Death cannot have a man of God
However hard it tries
Before the time that God appoints
And then His servant dies
Let Pharaoh rise or Herod fear
The babe will live and grow
Let lions come and giants rise
They’ll fall before his blow
Let famine strike or sickness spread
God keeps him safely through
Let mobs cast stones or shipwrecks come
His strength is always new
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By ways I have not known
Yet known to God in grace,
He leads me to His throne
Along this winding race.
I cannot see ahead
But trust His loving hand
And follow where I’m led
Before I understand.
For by His wisdom’s skill
He knows what’s right and best;
Delighting in His will
My heart finds joyful rest.
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Lord, help me do the things I know
To live like Jesus would –
The things You teach me in Your Word
Are holy, right, and good.
I want to build my life each day
On solid rock, not sand,
So when life’s troubles come like storms
My faith will firmly stand.
Your Word reveals what I should change –
A mirror for my heart;
I’ll stop and fix the things I see
And do the work You start.
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Don’t live in the shadow
Of yesterday’s sin
The Father forgave you
And cleansed you within
Its failure can warn you
But must not prevent
Your willingly doing
The tasks you were sent
Don’t let the old devil
Sneak in and deceive
He whispers his folly
But do not believe
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When fear begins to fill my heart
It shows my faith is small,
For I’ve been trusting in myself
And not the Lord of all.
If I rely on what I know –
My instincts, skills, and sight –
I start to fear what I can’t see
And tremble in the night.
But if I trust my mighty God
I’ll never have to fear
Because I know He always sees
And stays forever near.
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Let Scripture be your compass rose
With Jesus your true north;
Keep pressing on through wind and rain
For God has called you forth.
By day and night it leads you right
In everything you face,
Inspired and true, unchanging, too,
A source of strength and grace.
No turning back, no veering off
The path that God has made;
Your compass rose will lead you home –
Be bold and unafraid.
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