[{ALLOW view All}] [{ALLOW edit Editors}] %%text-primary %%dropcaps W %%lead __ords__ %%text-right [Song List|Music|class='btn btn-xs btn-primary'] [Sheet Music|Sheets|class='btn btn-xs btn-primary'] /%/% /% /% ---- [{TableOfContents}] !!! All Songs Words [This is a two page document|Sheets|target='_blank'] with all the words. [All the lyrics|Sheets/12-All the Words.pdf] !!! DO YOU NOT KNOW? Isaiah 40:27–31 (NIV) Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord”? Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, “My cause is disregarded by my God”? Do you not know? Have you not heard… Even youths grow tired and weary, young men stumble and fall; (repeat) But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not, not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. \\ !!! I KNOW THE PLANS Jeremiah 29:11; Proverbs 3:5,6; Psalm 37:5,7a (TLB) Chorus: “I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord, “plans for good to give to you a future and a hope.” Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight, but in all ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path. Chorus Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act… Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him… Chorus He knows the plans He has for you, says the Lord, plans for good to give to you a future and a hope. \\ !!! WE WAIT IN HOPE FOR THE LORD Psalm 33:20–22 (NIV) We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You. (repeat) \\ !!! NOT TO US Psalm 113:1,2; 115:1 (NIV) Chorus: Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to Your Name be the glory, be the glory, because of Your love and faithfulness, Glory be to Your Name. Verse: Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise Him, Praise the Name of the Lord, praise Him, Let the Name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord! Chorus, Verse, Chorus, then Ending: To Your Name…Your Name… Not to us… but to Your Name… Praise the Lord… forevermore… Praise the Lord… praise the Lord… Praise the Lord! \\ !!! PRAISE THE LORD Psalms 145:8,9,13,14; 146:1,2 (NIV) Music by Joanne Geeze Chorus: Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD! I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. The LORD is gracious and compassionate, \\ !!! WISDOM James 1:17 Music by Joanne Geeze The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy, and good fruit, unwavering, without hypocrisy. \\ !!! I WANT TO KNOW CHRIST Philippians 3:7–14; Isaiah 53:2,3 (NIV) But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more– I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ– the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith… the righteousness that is by faith. I want to know Christ. I want to know Jesus, and the power of His resurrection, I want to know Christ… Jesus, and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, I want to know Christ… Jesus, becoming like Him in His death, and so, somehow to attain \\ !!! DO YOU NOT KNOW? (See song #1) \\ !!! SING JOYFULLY Psalm 33:1–3 (NIV) Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him. Praise the Lord with the– with the harp; make music to Him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. (repeat) Sing, sing joyfully to the Lord, Sing, sing joyfully to the Lord… For accompaniment, see #67; for Spanish, see #59 \\ !!! BE AT REST Psalm 116:7 (NIV) Be at rest once more, be at rest, O my soul, be at rest once more, be at rest, O my soul, for the Lord has been good… for the Lord has been good… for the Lord has been good to you. Ending: for the Lord has been good to me…to me, to me, to me, to me… !!! UNLESS THE LORD Psalms 94:17–19; 117 (NIV) \\ !!! A WAY OUT I Corinthians 10:12,13 (NIV) So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. … so that you can stand up under it. \\ !!! OUT OF THE DEPTHS Psalm 130 (NIV) Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with Him is full redemption. (2x) He Himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. \\ I love You, O Lord, I love You, O Lord, I love You, Lord. \\ !!! LOVE MUST BE SINCERE Romans 12:9–13 (NIV) Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Love must be sincere. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. For love must be sincere. \\ !!! DRAW NEAR TO GOD James 4:6b–8a (NIV/RSV) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (repeat) “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. \\ !!! BLESSED ARE Matthew 5:3–10 (NIV) For accompaniment, see #65; for Spanish, see #57 For accompaniment, see #70; for Spanish, see #62 slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; to the resurrection from the dead. He had no beauty or majesty Unless the Lord had given me help, If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins... Blessed are the poor in spirit, !!! IN THE LORD ALONE… Isaiah 45:22–25 (NIV) “Turn to Me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. By Myself I have sworn, My mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before Me every knee will bow; by Me every tongue will swear. They will say of Me, ‘In the Lord alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who have raged against Him will come to Him and be put to shame. But in the Lord all the descendants of Israel will be found righteous and will exalt. “They will say of Me, ‘In the Lord alone are righteousness and strength.’” In the Lord alone are righteousness and strength, righteousness and strength. !!! HUMBLE YOURSELVES 1 Peter 5:6–11 (RSV) Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you. Cast all your anxieties on Him, for He cares about you. Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experience of suffering is required of your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore, establish, and strengthen you. To Him be the dominion for ever and ever. !!! Amen. !!! DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR CONFIDENCE Hebrews 10:35–39 (NIV) Do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you’ve done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. For in just a very little while, “He who is coming will come and will not delay. But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.” But we are not of those who shrink back, we are not of those who are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved, who believe and are saved… (repeat) So do not throw away your confidence… !!! THERE IS NO FEAR IN LOVE 1 John 4:18a; 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV) There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear… for God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, a spirit of love, and of self-discipline, a spirit of power, a spirit of love, and of self-discipline. !!! I WILL PRAISE YOU, O LORD Psalm 138:1–3 (NIV) I will praise You, O Lord, with all my heart, before the “gods” I will sing Your praise. I will bow down toward Your holy temple and will praise Your Name. I will praise You, O Lord, with all my heart… for Your love and Your faithfulness, for You have exalted above all things Your Name and Your Word. I will praise You, O Lord, with all my heart… When I called, You answered me; You made me bold and stouthearted… I will praise You, with all my heart… He has compassion on all He has made. Chorus The LORD is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made. The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. Chorus \\ !!! HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT 2 Corinthians 12:9,10 (NIV) Chorus: His grace is sufficient for me, His grace is sufficient for me, for His power is made perfect in weakness, His grace is sufficient for me. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. Chorus That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I’m weak, then I’m strong. Chorus !!! WE DO NOT LOSE HEART 2 Corinthians 4:16–18; 5:1 (NIV) Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we’re wasting away, yet inwardly we’re being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven. to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. He was familiar with suffering. Do I want to know Christ? Do I want to know Jesus? And the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings?... Do I want to know Christ?… Jesus, becoming like Him in His death?… I want to know Christ. I want to… resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. To win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Jesus Christ! \\ !!! LET US FIX OUR EYES ON JESUS Hebrews 12:1–3 (NIV) Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary, weary and lose heart… So you will not lose heart. given me help, I would soon have dwelt in silence of death. When I said “My foot is slipping,” it’s slipping, Your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul. …to my soul, to my soul. Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol Him, all you peoples. For great is His love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! !!! LET THE MORNING Psalm 143:1,8–10 (NIV) Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul. Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord, for I hide myself in You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. (repeat) O Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; for mercy, for mercy, in Your faithfulness and Your righteousness, come to my relief. !!! WHOM HAVE I? from Psalm 73:25, 26 (NIV –1978 version) Whom have I in heaven but You? And being with You, I desire nothing on earth. I desire nothing. My flesh and heart may fail, but God is my strength and my portion forever, and my portion forever. For accompaniment, see #71; for Spanish, see #63 ...wait for the morning. Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. \\ !!! SET ME FREE Psalm 142:3a,5–7a (NIV) When my spirit grows faint within me, it is You who know my way. (repeat) I cry to You, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, I am in desperate need, for they are too strong for me. Set me free, set me free, set me free… that I may praise Your Name. Set me free, set me free, set me free from my prison that I may praise Your Name. (repeat) Set me free, set me free, set me free… that I may praise Your Name, that I may praise Your Name. \\ !!! LET THEM PRAISE THE NAME Psalm 148:1,13 (NIV) Let them praise the Name of the Lord, for His Name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens. Praise the Lord! Ye people, praise the Lord! (repeat) \\ !!! I LOVE YOU, O LORD Psalm 18:1–3 (NIV) I love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God, sons of God, Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. \\ !!! I AM THE WAY John 14:6; Isaiah 35:8a,9,10 (NIV) I am the way… the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (repeat) And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that Way; … No lion will be there, nor will any ferocious beast get up on it; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there, and the ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. (repeat) will flee away… I am the way… the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. (repeat) except through Me… \\ * Italicized words and those phrases found between two !!! HE IS THE IMAGE Colossians 1:15–20 (NIV) He… He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. the firstborn over all… For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him… all things were created for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood shed on the cross. He… He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. the firstborn over all… \\ !!! DO NOT WORRY Luke 12:22–31 (NIV); Philippians 4:6a (TLB) Chorus: Do not worry about your life. Do not worry about what you’ll eat. Do not worry about what you’ll wear. Do not worry about anything! Life is more than food, the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; Without faith it is impossible to please God. Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. \\ !!! HAVE I NOT COMMANDED YOU? Joshua 1:9 (NIV) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever, wherever you go. \\ !!! SING JOYFULLY! (See song #17) \\ !!! YOU WERE RUNNING A GOOD RACE! Galatians 5:1, 7 (NIV) You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying, obeying the truth? (repeat) It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. \\ !!! TO HIM Revelation 1:5b, 6 (NIV) To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, and has made us to be It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries... in a year of drought and never fails… (3x) to bear fruit. For accompaniment, see #64; for Spanish, see #56 \\ !!! SPEAK AND ACT James 2:12, 13 (NIV) Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment! Mercy triumphs over judgment! !!! BLACK SHEEP The nursery rhyme, Matthew 18:12– 14, John 10:11a, 15b, & from Isaiah 1:18 (NIV) *Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full, one for my master, one for my maid, one for the little boy who lives down the lane. Baa, baa, black… three bags full.* If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look, go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier... about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven... is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death, the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body, jars of clay. *Let light shine out of darkness, let life come from death, and treasure be found in jars of clay.* \\ !!! MAY THE GOD Romans 15:5, 6 (NIV) May the God who gives endurance, May the God who gives encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord, of our Lord Jesus Christ. \\ !!! THE HOUR HAS COME Romans 13:11b, 12 (NIV) The hour has come, the hour has come, for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now, is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. \\ !!! WHO AMONG THE GODS? Exodus 15:11, 18 (NIV) Who among the gods is like You, O Lord? Who is like You, who is like You — (repeat) majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? The Lord will reign for ever and ever. !!! I ASK THAT WE LOVE 2 John 5b, 6 (NIV) I ask that we love one another… (4x) And this is love, this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands. This is love, and this is love… As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love. (repeat) \\ !!! THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT Galatians 5:22, 23 (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things — there is no law. \\ !!! DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED John 14:1– 4 (NIV) Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. (repeat) In My Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going, you know, you know the way. (repeat) \\ !!! WE WAIT IN HOPE (See song #5) !!! ¿ACASO NO HAZ OIDO? Isaías 40:27-31 For English, see #1, DO YOU NOT KNOW? ¿Acaso no haz oído que el Señor es eterno Dios? Del confín del mundo El es Creador; no se cansa ni fatiga. Su sabiduría es infinita. El da fuerza al cansado y al débil aumenta su vigor. ¿Por qué dices, oh Jacob, y te quejas Israel: “Dios no se ocupa de mi”? ¿Por qué dices, oh Jacob, y te quejas Israel: “Dios no sabe de mi situación”? Aún los jóvenes se cansan y el más fuerte llega a caer. (2x) Mas el que espera en el Señor tendrá nuevas fuerzas; volará como, como águila, correrá y no, no se cansará, caminará sin desmayar. Aleluya... \\ !!! ¡QUE PROFUNDAS RIQUEZAS! Romanos 11:33-36 For English, see #72, OH, THE DEPTH ¡Qué profundas riquezas en el juicio y caminos de Dios! (2x) Su sabiduría, infinita, su entendimiento, sin fin. ¿Quién conoce la mente de Dios? O, ¿quién le ha dado consejo? ¿Quién le ha dado primero a Dios que así Dios le deba a él? Pues todas las cosas proceden de El, todo existe por El y para El, todas las cosas proceden de El. A El sea la gloria por siempre, a El sea la gloria, a El sea la gloria por siempre. Amén .... !!! CANTEN CON GOZO Salmo 33:1-3 For English, see #17, SING JOYFULLY! Oh fieles, canten al Señor con gozo; es bueno que el justo lo aclame. A Dios alaben con, con el arpa; con música al son del salterio proclamen ⫸ Instrumental Versions !!! BLESSED IS THE MAN #39 BENDITO AQUEL #56 !!! DO YOU NOT KNOW? #1 & 16 ¿ACASO NO HAZ OIDO? #57 !!! OH, THE DEPTH #72 ¡QUE PROFUNDAS RIQUEZAS! #58 !!! SING JOYFULLY! #17 & 35 CANTEN CON GOZO #59 !!! STAND FIRM #73b FIRMES SEGUID #60 !!! TO HIM #37 & 55 AL QUE NOS AMA #61 !!! WE WAIT IN HOPE #5 & 52 EN TI ESPERAMOS #62 !!! WHOM HAVE I? #21 ¿A QUIEN TENGO YO? #63 \\ \\ !!! OH, THE DEPTH Romans 11:33–36 (NIV) Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! (repeat) How unsearchable His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?” For from Him and through Him !!! To Him be the glory forever! To Him be the glory, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than birds! (2x) Chorus Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? How much more valuable you are than birds! (2x) Chorus Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow thrown into the fire, how much more will He clothe you, ...of little faith! How much more will He clothe you! Chorus And do not set your heart on what you’ll eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek His kingdom and these things will be given to you as well. (seek His kingdom and these things will be yours.) Chorus !!! WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE Hebrews 11:1,6; Galatians 5:6b And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. a kingdom and priests to serve His God and Father— to Him be glory, to Him be power forever and ever. Amen. (repeat) For accompaniment, see #69; for Spanish, see #61 \\ !!! HEAR, O LORD Psalm 86:1– 4, 11– 13 (NIV) Music by Joanne Geeze Hear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am devoted to You. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to You all the day long. Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. Teach me Your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name. I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever and ever and ever. For great is Your love toward me; You have delivered my soul from the depths of the grave. !!! BLESSED IS THE MAN Jeremiah 17:7, 8 (NIV) Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like... a tree planted by the water... that sends out its roots, sends out its roots by the stream. I am the Good Shepherd, I lay down My life I am the Good Shepherd, I lay down My life for the sheep, for the sheep. *Baa, baa, black sheep… …Yes, sir, yes — and my wool is* white as snow. !!! YOU TURNED MY WAILING Psalm 30:11, 12; Phil. 4:4 (NIV) You turned my wailing into dancing, You removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with joy, clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give You thanks forever. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! !!! THANKS BE TO GOD 2 Corinthians 2:14; 4:6 – 10 (NIV) Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all surpassing power is from God and not from us, is from God and not from us. \\ !!! HOW GREAT IS THE LOVE I John 3:1, 2 (NIV) How great is the love, how great is the love the Father has lavished, lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that — it did not know Him. Dear friends, now we are children, children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know, we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is, we shall see Him as He is. \\ !!! IT IS GOOD Psalm 92:1, 2, 4, 5 (NIV) Music by Joanne Geeze It is good to praise the Lord and make music to Your name, Most High, to proclaim Your love in the morning and Your faithfulness at night, and Your faithfulness at night. For You make me glad by Your deeds, O Lord; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands. How great are Your works, Your works, O Lord, how profound, profound Your thoughts, how profound, profound Your thoughts! !!! I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT II Timothy 4:7, 8 (NIV) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept, I have kept the faith. (repeat) Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day— and not only to me, but also to all... who have longed for His appearing. \\ !!! FINALLY, BROTHERS… 2 Corinthians 13:11, 14 (NIV) Finally, brothers, good-bye. Aim for perfection, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all, be with you. \\ !!! TO HIM (See song #37) \\ %%info Spanish Versions (Translated by Olga Gonzalez Nichols) %% \\ !!! BENDITO AQUEL Jeremías 17:7,8 For English, see #39, BLESSED IS THE MAN Bendito aquel que se fía en el Señor; quien pone su confianza en su Salvador. Porque él será como el árbol junto a un río que extiende su raíz, su raíz a la corriente. No teme al calor, frondoso siempre está. En tiempo de sequía no se inquietará. Y fruto así, y fruto así, y fruto así no fallará. canto nuevo al Señor. ¡Con júbilo aclámenlo! (2x) ¡Canten con gozo al Señor! \\ !!! FIRMES SEGUID I Corintios 15:58 For English, see #73b, STAND FIRM Queridos hermanos firmes seguid. Nada os conmueva, firmes seguid. Trabajad constantes en la obra de Dios, pues no es en vano vuestra obra en el Señor, (2x) \\ !!! AL QUE NOS AMA Apocalipsis 1:5,6 For English, see #37, TO HIM Al que nos ama y con su sangre nos lavó del pecar, y nos hizo un reino de sacerdotes para Dios su Padre. A El sea gloria, a El, imperio por siempre y siempre. Amén. (2x) \\ !!! EN TI ESPERAMOS Salmo 33:20-22 For English, see #5, WE WAIT IN HOPE En ti esperamos, Señor, escudo y auxilio eres tú Se alegra el corazón confiando en tu nombre, oh Dios. Que tu infinito amor nos proteja, Señor, tal como esperamos de ti. Que tu infinito amor nos proteja, Señor, tal como esperamos de ti. \\ !!! ¿A QUIEN TENGO YO? Salmo 73:25,26 For English, see #21, WHOM HAVE I? ¿A quién tengo yo, Señor? Sólo a ti en los cielos. Y fuera de ti, Señor, no deseo nada. Mi ser se consume, mas Dios roca es, mi herencia eterna, mi herencia eterna. To Him be the glory forever! Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. For accompaniment, see #66; for Spanish, see #58 \\ !!! I KNOW THE PLANS (See song #4) !!! STAND FIRM I Cor. 15:58 (NIV) Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm, stand firm. Let nothing move you, stand firm, stand firm. Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord for you know your labor in the Lord is not in vain. For accompaniment, see #68; for Spanish, see #60 \\ !!! WHERE WERE YOU? Job 38:4, 7, 31, 35; 41:1a, 2a, 5 (NIV) Where were you? Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundations, while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? Where were you? Where were you? Tell me, if you understand. Can you bind the beautiful Pleiades? Can you loose the cords of Orion? Do you send the lightning bolts on their way, Do they report to you, “Here we are”? Where were you? Where were you... Can you pull in the leviathan? Can you put a cord through his nose… Can you make a pet of him like a bird or put him on a leash for your girls? Where were you? Where were you… Tell me, if you understand. (3x) \\ \\ * Italicized words and those phrases found between two