Grace Thoughts

Precious Jesus, m y soul's REFUGE, Your brilliant glory forever shines: Love unfailing---displayed at calv'ry Blood untainted---grace divine. Precious Jesus, my soul's RANSOME, Your mighty name forever saves: The lowest sinner who falls before Thee; The vilest wretch snatched from the grave. Precious Jesus, my soul's SHEPHERD, Your matchless  grace forever keeps: My heart in the lowest, darkest valley, To the highest, glorious mountain peak.

(A song for my Mother who always reminds me to "Look at the Birds") Look at the birds Watch them fly Higher and higher  Into the blue sky They neither plant Nor harvest their food But your Father in Heaven Knows what to do Daily bread O, from His loving Hand Just what they need When they need it Mercy pours a gain and again Grace today O, from His loving Heart Always on time Always enough Just look a t the birds Look at the birds Hear their songs Filling the darkness With hope for the dawn And even if one Of the sparrows should fall Your Father in Heaven He knows it all Every day Written in His book Every sorrow And every joy Comes through  His Hand Every Tear In His heart h eld dear For He is close To the broken and crushed Just look a t the birds Look at the birds See their nest A home of wood  And hay f or rest You may wonder Why now t hey have more Know your Father has Much more in store Heavenly rest For He prepares Your home At the Golden Shore Who could ask for mor...

 By God's FAITHFUL GRACE , we stand,  Together hand in hand. The years have passed, But this love we share remains steadfast. The storms may come, as storms will do; The seas may rage as we sail through This life together side by side But we have a refuge, a place to hide: The mighty name of our Lord,  Our strong tower; His Word our sword To fight the battles, not of flesh or bone To stand firm in faith, in righteousness not our own. Many waters cannot quench this love, That binds our hearts in life to God above. Rivers cannot wash it away For it is a mighty flame that burns night and day. It is a picture for all to see--- A picture of Christ's love at Calvary, Loving His bride in life and death; Washing her clean with His blood and breath. Sacrificing His all, for her gain; Enduring God's wrath through agonizing pain. Resting lifeless and cold in the grave, Raised to life with power to save, Ascended to Heaven and seated on High, Coming again on clouds in the sky. This i...

  “My soul magnifies the Lord,  And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,  For he has looked on the HUMBLE ESTATE of his servant.     For behold, from now on all generations will call me BLESSED; For he who is mighty has done great things for me,     And holy is his name. And his mercy is for those who fear him     From generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm;     He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; He has brought down the mighty from their thrones     And exalted those of humble estate; He has filled the hungry with good things,     And the rich he has sent away empty. He has helped his servant Israel,     In remembrance of his mercy,  As he spoke to our fathers,     To Abraham and to his offspring forever.” (Luke 1:46-55) Sisters, these are the words of a young woman whose heart was filled with awe and wonder at God's amazing GRACE. This is Ma...

 

  Rest in the Love of the Lord Sit at His feet and adore For His mercies are new Every morning for you Rest in the Love of the Lord He will restore your soul Once again, once again He will lead you on In His love without end His love will not end He will restore your soul  Once again, once again He will lead you on In His love without end His love will not end •   •   •   • Behold the goodness of God Hear the song of His love For He sings over you And rejoices too Behold the goodness of God He will restore your soul Once again, once again He will lead you on In His love without end His love will not end He will restore your soul  Once again, once again He will lead you on In His love without end His love will not end •   •   •   • Drink the sweet dew of Christ's love A taste of the BRIGHT MEADOW above   GOD IS GRACIOUS and k ind He says "Seek and you'll find" Drink the sweet dew of Christ's love He will rest...

When tears of sorrow and suffering Crash down in thunderous waves, Lift your eyes to Heaven's light Where shines Christ's glorious rays.          •           •           •           •           •              For from on high, the sun shines true Though darkness clouds the eye; And in each dreary teardrop day The Son of God is nigh.            •           •           •          •           •             For in these prisms GLORY shines God's promises divine, Gleaming jewels of priceless worth Woven in faith's skies   •          •          •          •...

Love is a pathway etched in the heart Carved by the hands scarred to impart, The message of mercy in acts and in words; The good news of grace that no one deserves. •    •    •    •    • Love is the choice of one heart to draw near To another without living in dread of any fear, For the cost of the closeness is willingly paid With the joy of Heaven's coming being the trade. •    •    •    •    • Love is obedience to take up one's cross To walk in the steps of sacrifice and loss, For the sake of pointing one broken soul To the Savior who alone can heal and make whole. • • • • • Love is the whispered prayers through the day That yield no seen fruit but are whispered anyway Like seeds that are planted in darkness and death So each prayer that is spoken is love's abiding breath. • • • • • Love is the road that leads to the joy Of knowing the One who came as a boy The boy in the manger tha...

  Power unmeasured and beauty untold; Infinite wisdom and grace. Do you not know? And have you not heard? The Almighty God died in our place. •   •   • He sat enthroned in Heaven above; He called all the stars by name. Yet in wondrous meekness and powerful love, To the world He created, He came. •   •   • Hidden in darkness in Mary's womb, He was holding the world by His might. Born to give life through death and the tomb, To the darkness He came as the Light. •   •   • The Alpha and Omega; the Beginning and End; The Son of Righteousness with healing in His wings. Born in a stable as the Lamb of God, This was Jesus the King of kings. •   •   • The Sovereign Ruler---the Creator of all The God who is mighty to save, Came to the shepherds with good news of great joy, For Jesus came to earth to conquer the grave. •   •   • Glorious majesty! Wrapped in wondrous humility! In the manger,...