The Lord, the Lord

The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious
Slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness
Keeping steadfast love for thousands,
forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin,
But who will by no means clear the guilty
From the fathers to the children’s children.

Lord we are a stiff necked people,
Forgive our iniquity and sin
But please go into the midst us
Into our hearts please enter in

Make with us your holy covenant,
Before your people, do great wonders
Let us see the works of the Lord
Let us praise with songs like thunders

Lord, you saved your people from Egypt
You forgave their iniquity then
Lord, don’t forsake us your people now
But forgive us, I pray, once again

Give us the Spirit of your servant Caleb
That we may follow fully, as he did
Pardon us, according to your word
Let us see the glory of the Lord

The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious
Slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness
Keeping steadfast love for thousands,
forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin,
But who will by no means clear the guilty
From the fathers to the children’s children.

We’ve made ourselves so many golden calves
We’ve refused to obey your great commands
But replace our hearts of stone with hearts of flesh
And grant us a new spirit to understand

Our kings and princes, rulers, and fathers
Have not kept your law or heeded your warnings
But you, our God, keep covenant and steadfast love
Restore to us the joy salvation brings

Lord, I ask, turn to us and be gracious
Give us, your servants, the strength to serve you
Show us the sign of your great favour to us
Forgive our sin, and our righteousness renew

As high as the heavens above the earth
So great is your steadfast love to us
So far as the east is from the west
So remove our great transgressions from us

The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious
Slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness
Keeping steadfast love for thousands,
forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin,
But who will beyno means clear the guilty
From the fathers to the children’s children.

All your works, Lord, shall give thanks to you
And all your saints shall bless you evermore
They shall speak the glory of your coming kingdom
To make known your mighty deeds to everyone

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom
Your dominion shall endure forever
Our mouths will speak the praises of the Lord
And bless His holy name forever and ever

Let us eat in plenty and be satisfied,
Dwell in the midst of us once again
You are the Lord our God and there is none else
Let your people be put to shame never again

Pour out your Spirit on all flesh
On your sons and daughters, young and old
For all who call on the name of the Lord shall be saved
The survivors shall be those whom You call

The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious
Slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness
Keeping steadfast love for thousands,
forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin,
But who will by no means clear the guilty
From the fathers to the children’s children.

In The Beginning

In the beginning was the Word who is God,
The Alef and the Tav, the Spotless Lamb
The Word is the Lord and yet distinct from the Lord,
One person of the Truine I AM.

In the beginning, by Christ the Word of God
And for Him, and through Him, all things were made
For what is seen was not made by what is not visible
Without the Word was nothing made that was made

He is the image of God who is invisible,
Who made all things in earth and in heaven
And all things invisible or visible
Are held together by Him, God’s only Son

For by the Word of the Lord the heavens were made
And by the breath of His mouth all their host
Out of water and through water was the earth formed by the Word
And man’s soul was formed by God’s Holy Ghost

And the Word became flesh and dwelt amongst us
Showing the glory of God in heaven above
In Him alone the Father is revealed to us
On Him the Holy Ghost fell as a dove

And the Word in human flesh came to die
To bear our sins that sinners He would save
And He we chose to mock and crucify
And lay His body in a sealed up grave

Yet He who bore our sins as though His own
Could not be held by even death or tomb
He rose again that those who are His own
Should also rise, and ever live with Him

Feelings of Despair

Oh wretched feelings of despair
Oh dread beyond what one can bare
Oh darkest terror of the night
Beyond what feeble flesh can fight

Why do you seek to torment so?
Why do you come veiled in shadow?
Why do you whisper in the ear,
Words of anger, words of fear?

Do you not know of whom I sing?
Do you not know the risen King?
Who once was dead but is alive,
In whom, alone, may man survive.

I look upon, not my own worth,
For I am a worm from my own birth,
I look upon not my own deeds,
But I believe the age-old creeds

I hold by faith, and not by sight,
That Christ is God of God and Light of Light
That He died to set me free from sin
That His great Rest I enter in

So terror of the lonely night
Oh false despair, how can you fight
Against the glories of my Lord,
From who’s mouth proceeds the Living Sword?

My flesh is weak and ever fails
But when Christ’s flesh bore Roman nails
In Him I find my victory
In Him alone I can glory

Oh Christ the eternal Prince of Peace
Who’s victorious Reign shall never cease,
My hope, to You alone I cling
Oh Lamb of God, oh David’s King!

Triune Yehovah

I just wrote this, and I’m not a good critic of my own work, so I thought I’d post it here and welcome any input I get.

Triune Yehovah
Hear, Oh Israel, your God, Yehovah;
Yehovah God is One.
God, three in One, just as the clover;
Father, Spirit, Son.
Yet this most Holy God sublime,
Remains complete as one;
Undivided substance Divine;
Father, Spirit, Son.

Oh Father, who made heav’n and earth,
Who sits upon His throne,
Who always was and had no birth,
Ever He is sovereign.
Oh Father, who sent His Son to die,
To take the sinner’s place;
Oh Father, how blessed am I,
To taste of Your sweet grace.

Oh Son, Christ Jesus, child sublime,
Left His heav’nly throne,
Who for us entered into time,
To buy us for His own.
And He, the Father’s own begotten,
Incarnate Word of God;
He died and rose to life again,
And bought us with His blood.

Oh Spirit, holy breath of God,
Lord and giver of life,
Does from the Father and Son proceed,
To end our sinful strife.
The Spirit indwells all the believers,
That we be born again,
That all of God’s Elect shall leave as
Heirs with God’s own Son.

Now these three, Father, Spirit, Son,
As persons distinctly three,
Are equally God, in substance One,
Not Personality.
Not three gods but one in Trinity;
As person, not just one,
But three persons in Unity;
Father, Spirit, Son.