HE LOVED ME

When God in Christ came near to man

According to His glorious plan

He loved me.

When Jesus suffered on the tree

To bear my sins and set me free

He loved me.

When Jesus lay within the tomb

Enduring its oppressive gloom

He loved me.

When He had risen from the grave

Having acquired the right to save

He loved me.

When from the place of power and love

He gave his Spirit from above

He loved me.

And through eternity I'll still

Remember with a deathless thrill

He loved me!

Please continue to pray for my mother who is very weak.

CROSS

Every moment of

Three dark hours of suffering

He suffered for me.

FATHER THOU LOVEST

(A Roundel)

Father, Thou lovest and how well

That love was shown when Jesus came

Here, among men of earth, to dwell.

Father, Thou lovest!

And here He has made known Thy Name

To those whom grace and love compel

To come to Him and own His claim.

He, by the Spirit, would compel

Our fervent voices to proclaim,

As with delight our spirits swell -

"Father, Thou lovest!"

THE TRUE SOLOMON

In the subversion of man,

Satan and death;

In the promotion of another

Manhood, Lord,

We see wisdom.

In the assembly,

An administration of blessing,

Where Thou hast a dwelling

We see

The house that Thou hast built.

The food of Thy table!

What variety we have in Thee:

An oblation, a passover,

Peace-offering,

Fresh ears, baked loaves -

All to our taste.

Persons of another marque

From worldlings, in dignity,

Act as children of wisdom

Portraying

The deportment of Thy servants.

We can appreciate

As the angels can

The all-various wisdom of God

In the order of service of Thy servants

Which the Chief Musician ordered.

In their needs - Christ

For coats of skin;

In their testimony - Christ

For armour;

In their privileges - Christ,

The Best Robe:

What apparel for Thy servants!

Men who have had

A vine before them,

Who have admired its growth,

Relished the lush grapes,

And their wine for God,

Are Thy cupbearers.

But what an acme

Of grandeur, a zenith

Of accomplishment, what

An ascent: Lord,

Thou art He who brought

Many sons to glory!

WONDERFUL ...

We know He has done wondrously

And has acquired the right to rule

In righteousness and equity -

We know that He is Wonderful.

He gives us wisdom from above

And all the help we ask Him for

Because of His abundant love

Through which He is our Counsellor.

All things He made in mighty power -

From craggy peak to grassy clod,

From lofty tree to tiny flower:

We bow to Him as Mighty God.

Millenially His fatherhood

Will warm earth tenderly to assuage

Sin's legacy, and bring in good

As He is Father of the Age.

He makes sin's turmoil in the soul

Of every one who trusts Him cease,

And all the nations, as made whole,

Will own Him soon as Prince of Peace.

My mother continues in weakness, bright and waiting for the Lord to take her.  Thank you for your prayers..

LOVE

A Saviour’s love has reached for me

When I was swamped by sin;

He plucked me from the sweeping sea

And made me warm within.

A Shepherd’s love has shouldered me,

Guided when ways were rough,

Herded me on the mountain’s lee

And over-filled my trough.

A Father’s love has brought me up

And given me its best,

Through Christ I live, on Him I sup

And in Him I am blest.

The Spirit’s love works in my heart

That God’s love may be spread.

By Him Christ chooses to impart

His impetus as Head.

LOVE

God loves those

On whom, in His sovereign purpose,

He has set His heart.

Christ loves those

Who are given to Him

By the Father.

The Father loves those

Who have affection

For the Son.

The Spirit loves those

In whom His activities

Have formed Christ.

The saints love those

Who are associated with

The heavenly Man.

ASK FOR A SIGN

"Ask for a sign" the prophet told the king;

"Ask for it in the deep or in the height."

King Ahaz sneered "I will do no such thing".

How great the sign of Jonah to incite

Wonder at God's unfathomable ways,

Bringing one man through darkness into light!

How great the sign of Solomon's great days,

His splendour and the wisdom which God gave

To rule His people and to bring Him praise!

There is a greater sign now in the grave,

Its depths and darkness entered for His own

By Christ that to the utmost He may save.

There is a greater sign now in the throne

Where Jesus sits, acclaimed at God's right hand,

Whence all the power of heaven may be known.

If you touch depths you cannot understand

Remember what your Lord endured for you

That heavenly power might be at your command.

If you reach heights, with Jesus in your view,

And know relationships in which to bask,

Remember all the depths which He went through.

"Ask for a sign" - God longs for you to task

His willingness and nature - knock! seek! ask!