Hope

Be blessed 

xo

And beyond..

Be Blessed 

xo

Yours alone..

In the beginning was the Word 

and the Word was with God 

and the Word was God.

He was with God in the beginning.

Through Him all things were made 

without Him nothing was made. 

In Him was life 

and that life was the light to all mankind.

The light shines in the darkness and 

the darkness has not overcome it. vs1-5

He came to that which was His own

But His own did not receive Him 

Yet to all who did receive Him,

to those who believed in His name

He gave the right to become children of God vs.11-12

John 1:1-5

John 1:11-12

Be Blessed

xo

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Stand

In Christ Alone

Keith Getty & Stuart Townend

In Christ alone

My hope is found

He is my light, my strength, my song

This Cornerstone, this solid ground

firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depths of peace-

when fears are stilled and strivings cease

My comforter, my all in all

Here in the love of Christ, I stand.

There in the ground His body lay,

Light of the world by darkness slain;

Then bursting forth in glorious day,

Up from the grave He rose again!

And as He stands in victory 

Sins's curse has lost its grip on me;

For I am His and He is mine-

Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death-

This is the power of Christ in me;

From life's first cry to final breath,

Jesus commands my destiny 

No power of hell, no scheme of man

can ever pluck me from His hand

Till He returns or calls me home-

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand. 

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But because of His great love for us

God, who is rich in mercy, 

made us alive in Christ 

even when we were dead in transgressions-

it is by grace you have been saved

Ephesians 2:4-5

Milk & Honey

This I call to mind

and therefore I have hope:

Because of the Lords great love

we are not consumed,

for His compassion s never fail.

They are new every morning;

great is Your faithfulness.

I say to myself;

"the Lord is my portion 

therefore I will wait for Him"

Lamentations 3:21-24

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King Of Love 

I Am They

The King of love;  My Shepherd is

His goodness  faileth never

I nothing lack, if I am His 

and He is mine forever..

Where streams of living water flow

my ransomed soul He leadeth

and where the verdant pastures grow 

with food celestial feedeth

Never failing, ruler of my heart

Everlasting, lover of my soul

on the mountain high

or in the valley low 

The King of love my Shepherd is..

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Advocate

And I will ask the Father and He will give you another

advocate to help you 

and be with you forever

John 14:16

Be Blessed

xo

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Faith

Then Jesus told him,

"Because you have seen Me, you have believed

blessed are those who have not seen and yet 

have believed"

John 20:29

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Savor

You Are Good

Nicole Nordeman

When the sun starts to rise 
and I open my eyes

You are good,  so good.

In the heat of the day
 with every stone that I lay

You are good.. so good.

With every breath I take in 

I'll tell You,  I'm grateful again

When the moon climbs high

before each kiss goodnight

You are good.

.. I'll sing You a love song

it's all that I have

to tell You I'm grateful

for holding my life in Your hands.

With every breath I take in 

I'll tell You; 
I'm grateful again 

and the storm, it may swell, even then 

`it is well`

and You are good.

**

Taste and see that the Lord is good
Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.

Psalm 34:8
NIV

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Evermore

From the Day 

I Am They

My love is Yours,  My heart is Yours,  My life is Yours 

Forever

Be Blessed

xo

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Gift

Strangely Dim

Francesca Battistelli

When I fix my eyes, on all that You are

then every doubt I feel, deep in my heart

grows strangely dim

All my worries fade and fall to the ground

When I seek Your face and don't look around

any place I'm in,  grows strangely dim..

I don't know what tomorrow may hold

but I know

that You're holding it all

So no matter what may come,

I'm gonna fix my eyes  on all that You are

till every doubt I feel grows strangely dim.

Let all my worries fade and fall to the ground

I'm gonna seek Your face

and not look around 

till the place I'm in grows strangely, 

strangely dim

**

The Lord is my shepherd.

I am never in need. 

He makes me lie down in green pastures.

 He leads me beside peaceful waters. 

He renews my soul.

 He guides me along the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. 

Even though I walk through the dark valley of death, 

because You are with me, I fear no harm. 

Your rod and Your staff give me courage. 

You prepare a banquet for me...

 My cup overflows..

 Certainly, goodness and mercy will stay close to me all the days of my life, 

and I will remain in the Lord’s house 

for days without end

Psalm 23:1-6

GWT

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Herald

That night there were shepherds staying in the

fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared among them,

and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them.

..the angel reassured them.

"Don't be afraid!" he said

"I bring you good news 

that will bring great joy to all people. 

The saviour - yes, the Messiah, the Lord -

has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!" (vs.8-11)

...And suddenly the angel was joined

by a vast host of others 

-the armies of heaven-

praising God and saying;

"Glory to God in highest heaven,

and peace on earth to those with whom

God is pleased".

Luke 2:8-11

Luke 2:13-14

NLT

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Angels We Have Heard on High

anonymous

tr. by James Chadwick, pub.1862

Angels we have heard on high

Sweetly singing over the plains,

And the mountains in reply

Echoing their joyous strains.

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Glory to God in the Highest!

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Glory to God in the Highest!

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee

Christ the Lord the newborn King.

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Quieten

"Are you tired?

Worn out?

..Come to Me. 

Get away with Me and you'll

recover your life.

I'll show you how to take a real rest.

Walk with Me and work with Me-

watch how I do it.

Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. 

..Keep company with Me and you'll live

freely and lightly" 

Matt 11:28-30

(MSG)

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Be Blessed
xo

Instrument

We are therefore Christ's ambassadors,

as though God were making 

His appeal through us...

2 Corinthians 5:20

Be Blessed

xo

Complete

Then Jesus turned to the twelve and asked;

"Are you also going to leave?"

Simon Peter replied,

"Lord to whom would we go?

You have the words that give eternal life.

We believe and know You are the Holy one of God"

John 6: 67-70

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Always Enough
Kari Jobe

You're all I need..
no one like You, Lord
If I have You, I have everything
But without You  I have nothing.

**

There is salvation in no one else!
God has given no other name under heaven 
by which we must be saved

Acts 4:12

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First... always First.

Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, 

James and John and led them up a mountain to be alone.

As the men watched, Jesus' appearance was transformed so that His face

shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as light.

Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.

Peter exclaimed "Lord, it's wonderful for us to be here!

If you want, I'll make three shelters as memorials

-one for You, one for Moses and one for Elijah"

But even as he spoke,

a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the 

cloud said "This is My dearly loved Son, who brings Me great joy.

Listen to Him".

The disciples were terrified and fell face down on the ground.

Then Jesus came over and touched them

"Get up," He said "Don't be afraid"

And when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, 

and they saw only Jesus.

Matt 17:1-8

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First

Lauren Daigle

"You are my treasure

and my reward

let nothing ever come before

let nothing ever come before, 

I seek You"

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Identity

And now these three remain:

Faith, hope and love.

But the greatest of these is love

1 Corinthians 13:13

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Name

Nicole Nordeman

You're a friend of God, daughter, son

blameless and forgiven one

You're a slave no more, finally free

Saints and heirs, now redeemed

Your beautiful and broken heart 

is safe and sound in His arms

You are chosen, you are His 

so, remember this;

You are not your ashes 

You are a flame

Do not ask the shadows

the Light of the world knows..

He knows your name

Blameless and Forgiven one..

**

I love You, 

O Lord, my strength

Psalm 18:1

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Free

"And you will know the truth

and the truth will set you free"

John 8:32

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Be Blessed

xo

Adoration

Let all that I am praise the Lord;

with my whole heart,

I will praise His Holy name.

Let all that I am praise the Lord;

may I never forget the good things He does for me. (vs1-2)

The Lord is compassionate and merciful,

slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. (vs8)

Psalm 103:1-3
Psalm 103:8

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I will sing of my Redeemer
Philip Paul Bliss

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer
With His blood He purchased me;
On the cross He sealed my pardon,
Paid the debt and made me free

I will tell the wondrous story,
How, my lost estate to save, 
In His boundless love and mercy
He, the ransom freely gave

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Lovely

Lovely

Michelle Tumes

Oh You're lovely, lovely

You're the centre of my universe

A thousand times,

 I look around me and I find

You're lovely, lovely

A million ways could not explain- 

You're lovely..

*

How priceless is Your unfailing love, O God

People take refuge in the 

shadow of Your wings.

They feast on the abundance of Your house;

You give them drink from 

Your river of delights.

For with You is the fountain of life;

in Your light we see light

Psalm 36:7-9

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This is what the Lord says - 

The Lord who made the Earth, 

The Lord who formed it and established it

-The Lord is His name:

`Call to Me and I will answer you

and tell you great and unsearchable things

you do not know 

Jeremiah 33:2-3 

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