Prepare for Sunday

The LORD's My Shepherd (Psalm 23)

Verse 1
The LORD's my Shepherd, leading me;
I will not be in need.
He'll make me lie in pastures green;
By quiet waters lead.

Verse 2
And He restores my soul again;
He guides the steps I take
To walk along a righteous path,
All for His own name's sake.

Verse 3
Though in a valley dark as death,
No evil I will fear;
Your rod and staff, they comfort me,
For You are always near.

Verse 4
A feast You have prepared for me
In sight of all my foes;
And You anoint my head with oil,
My full cup overflows.

Verse 5
What love and goodness all my life
Will follow after me;
And in the LORD's house evermore
My dwelling place will be.

Oh How Good It Is

Verse 1
Oh how good it is when the family of God
Dwells together in spirit, in faith, and unity;
Where the bonds of peace, of acceptance, and love
Are the fruit of His presence here among us.

Chorus
So with one voice we'll sing to the Lord,
And with one heart we'll live out His word;
Till the whole earth sees the Redeemer has come,
For He dwells in the presence of His people.

Verse 2
Oh how good it is on this journey we share
To rejoice with the happy and weep with those who mourn;
For the weak find strength, the afflicted find grace,
When we offer the blessing of belonging.

Chorus

Verse 3
Oh how good it is to embrace His command:
To prefer one another, forgive as He forgives;
When we live as one, we all share in the love
Of the Son with the Father and the Spirit.

Chorus (2x)

All Sufficient Merit

Verse 1
All sufficient merit, shining like the sun;
A fortune I inherit by no work I have done.
My righteousness I forfeit at my Savior’s cross,
Where all sufficient merit did what I could not.

Verse 2
In love He condescended, eternal now in time;
A life without a blemish, the Maker made to die.
The law could never save us; our lawlessness had won,
Until the pure and spotless Lamb had finally come.

Chorus
It is done! It is finished!
No more debt I owe;
Paid in full, all sufficient
Merit, now my own!

Verse 3
I lay down my garments, any empty boast;
Good works now all corrupted by the sinful host.
I’m dressed in my Lord Jesus, a crimson robe made white;
No more fear of judgment, His righteousness is mine.

Chorus

Verse 4
All sufficient merit, firm in life and death;
The joy of my salvation shall be my final breath.
When I stand accepted before the throne of God,
I’ll gaze upon my Jesus and thank Him for the cross;
Yes, I’ll thank Him for the cross!

Chorus (2x)

And Can It Be?

Verse 1
And can it be that I should gain
An int'rest in the Savior's blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain,
For me, who Him to death pursued.

Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Refrain
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Verse 2
He left His Father's throne above,
So free, so infinite His grace;
Humbled Himself in glorious love,
And bled for Adam's helpless race;

'Tis mercy all, immense and free;
For, O my God, it found out me.

Refrain

Verse 3
Long my imprisoned spirit lay
Fast bound in sin and nature's night;
Thine eye diffused a quick'ning ray,
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;

My chains fell off, my heart was free;
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

Refrain

Verse 4
No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in Him is mine!
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine,

Bold I approach th'eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.

Refrain (2x)

Here Is Love Vast as the Ocean

Verse 1
Here is love vast as the ocean,
Lovingkindness as the flood,
When the Prince of Life, our Ransom,
Shed for us His precious blood.

Who His love will not remember?
Who can cease to sing His praise?
He will never be forgotten
Throughout heaven's eternal days.

Verse 2
On the mount of crucifixion,
Fountains opened deep and wide;
Through the floodgates of God's mercy
Flowed a vast and gracious tide.

Grace and love, like mighty rivers
Poured incessant from above;
Heaven's peace and perfect justice
Kissed a guilty world in love.

Verse 3
Let me all Thy love accepting,
Love Thee ever all my days;
Let me seek Thy kingdom only
And my life be to Thy praise.

Thou alone shalt be my glory;
Nothing in this world I see.
Thou hast cleansed and sanctified me;
Thou Thyself hast set me free.

Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy

Verse 1
Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love, and pow’r.

Chorus
I will arise and go to Jesus;
He will embrace me in His arms.
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh, there are ten thousand charms.

Verse 2
Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,
God’s free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh.

Chorus

Verse 3
Let not conscience make you linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.

Chorus

Verse 4
Come, ye weary, heavy-laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better,
You will never come at all.

Chorus

Verse 5
Lo! Th’incarnate God, ascended,
Pleads the merit of His blood;
Venture on Him, venture wholly;
Let no other trust intrude.

Chorus