Psalm 143
Chorus:
Answer me quickly, Lord,
My spirit is failing
Do not hide Your face from me
Or I'll be like those in the grave
Let me hear mercy, Lord,
Lovingkindness at daybreak
In Your way won't You lead me
For I trust in You to save
Hear my prayer, oh Lord,
Give ear to my pleading
Righteous and faithful You are
So answer my entreaty
Judge me not, oh Lord,
For I am still Your servant
No one alive is righteous in Your sight
Chorus:
Answer me quickly, Lord,
My spirit is failing
Do not hide Your face from me
Or I'll be like those in the grave
Let me hear mercy, Lord,
Lovingkindness at daybreak
In Your way won't You lead me
For I trust in You to save
Hear my prayer, oh Lord,
Give ear to my pleading
Righteous and faithful You are
So answer my entreaty
Judge me not, oh Lord,
For I am still Your servant
No one alive is righteous in Your sight
CHORUS
My enemy has pursued
My soul; my life he’s pulverized
Pushed in the dark like a tomb
Like those who long ago had died
My spirit weak and frail,
My heart inside is horrified
I cling to hope, rememb’ring the days of old
CHORUS
I meditate on Your deeds
I ponder what Your hands have done
Spread out my hands to receive,
I thirst as one in desert suns
I lift my soul to You,
Deliver me from enemies
I seek in You protection, rest and refuge
CHORUS
Teach me to do Your will
You are my God, Your Spirit good
Leads me in level fields.
Revive me like You said you would
For Your name’s sake, oh Lord
In righteousness save from distress
Destroy my enemies; I am Your servant, oh Lord
CHORUS
Psalm 51
Chorus:
Oh, God, I know, I know, I know, I know my sin
So won’t You create a clean heart in me again?
Have mercy on me, God,
Your love is never-failing
Erase the wrongs I’ve done
Through mercy great and faithful
Wash me through and through
From my own sin please purify
I’ve sinned against just You,
I've done what's evil in Your sight
Chorus:
Oh, God, I know, I know, I know, I know my sin
So won’t You create a clean heart in me again?
Have mercy on me, God,
Your love is never-failing
Erase the wrongs I’ve done
Through mercy great and faithful
Wash me through and through
From my own sin please purify
I’ve sinned against just You,
I've done what's evil in Your sight
You are just when You speak
And blameless when You judge
CHORUS
In sin was I conceived,
Was born into iniquity
But truth is all You need
Deep in the hidden heart of me
There You make me wise
You purify me; I am clean
You make me snowy white
And make me hear Your joy supreme
Let the bones sing joyfully
That once, oh Lord, you crushed
CHORUS
From my sins hide Your face
Blot out all of my guilt and sin
A clean heart please create
Renew my spirit firm within
Cast me not away
From where You are; don’t take from me
Your Holy Spirit; make
The joy of Your salvation real
With a willing spirit fill,
Sustain and strengthen me
CHORUS
Transgressors I will teach
Your ways, that sinners come to You
From guilt of blood release
Me, God of my salvation true
Then my tongue with joy
Will sing of all Your righteousness
Lord, set loose my voice
That my mouth may Your praise express
I would give You sacrifice
But with off’rings You’re not pleased
CHORUS
Our broken spirits are
To God a pleasing sacrifice
A humble, contrite heart
Oh, God, You never will despise
By Your pleasure, build
Jerusalem’s walls so high
Then how delighted will
You be with righteous sacrifice
In off’rings burnt and bulls
On Your altar offered up
CHORUS
Divine (Last Supper)
One will deny Me, one will betray
The sheep will be scattered; all will run away
(The) Messiah must die; the Scriptures say it’s true
But first let Me share this meal here with you:
Chorus:
Take this bread, now broken, and drink this blessed wine
Whene’er you meet, remember Me,
The flesh and blood divine,
One will deny Me, one will betray
The sheep will be scattered; all will run away
(The) Messiah must die; the Scriptures say it’s true
But first let Me share this meal here with you:
Chorus:
Take this bread, now broken, and drink this blessed wine
Whene’er you meet, remember Me,
The flesh and blood divine,
The flesh and blood divine.
The kings and the tyrants rest on their violent commands
But I say the greatest have humble servant’s hands
If you really love me, live out the words that I’ve breathed
And the Spirit of Comfort will dwell in you, even as I leave
CHORUS X2
Around and Above (a marriage blessing)
Now the family and friends have joined you here today
May the bonds that connect us be with us always
When you need to rejoice, may we double that joy
May we split up the burden when the time comes to cry
May you grow with the laughter, may you grow with the pain
And may praise and thanksgiving be your lifelong refrain
To the One Who has sent you all the ones that you love
A lifelong community all around from above
Like the wind as it tiptoes
In rows on the lake
Like the cycle of breathing,
Through the give and the take
May the Spirit of patience,
And kindness, and love
Be your Guide from within
And around and above
Now the family and friends have joined you here today
May the bonds that connect us be with us always
When you need to rejoice, may we double that joy
May we split up the burden when the time comes to cry
May you grow with the laughter, may you grow with the pain
And may praise and thanksgiving be your lifelong refrain
To the One Who has sent you all the ones that you love
A lifelong community all around from above
Like the wind as it tiptoes
In rows on the lake
Like the cycle of breathing,
Through the give and the take
May the Spirit of patience,
And kindness, and love
Be your Guide from within
And around and above
May your Rock be the Father, your Example the Son
and your Guide be the Spirit, as you two become one
May you find that the reasons for retaining your vows
Grow in number and depth, in the why and the how
May you seek to be holy, dedicated to Him
Who has given you grace and erased all your sin
may you always remember He is ever enough
He is with you always, from around and above
Like the wind as it tiptoes
In rows on the lake
Like the cycle of breathing,
Through the give and the take
May the Spirit of patience,
And kindness, and love
Be your Guide from within
And around and above