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A Debtor to Mercy by Augustus Montague Toplady
(1740 - 1748)

A debtor to mercy alone,
of covenant mercy I sing;
Nor fear, with thy righteousness on,
My person and offerings to bring.
The terrors of law and of god
With me can have nothing to do;
My Savior's obedience and blood
Hide all my transgressions from view.

The work which HIS goodness began,
The arm of HIS strength will complete;
His promise is Yea and Amen,
And never was forfeited yet.
Things future, nor things that are now,
Not all things below or above,
Can make him HIS purpose forego
Or sever my soul from His love.

My name from the palms of HIS hands,
Eternit will not erase,
Impressed on His heart it remains,
In marks of indelible grace.
Yes I to the end shall endure,
As sure as the earnest is given;
More happy, but not more secure,
The glorified spirits in heaven.

A Prayer from The Valley of Vision, A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions:

A PRESENT SALVATION

"Creator and Redeemer God,

Author of all existence, source of blessedness

I adore thee for making me capable of knowing thee,

for giving me reason and conscience,

for leading me to desire thee;

I praise thee for the revelation of thyself in the gospel,

for thy heart as a swelling place of pity,

for thy thoughts of peace towards me,

for thy patience and thy graciousness,

for the vastness of they mercy.

Thou hast moved my conscience to knw how

the guilty can be pardoned,

the unholy sanctified,

the poor enriched.

May I be always amongst those who not only hear but know thee,

who walk with and rejoice in thee,

who take thee at they word and find life there.

Keep me always longing

for a present salvation in Holy Spirit comforts and rejoicings,

for spiritual graces and blessings,

for help to value my duties as well as my privileges.

May I cherish simplicity and godly sincerity of character.

Help me to be in reality before thee

as in appearance I am before men,

to be religious before I profess religion,

to leave the world before I enter church,

to set my affections on things above,

to shun forbidden follies and vanities,

to be a dispenser as well as a partaker of grace,

to be prepared to bear evil as well as to do good.

O God, make me worthy of this calling,

that the name of Jesus may be glorified in me and I in Him."

Lord, this day I sing this song to you! As I have friends and family who are suffering with sickness and cancer (Chandler, Jill, Chris), death (of Corbin), and heartache... I turn to YOU O Lord who art all good! You are a great God and we depend on You and praise You in all things and for all things! Our lives are in your hands Lord and we declare your greatness. Receive this song Lord as my prayer to You. In Jesus Name we pray and sing:


Blessed Be Your Name (by Matt Redmond)
Blessed be Your name In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
And blessed be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be your name

CHORUS: Every blessing You pour out
I'll Turn back to praise
And when the darkness closes in,
Lord Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's "all as it should be"
Blessed be You name And blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

CHORUS

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say Lord,
blessed be Your name
I will bless Your name

CHORUS

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say Lord,
blessed be Your name *Repeat*