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But as Many as Received Him - John 1:10-13 (w/ With Those)

https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/ns/862

https://songbase.life/4292

1
O Jesus Lord, Thou fairest of the fair—
None in heav’n nor on the earth can e’er compare.
Better than wine is Thy sweet love to me,
How could I still seek what’s less than Thee?
All the earthly pleasures could not fill my soul,
Failed to satisfy the longing to be whole.
These all shall pass,
Wither, and fade, and flee,
But, You’re mine
Eternally.

2
Lord, deep within, I’ve still so many things
Hidden in the chambers of my inner being
I hear Thy call—Thy voice, Thy knock—a song.
Lord, come in; hast Thou been kept too long?
Search my heart! There’s nothing I desire to keep.
All is Thine! Do then what Thou, Thy heart, doth please.
But in return
For what Thou take from me,
Fill me Lord,
Eternally.

3
Draw me, Beloved into Thy presence dear,
I would kiss Thy feet and wash them with my tears.
My love I pour, my life I waste on Thee;
Seize this precious opportunity!
I gave all, and yet the gain was so much more:
Thine own person in exchange for love outpoured.
’Tis ne’er a loss
To lose myself to Thee,
My Beloved,
Eternally.

My Beloved, Eternally

This album is composed of hymns and spiritual songs related to the Lord's return.

The Day Approaches

Capo 2 (G)
https://songbase.life/4446

Lord, I've missed you very very much.
I just long to meet You once again.
Will tomorrow's dawning be the one new chance
I could meet and see You once again?

From the bottom of my very heart,
I'm just desperate longing in my heart.
Please assure, please come to be my all in all.
This whole world's still darkness unto me. 

Though my heart has been given You whole,
Lord, I still don't know where to go!
This tent and altar living,
Lord, by faith still keep me moving on!

Though no strength of mine to run this course,
this far road ahead a simple choice.
If this road is one that lets me meet my Lord,
Though I'm crippled, I still would carry on. 


Let my riches become, oh, so old.
I just want to be hot and not be cold.
Dearest Lord, I'm willing to be none again, 
So, dear Lord, You could be more and more. 

Tis, this is the precious kingdom life.
I will pay the price beyond my strife.
Jesus Christ is both my price and my reward,
That I'll spend, but still gain more and more.

Oh! This One I love is my all!
Drawing me, I follow, that's all.
I am lost in love; I hear His calling!
He will be the One who rivals all!

So, dear Lord, keep flooding my poor soul;
Add Yourself and end all my woes!
You are mine and my one satisfaction.
Oh, I want to gain You more and more. 

Tune:
Modified version of "Since I've met the Lord" (https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/6751)

Lord, I've missed you very very much

Lyrics:


Chorus: 
I’m just a little flower with open face 
I’m fully turned to God, receiving grace 
I don’t know how to try. This is my case 
I’m just a lily trusting God 

1) Lord Jesus thank You for today 
You made me in such a special way 
I don’t have to walk on my own 
I am not alone! 

2) Lord Jesus, thank You I can pray 
Weekly, daily, praying all the way 
Even though I don’t hear Your voice 
This is my own choice: 

(Chorus) 

Chorus 2 (a prayer to the Lord!): 
I’m just a little flower with open face 
I’m fully turned to You, receiving grace 
I don’t know how to try. This is my case 
I will continually trust in You!

~ March 20, 2023

Songbook notes: written based on the children’s hymn “I’m just a little flower”

I’m just a little flower

Lyrics: 



1. Lord Jesus, oh thank You, Lord 
For today, for this eternal life in me 
Your economy so precious and so dear to me 
Make me one, Lord, who cooperates with Thee 

Be my head, Lord, be my head I pray 
Make the bad thoughts and temptations go away 
Only You are the perfect One 
Though I am such a weak one 
Make Yourself real to me, oh Lord I plea 

2. My life’s a mess. Where are You, Lord?
May I turn and turn each and every single day 
Your throne is here inside me. Reign over me, yes, You alone
So righteously! And rightfully! 

I am weak Lord, oh I’m so dead. 
I take Your blood and make You as my righteous head! 
Head up all things in Christ, yes everything
He’s the righteous one. May I be the willing one to let Him grant a vision of His economy! 

Make me an overcomer, oh Lord, I plea! 
May my life and will be fully trusted in Thee! 
Lord remind me over and over again to turn to You again and again 
Lord make me one who turns this age! 


~ June 23, 2020 


Songbook notes: written in 15 minutes with influence and light shining on Ephesians 1:10 and the EYPC about being cooperative with God’s operation for His move on this earth

Be my head, Lord (original)

Lyrics: 

We know, we know (We know, we know)
That we have passed (That we have passed)
Out of death (Out of death)
And into life (And into life)
Because we love (Because we love),
We love the brothers (We love the brothers).
We know we’ve passed from death to life
Because we love the brothers.

The spontaneous issue of the life of God
Is a love for all the sons of God.
It’s by faith we apprehend and enjoy His life
And it’s love which is the evidence.

We know, we know

Lyrics: 

Every day's a new beginning.
Every day's a brand new start.
So today I want to
Love You, Lord, with all my heart.

Lord, today I love You.
I won't let You go.
Lord, I love You so.
Lord, today I love You.
I want You to know.
Lord, I love You so.

Every day's a day to love You.
That's what every day is for—
So today I want to
Give my heart to love You more.

Every day's a new beginning

All along:

C..............................G....................Am
All along God was searching for man.
C............G............Am
"Where are you, man?"
C.............................................G
Not rebuking, but love, to the sinning one,
Am.........................................C
Waiting for the sentence of death.
F.........................G
But the gospel came,
...C..............Am
The gospel came,
........F.........................................G
The seed of the woman shall reign!

All along God was sweeping in man,
"Where are you, man?"
In rebellion and sin, corruption heap,
Entrenched in the mire so deep.
But the Spirit came,
The Spirit came,
To shine in the depths within. 

All along God was waiting for man,
"Where are you, man?"
To turn from the self and all that he felt
To see the Son of Man,
As the Son of Man,
As the Son of Man,
Enthroned within the heart.

All along God was running to man,
"Where are you, man?"
From eternity far to man's deepest part;
Made life! The spirit of man!
And the garment laid,
The calf was slayed,
All things were for him paid!

All along God was yearning for man,
"Where are you, man?"
For a counterpart sweet, built up, complete, 
Transformed, conformed to Him. 
New Jerusalem, 
New Jerusalem, 
Descending out from heav'n.

All Along

Lyrics: 
D                              G
But you, O man of God, 
                   D                        A
Flee these things, and pursue
D                                G
Righteousness, godliness, faith, love, 
D                            A
Endurance, meekness. 
D                                G
Righteousness, godliness, faith, love, 
D                            A
Endurance, meekness. 

D                                  G
Fight, fight the good fight
             D                            A
Of the faith, lay hold, lay hold, 
D                G
Lay hold on the eternal life, 
D                                A
To which you were called, 
D                G
Lay hold on the eternal life, 
D                                A
To which you were called, 


~ July 2024 Northwest College Training 

Composed by Isaac Choo and sung by some college students in the training! Praise the Lord for all these vessels 💕

But you, O man of God (1 Timothy 6:11-12)

He's The Rock Who's Following Me!

One Yet Three

Once by nature we were dead in sin

Oh Word of God
2 Cor. 3:16-17

https://songbase.life/7207

    D             G
O Spirit in the word,
    D            A
The Triune God expressed.
    Bm                  G
The richest Christ transfused,
  D         A        D
Receive by Spirit’s breath.
A
So let’s inhale Him…

  G    A  D
O Word of God!
   A      Bm
My spirit breathes,
     G          D
Your Spirit and life
   A      Bm
Supply me forever,
    G         A          D
And make me a God-man complete.

2. The scripture God has breathed,
So I must breathe it in.
Unveiling thus received,
Convicting me within.
Such revelation…

3. The veils fall from my eyes,
Myself I see, abhor.
Exposed I just confess,
I’m crooked, wrong, and short.
The blood is washing…

4. Corrected, I’m restored,
And made upright again.
The revelation yields
Sweet fruits of righteousness.
I love His shining…

5. Instructed in the light,
From Christ’s enlight’ning word,
Rebuilding over time,
My heart by life restored.
He's making home there…

6. O living Spirit-sword,
Apply Yourself to me.
Pierce through, even divide,
My soul and spirit freed.
So I can live You…

7. So take the word by prayer,
The Spirit to apply,
The foes and germs are slain
With flesh and self thereby.
To walk in newness…

8. So nourish me today,
My Breath and living Bread.
Come live through me I pray,
And soon come back again!
Yes, come Lord Jesus!

O Word of God

O Word Of God

https://songbase.life/7326
The Waters Reached the Ankles:

G-----------------Em
The waters reached the ankles and the knees
C----------------G-----------D
and a thousand cubits flowed the water to my loins.
G-------------Em
Another thousand, it became a river
C--------------G-------D
So high I cannot go against the flow.

(Chorus)
Em------------G
So measure me and possess me!
G------------Em------D
Oh do not let me stay unjudged.
G----------Em
I want the flow, not what I know.
G----------D-----G
Lord, lay this self aside.

Lord, I confess, I'm always compensating
The lack of grace with all my efforts vain.
I should have turned to find the grace for timely
Help by the infusing of Your eyes.

Toward the east, this flow is toward the glory,
Preeminent within our lives.
Out of the op'ning and the consecration
Shall flow a stream to irrigate the land.

A golden girdle is upon His breast and
It means His judgment is in love.
It's not for me, it is all for the Body,
This river flows back to the house.

The Waters Reached the Ankles (Ezekiel 47)

Am7
I need to eat.
G
I need to drink.
Am7-------------G
That is the way to be restored.
Am7
I need to see.
G
I need to breathe.
Am7------------G
I need to call "O Lord Jesus!"
F------------G
Eating is the only way
F--------------G
For me to go on each day.

I need to love.
I need to touch,
Spending the time with this Person.
I need to stop.
I cannot rush,
Just absorb His rich essence.
I'm learning just to turn each day.
Op'ning, give the Lord a way.

I need the Lord.
He is my life
in the most specific sense.
He needs to grow,
Transfigured; shown,
Burst from our experience.
F--------------------G----------C
The Father's seeking worshippers in truthfulness.

I Need to Eat

www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/ns/982

1
I’m learning how to spend time with the Lord.
Beginning to believe not how I feel.
But trusting in the Lord’s accomplishments,
  His sovereignty. (Proclaim: “Yes, Lord, I see“)
Why are you still defeated, little one?
As if I’m not the all-inclusive One.
Believing that I am, just look away,
  Away to Me.
2
We certainly will fail time after time.
At times we’re too ashamed to turn again,
Just stop and breathe yourself out on the Lord,
  And breathe Him in. (Proclaim: “Oh, Lord!“)
When there’s no rest in me, He is my rest.
When there’s no peace around, His peace is best.
We know Him through His word, the Spirit brings
  Reality.
3
Present your body, in His presence stay.
He’s faithful and adept all to arrange.
He’s writing His own history today,
  Give Him the way. (Proclaim: “Lord, today!“)
He’s always there to give us what we need.
Our oldness turns to newness—He’s the Spring!
He turns our deadness to enlivening
  By dispensing.
4
So put your introspective mind at ease,
He calls us, “Look away and feast with Me!”
Don’t try to analyze so many things.
  Love and believe. (Proclaim: “Yes, we believe!“)
So call on Him, your open spirit bring,
Not busy with so many outward deeds.
His Body’s rich supply and covering
  Will guard our being.
5
Don’t be afraid to give yourself to Him.
Remaining whole and guarded, we miss Him.
The Body’s life supply the members bring,
  While opening. (Proclaim: “We open, Lord!“)
I need the other members; they need me.
We take the loving way excellingly.
His love is the unique enduring thing
  To make us Him.

I'm learning how to spend time with the Lord

https://songbase.life/11228
Capo 2

C...................................................F
There are these gentle struggles day by day
...............C...........................G
With the shepherd of our souls. 
C......................................................F....................................C
Throughout the day, He's trying to make a way for Him to gain 
...................D.....................G
permission in our heart to stay. 

G..................C.......................Em
All these limitations and insulations, 
.....................G............................C
He chose to deal with His pure love:
F......................................G
Walking seven miles the wrong way, 
F................................................G
Waiting on the shoreline at the dawn of the day; 
F...............G.............C
Here to restore my soul. 

And many times we simply lose our way
In our mind, emotion, will. 
In every failure, there's a way for Him to 
Saturate until we are a stone for Him. 

There is a shepherd of our inner being, 
An overseer of our real person.
And as a shepherd He will come along
to meet us when our faith in Him is not so strong. 


A Gentle Struggle

https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/nt/281

1
Lord, the Spirit, Truth divine,
Dawn upon this heart of mine;
Word of God, and inward light,
Wake my spirit, clear my sight.
 
Lord, the Spirit, Love divine,
Glow within this heart of mine,
Kindle every high desire,
Perish self in Thy pure fire.
2
Lord, the Spirit, Power divine,
Fill and nerve this will of mine;
By Thee may I strongly live,
Bravely bear, and nobly strive.
 
Lord, the Spirit, Peace divine,
Still this restless heart of mine,
Speak to calm this tossing sea,
Stayed in Thy tranquillity.
3
Lord, the Spirit, Joy divine,
Gladden Thou this heart of mine;
In the desert ways I’ll sing:
Spring, O Well, forever spring!
Spring, O Well, forever spring!
Spring, O Well, forever spring!
Spring, O Well, forever spring!

Lord, the Spirit, Truth Divine (NT 281)

(sung slightly different than the original: https://on.soundcloud.com/cr9OakTWDtPPStFwy8 )
https://songbase.life/7207


O Spirit in the word,
The Triune God expressed.
The richest Christ transfused,
Receive by Spirit’s breath.
So let’s inhale Him…

	O Word of God!
	My spirit breathes,
	Your Spirit and life
	Supply me forever,
	And make me a God-man complete.

The scripture God has breathed,
So I must breathe it in.
Unveiling thus received,
Convicting me within.
Such revelation…

The veils fall from my eyes,
Myself I see, abhor.
Exposed I just confess,
I’m crooked, wrong, and short.
The blood is washing…

Corrected, I’m restored,
And made upright again.
The revelation yields
Sweet fruits of righteousness.
I love His shining…

Instructed in the light,
From Christ’s enlight’ning word,
Rebuilding over time,
My heart by life restored.
He's making home there…

O living Spirit-sword,
Apply Yourself to me.
Pierce through, even divide,
My soul and spirit freed.
So I can live You…

So take the word by prayer,
The Spirit to apply,
The foes and germs are slain
With flesh and self thereby.
To walk in newness…

So nourish me today,
My Breath and living Bread.
Come live through me I pray,
And soon come back again!
Yes, come Lord Jesus!


(English translation of a Chinese hymn:
https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/ts/762 )

We are members of the Lord's body,
Joined as one inseparably.
For His interest here we now take heed,
Tis our service reasonably.
Though along the way,
We experience much loss and pain,
Fellowship in many sufferings,
Yet more fully we obey.
None of us can act alone
You and I are brothers too.
When one's touched by the Lord,
The other rushes onward too.
We will stand with one another,
Sharing joy and sorrows too,
In this life, may we live the Body life. 

Like how Caleb joined to Joshua,
Fighting for the House of God.
Like Elisha foll'wing Elijah,
Boldly speaking out for God.
They coordinate,
Paul and Silas had a spirit strong.
While in prison, they praised God in song,
Preached the salvation of God. 
It is better to be shining,
In the midst of this dark age,
Longing for the same vision,
Going the same direction,
Step by step to closely follow
Cooperate today,
Preach the Kingdom of God to every place.

Though we all know that the course ahead
Is not of earthly prospect,
With more burnings, dealings by His hand
Natural love to reckon dead.
Though I'm small and weak,
And frustrated I do fall and steep,
Yet the saints will bring me back to be
In God's arms so lovingly. 
And for joy I am leaping,
For I've found my precious Lord,
Furthermore to be joined with saints
is better than all else,
I am shouting and proclaiming
Let all come and enter in,
To the glory of Christ and the Church. 



Living in the Body of Christ (同活在主身體中)

Capo 1
G……………………………………Em
Are you ready for the wedding?
………………………………C
Are you washed and beautified
……………………………..D………
In the rhema word of the Lord?
G…………………………………………..Em
Come, are you feasting? Are you
……………………………………………C
Having the dear bridegroom with you?
…………………D…………..G
Is there an expectation to?

C…………………………….D…….
Stay in the process of being ready.
G…………………………………..Em
It is a stitch work day by day.
C…………………………………D
And while the Spirit is working,
G……………………………………Em
Just open more to Him and say,
…………..C……………..D……………….G
“Lord Jesus, make home in my heart.”

Don’t feel like you’re a failure.
He will not dare compare you.
You have your course to grow in life.
Righteousness’ all from God and
Christ is the source of everything that
You will need for Christian life.

In the church life, in His Body,
You’ll find the armor ready,
To fight against the enemy.
Dependent on the Lord, we
Just claim His victory,
And take the facts accomplished, praising Him!

Are You Ready for the Wedding?

1. Transformation comes along
                  C                      D                         Bm-Em
 when old elements are gone and new are added;
 Am                           D
It's organic, metabolic;
G
When in spirit we are filled
                C                        D              Bm-Em
 and our soul is saturated with divine life
F
We're conformed into
C
His image we express
                D
Like the Firstborn Son of God,
 Bm                                                  Em
We become His duplicates and as His counterpart,
                        C                                 D
But we need to be sanctified, be purified
              Em                         Em/D                         A
All our idols must be torn down, set aside
              C                                  A7                            G
In the church life we should leave the world behind.
 
2. Natural choices He allows
Because of human needs but not in our way and time,
But for His purpose and His own plan.
Yet experience would require
One day you need to choose between "the mother and child",
gain or loss, death or birth?
The loss of heart's desire,
Though you paid such a great price
With her, treasured up your life
Through the years of joy and pride,
Prized the son brought forth by her,
It's a choice that breaks your heart.
But in losing you have gained what He desires;
In the church life, we should lose our natural life.

3. Oh Lord, open up our eyes
to see Your sovereign hand behind our circumstances,
A divine view to look at losses;
From being natural we would cease,
Our situations we would change
From sorrow to praise, to the Christ who is
Exalted to the right hand
of His majesty on high
Who are worthy to be praised
Our victorious, glorious Christ.
Lord, we set our eyes on You,
Gain our hearts,
Grow in us, more of life to us impart.
In Your image we're conformed and with You, Lord,
we would reign in life.

Transformation Comes Along

Capo 3
G……………………………Em
How the Lord moves, I do not know.
……………C…………………………D
How He works in ways that would not show,
G……………………………………..Em
Clearing pathways within my soul,
……………C……………….D…………………..G
Bringing life divine in me, to make me grow.

(Chorus)
C……………………………D
O Lord, Your life knows what to do,
……………..G……………………D
Building up and breaking through.
………..C………………….D…………………………G
Imperceptibly are the ways You choose to move.

What I thought was done was only some.
There was more for me to overcome.
Learn to trust the Lord, with effort none.
Trust the life divine in me to be the one.

When it was my end, the Father sent.
When I cannot try, He did the best.
As a fallen one, I just confess,
And believe the blood, more than time, can really cleanse.

Though I would arise, I still am dead,
Resurrection works something instead.
Though I still don’t know how to be led,
In the faith of Christ, I know, I should not dread.

How the Lord Moves

The Excellent

Lord Give Me a Vision (NW College Training 2016 Concecration)

Music by Erica Chao
Guitar: Mary Chou
Vocal: Many Saints (in FTTA 2017)
Lyrics:
1.
Above the waste and emptiness
Broods the Spirit of God,
Bringing forth God’s speaking in us.
Hey! Let there be light!
And the light shines in the darkness,
And the darkness did not overcome.
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
2
Nights decreasing, day increasing,
Every day His Word we’re seeking;
Don’t be discouraged, spirit releasing!
We are the children of God.

The Time of Singing Has Come

Above the Waste and Emptiness

2024 version

Lyrics: Ezekiel 16:8-9

Songwriter: Juanito Novikono
Arranger: Erica Chao
Guitar: Ugo Ibe
Vocals: Wendy Chao, Alison Cooley, Ariel Yang

Time of Love

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Go Away Satan! (Matthew 4:10)

Written by D.S. 

Consecration is not just a knowing of the right of ownership in the mind or a feeling of love in our affections, nor is it only an attitude and expression of ours toward God. Actually speaking, consecration itself is a part of life, a major part of life. The experience of consecration, therefore, is really the experience of life. The fullness of one's experience of life depends on the fullness of one's experience of consecration. Hence, if one pursues the experience of consecration, it will enable him to grow in life - W.L. The Experience of Life

Hidden Behind Every Scene

1. Is it raining, little flower?
Oh, be glad of rain!
Too much sun would wither thee;
Soon ’twill shine again.
Though the sky is black, ’tis true,
Yet behind it shines the blue.
Is it raining, little flower?
Oh, be glad of rain!

2. Art thou weary, tender heart?
Oh, be glad of pain;
Sweetest things in sorrow grow
As the flow’rs in rain.
God is watching, thou’lt have sun
When the clouds their work have done.
Art thou weary, tender heart?
Oh, be glad of pain.

Is It Raining, Little Flower? (Hymn #729) | with Ugo

"The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s."
 (Song of Songs 1:1)

I Need to Eat

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