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Music Monday: Build This House

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Here’s a blast from the past, a song from my university days around the time I started to encounter God in a new way. Today’s song is “Build This House” with Lou Fellingham:

All I have and all I am is Yours
There’s nothing that I have on earth
That doesn’t come from You
I lay aside my pride and worldly worth
To serve You is the greatest
Thing that I could ever do

For unless You build this house
I am building it in vain
Unless the work is Yours
There is nothing to be gained
I want something that will stand
When Your holy fire comes
Something that will last
And to hear You say well done
Giving glory to You Lord
Glory to You Lord

So easy to desire what others have
Instead of seeing all the gifts
That You have given me
So help me fan the flame which You began
And burn in me a love for You
That all will clearly see

Music Monday: Jesus we love you

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Today’s music comes from Paul McClure, “Jesus we love you” and “We will not be shaken”:

Old things have passed away
Your love has stayed the same
Your constant grace remains the cornerstone

Things that we thought were dead
Are breathing in life again
You cause your Son to shine on darkest nights

For all that you’ve done we will pour out our love
This will be our anthem song

Jesus we love you
Oh how we love you
You are the one our hearts adore

(Last time end on)
Our hearts adore

The hopeless have found their hope
The orphans now have a home
All that was lost has found its place in you
You lift our weary head
You make us strong instead
You took these rags and made us beautiful

Our affection, our devotion
poured out on the feet of Jesus
Our affection, our devotion
poured out on the feet of Jesus
Our affection, our devotion
poured out on the feet of Jesus
Our affection, our devotion
poured out on the feet of Jesus

Music Monday: The Rock Won’t Move

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Today’s song is “The Rock Won’t Move” by Vertical Church Band:

And I hear the sound of crashing waves
All my world is washing out to sea.

I’m hidden safe in the God who never moves
Holding fast to the promise of Your truth
You are holding tighter still to me.

Oh, the Rock won’t move and His word is strong
The Rock won’t move and His love can’t be undone (x2)

My hope is in the promise of Your blood
My support within the raging flood
Even in the tempest, I can sing

I’m hidden safe in the God who never moves
Holding fast to the promise of Your truth
You are holding tighter still to me.

On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
The Rock won’t move (2x)

And when darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace.
The Rock won’t move
No, the Rock won’t move

Music Monday: Holy, Holy, Holy

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Audrey Assad recently released Inheritance, her long-awaited album of hymns. Here’s one of my favourites, “Holy, holy, holy”…

Holy, Holy Holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and Mighty!
God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, Holy, Holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man, Thy glory may not see:
Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power in love,and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise Thy name in earth, and sky, and sea;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Music Monday: Tell your heart to beat again

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The title track from Danny Gokey’s album “Hope in Front of Me” was my favourite song of 2015, but this one was right on its heels. This is “Tell your heart to beat again”:

You’re shattered
Like you’ve never been before
The life you knew
In a thousand pieces on the floor
And words fall short in times like these
When this world drives you to your knees
You think you’re never gonna get back
To the you that used to be

Tell your heart to beat again
Close your eyes and breathe it in
Let the shadows fall away
Step into the light of grace
Yesterday’s a closing door
You don’t live there anymore
Say goodbye to where you’ve been
And tell your heart to beat again

Beginning
Just let that word wash over you
It’s alright now
Love’s healing hands have pulled you through
So get back up, take step one
Leave the darkness, feel the sun
Cause your story’s far from over
And your journey’s just begun

Let every heartbreak
And every scar
Be a picture that reminds you
Who has carried you this far
‘Cause love sees farther than you ever could
In this moment heaven’s working
Everything for your good

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