How could a country girl like me
Become Your match, Your bride to be?
You're holy and You are divine,
But I'm fallen and human.
Without You Lord I have no chance
To be like You in this romance,
But You chose me ere the world began—
Nothing could change Your plan.

This divine romance 
Is My heart's deep plan.
I became a lowly man
To court My country girl. 

Nothing could deter, 
Nothing can alter, 
My eternal love for her.
I'll gain My country girl.

No man or angel ever knew,
This secret hidden deep in You,
That You desired to be one with man,
Before the world began.
Though sin came in to ruin me,
Through Satan's scheme and subtlety,
Nothing could break Your love for me
To gain me totally.
(Chorus 1)

As King of kings You became a man.
You died for me, I’ve been redeemed.
In resurrection made us queen
To marry You my King.
From death You rose and entered me;
I now possess Your divinity.
In life and nature we're the same;
Both human and divine.

In Your love I'm drawn.
To You I belong.
I am not my own Lord.
I'm Yours alone.

By Your love I'm drawn.
In Your name I'm charmed.
And Your person captured me,
For I've been kissed by Thee.

Lord, in this close sweet fellowship,
Lord, be with me so intimate,
So personal and affectionate,
A sweet relationship.
Lord, daily change my inward being,
Lord, all my heart possessing,
In all my being transforming
To be Your bride and queen.

How could a country girl like me?

Oh! The joy of having nothing,
Being nothing, seeing nothing;
But a living Christ in glory
And being careful for nothing,
But His interest down here.

Whom have I in heaven but Thee,
And there is none upon the earth
That I desire, beside Thee.

O Lord Thou art my living fountain of joy.
I'll never exhaust by drinking more,
More of Thee.
Hallelujah! O I have such a real joy.

Joy! Joy! Joy! 
Joy! Joy! Joy!
Joy! Joy! Joy! 
Joy! Joy!
But a living 
Christ in glory,
And being careful for nothing,
But His interest down here.

Oh! The joy of having nothing

To You, dear Lord,
I give myself afresh again
Unsparingly for Your desire,
Your economy;

O fire from above,
Come and consume me thoroughly
That You may be my all, my life,
My everything.

It’s Your mercy and Your love
That I can give myself to You.
Since it’s in like manner
That You gave Yourself up for me.

Set Your throne in my heart
From now on ‘til the very end.
It takes eternity to know its worth
To You, to me.

To You, dear Lord

Thy mighty love, O God, constraineth me, 
As some strong tide it presseth on its way, 
Seeking a channel in my self-bound soul,
Yearning to sweep all barriers away.

Shall I not yield to that constraining power?
Shall I not say, O tide of love, flow in?
My God, Thy gentleness hath conquered me
Life cannot be as it hath hither been.

Break through my nature, mighty, heavenly love,
Clear every avenue of thought and brain,
Flood my affections, purify my will,
Let nothing but Thine own pure life remain.

Thus wholly mastered and possessed by God,
Forth from my life, spontaneous and free,
Shall flow a stream of tenderness and grace,
Loving, because God loved, eternally.

Thy mighty love, O God, constraineth me

There’s a gospel of today
That says believe and you’ll be saved,
And then,
You can go to heaven and see
The pearly gates,
And walk the golden streets.
Words like these—fail to treat
All the vanity—that is hidden in me.

But the gospel is to me
The Triune God within humanity,
As the Spirit reaching me to be in me
The One reality.
Love untold—Gospel Thee
Never getting old—story told eternally.
Left the ninety-nine behind—
You searched until the lost sheep
You did find;

Laid me on Your shoulders there,
You bore me in
Your tender loving care.
Rejoicing—You found me,
Though a small lost sheep—
You gave all to come find me.
Sweeping in my deepest parts,
You lit a lamp and searched my inward heart,

Sanctifying deep within You shined in me,
Exposed me of my sin.
Repenting—now I see
Lord, You’re sprinkling me—with the
blood You shed for me.
Eagerly awaiting me
That I the slightest turn to Thee would make.
Though my life had been a wreck,
You ran to me
And fell upon my neck.
Kissing me, affectionately,
Killed the calf for me—
“Let us eat and be merry.”

There’s a gospel of today

Is there someone who’s a friend
That I can open to?
A someone who understands
All that I’m going through?
A someone when there’s no one
I can always come to?
There is no someone like this One.

There is a someone;
Someone you can open to.
There is a someone;
Someone who will take you through.
There is a someone
When there is no one;
There is a someone, a wonderful One.

Is there someone who can care
Through all my hardest times?
A someone always there
Though it may rain or shine?
A someone I can lean on
When the stormy times come?
There is no someone like this One.

There is a someone;
Someone in my hardest times.
There is a someone,
Always there through rain or shine.
There is a someone
When there is no one;
There is a someone, a special One.

Is there someone who will take
Take me just as I am?
A someone who’ll not forsake
One I can trust to the end?
A someone who knows me
Yet he still wants me?
There is no someone like this One.

There is a someone
Who will take you as you are.
There is a someone;
He will reach you near or far.
There is a someone;
He’s the most lovely One.
Just take this someone, the loveliest One.

Is there someone who can reach
Down to the depths of my being?
A someone who can fix
All of my broken heart strings?
A someone who can love me
When there’s no love in me?
There is no someone like this One.

There is a someone
Who can touch your inmost being.
There is a someone;
He can make your heart to sing.
There is a someone,
Love is this precious One.
Just love this someone,
The wonderful One.

Christ is this someone
Who can touch your inmost being.
Christ is this someone—
He can make your heart to sing.
Christ is this someone.
Christ is this precious One.
Just love this someone,
The wonderful One.

Is there someone who’s a friend

Phil. 1:20
According to my earnest 
expectation and hope 
that in nothing I will be 
put to shame, 
but with all boldness, as always, 
even now Christ will be 
magnified in my body, 
whether through life 
or through death.
Philippians 1:20

According to my earnest expectation (Phil. 1:20)

My goal is God Himself, not joy, nor peace.
Nor even blessing, but Himself, my God;
’Tis His to lead me there—not mine,
But His—
At any cost, dear Lord, by any road,
By any road.

So faith bounds forward to its goal in God,
And love can trust her Lord to lead her there;
Upheld by Him, my soul is following hard
Till God hath full fulfilled my deepest prayer,

No matter if the way be sometimes dark,
No matter though the cost be oft-times great,
He knoweth how I best shall reach the mark,
The way that leads to Him must needs be
strait.

One thing I know, I cannot say Him nay;
One thing I do, I press towards my Lord;
My God my glory here, from day to day,
And in the glory there my great Reward.

My goal is God Himself

"Within the Veil":
Be this, belov'd, thy portion,
Within the secret of thy Lord to dwell;
Beholding Him, until thy face His glory,
Thy life His love, thy lips His praise shall tell.

Sisters:               Brothers:
Lord, I come,      Open me,
Seeking You,       Turn my heart,
Bring me in,       Speak to me
To Your light,     In Your Word,
You're so rich,    Lord You are
You're so full,    All I need,
Wonderful,         I love You,
My delight.        Precious Lord.

"Within the Veil," for only as thou gazest
Upon the matchless beauty of His face,
Canst thou become a living revelation
Of His great heart of love, His untold grace.

"Within the Veil,"
His fragrance poured upon thee,
Without the Veil, that fragrance shed abroad;
"Within the Veil,"
His hand shall tune the music
Which sounds on earth the praises of Thy Lord.

"Within the Veil," thy spirit deeply anchored,
Thou walkest calm above a world of strife;
"Within the Veil," thy soul with Him united,
Shall live on earth His resurrection life.

Within the Veil

O Love, that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in Thee;
I give Thee back the life I owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.

O Light, that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in Thy sunshine’s blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.

O Joy, that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.

O Cross, that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from Thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.

Blue Songbook: #176
Hymnal: #432

O Love, that wilt not let me go

Now from my heart comes,
A happy song,
It’s just for You Lord.
There’s only one;
Jesus—I love You.

How I love to sing,
With my spirit and heart to You.
Jesus, you’re so rich
In whom You are and what You do.
Ev’ry time I turn and open up
I drink of You
‘Cause I love You.

I’ve seen how they,
Pierced Your side;
You gave Your all
To win Your bride.
J-E-S-U-S, I love You.

Without Your love, Lord,
I’m so empty,
Life has no meaning,
Just vanity.
Jesus—Reality.

Jesus in me,
What a wonder;
Bubbling over,
Living Water.
Jesus—What a joy!

Now from my heart comes

And He humbled me and let me go hungry
And He fed me the manna,
Which I had never known nor
My fathers had ever known, so
That He might make me know
That man lives not by bread alone,
Man lives not by bread alone,
But that man
Lives by everything that
Proceeds out from the mouth
Of Jehovah.

Deuteronomy 8:3

The Son of God is in my spirit.      
But my mind, emotion, will
Have not been conformed yet.      
So, I thank God that I’m under the process
Of conformation
To the image 
Of the Son of God.      

The law of life in me is spreading.
Thus, my mind, emotion, will
He's now conforming.
So, I open to His working within me
Til my whole being
Bears the image
Of the Son of God.

The Son of God is in my spirit

Life’s too short
To waste a single day.
The kingdom life
Is closer every day.

In the midst of time,
The kingdom’s mine
Just by calling on His name each day.

The sweetest taste
Of life is deep within.
It's flowing out,
Is primed by calling Him.

In the midst of time,
The kingdom’s mine
Just by calling on His name each day.

Time is quickly
Running out each day;
The Lord will come
And swiftly end this age.

At the end of time,
The goal we see.
The millennium is our entry.

At the end of time,
The goal we see.
The New Jerusalem we’ll be.

Life's too short to waste a single day

In moments like these I sing out a song.
I sing out a love song to Jesus.
In moments like these I sing out a song.
I sing out a song to my Lord.

Singing, I love You, Lord.
Singing, I love You, Lord.
Singing, I love You, Lord.
I love You.

In moments like these I call on the Lord.
I call, O Lord Jesus, He saves me.
In moments like these I call on the Lord.
I call, O Lord Jesus, He saves.

Calling, O Lord Jesus!
Calling, O Lord Jesus!
Calling, O Lord Jesus!
Jesus is Lord!

In moments like these

There are times in my life
When my heart is embittered;
There are questions unanswered.
Yet, You're drawing me 

To enter
Into Your blessed sanctuary
And turning my eyes heavenward.
The questions of constant inquiry
Are changed to these words:

“Whom do I have in heaven
But You, dear Jehovah?
My flesh and my heart
Constantly fail,

But God's still
The strength of my heart and my portion.
To Him forever I'll draw near.
I've made Jehovah my sweet refuge.”
So now throughout the years

Turn my view to see You.
How I need to see Jesus!
Though I don't understand
The ways that You take,

Lord, make me
A babe and suckling, always praising,
Enjoying Your worth day by day.
Let each experience constitute me,
So Your life I'll display
In every way.

There are times in my life

Mary poured out her love offering;
To many such love was a waste.
Throughout all of the centuries,
Such lovers Your sweetness do taste.
Precious lives and heart treasures, too,
Positions and golden futures,
Have been "wasted" on You, Lord,
Your sweetness—a fragrance so sure.

	She took opportunity
	To love You, Lord, with her best.
	Like her, Lord, I too would pour
	My love and all that I have.

As I love You I set my being,
My spirit, my soul and body,
With my heart, my mind and my strength,
Absolutely on Thee.
Lord, I let my entire being
Be occupied by Thee.
As I enter in Your heart,
I sense a fellowship sweet.

	Occupied and lost in You,
	My Lord, You're my everything,
	Fellowship so intimate;
	In spirit, Lord, I enjoy Thee.

Lord there's none in heav'n nor on earth
That I desire but Thee.
Though my heart and flesh faileth, Lord,
Thou ever my portion will be.
All is vanity, all is dung,
I count all other things loss.
Everything else drains my love,
But You have captured my heart.

	Lord, I've seen Thy preciousness,
	Thy worth, Thy reality;
	Now, my Lord, I must confess,
	My heart is only for Thee.

Crystabel Tang

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