"I had fainted, unless I had believed

wait, I say, on the Lord."

Psalm 27:13-14

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Author: Josiah Conder Tune: Doxology (Louis Bourgeois)

1. The Lord is king! lift up thy voice,

O earth; and all ye heav'ns, rejoice!

From world to world the joy shall ring,

The Lord omnipotent is king.

2. The Lord is king! who then shall dare

Resist His will, distrust His care,

Or murmur at His wise decrees,

Or doubt His royal promises?

3. The Lord is king! Child of the dust,

The Judge of all the earth is just;

Holy and true are all His ways;

Let every creature speak His praise.

4. He reigns! ye saints, exalt your strains;

Your God is king, your Father reigns;

And He is at the Father's side,

The Man of love, the Crucified.

5. Come, make your wants, your burdens known;

He will present them at the throne;

And angel bands are waiting there

His messages of love to bear.

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"Our Father which art in heaven" Matthew 6:9

"Father!" It is the language of the believing heart. Oh, it is a marvelous fact, a stupendous truth — that God should be our Father! Higher than this, the soul cannot rise. Love then reaches its deepest yearnings. Only realize this fact, that God is your Father, and it explains . . . every chapter of your history,

every event of your life,

every sentiment, feeling,

and desire of your soul.

All that is omnipotent in strength, all that is profound in wisdom, all that is tender in sympathy, all that is rich in infinite plenitude is bound up in the endearing epithet, "Father!"

That Father is yours! You were His child from eternity! Stupendous thought! His love to you, His choice of you, His purpose to adopt you, His plan to redeem, sanctify, and bring you to glory are eternal acts of His sovereign grace!

Believe that all that your Father does is for your best; that your highest interests are all in His hands, and in His hands are all secure.

Lock your hand in His, as your little child links its hand with yours — willing to be led, unquestioning, confiding, meekly, just where your Father leads. --Octavius Winslow

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We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God — to those who are called according to His purpose! Romans 8:28

We love Him because He first loved us! When we know and believe the love that God has to us, then we love Him in return. And as we increase in the knowledge of Him, we love Him not only on account of what He has done for us, but also on account of what He is in Himself. As we see His glory in the face of Jesus Christ, we adore Him and delight in Him.

Happy is the state, and glorious are the privileges of all who love God. God causes all things to work together for their good . . .

all their trials and their comforts,

all their sorrows and their joys,

all their temptations and their consolations,

are so arranged by the wisdom and goodness of God, their Father, that they contribute . . .

to their spiritual good,

to the humbling of their spirit,

to their deliverance from sin and self,

and to their glorying only in the Lord.