FOR My Son DOMINIQUE :

    To Desire God Is:

To know Your Heart
To be centered in Your Will
To be always in Your Word
To go Deep and Deeper Still !!!

To know Your Love Unequaled
To Love my Neighbor Too
To Mount on Wings like Eagles
To always Trust in You !!!

To simply be Your Servant
To lift my voice In Praise
To always give You Glory
To follow All Your Ways !!!

“Keep On Keeping On”

“Keep On Keeping On”

Dedication to Phil Hall

Well I packed my bags, and a couple ol’ rags

And I thought I’d hit the road.

No, I didn’t know where, but I didn’t really care

Where I was gonna go.

Should I trust my luck to this rusty ol’ truck 

to keep me from going insane?

Well the snow kept falling and the wind kept calling

Silence whispered my name.

Oh the night wind’s cold, it’ll cut your soul

It’ll freeze you to the bone!

All the lessons you learned and the love you spurned

Laughter’s come and gone!

And all the tears you’ve cried hurt you deep inside

Still you’re looking for the dawn

Cause you know the Light will make everything right

Just    KEEP ON ------------ KEEPIN’ ON!

Grandpa said “Hold up your head,

don’t you EVER give in!

When things get rough, you just COWBOY UP 

And take it on the chin!

Don’t wear a frown when the world gets you down

Put a smile in its place.

Just TRUST the LIGHT to take you through the night

And GET BACK IN THE RACE!”

Oh the night wind’s cold, it’ll cut your soul

It’ll freeze you to the bone!

All the lessons you learned and the love you spurned

Laughter’s come and gone!

And all the tears you’ve cried hurt you deep inside

Still you’re looking for the dawn

Cause you know the Light will make everything right

Just    KEEP ON ----------- KEEPIN’ ON!

Just    KEEP ON ----------- KEEPIN’ ON!

Held By the King

Held By the King

Verse 1

For God so loved the world that He Gave us His Son

To Bleed on a Cross for the sins that we’ve done

JESUS Suffered and Died, He was put in a Grave

But the Grave could not hold Him for He Rose the 3rd Day!

Chorus

O death where’s your victory?

O sin where’s your sting?

For death cannot hold us

‘Cause we’re Held by the KING!

He’s built us a Mansion

On Heaven’s Bright Shore

He’s coming to Take us with Him

Where we’ll Live Evermore!

Verse 2

He knew In The Beginning

That we’d stumble and fall

But HIS LOVE knows no boundaries

HIS LOVE Paid it ALL

GOD”S LOVE Never fails us

It is Patient and True

GOD’S LOVE is Forever

He Freely Gives it to you!

Chorus

O death where’s your victory?

O sin where’s your sting?

For death cannot hold us

‘Cause we’re Held by the KING!

He’s built us a Mansion

On Heaven’s Bright Shore

He’s coming to Take us with Him

Where we’ll Live Evermore!

Verse 3

Our sins He’ll Forgive us

With His Blood we’re Set Free

There’s only One Pathway

JESUS said it’s through Me!

When we know that we Need Him

His Grace and Mercy abound

For only Through JESUS

Can True Freedom be found!

Chorus

O death where’s your victory?

O sin where’s your sting?

For death cannot hold us

‘Cause we’re Held by the KING!

He’s built us a Mansion

On Heaven’s Bright Shore

He’s coming to Take us with Him

Where we’ll Live Evermore!

End Bridge

O death where’s your victory?

O sin where’s your sting?

For death cannot touch us

We’ve been Touched by the KING!

JESUS The KING of All Kings!!

Blessed Assurance/Standing in the Presence of the Great I AM

Blessed Assurance/Standing in the Presence of the Great I AM

<<Capo 5th Fret>>

Chorus 1

I sing----

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O what a foretaste of Glory Divine!

Heir of Salvation, Purchased of God!

Born of His Spirit, Washed in His Blood!

Verse 1 

Did you ever stop to think

Why would a God

Care about a sinner like me? 

Why would He send 

His Son to a cross

To pay for my penalty?

Chorus 2

I sing----

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O what a foretaste of Glory Divine!

Heir of Salvation, Purchased of God!

Born of His Spirit, Washed in His Blood!

Bridge

I’m washed in the Blood of the Holy Lamb

And I’m standing in the Presence of the Great I Am!!

I was a lost sinner but don’t you know ---- [that]

Jesus came and found me and washed me Whiter than Snow!!

Verse 2

All I can tell you is 

I KNOW that He did

I KNOW I’m Forgiven and Free

‘Cause when Jesus

Died on that cross

My sins were tossed in the sea !! 

Chorus 2 

I sing----

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O what a foretaste of Glory Divine!

Heir of Salvation, Purchased of God!

Born of His Spirit, Washed in His Blood!

Ending

I’m washed in the Blood of the Lamb!

Grain of Wheat (Worst Weekend Ever!)

Grain of Wheat (Worst Weekend Ever!)

Verse 1

I remember the soldier saying, Judas is that the One,

That walked on water, made a blind man see, and claims to be God’s Son?

These other men that are praying with Him, do we arrest them too?

So I pulled my sword to protect my Lord,

But He said, “I’m doing this for you.”

Chorus 1

“If you live by the sword you will die by the sword,”

And He turned to comfort me.

“What did I say about the break of this day,

And remember that grain of wheat.

God has a plan for salvation of man

For all eternity.

I must drink this Cup that my Father fills up,

And Die on Calvary’s Tree!”

Verse 2A

The soldiers tied and bound Him, and they slapped Him in the face,

They drug Him to a garden where I watched in sad disgrace.

They took Him to a courtyard, it was a dark and evil place,

And to my great shame I denied His name,

My fears I did embrace!

Verse 2B

The next day they beat and scourged Him, His body was bleeding and torn,

Then they wrapped a robe around Him, and they gave Him a crown of thorns.

They took Him to Golgotha where they gambled for the clothes He’d worn

He was crucified but before He died, He said

“For this Death I was Born!”

Chorus 2 

“If you live by the sword you will die by the sword,”

And He turned to comfort me.

“What did I say about the break of this day,

And remember that grain of wheat.

God has a plan for salvation of man

For all eternity.

I must drink this Cup that my Father fills up,

And Die on Calvary’s Tree!”

Verse 3

We watched Him hang in terrible pain, and on that cross He bled

We all cried when they pierced His side, just to make sure He was dead!

Light then turned to darkness so to our fears we fled

In a tomb He was laid, and we were all afraid,

We knew Holy Blood had been Shed!

Chorus 3

Then came that knocking at the door, and Mary was standing there.

They’ve come and taken away my Lord, and I really don’t know where?!

His body is not in the tomb! The grave is empty and bare!

The stone’s rolled away and on this Third Day,

There’s a Mystery in the air?!

Verse 4A

Well we froze in grief and total misbelief, John was the first to go!

To the tomb we flew not knowing what to do, what would the sunrise show?

The body was gone so we ran back home then we started to know

That the power to save and defeat the grave was what He came to show!

Verse 4B

But we locked the doors and were hiding, would the soldiers be coming soon?

We wondered as we sat there trembling, drowning in our darkest gloom.

Where had He gone, we felt so all alone when a great Light filled the room

And we were all aware with Jesus standing there, God had raised Him from the tomb!!

Chorus 4A

He said, “Remember My Word and all that you’ve heard,

Believe that the Father sent Me!

That I came to Save, put Death in the Grave,

My Blood won the Victory!

Because I’m Risen your sins are Forgiven

For all Eternity!

Yes I drank the Cup that My Father filled up 

And I Died to set you Free!”

Jesus said in John 5:24 “Verily, Verily I say unto you, he who hears My words and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment but will pass from death into life.” 

Chorus 4B

“So, remember My Word and all that you’ve heard,

Believe that the Father sent Me!

That I came to Save, put Death in the Grave

My Blood won the Victory!

Because I’m Risen your sins are Forgiven

For all Eternity!

Yes I drank the Cup that My Father filled up 

And My Blood will wash you Clean!”

For without the Shedding of Blood there is no Remission of sin. As Jesus Christ said as He hung on the Cross “It is finished!”. Yes, your salvation and my salvation is secure through the Shed Blood of Jesus at Calvary!!  

Ending Chorus 4C

(Listen to Him when He says---)

“Remember My Word and all that you’ve heard,

Believe that the Father sent Me!

That I came to Save, put Death in the Grave

My Blood won the Victory!

Because I’m Risen your sins are Forgiven

For all Eternity!

Yes I drank the Cup that My Father filled up 

And I Died to set you Free!

Yes I drank the Cup that My Father filled up 

And My Blood ----------------- will wash you Clean!”

A Simple Little Song

A Simple Little Song

Written 5/8/16 for the Briceville Ladies

This is my story, and it won’t take long,

Just listen to the words, of my simple little song,

There’s not a lot of music, and the words don’t rhyme,

But listen to the message, cause it’s right on time!!

Jesus came and found me, He forgave my sin,

He said I’ll be your Savior, So I let Him in!

He said I’ll never leave you, and Bless my soul,

He changed my life ——— He made me whole!!

He did it for me, He’ll do it for you,

He came to save sinners, and I know that it’s true,

He died on a cross, and was buried in a grave,

But death could not hold Him, 

‘Cause He rose the 3rd Day!!

Jesus came and found me, He forgave my sin,

He said I’ll be your Savior, So I let Him in!

He said I’ll never leave you, and Bless my soul,

He changed my life ——— He made me whole!!

Life can be hard, it’ll take you down, 

It will make you cry, and wear a frown,

But Jesus is the Answer, I tell you friend,

His LOVE will never fail you, and will Never End!!

Jesus will find you, He’ll forgive your sin,

He wants to be your Savior, so let Him in,

He will never leave you, He will Bless your soul,

He’ll change your life ——— He will make you whole!!

I'm Finally Home / A Poem

I’m Finally Home

When I’m dead 

And when I’m GONE

Laugh and sing — 

Cause I’m not HERE

I’m Finally Home

This earthen vessel broken

And cold as a STONE

Is not who I am —

Be of good CHEER

I’m Finally Home

My Faith and my Spirit

Are healthy and STRONG

Celebrate in my victory

Shed not a TEAR

I’m Finally Home

I’m finally resting

I’m singing His SONG

In His Peace rejoicing 

No worries nor FEAR

I’m Finally Home

Weep not nor tremble

For the Greatest Love KNOWN

Just put His arms ‘round me

Said soft, sweet, and CLEAR

“You’re Finally Home”!!