Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Prayer will be held at the Burke home.

Please pray for the singing and preaching at Carillon Assisted Living… Thursday night 6:30-7:30

On Sunday, we will examine Ezra 7:11-28 which is composed of two main things: First, a personal letter written by Artaxerxes to Ezra. Second, a closing prayer of thanksgiving that Ezra prays as a result of God’s help toward the worship of God in the temple in Jerusalem. The chapter ends with Ezra rejoicing in the good hand of God. Ezra was praising the Lord for his mercy. Think of how many times have you been extended mercy. What mercies are being extended to you now? These are the things we will be considering on Sunday.

The Songs we will be singing are:

• To God All Praise and Glory
• What God Ordains Is Always Good
• Before the Throne of God
• Ancient Words
• Standing on the Promises

To God All Praise and Glory

All praise to God, who reigns above,

The God of all creation,

The God of wonders, pow’r, and love,

The God of our salvation!

With healing balm my soul He fills,

The God who every sorrow stills,

To God all praise and glory!

What God’s almighty pow’r hath made

His gracious mercy keepeth;

By morning dawn or evening shade

His watchful eye ne’er sleepeth;

Within the kingdom of His might,

Lo, all is just and all is right,

To God all praise and glory!

I cried to Him in time of need:

Lord God, O, hear my calling!

For death He gave me life indeed

And kept my feet from falling.

For this my thanks shall endless be;

O thank Him, thank our God, with me,

To God all praise and glory!

The Lord forsaketh not His flock,

His chosen generation;

He is their refuge and their rock,

Their peace and their salvation.

As with a mother’s tender hand

He leads his own, His chosen band,

To God all praise and glory!

Ye who confess Christ’s holy name,

To God give praise and glory!

Ye who the Father’s power proclaim,

To God give praise and glory!

All idols under foot be trod,

The Lord is God! the Lord is God!

To God all praise and glory!

Then come before His presence now

And banish fear and sadness;

To your Redeemer pay your vow

And sing with joy and gladness:

Though great distress my soul befell,

The Lord, my God, did all things well,

To God all praise and glory!

What God Ordains Is Always Good

What God ordains is always good:

His will is just and holy;

As He directs my life for me,

I follow meek and lowly.

My God indeed in every need

Knows well how He will shield me;

To Him, then, I will yield me.

To Him, then, I will yield me.

What God ordains is always good:

He is my Friend and Father;

He suffers naught to do me harm,

Though many storms may gather.

Now I may know both joy and woe,

Some day I shall see clearly

That He hath loved me dearly.

That He hath loved me dearly.

What God ordains is always good:

Though I the cup am drinking

Which savors now of bitterness,

I take it without shrinking.

For after grief God gives relief,

My heart with comfort filling,

And all my sorrows stilling.

And all my sorrows stilling.

What God ordains is always good:

This truth remains unshaken.

Though sorrow, need, or death be mine,

I shall not be forsaken.

I fear no harm, for with His arm

He shall embrace and shield me;

So to my God I yield me.

So to my God I yield me.

Before the Throne of God

Before the throne of God above

I have a strong and perfect plea

A great High Priest whose name is Love

Who ever lives and pleads for me

My name is graven on His hands

My name is written on His heart

I know that while in heav’n He stands

No tongue can bid me thence depart

No tongue can bid me thence depart

When Satan tempts me to despair

And tells me of the guilt within

Upward I look and see Him there

Who made an end of all my sin

Because the sinless Savior died

My sinful soul is counted free

For God the just is satisfied

To look on Him and pardon me

To look on Him and pardon me

Behold Him there, the risen Lamb

My perfect spotless righteousness

The great unchangeable I Am

The King of glory and of grace

One with Himself I cannot die

My soul is purchased by His blood

My life is hid with Christ on high

With Christ my Savior and my God

With Christ my Savior and my God

Ancient Words

Holy words long preserved

For our walk in this world,

They resound with God’s own heart;

Oh, let the ancient words impart.

Words of life, words of hope

Give us strength, help us cope;

In this world, where e’er we roam

Ancient words will guide us home.

   Ancient words, ever true,

   Changing me, and changing you;

   We have come with open hearts,

   Oh, let the ancient words impart.

Holy words of our faith,

Handed down to this age,

Came to us through sacrifice;

Oh heed the faithful words of Christ.

Holy words long preserved

For our walk in this world,

They resound with God’s own heart;

Oh let the ancient words impart.

   Ancient words, ever true,

   Changing me, and changing you;

   We have come with open hearts,

   Oh, let the ancient words impart.

Standing on the Promises

Standing on the promises of Christ, my King!

Thro’ eternal ages let His praises ring

“Glory in the highest!” I will shout and sing

Standing on the promises of God

   Standing, standing,

   Standing on the promises of God my Savior

   Standing, standing,

   I’m standing on the promises of God

Standing on the promises that cannot fail

When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail

By the living Word of God I shall prevail

Standing on the promises of God

Standing on the promises I now can see

Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me

Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free

Standing on the promises of God

Standing on the promises, I cannot fall

List’ning every moment to the Spirit’s call

Resting in my Savior as my All in All 

Standing on the promises of God