AnthonyFosterPhD

My actions and behavior were depraved But you demanded holiness from sin’s slave From wicked delusions and damnable doubt I was faced with my sin when you called me out Out of the darkness, out of the night Out of the prison and into the light Out of the grave, from the graveclothes unbound You remove death’s wrappings and give us a crown. Dead in my sin and sealed in hell’s grave You called me out, you are mighty to save. Deep in the silence, your death-piercing shout Raised me from the dead when you called me out. You’ll never wink at a sin and strife You have saved us and called us to a holy life Slaves called to faith in the Lord   now set free To walk in the light and the light now to be Out of the darkness, out of the night Out of the prison and into the light Out of the grave, from the graveclothes unbound You remove death’s wrappings and give us a crown. Dead in my sin and sealed in hell’s grave You called me out, you are mighty to save. Deep in the silence, your death-pier...

You call us your Beloved You set us far apart What would you say to us? Open our ears and soften our heart You leave us in the light Not in the dismal dark Lord Jesus give us sight With eyes of open hearts To seek you and to see you To listen, Lord, and hear To focus ever clearly On what you hold most dear Oh Jesus be our vision Oh Jesus be the stake To whom our hearts are tethered To live life for your sake And so as your Beloved The riches of your grace Are lavished now upon us A we run life’s race. Put your fire in our bones Your blazing searing Word To brand in us a passion For what our hearts have heard. Oh mystery of your will That you are making known According to intentions You purpose in Christ alone. So sum up all the heavens And sum up all the earth The new life we inherit Is ours through the new birth. And so as your Beloved The riches of your grace Are lavished now upon us A we run life’s race. Put your fire in our bones Your blazing searing Word To brand in us a passion F...

Father of Glory, Father of lights Abba beloved, give my heart sight Stir up the embers, Your passion impart Make us the   children of the burning heart. Kindle the fires Fan now the flame You set in our souls For Your glorious name Refine us, consume us and set us apart Make us the children of the burning heart. And we shall adore, and we shall adore The one who His mystery reveals We shall adore, we shall adore The kindler of the fire that heals. Father of Glory, Father of lights Abba beloved, give my heart sight Stir up the embers, Your passion impart Make us the  children of the burning heart. Kindle the fires Fan now the flame You set in our souls For Your glorious name Refine us, consume us and set us apart Make us the children of the burning heart. Now we know passion, now we know zeal Aflame in our souls for His advent reveals The true devastation, the depth of our need The darkness and chains from which we can be freed Father of Glory, Father of lights Abba belove...

To the praise of His glory To the praise of God’s grace You emblazen our hearts With a vision of your face So fulfill now that vision With a clear and perfect sense Of the mystery of what you’ve done T­o comprehend this grace immense   Chorus: You sent your Son from above To root us and ground us in Love For those on whom your favor rests With peace we find our hearts are blessed. In accord with the riches Of the Glory   of the King With power through His Spirit In our innermost being That in our hearts   through faith Our Christ may ever dwell In our hearts through faith Peace comes and all is well. Chorus: You sent your Son from above To root us and ground us in Love For those on whom your favor rests With peace we find our hearts are blessed. Grounding us in true love And sinking deep love’s root So that love becomes our life And our life is love’s pursuit Your boundless love surpasses All loves the world has known The love of Christ   that fills us With the fulln...

It is accomplished, it is finished, it is done The fulfillment of God’s promise in the Son As he declares the victory in his final breath He is made our Savior by obedience unto death Sin is punished we are forgiven Cosmic powers are undone Man is liberated and death is destroyed The light of immortality has come God and man are reconciled The enemy becomes His child A new heaven and earth will one day dawn As sure as the rising of the Son! On the third day the dawn breaks The first day of covenant grace The temple rises up and what a noise it makes Resounding through eternity is praise Christ is risen, He is risen indeed The Lord is risen, He is risen indeed Any be his freedom we are freed Christ is risen indeed! The miracle of miracles that changes everything The grave and death are both transformed By the healing in His wings In the resurrection story Is the new and living way Hallelujah what a glory Hallelujah what a day! Death is defeated and life is completed In Him we overcome T...