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new expressions of old truths…

(a new hymn on the subject of God’s call, written at a ministers retreat)

I heard Your call and stepped out in obedience

Now looking back on easy times and hard

I find “the past must come to serve the future”,

Your grace and truth my compass and my chart;

And I’m resolved to turn as You direct me,

Or stay the course if You will guard my heart.

I’ll cast the seed in every situation.

(“The field is tilled and must be left to grace”)

I’ll go aside to pray and seek Your Sabbath;

Walk to Your pulse, and not the world’s harsh pace,

And I’m resolved to turn as You direct me

Or stay the course and please You in the race.

My Savior’s call! Renewed with each new morning;

I pledge to answer, go where I am shown;

As He, the Maker calls, Who truly knows me

I’ll use His gifts, tho’ called to ways unknown.

Lord, I’m resolved to turn as You direct me

Or stay the course if You will lead me home.

You have called me (Learn to love You more)

You have called me to a life
Of sacrificial love
To reach beyond emotion
To commitment and devotion
You have called me to be true,
And in faith to follow You
To count my life as loss
See the Crown beyond the Cross
O Lord I need Your Spirit and Your Word
To light my way and make my steps secure
And though I have not loved You as I should
I will learn to love You more

As I kneel in humble prayer
In Your grace, You meet me there
A thirsty soul restored
In communion with my Lord!
Sweetest hours I’d gladly spend
With my Savior and my friend
That Your light in all I do
Leads the world to honor You
Oh fill me with Your Spirit, speak Your Word
To strengthen, make my failing heart more sure
And though I do not love You as I should
I will learn to love You more

O thank You for Your Spirit and Your Word
Come sanctify my life and make me pure
For though I do not love You as I should
I will learn to love You more

I need You

This song is based on the three temptations Christ endured in the wilderness, and a meditation on how they apply to our lives as His followers…

Deep in the wilderness I cry aloud
I need You, need You
My heart is humbled and my knees are bowed
I need You, need You
More than the good things You provide each day
My life’s sustained by every word You say
Lord I depend on You in every way
I need You, need You, need You.

Teach me, dear Lord that I am not my own
I need You, need You
No other King can ever take Your throne
I need You, need You
Your Kingdom come, O Lord I daily pray
Your Will be done – I promise to obey
I’m gonna follow Jesus, come what may
I need You, need You, need You.

No other beauty will distract my gaze
I need You, need You
No other love will ever gain my praise
I need You, need You
No other purpose makes my life worthwhile
No other calling than to be Your child
No other pleasure than to see Your smile
I need You, need You, need You.

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