Monday, May 25, 2009

Final Lamentations Textr

To KINGSFOLD

Affliction, constant sorrow brings
As arrows cutting deep
Bereft of hope, and without joy
My soul is void of peace
I look back on my suffering
And this one thing is sure
The Lord is loving, good, and kind
His promise will endure

When in the deep abyss of sin
The Lord allowed my doom
My enemies around did rise
Their curse became my tomb
I called upon Your name, O LORD
Out of the deepest pit
You heard my cry with listening ear
And told me, “Do not fear!”

The mocking song, my rivals sang
Their lips against me rose
The Lord did come to my defense
He scattered all my foes
In Christ, O Lord, you have drawn near
My life has been redeemed
And now Christ stands before the throne
For me, to intercede

Friday, May 22, 2009

Taize Hallelujah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG1X6nWMYDY&feature=related

The Taize Community

http://www.taize.fr/en

The Rebel's Guide to Joy - Isaac Watts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkX9g8T-98o&feature=related

The Rebel's Guide to Joy - Charles Wesley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv1l8q3PjM0&feature=related

The Rebel's Guide to Joy - Robert Robinson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg5m7f5iUAU&feature=related

Psalm 62--final

Psalm 62

For God, my rock, my safe defense
My soul waits silently
I shant be swayed, though strength gives way
Salvation comes from He
How long will you attack a man
All you, who will be slain
A leaning wall, you will collapse
A fence that will not stand

For God alone my soul will wait
From Him I find my hope
He, my salvation and my rock
Defense against the foe
My glory and my salvation
My strength and surety
The refuge for all, found in God
No man will e'er shake me

Do not, in vain, put hope in men
Nor trust in wealth or fame
For man is but a fleeting breath
A sigh too brief to name
For He has spoken, I have heard
That pow'r belongs to God
And mercy to reward each man
According to his work