PSALM 21 THE KING REJOICES

The King rejoices in Your strength
He exalts in Your victories
For You have granted His heart's desire
You have answered all His pleas

You laden Him with blessings rich
Placed a crown of gold on His head
For He asked from You the gift of life
You gave Him length of days

Be exalted, Your Majesty
We will sing and declare Your praise
Be exalted, Your Majesty
We will worship You all of our days

His glory is great through Your victory
His splendour magnified
You have made Him most blessed through eternity
Your presence has made Him glad

The King has trusted in the Lord
His feet shall not be moved
His hand has sought all all His foes
In His wrath they are consumed

Be exalted, Your Majesty
We will sing and declare Your praise
Be exalted, Your Majesty
We will worship You all our days

Be exalted, exalted
Be exalted on high!
Be exalted, exalted
Be exalted Oh Lord in Your power!
Be exalted, exalted
Be exalted Oh Lord in Your power!

Psalm 21 The King Rejoices

Psalm 19 Part I The Book of Creation

The heavens declare the glory of God
The night sky is His handiwork
Day after day they pour forth their speech
At night their knowledge reveal
At night their knowledge is revealed

Repeat

They speak without sound 
Not a word can be heard
But their message resounds 
through the earth
They speak without sound 
Not a word can be heard
As their words are conveyed 
to the ends of the earth

He has established a tent 
for the sun in it's course
As it daily the circuit completes
Like a strong man it runs 
through the course with joy
For none can escape from it's heat

O Lord my Rock, my Redeemer
The source of my constant delight
May the words of my mouth 
and thoughts of my heart
Be pleasing O Lord in Your sight
Be pleasing O Lord in Your sight
In Your sight

Psalm 19 Part I The Book of Creation

PATIENTLY WE WAIT

Patiently we wait with expectation
For the advent of , the advent of that day
Poised on the verge of earth’s pending dissolution
Hastening His desire through our fervent prayer

Seeking always to be found in Him
Free from blemish and reproach
Awaiting with anticipation 
His promised world of righteousness
His promised world of righteousness
Even so Lord Jesus come
Maranatha come Lord come!

Patiently we wait

Hear Oh Israel 

Hear Oh Israel
The LORD our God is One God
You shall love the LORD with all your heart

Hear Oh Israel
The LORD our God is One God
You shall love the LORD with all your heart

With all your heart 
With all your soul
With all your strength
and all your understanding

You shall love the LORD with all your heart
And your neighbour as yourself

Hear Oh Israel

BESIDE THE AGE OLD FOUNTAIN

Beside the Age Old Fountain 
Come sinners gather round
Wash your robes in the river
Where the grace of God abounds
Come wash your robes in the river
Thats flowing from the Saviours nail pierced hands
Come wash your robes in the river
Thats flowing from the Saviours nail pierced hands

Beside the Age Old Fountain 
There is reserved a place
For sinners such as you and me 
In need of saving grace
Come put your trust in the Saviour
And lay your burdens down at His feet
Come put your trust in the Saviour
And lay your burdens down at His feet

Lay your burden down
Lay your burden down
Lay your burden down
At His feet

Lay your burden down
Lay your burden down
Lay your burden down
At His feet

Beside the Age Old Fountain

CASTLES OF FOLLY 
'Those who make the biggest impression in this world are the ones who have tread lighest through the sands of life'

A father and son on the beach hand in hand
'Dad, lets build a castle right here in the sand'
In the cool of the evening, on their knees side by side
Sharing moments together, precious moments together
They build it with pride

The following day they return at sundown
The child's happy smile has turned to a frown
For the castle they built on the previous day
By the incoming tide, by the incoming tide
Has been swept away

With much consolation homeward they turn
'Son don't be discouraged, there's a lesson to learn
For we built up our castle with its towers tall and grand
But we laid it's foundation, yes we laid it's foundation
In the shifting sand'

Well some choose for riches seeking fortune and fame
Building scaffolds of folly to uphold their name
But those who will follow the straight narrow way
Have laid their foundation, have laid their foundation
On the Rock that will stay

What are you building?
How long will it last?
Do you build with a view to eternity 
Or solely with an eye on the past
What are you building?
How long will it last?
All man made memorials
All our wonderful castles of clay
By the merciless tides of time
Will be swept away

Castles of Folly

Pslam 127 Unless the Lord

Unless the Lord builds the house
and lays the foundation
the workers labour in vain

Unless the Lord guards the city
watching over it's gates
the sentries are posted in vain

It is futile for you to work so hard
anxious to earn your keep
for the Lord will provide for those whom He loves 
while they slumber deep in their sleep

Unless the Lord builds the house
and lays the foundation
the workers labour in vain

Unless the Lord guards the city
watching over it's gates
the sentries guard it in vain

Children are a heritage
a gift from the Lord
the fruit of the womb His reward
like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are children born in our youth

How joyful the man whose quiver is full
he will never be put to shame
when he stands before his enemies
in the court by the city gates


Psalm 127 Unless The Lord

The Foundation Gate

Psalm 118 verse 16 Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous

SHOUTS OF JOY  

Shouts of Joy and victory 
Resound from the tents of the righteous
Shouts of joy and victory 
Are heard in the house of the Lord

The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things
The Lord’s right hand is lifted high
The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things
Of which we are glad

Psalm 118 Shouts of Joy

Psalm 137 My Highest Joy

By the rivers of Babylon
We sat and wept
When we remembered Zion
We choked on our regrets

By the rivers of Babylon
Babylon
We hung up our guitars 'For Sale'
In a Babylonian streeet bazaar

If I forget you, Jerusalem
or let another song,another song 
my voice and skills employ
Should I forget you, Jerusalem
or place another love, another love
above my highest joy
or place another love, another love
above my highest joy


In the gardens of Babylon
We hung our heads and cried
How can wee sing the Lord's song
with this emptiness inside

In the gardens of Babylon
Babylon
How can we sing the 'Song of the Lord'
While in this pagan land, this pagan land
This pagan land

If I forget you, Jerusalem
or let another song,another song
my voice and skills employ
Should I forget you, Jerusalem
or place another love, another love
above my highest joy
or place another love, another love
above my highest joy

Psalm 137 My Highest Joy

REMEMBER  NOW
Ecclesiastes 12

Remember now your creator
In days of your youth
Before the evil years draw in and surround you 
And quench desire for the truth

Before the sun, the moon and all the stars are darkened
And the clouds return again after the rain
For in that day the watchmen tremble,
Mighty men grow weak
The windows all have been darkened
And the doors in every street 
Have all been shut

Remember Him before the silver cord is broken
And the golden bowl lies crushed beneath it’s weight
The pitcher by the well has cracked
The wheel no longer turns
The dust returns into the earth 
The spirit unto God 
From whence it came

Remember Now

MAY 24th

the trains are all on strike today
the kids are late for school
the traffic on the roads is out of hand
another day has just begun on the 'lonely hearts' estate
its may 24th and things are grand!

well people get together, complain about the weather 
and talk of all the things they plan to do
they share their hopes and fears
and talk of better days then
take their place in the unemployment queue

there's rumours of another war
its on the latest news
a case of more unrest among the packs
the moabites by all accounts
have moved a boundary stone
the philistines demand they put it back

wouldn't it be nice if we all could live together
without the urge to shed each other's blood
to show respect for other's rights 
and sow the seeds of peace 
across the wastelands of our neighbourhoods

well Alex B. has struck it rich
his numbers all came up 
when he played the nation's biggest lottery
he left his job and sold his house
he quickly found a wife
they're cruising in the south pacific sea

suzi's dad has lost his job
his pride was sacrificed 
down by the profit idol's shrine
the stress was all to much for him
he later took his life 
they say he had just turned forty nine

give us this day our daily bread
on a sunday of you please
the preacher stands to slice it with a knife
'we live each day by faith you see, 
so don't rely on sight, 
understanding's not the recipe for life'

God is in high heaven
the Lord sits on the throne
its may 24th Your will be done
its may 24th Your kingdom come

May 24th

THE POTTER'S HOUSE  

Just a piece, an ordinary piece 
Of clay in the potter’s hand
Being shaped by the craftsman
Fashioned to his master plan

They didn’t know their days were numbered
Through the writing on the wall
Couldn’t see the warning signs 
Of their impending fall

When the vessel of clay
Was marred in the potter’s hands
He reworks it, he rebuilds it
Modeled to a different plan

The sage will never lack in wisdom
Nor the priest be short a prayer
When the prophet conceives the wind
The lion leaves his lair

Go down to the house of the potter
Learn the lesson of the potter’s wheel
Go down with your eyes wide open 
To see a truth revealed

Buy a vessel made of clay
Take it down to the Potsherd’s gate
Brake it there into pieces
Metaphor of a peoples’ fate

The cold streams flow where the ice has melted
The sun has smiled on the mountain tops
Ancient ways so soon rejected
The east wind scatters dust

Go down to the house of the potter
Learn the lesson of the potter’s wheel
Go down with your eyes wide open 
To see a truth revealed

The Potter's House

Psalm 114 The Exodus

When Israel went forth form Egypt
The house of Jacob from a foreign land
Judah became God's sanctuary
Israel His kingdom

The sea looked and fled
Jordan turned back
The mountains skipped like lambs
What ails you O sea
That you want to flee?
Mountains, that you skip like lambs?

Tremble O earth before the Lord
Before the God of Jacob 
Tremble O earth before the Lord
Who turned the rock into water
Pools of water, the rock into pools of water
Into water, pools of water
Who turned the rock into pools of water

The sea looked and fled
Jordan turned back
The mountains skipped like lambs
What ails you O sea
That you want to flee?
Mountains, that you skip like lambs?

Tremble O earth before the Lord
Before the God of Jacob 
Tremble O earth before the Lord
Who turned the rock into water
Pools of water, the rock into pools of water
Into water, pools of water
Who turned the rock into pools of water

Psalm 114 The Exodus

Psalm 142 A Cry from the Cave

I cry out to the Lord
I plead with Him for His mercy
I pour out all my troubles
My heart's lament

When I am overwhelmed
You know the path I take
For my enemies have laid
a trap before my feet
There is no one near to help
No one cares, no one cares
for my soul
No one cares, no one cares
for my soul

Then I pray to the Lord
I say to the Lord 
My place of refuge
Then I pray to the Lord
I say to the Lord 
You are my heart's desire
You are my heart's desire
My heart's desire

I cry out to the Lord
From the depths of my distress
I pour out all my troubles
My heart's lament

Rescue me from my foes
For they are too strong for me
Bring me forth from this jail
That my heart can give You thanks
Those near to me will see
The Lord is good, He is good
to my soul
The Lord is good, He is good
to my soul

Psalm 142 A Cry from the Cave

WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?

Do you believe that one man with a vision
Can change the world armed only with his words?
That passive action can stem the tide of violence
The humble pen can be mightier than the sword?
What do you believe?

Do you believe a shallow explanation
Can offer comfort to a mother in distress
With child in arms she it's cry of anguish
but in her heart she bears a world of hopelessness?
What do you believe?

Do you believe all the worlds oppression
Serves some greater good, some mystical design
Could all this mayhem form the pieces of a puzzle
That fit together in some seamless masterplan?
Tell me what do you believe?

I believe that in the end love conquers
In a world where evil holds the upper hand
That childlike faith can move the highest mountain
The rose of hope blossom in a desert land

I believe in God
I believe in God 
I believe in God 
And the power of love

What do you believe?

PSALM 139

Lord you have searched me
You know all my paths
You perceive all my thoughts from afar
You know when I sit
You know when I rise
Watching over me hour by hour
You know when I come
You know when I go
And there's never a day goes by
I'm not down down on my knees
Giving thanks for your wonderful love

Lord you have searched me
You know all my ways
There's nothing thats hid from your sight
Even the darkness
Will shine like the day
For with you day and night are alike
You know all the words 
In my mouth even before
They are formed on my tongue
How can I fathom the depths of your wonderful love?

Where can I go? Where can I run?
Where can I hide from your all seeing Spirit?
If I ascend into the heavens
If I descend into the abyss
If I should take the wings of the morning
And fly to the ends of the earth
Your right hand will guide me 
And always be holding me fast

Lord you created my innermost soul
I know I am fearfully made
My frame was not hidden
While still in the womb
Being formed in the secret place
You knit me together
and wove all my parts
While still in the depths of the earth
You brought forth a child to this world
on the day of my birth

Search me Oh God, look deep in my heart
Test me and know all my anxious thoughts
Search me Oh God and see if there be
an offensive way in me
Search me Oh God, Search me Oh God
Lead me in all of your ways
all the days of my life

Preparations of the Heart

Psalm 139 Search me Oh God - Original

MY HIGHEST JOY

By the rivers of Babylon
We sat and wept
When we remembered Zion
How we choked on our regrets
By the rivers of Babylon
We hung our guitars 
For Sale
In a Babylonian street bazaar

In the gardens of Babylon
We hung our heads and cried
How can we sing the Lords song
With such emptiness inside
In the gardens of Babylon
How can we sing the 
Song of the Lord
While in a strange and foreign land

If I forget you, Jerusalem
Or let another song my voice and skills employ
Should I forget you, Jerusalem
Or place another love above my highest joy

Psalm 137 My Highest Joy - Original

Psalm 115 Not Unto Us

Not unto us O Lord
Not unto us O Lord
But to Your Name give glory
Not unto us O Lord
Because of Your love and truth
Not unto us O Lord
Not unto us O Lord
But to Your Name give glory

Why do the nations say
Where is your God?
Why do they not understand
Our God is in heaven
Their gods are mere idols
Fashioned by human hands

Boasting a mouth, but they cannot speak
With ears that don't hear a sound
They have eyes that will never see 
The light of day
Hands, but unable to feel
Noses with no sense of smell
Feet that will never, never learn to walk

The heavens above belong to the Lord
But the earth He has given to the sons of men
The dead in their graves cannot offer Him praise
Nor rejoice in the silence of death
Put your trust in the Lord
He'll be your strength and shield
Let the living praise the Lord 
and be blessed

Put your trust in the Lord
He is our strength and shield
Let the living praise the Lord 
and be blessed
and be blessed

Not unto us O Lord 
Not unto us O Lord 
Not unto us O Lord

Psalm 115 Not Unto Us

Asaph was the first and chief musician in the early days before the temple was built in Jerusalem. By all accounts (1Chron 16v5) he was a percussionist and drummer and together with Heman and Jeduthun formed the first worship band to accompany the choir in praise and worship of God He wrote a number of psalm lyrics under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. His lyrics are very down to earth and he likes to say things exactly as they are! 'Descendants of Asaph' follow in his tradition and is a virtual band dedicated to making music and song unto the Lord and presenting His challenge to the world today through parables in music.

Descendants Of Asaph

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