AnthonyFosterPhD

The seed of the woman is now born The seed protected from life’s storm Through flood and famine, war, and strife God preserved His promise of new life All history has bowed its knee To the Father’s sovereign strategy The scarlet thread has given rise To the Savior who was prophesied The Word made flesh has dwelt among us So that He might dwell within us. And that, my friends is glorious That, my friends is glorious Now he comes in human form to us He who made man from the dust The God-man will rise from the dead To crush the serpent’s hoarey head Dabar, the Logos, Word made flesh The very word of life made fresh God’s gift for those who will receive. Now indwells those who will believe. The Word made flesh has dwelt among us So that He might dwell within us. And that, my friends is glorious That, my friends is glorious Anthony Foster Genesis 3, John 1 December 24, 2012

Guardians of the Glory What must you think tonight? Your charge has condescended To put off his glorious rights To come incarnate to earth God with us now to dwell Here in a mysterious birth Lies the glory of Emmanuel Amazed now stand the cherubim And wings still shield their eyes From the glory in the manger Where mercy and peace lies You never foresaw this event So with us you stand amazed For this veil of flesh shall soon be rent And eyes will still avert their gaze Yet now within a stable His glory shineth bright If men have eyes to see it They’ll not forget the sight Light to men and light to angels Blazing glorious in the babe Ancient of days and God Most High Descends from glory, man to save For ages past the angels Have worshipped and called out Of blessing honor, glory And power they all shout The most high has become low The only begotten son Amidst the cattle here below And now he hears their song We carry this light to the darkness By this light of life we see W...

Living creatures at the throne In His presence you alone Have stood for ages at His feet Defenders of the mercy seat Bull and eagle, lion and man Your wings for covering cannot stand For stones of fire n’ere paved a way Christ splits the skies to save the day. Demons tremble Mountains shake Angels assemble as Oceans quake You are here to lead many sons to glory You come to lead sinners on to victory The anointed cherub who fell to earth Now witnesses His judge’s birth. For every scheme the devil lies And nothing that old serpent tries Can stop this love from coming down It forms the chains by which he’s bound For from Your presence sin shall flee These things that angels longed to see Demons tremble Mountains shake Angels assemble as Oceans quake You are here to lead many sons to glory You come to lead sinners on to victory Come the dayspring from on high The light of righteousness now rise You are our life, the light of men And darkness cannot comprehend How boldly we stan...

All those whom the faith have kept For His return they loved and longed A crown of righteousness accept For   maranatha is their song. To all who the good news proclaim Who loved and led men to the Lord Who called the least of these by name A crown of rejoicing is your reward To all who temptation endure Those faithful through the trials of fire The crown of life has been secured For obedience was your desire. Now lay your crowns before the Throne Of the Lamb who created all things For by His will they were created And by His word they have being. Worthy are thou O Lord our God,     To receive glory and honor and power Worthy are thou O Lord our God,    To receive glory and honor and power To all who seek to humbly serve Who shepherd God’s own people home A crown of glory is reserved A gift to cast before Christ’s throne. To those who with self control live Who subdue sin and from it flee The imperishable crown Christ Jesus gives As proof of His glorious vi...

Through the tender mercy of our God Comes the Dayspring from on High To visit us, to guide our feet upon this sod By His own blessed light he now draws nigh So to those who sit in darkness beneath the shadow that death casts The faithfulness of salvation has come to us at last Celebrate this baby -fall down at His feet Worship him as saviour and Christmas is complete. Fall on your knees- adore the holy One Fall on your knees- for God has sent His son! And so this child of Bethlehem came to bear the covenant sign The seal of kingdom promises - the crux of God’s design To see God’s throne in humility you must have wizened eyes The thrill of hope breaks forth in song for in the cradle mercy lies Dec 30,1997 Anthony Foster

Incarnation What a mystery- this babe spoke eternity Human flesh clothing God's Glory! In all of history our only hope is His  story Undiminished deity and perfect humanity Born to a virgin mother Heaven and Earth touch one another! Our very life has its birth God incarnate came to this earth Came to be the one of Worth The lamb of our salvation Love and mercy for our transformation What a mystery- this babe spoke eternity Human flesh clothing God's Glory! In all of history our only hope is His  story God in an untouched womb- God in an unmarked tomb Where one His presence sanctified The other held him when He died He was the substitution- justice's retribution For on that night His life did not begin And in that death His life did not end! Our very life has its birth God incarnate came to this earth Came to be the one of Worth For eternity future and eternity past The saviour of the world is the first and the last! What a mystery- this babe spoke eternity Human fles...

Emmanuel’s Song God so loved the world That he gave us His only Son Now our God is for us So we’ll join the chorus To declare what our great God has done! At Christmas time we sing Christ’s praise And gather his story to tell For the reason he came For the sake of the name And to be our Emmanuel! Oh come to us Emmanuel, God with us forever to dwell tabernacle in hearts nevermore  to depart And we’ll  go all the world to tell! For though he was equal with God Equality he did not grasp He put off his glory To write us the story That fulfills more than we know to ask For when he put on human flesh And came to earth to dwell On that Christmas day He brought with him the way To become our Emmanuel. Oh come to us Emmanuel, God with us forever to dwell tabernacle in hearts nevermore  to depart And we’ll  go all the world to tell! January 05 Anthony Foster