Friday, June 26, 2009

Author of Faith, Eternal Word

This is a hymn by Charles Wesley


Author of faith, eternal Word,
Whose Spirit breathes the active flame;
Faith like its finisher and Lord,
Today as yesterday the same.

To Thee our humble hearts aspire,
And ask the gift unspeakable;
Increase in us the kindled fire,
In us the work of faith fulfill.

By faith we know Thee strong to save;
Save us, a present Savior Thou!
Whate’er we hope,
by faith we have
Future and past subsisting now.

To him that in Thy Name believes
Eternal life with Thee is given;
Into Himself He all receives,
Pardon and holiness, and heaven.

The things unknown to feeble sense,
Unseen by reason’s glimmering ray,
With strong commanding evidence
Their heavenly origin display.

Faith lends its realizing light,
The clouds disperse, the shadows fly;
Th’invisible appears in sight,
And God is seen by mortal eye.

Friday, June 05, 2009

I've got so much on my mind
Have to get it off my chest
Have to open up my mouth and speak the truth
I Let the little words out right
Leave the biggest stone unturned
It's like I'm trying to keep the light from taking root
But I'm never gonna clean this slate at the rate I'm going
Have to dig in to find the strength to follow through...
 
Cause if it were up to me
To pull myself out of this place
A failure's what I'd be without your grace
Cause it's never gonna wash me clean, this muddy water
Your rivers' the only thing to make me new...
 
...Cause I'm never gonna clean this slate at the rate I'm going
Have to dig in to find the strength to follow through...
 
This is part of a Jill Phillips song that I don't know the name to. The chorus doesn't really apply to me, so I left it out, but the verses do.
 
 

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