AnthonyFosterPhD

I thank God that again and again  He has awakened my heart  to desire him,  I thank God that again and again  He has awakened my heart  to see him,  I thank God that again and again  He has awakened my heart  to sit down to His feast  And worship the King of Glory. I can see  What I might come to be If I sacrifice who I am In my eyes I can see  An eternity spent in resplendent Glory And deepest desires realized I can see The freedom of being set free From the things I renounce and I leave behind I can see With eyes of the heart opened to me A vision to transform my soul and my mind Bridge And I apprehend the unseen  Delights of my King Then the sacrifice I bring  becomes a paltry offering. Through His eyes The view from my window is changed Transformed into a vision of what is to be Through His eyes My window opens on a view so strange Beyond all I could ever have eyes  to see October 10, 2021 Anthony Foster  

The Lord is on His throne in heaven,  He rules and reigns the cosmos  and each soul According to His sovereign decree, it shall be He is working out all things  under His control The living God endures forever; This world He does transcend  His kingdom will not be destroyed,  His dominion will never end.  His kingdom will have no end. His kingdom will have no end. His kingdom will have no end. His kingdom will have no end. According to the counsel of His will (Eph. 1:11),  Even the hard things as he writes the story Directing them to our final good  And always  to His final glory.  The living God endures forever; This world He does transcend  His kingdom will not be destroyed,  His dominion will never end.  His kingdom will have no end. His kingdom will have no end. His kingdom will have no end. His kingdom will have no end.  Daniel 6:26 October 10, 2021 Anthony Foster  

Oh, while I move in You, Lord, go before me  You neither slumber, no, nor never sleep  In thy holy providence, Watch o’er me  All through the darkness I rest in your keep Oh look upon me with the eyes of mercy,  This wretched sinner make into a saint You are near to all who call upon Thee Strengthen me Lord, lest my faith shall faint. I pray  protect me from every danger,   so that neither fallen angels of the devil  nor any wicked enemy or stranger  may have any power to do me evil. Oh look upon me with your eyes of mercy,  This wretched sinner make into a saint You are near to all who call upon Thee Strengthen me Lord,  lest my faith shall faint. After a prayer by Lewis Bayly October 10,2021 Anthony Foster

Cleanse me with hyssop and I will be clean Lord open the book and let all be seen Make me reckon the realities of my soul Then wash me till I am whiter than snow Clear off the fog of my wretched path Filthy rags, fatal glories are storing up wrath Let your hammer and your Fire begin To Break my furious heart of Sin Each futile fatal hope will fail Every idiotic foolish tale Uttered by a dark, depraved mind Lord show light to the bullish and blind. Write my name in the Lamb’s book Cleanse every cranny, sweep every nook Lord I know well that I am not good. So cover me with your precious blood What your mirror reflects is not good news I am the man, there is no excuse Convicted by my own evidence Give me a new life, a life that repents Repent. Confess. Be Forgiven. October 10, 2021 Anthony Foster  

I am a sinner I confess I am one unholy mess Lord fix my heart on righteousness For you can save my soul Teach me Lord how to repent Make my temptations to relent Renew the Spirit you have sent And Lord  please take control Chorus Ever present help Help me your glory to know  Jesus have pity on me Cause my faith to rise and grow I am a fallen sinnerman Keep falling down, I cannot stand But if you take me by the hand I can finally get this right Like a dumb sheep I’ve gone astray Gone time and again to my own way But you can set me straight today And bring me into light Ever present help Help me your glory to know  Jesus have pity on me Cause my faith to rise and grow October 10, 2021 Anthony Foster  

There is a darkness all around underneath a thin veneer A degradation there is found that mortals tend to fear There in this present darkness deep Souls cry for help and for relief They are weeping through the night, And longing for the light But the night is nearly over;  the day is now in sight  So put aside the deeds of darkness  and put on the armor of light. The dawn has come.  Our God shall make the way Nothing can stop the rising  of the Son to fullest day. So Light my path and load my heart Light my path and load my heart Light my path and load my heart With the fiery light of the Lord The closer we draw to the light The clearer we apprehend The darkness that indwells our souls We no longer can pretend So be a lamp unto my feet A light unto my path Lord show me clearly what I am And save me from your wrath Light my path and load my heart Light my path and load my heart Light my path and load my heart With the fiery light of the Lord! October 10, 2021 Ant...

Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, and a new shelter brings It flutters over its young, spreading out its wings,  Catching them, bearing them, on its pinions they arise No other God is WITH us For the LORD alone guides. We are lifted up, lifted up we arise We are lifted up into the sonlit skies And as we soar on high the things of earth will fade Oe’r mountain tops, upon the heights we’re stayed My mighty tower and strong defense-He guards his children’s souls He is our only confidence- When this world takes its toll Ever present help- cause our faith to rise and grow Draw us up beyond the storm that shakes the earth below We are lifted up, lifted up we rise We are lifted up into the sonlit skies And as we soar on high the things of earth will fade Oe’r mountain top upon the heights we’re stayed Deuteronomy 32:11 October 10, 2021 Anthony Foster