My life flows on in endless song,
above earth’s lamentation.
I hear the clear, though far-off hymn
that hails a new creation.
Refrain:
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that Rock I’m clinging.
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?Through all the tumult and the strife,
I hear that music ringing.
It finds an echo in my soul.
How can I keep from singing? [Refrain]
What though my joys and comforts die?
I know my Savior liveth.
What though the darkness gather round?
Songs in the night he giveth. [Refrain]
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
a fountain ever springing!
All things are mine since I am his!
How can I keep from singing? [Refrain]
I saw Eternity the other night,
Like a great ring of pure and endless light,
All calm, as it was bright;
And round beneath it, Time in hours, days, years,
Driv’n by the spheres
Like a vast shadow mov’d; in which the world
And all her train were Hurl’d.
There is in God, some say,
A deep but dazzling darkness, as we here
Say it is late and dusky, because we
See not all clear.
O for that night! Where I in Him
Might live invisible and dim!A great ring of pure and endless light
Dazzles the darkness in my heart
And breaks apart the dusky clouds of night.~ Madeleine L’Engle
Deep calls to deep
at the thunder of your torrents;
all your waves and your billows
have gone over me.
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love,
and at night his song is with me,
a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalm 42:7-8
I will sing with the spirit
I will sing with the spirit
Hallelujah, hallelujahHallelujah, hallelujah
And I will sing with the understanding also
Hallelujah, hallelujah
And I will sing with the understanding also
Hallelujah, hallelujah
I will sing with the spirit
I will sing with the spirit
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Anthem: How Can It Be?
Laura Daigle/ Cheryl Fritz, soloist
I am guilty
Ashamed of what I've done, what I've become
These hands are dirty
I dare not lift them up to the Holy One
You plead my cause, you right my wrongs
You break my chains, you overcome
You gave your life, to give me mine
You say that I am free
How can it be? Yeah
How can it be? Yeah
I've been hiding
Afraid I've let you down
Inside I doubt, that you could love me
But in your eyes, there's only grace now
“Know that I am with you and will keep you… I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you.”
I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me African American SpiritualI’m gonna live so God can use me
Anywhere, Lord, anytime!I’m gonna work so God can use me
Anywhere, Lord, anytime!I’m gonna pray so God can use me
Anywhere, Lord, anytime!I’m gonna sing so God can use me
Anywhere, Lord, anytime!
Come To Me, O Weary Traveler Paul A. Tate/Sylvia DunstanCome to me, O weary traveler, come to me with your distress.
Come to me, you heavy burdened, come to me and find your rest.Do not fear, my yoke is easy, do not fear, my burden's light.
Do not fear the path before you, do not run from me in fright.Take my yoke and leave your troubles, take my yoke and come with me.
Take my yoke, I am beside you, take and learn humility.Rest in me, O weary traveler, come to me with your distress.
Rest in me, my heart is gentle, rest and cast away your care.
Anthem Crowded Table Hemby/McKenna/Carlile Chrissy Westbury, solo
You can hold my hand when you need to let go
I can be your mountain when you're feeling valley-low
I can be your streetlight showing you the way home
You can hold my hand when you need to let go
I want a house with a crowded table
And a place by the fire for everyone
Let us take on the world while we’re young and able
And bring us back together when the day is done
If we want a garden, we’re gonna have to sow the seed
Plant a little happiness, let the roots run deep
If it’s love that we give, then it's love that we reap
If we want a garden, we're gonna have to sow the seed
The door is always open
Your picture's on my wall
Everyone’s a little broken
And everyone belongs
Yeah, everyone belongs
“Lord Prepare Me” John Thompson/ Randy Scruggs
Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true.
With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living sanctuary for you.