May God the Father e’er be blessed
For in Christ we have all been blessed
With Christ raised to the heavenlies
The Spirit is our guarantee
(To the tune of the Doxology)
Lord I rejoice – glad is my heart
As I walk close to you
In Your presence – joy You impart
And pleasures ever new.
My hope is in the Lord today
He will take care of me
And though I die – Christ made a way
To rise in victory
Then in Your presence I will live
With joy forevermore
Enjoy the pleasures that You give
And You always adore
(To the tune of the “O God Our Help In Ages Past”)
I want to walk close to my God
In all I say and do
So as I daily walk this sod
Lord keep my gaze on You
Listening to Your Holy Word
and by Your Spirit led
Praising You for what I have learned
For what You’ve done and said
Knowing You are at my right side
Your presence is with me
In You I’m safe, in You I hide
In You security
(To the tune of the “O God Our Help In Ages Past”)
I want to walk close to my God
In all I say and do
He satisfies like no false god
He is the God who’s true
The Lord is my chosen portion
A cup of refreshment
He holds my lot – I’ll trust in Him
My God all-sufficient
In pleasant places fall the lines
And in Him I will rest
My wondrous inheritance shines
With God forever blessed
(To the tune of the “O God Our Help In Ages Past”)
In God’s people I will delight
In my church family
Walk with the saints who do what’s right
In peaceful unity
Many sorrows will be the fate
Of all the ungodly
I won’t with them participate
In their idolatry
I want to walk close to my God
In all I say and do
Together with the saints I’ll trod
The path that’s good and true
(To the tune of the “O God Our Help In Ages Past”)
Praise to our God, Creator King
A new heaven and earth He’ll bring
And judgment too when He returns
How to live now, let us discern:
We tremble at His holy Word
Humbly obey all that we’ve heard
We will expect opposition
Yes, from this world persecution
In our great hope, we will be glad
Peace and comfort will soon be had
To all the peoples, we will go
God’s saving grace for them to know
We will worship our glorious Lord
For Jesus and His grace out poured
With every nation, every tongue
His praise forevermore be sung
– From a sermon on Isaiah 66
(To the tune of the “Doxology”)
Creator, Father God, we pray
Show forth your zeal and might
Your presence may we know today
Turn back the evil night
We plead O Lord your grace impart
A new work now begin
Revive and soften every heart
And forgive every sin
We cry to you and on you wait
For your final answer
Your just judgment will be the fate
For each wicked sinner
But blessings for those who repent
Who seek the Lord’s mercy
Saved by Jesus whom you have sent
To save us, set us free
Behold the new heaven and earth
Our hope none can destroy
For peace will reign, sin’s doom reversed
We’ll dwell in endless joy
– From a sermon on Isaiah 64-65
(To the tune of “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”)