I bear his name, What was my gain I count my loss; My former pride I call my shame, And nail my glory to his cross. Yes, and I must and will esteem All things but loss for Jesus' sake: O may my soul be found in him, And of his righteousness partake! Oh the surpassing cost which I could never afford Oh the surpassing worth of knowing Christ my Lord What once was gain I co u nt as loss And nail my glory to the cross. My righteousness is filthy rags My finest works are dung I count them all as rubbish, these things to which I've clung A ll shrivel up like a leaf, And profit turns to loss If Jesus Christ shall be my gain There is no final cost Bridge: His glory in me  he will convey Treasure placed in a jar of clay Oh the surpassing cost which I could never afford Oh the surpassing worth of knowing Christ my Lord What once was gain I co u nt as loss And nail my glory to the cross. Phil 3:8-10 Isaiah 64:6 2 Cor. 4:7 After Isaac Watts Anthony Foster August 22, 2...

My thankful lips forever proclaim The wonders of God's praise, And spread the savor of His name In worship all my days. On earth we hope to see the sight Of our Redeemer's face; Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon your grace. See and savor the glory of the Lord Taste and see that He is good and worthy to be adored See and savor the majesty on high Our joy is made full when we see with heaven's eye. And when we taste yo u r matchless love, Our joys divinely grow Unspeakable, like those above, And heav'n begins below. Raised from the dead we live anew; And, justified by grace, We shall appear in glory too, To see and savor Father's face. See and savor the glory of the Lord Taste and see that He is good and worthy to be adored See and savor the majesty on high Our joy is made full when we see with heaven's eye. Our souls long to be f u lfilled With eyes of faith to see The evidence of things that will Soon surely come to be We set our minds on th...

In the praises of the saints In the works of his hands The universe paints What Gods pleasure demands In Blessing and Creation He does what he pleases In Judgment and redemption His glory increases The mosaic of history A Magnificent mystery Tell of His fame and declare His worth Echoes of excellence are found in these So see and savor His greatness oh earth And our sovereign God is well pleased God inhabits the praise of his people He is pleased with our pleasure in Him Our praises echo his excellence As we work out what Jesus works in His delight is in those who fear him, those who hope in his steadfast love He is pleased in those who draw near Him He displays His glory in all that He does God inhabits the praise of his people He is pleased with our pleasure in Him Our praises echo his excellence As we work out what Jesus works in Anthony Foster August 21, 2018

We were on the outside We were trying to get in But we were carrying a burden Of death and guilt from sin We were trying to buy a ticket We were pounding ten times more But there's only one way to enter in By the one who is the door. Knock and His door shall be opened Seek and you will find, If your heart's contrite and needy And you're know you're weak and blind Cause it's locked up from the inside And you don't have a key But the one who holds the keys of life Has worked for you and me. Now there is only one door Not many like some say One way through to heaven's gates That's through the One who is the Way. The veil of separation Was parted at his cost To make a way of entry And a refuge for the lost. So lay down all your burdens Only he can grant you sight Only he can cleanse you from your Sin And draw you to the light Enter in God's Holy presence What are you waiting for? Come in from all your wandering For Jesus is the door. So call out to ...

The glory of the risen Christ Shows the power of the King In mercy he has sacrificed Once for all His offering. And this was to his single purpose- According to His plan This is truth we shall confess- According to His command Chorus: Go therefore and disciple all the nations Go therefore and baptize those who believe In the name of the Father and the name of the Son and the Holy Spirit bid them come Teach them to obey the Word that you have received. All authority is His He has the power and the right To pursue his purpose to its end By the power of his might According to his kindness According to His grace He will make disciples In every time and place. Chorus: Go therefore and disciple all the nations Go therefore and baptize those who believe In the name of the Father and the name of the Son and the Holy Spirit bid them come Teach them to obey the Word that you have received. His kindness is tender His purpose we desire His power without limit His greatness we admire We must s...

Jesus worked my way to glory- God is with me, I am changed He has closed his ranks about me My whole life is rearranged No longer an alien, abandoned no longer No longer a slave to sin My faith's getting stronger. Jesus worked my way to glory Jesus died to get me there He did the impossible His resurrection now declares God is for us not against us, He is with us all the way To glory I will set my sights- learn to trust and to obey. Jesus worked my way to glory This is redemptions story What I could never do he's done My place secured before the throne The victory is won by God's own Son. Jesus worked my way to glory This exempts me from God's wrath Now just as you secured the Way lead me on that righteous path I'll rest in His resurrection No worldly loss or worldly gain Nor Satan's lies won't detour me or turn me from His way. In the life and hope and righteousness that he promised I will trust It is finished, it's accomplished Now His work dec...

Behold what manner of love is given Look what our Father has done That we might be called his daughters That we might be called his sons Chosen and adopted We are ever loved A future and a hope is ours And a home up above Now are we God's children, and it does not yet appear Beloved, what we shall be: But we know that, when he draws near We shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that has this hope In Him is one of His He purifies himself, even as he is pure. He purifies himself, for this is sure: We are ever loved We are ever loved We are ever loved And this love will endure 1 John 3:1-3 Anthony Foster August 18, 2018

Once there was a garden Where the presence of the Lord Was evident everywhere But an angel with a flaming sword Now guards the garden's entryway For mankind was cast out And the story of the One who is the door Is what the Bible's all about But with our souls at enmity With the God whose image we bear There was no way we could devise That could give us entry there But though the entryway was sealed And death became the wage of sin The righteous Son has suffered That he might make a way back in. He opened heaven's gateway God's son who holds the keys Was slain for us that we might live And change our destinies. And now we are forgiven He takes our guilt away He justifies us justly Because the price he paid He is propitiation He drank the cup of wrath And now no condemnation Can ruin the narrow path He is the resurrection And that's what dead men need Eternal life and a new body And our spirit now is freed We approach the throne now boldly To stand redeemed and cl...

From the depths of my soul a song rings out Of his greatness and goodness my voice will shout Bless God with my heart and not just my mouth My soul forever will sing! Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones obey his word, Bless the Lord, all his hosts, who do the will of the Lord Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of His reign... Bless the Lord, O my soul- Again and again and again! With wonder and awe I will praise His name With the thoughts of my mind I will do the same May blessing my God be my one true aim My soul forever will sing! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! (Psalm 103) Anthony Foster August 18, 2018