Remembrance Hymn

 

Lead Me to Calvary

Oh, let me not forget

To let hope intercede

For He who died to pay sin’s debt

Has met my greatest need

And let me keep in mind

With every breath I take

The mercies of a God so kind

Who suffered for my sake

Then, when troubles befall

Forbid, I should despair

But with unshaken faith recall

God’s love beyond compare

The love that did not shirk

The cross, nor fled its dread

But endured till the finished work

Had crushed the serpent’s head

Nothing I wrought could win

The grace that I received

That saved me from the wage of sin 

The hour I believed

Oh, let me not forget

The cross that Jesus bore

On my behalf, to seal the ‘Yet’

Of life forevermore

Then, let no dearer laud

My fleeting frame entice

Than to be, for the love of God

A living sacrifice

© Janet Martin

Romans 12:1

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters,

 in view of God’s mercy,

 to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, 

holy and pleasing to God—

this is your true and proper worship.

A Palm Sunday (and every day) Song of Praise

 

 I was blessed to be part of the kids Sunday School lesson today,as the eyes of young and old 

turned to the form of The King of kings riding into Jerusalem on a donkey.

The Story Leader told how many thought this could not be the King or Messiah because surely the King of the Jews would not come on a donkey!

 She went on to remind us that in life, when what we hope for doesn't look like we thought it would

 it is good to remember that God/Love has a far bigger, better plan in place

than we can know through what we see in the present!

Sing to the Lord, praise Him, infants and children

Sing to the Lord, young and old, weak and strong

Sing to the Lord, every tribe, every nation

Worship the God of salvation with song

Worship the One who does not hold against us

The awful penalty for our sin

Sending His Son Jesus, perfect and blameless

Love gave His life so that death would not win

Sing to the Lord, rich and poor, wise and simple

Sing to Lord for the gift of His Son

Worship the King, fill His flesh and blood temple

With glad thanksgiving for what He has done

Law cannot change it, time cannot erase it

Once and for all Jesus rose from the dead

Sing to the Lord and let nothing replace it

Lest God forbid, the stones cry out instead

Sing to the Lord of lords, sing to the King of kings

Sing to the author of mercy and grace

Worship the One who loves us more than anything

And thus gave Himself to be death in our place

Worship the One through Whom sin is forgiven

Worship the One who has saved us from hell

Worship the One true God of earth and Heaven

Worship the One too wonderful to tell

Sing to the Lord, Praise Him, infants and children

Sing to the Lord, Young and old, weak and strong

Sing to the Lord, every tribe, every nation

Worship the God of salvation with song

© Janet Martin

Luke 19:36-40
 As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives,
the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully
in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!”b

“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”c

But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”

“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”