Sovereign Grace O'er Sin Abounding by John Kent and Sandrea McCracken

1. Sovereign grace o’er sin abounding!

Ransomed souls, the tidings swell;

’Tis a deep that knows no sounding;

Who its breadth or length can tell?

On its glories,

Let my soul for ever dwell.

2. What from Christ that soul can sever,

Bound by everlasting bands?

Once in Him, in Him for ever;

Thus the eternal covenant stands.

None shall take Thee

From the Strength of Israel’s hands.

3. Heirs of God, joint-heirs with Jesus,

Long ere time its race begun;

To His name eternal praises;

O what wonders love has done!

One with Jesus,

By eternal union one.

4. On such love, my soul, still ponder,

Love so great, so rich, so free;

Say, while lost in holy wonder,

Why, O Lord, such love to me?

Hallelujah!

Grace shall reign

Tag: Hallelujah!

Grace shall reign

Hallelujah!

Grace shall reign eternally.

Beautiful Scandalous Night by Bebo Norman and Ed Cash

Go on up to the mountain of mercy

To the crimson perpetual tide

Kneel down on the shore

Be thirsty no more

Go under and be purified

Follow Christ to the holy mountain

Sinner sorry and wrecked by the fall

Cleanse your heart and your soul

In the fountain that flowed

For you and for me and for all

CHORUS:

At the wonderful, tragic, mysterious tree

On that beautiful, scandalous night you and me

Were atoned by His blood and forever washed white

On that beautiful, scandalous night

On the hillside, you will be delivered

At the foot of the cross justified

And your spirit restored

By the river that poured

From our blessed Savior's side

CHORUS

Go on up to the mountain of mercy

To the crimson perpetual tide

Kneel down on the shore

Be thirsty no more

Go under and be purified

CHORUS

Death in His Grave by John Mark McMillan

Though the Earth Cried out for blood

Satisfied her hunger was

Her billows calmed on raging seas

for the souls on men she craved

Sun and moon from balcony

Turned their head in disbelief

Their precious Love would taste the sting

disfigured and disdained

On Friday a thief

On Sunday a King

Laid down in grief

But awoke with keys

Of Hell on that day

The first born of the slain

The Man Jesus Christ

Laid death in his grave

So three days in darkness slept

The Morning Sun of righteousness

But rose to shame the throes of death

And over turn his rule

Now daughters and the sons of men

Would pay not their dues again

The debt of blood they owed was rent

When the day rolled a new

On Friday a thief

On Sunday a King

Laid down in grief

But awoke holding keys

To Hell on that day

The first born of the slain

The Man Jesus Christ

Laid death in his grave

On Friday a thief

On Sunday a King

Laid down in grief

But awoke with keys

Of Hell on that day

The first born of the slain

The Man Jesus Christ

Laid death in his grave

He has cheated

Hell and seated

Us above the fall

In desperate places

He paid our wages

One time once and for all

Learned this song on Sunday and it really stuck with me. It is a wonderful reminder of what Christ did for us by dying on the cross, raising from the dead and conquering death for us.

O Help My Unbelief by Isaac Watts

How sad our state by nature is!

Our sin, how deep it stains!

And Satan binds our captive minds

Fast in his slavish chains

But there's a voice of sov'reign grace,

Sounds from the sacred word:

"O, ye despairing sinners come,

And trust upon the Lord."

My soul obeys th' almighty call,

And runs to this relief

I would believe thy promise, Lord;

O help my unbelief!

To the dear fountain of thy blood,

Incarnate God, I fly;

Here let me wash my spotted soul,

From crimes of deepest dye.

Stretch out Thine arm, victorious King,

My reigning sins subdue;

Drive the old dragon from his seat,

With all his hellish crew.

A guilty, weak, and helpless worm,

On thy kind arms I fall;

Be thou my strength and righteousness,

My Jesus, and my all.

Mission's Flame by Matt Redman

Let worship be the fuel of mission's flame

We're going with a passion for your name

We're going for we care about your praise

Send us out

Let worship be the heart of mission's aim

To see the nations recognize your fame

'Til every tribe and tongue voices your praise

Send us out

You should be the praise of every tongue, Jesus

You should be the joy of every heart

But until the fullness of your kingdom comes

Until the final revelation dawns

Send us out

Every tribe, every tongue

Every creature in the heavens and the earth

Every heart, every soul

Will sing Your praise, will sing Your praise

Every note, every strain

Every melody will be for You alone

Every harmony that flows from every tongue

We'll sing Your praise, We'll sing Your praise

Will sing Your praise, We'll sing Your praise

I love this song! It is a great reminder of the goal of the Gospel!

O Church Arise by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

O church arise and put your armour on

Hear the call of Christ our Captain

For now the weak can say that they are strong

In the strength that God has given

With shield of faith and belt of truth

We'll stand against the devil's lies

An army bold whose battle-cry is Love

Reaching out to those in darkness

Our call to war to love the captive soul

But to rage against the captor

And with the sword that makes the wounded whole

We will fight with faith and valour

When faced with trials on every side

We know the outcome is secure

And Christ will have the prize for which He died

An inheritance of nations

Come see the cross where love and mercy meet

As the Son of God is stricken

Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet

For the Conqueror has risen

And as the stone is rolled away

And Christ emerges from the grave

This victory march continues till the day

Every eye and heart shall see Him

So Spirit come put strength in every stride

Give grace for every hurdle

That we may run with faith to win the prize

Of a servant good and faithful

As saints of old still line the way

Retelling triumphs of His grace

We hear their calls and hunger for the day

When with Christ we stand in glory

Yes, We Are Still Alive!

It has been far too long since I have posted, but I honestly have barely felt like touching the computer or doing much of anything the last 6 weeks. I am finally starting to get some of my energy back. The Manor family will be growing again near the end of August or early September. We are excited in spite of the surprise as we know that God has something exciting in store for our growing family.

We took a trip home for a week in January. It was great to see people, meet our new niece and see where we grew up. But it's strange. Even though we've only been here about 6 months, it was not home anymore. We love Smyrna and our friends and family, but it reminded us of why we are here. Why we had to move on and must continue moving forward. Smyrna will always be our childhood home, but now we are working for our eternal home and that is an amazing thing.

Some opportunities have come up at church to get involved in some international ministry and we are excited to learn more and see where that might lead us. Mostly the last month or so has been filled with kids growing, morning sickness, fatigue, beginning a new semester and work.

Jamey is now 2 and it shows! He is trying to say so much but also gets quite upset when we don't understand. He's starting to try and dress himself and has successfully put on a sock and shoe. He wants to help do everything so trying to figure out what he can do is a challenge. And of course picking up the toys is the one thing he can help with and does not want to do.

Lillian has gotten very mobile with her army crawl and rolling. She is sitting up well and growing/gaining weight as she should! She is a pig and will eat anything you give her except baby food. She tries to eat Jamey's snacks which she cannot quite handle yet.

Things are going well, except for being tired. I'm ready for the second trimester boom to hit. It's about time now! :) And my goal is to get better about posting. I am loving all of the new songs we are learning here and will start posting some of the lyrics of ones that I did not know before here to share with those who are interested.

7 months 15 days