Tribulation

Trouble may be our holy calling

But God will keep us from falling

If tribulation brings us pain

God‘s promises shall still attain

In disappointment or distress

In desolation, God will bless

Yoke fellows in his suffering

Death to self is our offering

In Tribulation’s blessed day

The promises shall make a way

Rest in your faith and forsake doubt

Not looking inward or without.

We dare not waste the suffering

But to our Savior we must cling

He will preserve us through the trial

For he is with us all the while.

Tribulations trials and trouble

Burn away, wood head, and stubble

When tribulation we endure

The fiery trials will make us pure

Romans 5:3-4;James 1:2-4

2 Corinthians 4:17;John 16:33

December 12, 2025

Anthony Foster 

Exceeding Great Joy

Lord open the eyes of our hearts

That we may perceive your great light

Illumination impart

Lord bless our souls with Insight

Make us to rise up and shine

New spiritual eyes to employ

You said if we seek, we will find

And exult with exceeding great joy

With psalms of praise, we lift our voice

In the hope of the glory of God we rejoice

Break like the Dawn on our night 

The chains of darkness destroy

On glory and Grace set our sights

To praise with exceeding great joy

With psalms of praise, we lift our voice

In the hope of the glory of God we rejoice

With psalms of praise, we lift our voice

In the hope of the glory of God we rejoice

Isaiah 9:2; Romans 5:1-2

December 10, 2025

Anthony Foster

Anthem of the Skies

Arise arise sinners arise

Join the anthem of the skies

Arise shine for the light has come

The glory of the Lord has shown

Come and worship, bend the knee

To the author of eternity

Take to heart what you have heard

Come and heed the living Word

Hear the heavenly chorus

Declaring God is for us

God is with us, all is well

He has sent Emmanuel

Hear the anthem of the skies

The light of the world draws nigh

All glory give to God on high

He will make the wrong things right

Life is found within this light

Darkness cannot comprehend 

The light that is both God and man

Hear the heavenly chorus

Declaring God is for us

God is with us, all is well

He has sent Emmanuel

Hear the anthem of the skies

The light of the world draws nigh

All glory give to God on high

Luke 2:14

December 9, 2025

Anthony Foster

The Cleansing Power of the Sacrifice Of Christ

There is no sacrifice

Like the final sacrifice 

No other truth nor life nor way

That can wash your sins away

The cleansing power of the sacrifice 

Was sourced and paid for by our Christ

The power to purge and purify

Can wash us clean and sanctify 

No other works suffice

Like the finished work of Christ

No other expiation

No  propitiation 

None other that for sin atones

None but the blood of Christ alone

The cleansing power of the sacrifice 

Was sourced and paid for by our Christ

The power to purge and purify

Can wash us clean and sanctify 

No other works suffice

Like the finished work of Christ

There is power, power, wonderworking power

In the blood of the lamb (repeat 3x)

The cleansing power of the sacrifice 

Was sourced and paid for by our Christ

The power to purge and purify

Can wash us clean and sanctify 

No other works suffice

Like the finished work of Christ

1 John 1:7; Hebrews 9:14

December 6, 2025

Anthony Foster

In Remembrance of His Mercy

My soul shall magnify the Lord of All

My spirit shall rejoice in Christ my Savior

His mercy is for every one who fears Him

His good will abides for those who know His favor

For He  alone is the Lord Almighty

His goodness  is from age to age the same

And Holy Holy Holy is the name above all names

Holy Holy Holy is His name

My heart shall sing the greatness of the Lord

The humble may receive His great salvation

He has shown the strength of His right arm

His loving kindness blesses generations

For the Lord by His word created all things

And by His word the universe sustains

For Holy Holy Holy is the name above all names

And Holy Holy Holy is His name

For He  alone is the Lord Almighty

His goodness  is from age to age the same

And Holy Holy Holy is the name above all names

Holy Holy Holy is His name

For He  alone is the Lord Almighty

His goodness  is from age to age the same

And Holy Holy Holy is the name above all names

Holy Holy Holy is His name

Luke 1:46-55

Colossians 1

December 3, 2025

Anthony Foster

Because He First Loved Me

How came I to know such a great salvation?

How came I to know his loving call?

How came I to enter into joyous celebration? 

A dead man cannot hear or see at all... 

My Father up in heaven, he did draw me

Suddenly, a light in my heart dawned 

Christ looked in my darkness and he saw me 

Touched me and his life in me was spawned

Oh how I love Jesus 

Oh how I love Jesus

Oh how I love Jesus

Because he first loved me

How came I to ever think to seek God?

How came I to ever dare to pray?

How came I to ever search the Scriptures?

At the bottom of it all the Lord God had his way…

Bridge

God saw me and he drew me 

He sent his Spirit to me 

And saved me though I was his enemy

By grace through faith he saved me

Eternal life he gave me

This was his plan from all eternity 

I once was blind, but now I see 

I once was blind, but now I see

I once was blind, but now I see 

A command I could not refuse 

But how that works remains a mystery

If that’s what it really means to choose.

I just know that I was blind now I can see 

Oh how I love Jesus 

Oh how I love Jesus

Oh how I love Jesus

Because he first loved me

Because he first loved me

Because he first loved me

After Charles Haddon Spurgeon

John 17:4; John 6:44

November 25, 2025

Anthony Foster

Remember Hope

This is our hope- our future’s secure 

His children persevere - of this we are sure 

If we will set our minds on heaven above 

The power of grace will perfect us in love 

Remember Hope, remember Grace

Let gratitude reign over all that you face 

Whatever the future holds, we know we can trust

We know it’s true that our God is for us

So stones of remembrance we will raise 

And lift up our eyes to heaven in praise 

A legacy of memories our minds will renew

For our God always does what he says he will do

Bridge

If God is for us who can be against us?

And our God is for us- it is understood 

He did not withhold his Son in our great need 

So He works all things together for our good 

Remember Hope, remember Grace

Let gratitude reign over all that you face 

Whatever the future holds, we know we can trust

We know it’s true that our God is for us

November 23, 2025

Anthony Foster