New Songs of Praise with Sweet Accord

 Come, let us sing unto the Lord,

New songs of praise with sweet accord;

For wonders great by Him are done;

His hand and arm have victory won.

The great salvation of our God

Is seen through all the earth abroad;

Before the heathen’s wond'ring sight,

He hath revealed His truth and right.

He called to mind His truth and grace

In promise made to Israel’s race;

And unto earth’s remotest bound,

Glad tidings of salvation sound.

All lands to God lift up your voice;

Sing praise to Him, with shouts rejoice;

With voice of joy and loud acclaim,

Let all unite and praise His Name.

Praise God with harp, with harp sing praise,

With voice of psalms His glory raise;

With trumpets, cornets, gladly sing

And shout before the Lord, the King.

Let earth be glad, let billow roar

And all that dwell from shore to shore;

Let floods clap hands with one accord,

Let hills rejoice before the Lord.

For lo, he comes; at his command

all nations shall in judgment stand;

In justice robes and throned in light,

the Lord shall judge, dispensing right.

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Psalm 95

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What a Name!

Man of sorrows what a name

for the Son of God, who came

ruined sinners to reclaim:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

Bearing shame and scoffing rude,

in my place condemned he stood,

sealed my pardon with his blood:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

Guilty, helpless, lost were we;

blameless Lamb of God was he,

sacrificed to set us free:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

He was lifted up to die;

"It is finished" was his cry;

now in heaven exalted high:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

When he comes, our glorious King,

all his ransomed home to bring,

then anew this song we'll sing:

Hallelujah, what a Savior!

~Bliss

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The King of kings and His Church

"The Christian Church began against overwhelming odds, but nothing could defeat it."

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1 Timothy 6:11-16

..."pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

Fight the good fight of faith; 

take hold of the eternal life 

to which you were called, 

and you made the good confession 

in the presence of many witnesses.

I charge you in the presence of God, 

who gives life to all things, 

and of Christ Jesus, 

who testified the good confession 

before Pontius Pilate, 

that you keep the commandment 

without stain or reproach 

until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

which He will bring about 

at the proper time—

He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, 

the King of kings and Lord of lords, 

who alone possesses immortality 

and dwells in unapproachable light, 

whom no man has seen or can see. 

To Him be honor and eternal dominion! 

Amen."...

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