On the Road of Grace

 

Twists and turns obscure our sight

But we know how the story ends

And we canít go wrong is we go right

The road to glory winds and wends.

 

On the road of Grace we roam

On the Road of Grace we roam

Grace has led us safe thus far

And grace shall lead us home.

 

Those many dangers toils and snares

Were by Grace designed, prepared

Our every hope and all our cares

Beyond where we could have dared to go.

 

On the road of Grace we roam

On the Road of Grace we roam

Grace has led us safe thus far

And grace shall lead us home.

 

Anthony Foster

March 24, 2008

 

 

 

 

Rest in Peace

 

We falter and will fall on the Father

We call upon the name of Jesus

Oh Thank You Holy Spirit,

You are the One

Who comforts all our cares

 

Trade our turmoil for your tenderness

Trade our intensity for your peace

Calm assuranceÝ shall our spirits tame

Self control will be our aim

 

We fall on you Father

We call on you Jesus

We hallow the name of the Lord of Hosts

Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Oh Triune God we will commune with You

 

Set our minds on the beautiful and the true

Say ìPeace, be stillî over all we do

Lord calm our troubled hearts anew

Till we rest in peace in You.

 

Oh peace beyond all understanding

Peace beyond compare

Peace beyond our comprehension

Fills our Hearts and minds when Christ is there.

 

We fall on you Father

We call on you Jesus

We hallow the name of the Lord of Hosts

Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Oh Triune God we will commune with You

 

Anthony Foster

March 24, 2008

 

Living Redeemer

 

Oh Living Redeemer you rose from the grave

Oh Sufficient Savior you are mighty to save

Oh Living Redeemer, you make us alive

Your will be done till your Kingdom comes

And you glory arrives.

 

Our ransom and refuge endures to the end

Our living Redeemer is our faithful friend

To us Heís the shelter, our Harbor and Home

The lost have been sought-And by His blood bought

Heís made us His Own.

 

Oh Living Redeemer you transform our minds

The visions of dreamers, cant compare to what we find

When we find your mercy, forgiveness so free,

Oh Living Redeemer-Come and redeem me.

 

Iíll take all lifeís questions, the wherefores and whyís

There are no suggestions once a man dies

No hope of changing, and no way to try

For redemptionís price is your sacrifice

Now redemption draws nigh!

 

Our ransom and refuge the payment for sin

Is made at the cross and so it begins

Our savior redeems us His blood doth atone

Now we take our refugeÝ in Christ alone.

 

 

Anthony Foster

March 22, 2008

 

 

Amazing Abundance

 

More than weíll ever know,

More than we can hope to show

Exceedingly abundantly

The blessed fruit shall grow

And we shall come to know

 

Amazing abundance as we learn to live

Our mourning made into a sacred dance

That gives us grace to give

And power and purity shall remain

As our loss is turned to gain

As the damnable distractions are erased

By amazing abundance they are replaced.

 

Amazing abundance in Jesus we shall find

Our love becomes a romance A divine dance

The holy, righteous kind

The sovereign songís aroma

A fine and pleasing offering

When we leave the past behind

It will be replaced All but erased

By the Amazing abundance that we find.

 

Anthony Foster

Easter 2008

 

Thatís why There Is No Other Name

 

There is no religion that with sinÝ can deal

There is no sacrifice that can hope to heal

Only the One who became Sin for us

In His finished work we must come to Trust

 

Perfection is what God desires

Resurrection is what I require

If Christ is not raised

We are dead in our Sin

But let Him be praised

And let new life begin.

Atoning blood shall be my claim

Thatís why there is no other name.

 

Put off the Old Man and all of his ways

Put on the New Man like a garment of praise

We are forgive since He was forsaken

Now the dead man can arise and awaken

 

Perfection is what God desires

Resurrection is what I require

If Christ is not raised

We are dead in our Sin

But let Him be praised

And let new life begin

Atoning blood shall be my claim

Thatís why there is no other name.

 

Our hopeÝ must be built on nothing less

Than Jesusí Blood and Righteousness

And so the cross we shall confess

Till in His Righteousness we rest.

 

Anthony Foster

March 2008

 

 

 

My Captain is a Lion

 

I will fight the good fight

I will stand and never lose my nerve

And will win the raging battle

I will place my faith in the one who deserves it

In the warrior King whom I will serve

 

Oh my captain is a lion

My captain is a King

Over all victorious,

The Lord of everything!

 

The battle is the Lordís and

We cannot help but win

He is Our very reward

For he destroys death and sin.

 

There is victory in Jesus

As in Him we begin

The conquering and the conquest

Of this fallen world weíre in

 

He will fulfill His battle plan

Restoring all he sees

 

He dresses us for battle

He equips us for the fight

And we overcome the darkness

As we walk in the light

 

Come and fight the good fight

Our leader brings His victory

He does what He ordains

As he takes for his possession

 

Anthony Foster

March 2008

 

 

Firefall

 

I set my eye upon the eastern sky

To discover how and why

I should shed my tears

There is fire on the mountain

With Godís presence it abides

Living water from the fountain

Flowing from His side

Fire on the mountain from which we cannot hide

 

Lord your glory you display

Within this wondrous world youíve made

The Son shines bright

So Iíll follow the light

I will flee from the shadows

And walk the path that is bright

Iíll follow my dream

Till God shows me what it means

Walking step by step where I am kept

Walk by faith and not by sight.

 

We will sing one song

And sing it all night long

We will sing one everlasting tune

We will sing in chorus

He comes to the mountain and he is coming soon.

 

As our voices carry good news to the world

We become instruments of righteousness

A witness to a fiery grace as we confess

As we speak the truth in love and righteousness.

 

 

Anthony Foster

March 2008

 

Trust and Obey

 

When the worldís mountains I cannot scale

When I try my very best but still I fail

When doubts abide and fears assail

I will trust and obey, I will trust and obey, I will trust and obey.

 

Living in darkness in a hard cold place

I will dare boldly to seek Godís face

Dreaming to live where despair is erased

I will trust and obey, I will trust and obey, I will trust and obey.

 

When in deathís shadows I must sojourn

When justice and mercy are both overturned

When the fire that is falling is a fire that must burn

I will trust and obey, I will trust and obey, I will trust and obey.

 

We honor our dead as we weep for the light

WeÝ persevere humbly as we lift our sights

I apprehend glory shining through this deep night

I will trust and obey, I will trust and obey, I will trust and obey.

 

Anthony Foster

March 25, 2008