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Strengthened in the wait

by Richard Jensen

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1.
Verse 1: The Lord is my light And the stronghold of my life My salvation, whom shall I fear? For he will hide me in his shelter In the day of trouble Lift me high upon a rock Chorus: One thing I asked of the Lord and seek after To dwell in the house of the Lord and forever Gaze on his goodness and grace I will seek his face Strengthened in the wait Verse 2: I believe that I will look upon The goodness of the Lord In the land of the living Wait for Him, let your heart not fear Be strong, and wait, Wait for the Lord (Chorus) Bridge: And now my head shall be raised Above my enemies I will sing and I will praise To God who strengthens me And when I cry aloud Be gracious unto me Your face, Lord, I will seek (Chorus)
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Psalm 23 05:17
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want He makes me lie down in the green pastures He leads me beside still waters He restores my soul He leads me along paths of righteousness For the sake of His name He leads me beside still waters He restores my soul Chorus Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow I will fear no evil for you're with me Your rod and staff comfort me You prepare a table in the presence of my enemies You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows You lead me beside still waters You restore my soul (Chorus) End: Surely goodness and mercy Shall follow me all my days And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord Forever
3.
Words: Samuel Davies (1723-1761) Great God of wonders, all Thy ways Display the attributes divine; But countless acts of pardoning grace Beyond thine other wonders shine Who is a pardoning God like Thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? Such deep transgressions to forgive Such guilty, daring worms to spare This is Thy grand prerogative, And in this honour none shall share Who is a pardoning God like Thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? In wonder lost, with trembling joy We take the pardon of our God; Pardon for sins of deepest dye, A pardon bought with Jesus' blood Who is a pardoning God like Thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? O may this strange, this matchless grace, This God-like miracle of love, Fill the wide earth with grateful praise, As now it fills the choirs above! Who is a pardoning God like Thee? Or who has grace so rich and free?
4.
Ephesians, Romans 8 Westminster Confession of Faith, John Piper (Ephesians 1:4 sermon) We ungodly people cannot Boast in what we've done: Our sin required the costly death Of God's precious perfect Son Not by works or fruit of faith That wrath passes over us By faith alone we're justified And gain His righteousness Everything I am and all I hope to be Is rooted in God's having freely chosen me Our faith, our hope, our works are not The reason for His choice But He foreknew us and foreloved us And in this we rejoice Predestined for adoption According to His will Blessed in the Beloved With His fullness we are filled Everything I am and all I hope to be Is rooted in God's having freely chosen me End: Freely chose to life Numbers of mankind Gave them to the Son Before the world had begun From the 1647 Westminster Confession of Faith: The sum of the covenant of redemption is this: God having freely chosen to life a certain number of lost mankind, for the glory of his rich grace, did give them, before the world began, to God the Son, appointed Redeemer, that, upon condition he would humble himself so far as to assume the human nature, of a soul and a body, to personal union with his divine nature, and submit himself to the law, as surety for them, and satisfy justice for them, by giving obedience in their name, even to the suffering of the cursed death of the cross, he should ransom and redeem them all from sin and death, and purchase to them righteousness and eternal life, with all saving graces leading there to, to be effectually, by means of his own appointment, applied in due time to every one of them
5.
Verse 1: Do not be conformed to the world But transformed by your mind's renewing By testing that you may discern The good will of God to be doing Chorus: By the mercies of God Be a living sacrifice Holy, acceptable The worship of our lives The worship of our lives Verse 2: Soberly think of yourself According to faith he has given For we as one body belong And in our diversity function (Chorus) Bridge: One body in Christ with each other Gifts freely given by grace So use them to build one another Let love be the fruit of our faith (Chorus)
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(Psalm 121 and others) Awake my soul; arise and sing The praises of our perfect King Who watches over everything: Arise and praise the Lord I lift my eyes up to the hills My Lord and keeper keeps me still He never tires, and so I will Arise and praise the Lord Chorus: Praise the Lord Praise the Lord All that I am Arise and praise the Lord Though worldly troubles weigh me down The curse of sin and death surround: The risen Christ is solid ground. Arise and praise the Lord Bridge: He keeps me from harm For He is my shade He watches my life Both now and always So wake from your sleep My slumbering soul Arise and give thanks Whatever befall
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Revelation 22:3-5 No longer will there be Anything accursed But the throne of God and the Lamb Will be there And His bride they will serve, Serve and worship Him See His face, and His name Will be on their heads And night will be no more... Chorus: Forever, God will be their light Forever There will be no night

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But for you, O Lord, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. (Psalm 38:15, NIV)

A follow-up to the previous album, written during a time of waiting...

All tracks written and recorded by Richard Jensen, except track 3 (words by Samuel Davies (1723-1761)).

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released December 1, 2016

Backing vocals: Elaine Jensen
Missing trumpet: Cenfyn Evans

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Richard Jensen UK

Charts available here:
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All songs are written, recorded, mixed and produced by myself, and sometimes my wife chips in!

If you want to find out a bit more about me and my music, there's an interview with Treasure Vessles here: treasure-vessels.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/episode-34-richjens-aberystwyth-britain.html
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