Prepare for the Service

Be Thou My Vision

Verse 1

Be Thou my vision O Lord of my heart

Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art

Thou my best thought, by day or by night

Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light

Verse 2

Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word

I ever with Thee, and Thou with me, Lord

Thou my great Father I Thy true son;

Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one

Verse 3

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise

Thou mine inheritance now and always:

Thou and Thou only, first in my heart

High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art

Verse 4

High King of heaven, my victory won,

May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heav’n’s Sun!

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

Still be my vision, O Ruler of all

That Man Is Blessed (Psalm 1)

Verse 1

That man is blessed who does not walk

As wicked men advise,

Nor stand where sinners meet, nor sit

Where scorners pose as wise

Instead he is the one who makes

The LORD’s law his delight,

And in that law he meditates

By day and in the night

Verse 2

He’s like a deeply planted tree

Beside a water stream,

Which in its season bears its fruit,

Whose leaves stay fresh and green

In all he does he will succeed

The wicked are not so,

But they are like the scattered chaff

Swept by the winds that blow

Verse 3

The wicked therefore will not stand

When time of judgment comes,

Nor will the sinners stand among

Assembled righteous ones

Because the LORD the righteous loves;

The path they walk He knows

The wicked walk a different path,

That to destruction goes

Show Us Christ

Verse 1

Prepare our hearts, O God

Help us to receive

Break the hard and stony ground

Help our unbelief

Plant Your Word down deep in us

Cause it to bear fruit

Open up our ears to hear

Lead us in Your truth

Chorus

Show us Christ, show us Christ

O God, reveal Your glory

Through the preaching of Your Word

Until every heart confesses Christ is Lord

Verse 2

Your Word is living light

Upon our darkened eyes

Guards us through temptations

Makes the simple wise

Your Word is food for famished ones

Freedom for the slave

Riches for the needy soul

Come speak to us today

Bridge

Where else can we go, Lord

Where else can we go

You have the words of eternal life

Speak, O Lord

Verse 1

Speak O Lord as we come to You

To receive the food of Your holy word

Take Your truth plant it deep in us

Shape and fashion us in Your likeness

That the light of Christ might be seen today

In our acts of love and our deeds of faith

Speak O Lord and fulfill in us

All Your purposes for Your glory

Verse 2

Teach us Lord full obedience

Holy reverence true humility

Test our thoughts and our attitudes

In the radiance of Your purity

Cause our faith to rise

Cause our eyes to see

Your majestic love and authority

Words of power that can never fail

Let their truth prevail over unbelief

Verse 3

Speak O Lord and renew our minds

Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us

Truths unchanged from the dawn of time

That will echo down through eternity

And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises

And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us

Speak O Lord till Your church is built

And the earth is filled with Your glory

How Firm A Foundation

Verse 1

How firm a foundation

You saints of the Lord

Is laid for your faith in

His excellent Word

What more can He say

Than to you He has said

To you who for refuge

To Jesus have fled

Verse 2

Fear not I am with you

Oh be not dismayed

For I am your God

And will still give you aid

I’ll strengthen you help you

And cause you to stand

Upheld by My righteous

Omnipotent hand

Verse 3

When through the deep waters

I call you to go

The rivers of sorrow

Shall not overflow

For I will be with you

Your troubles to bless

And sanctify to you

Your deepest distress

Verse 4

When through fiery trials

Your pathway shall lie

My grace all-sufficient

Shall be your supply

The flame shall not hurt you

I only design

Your dross to consume and

Your gold to refine

Verse 5

The soul that on Jesus

Has leaned for repose

I will not I will not

Desert to his foes

That soul though all hell

Should endeavor to shake

I’ll never no never

No never forsake