wordinthewords1 — Songs from Scripture

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<a href="https://songsfromscripture.bandcamp.com/album/greater-still">Greater Still by Abe &amp; Liza Philip</a>

My Savior’s Love is Greater Still

My righteousness is not my own
In Christ I stand before the throne
And if my heart with guilt is filled
My Savior's love is greater still

Though I deserve the wrath of God
He washed me in the Savior's blood
How great my sins that He was killed
My Savior's love is greater still

O how great, how deep and wide
Is the love of Jesus Christ

Riches and honor I disdain
For all this passing world is vain
If earthly dreams were all fulfilled
My Savior's love is greater still

Through many trials I must go
Until He brings me safely home
The cup of sorrows may be filled
My Savior's love is greater still

O how great, how deep and wide
Is the love of Jesus Christ

And when I walk on streets of gold
What wonders will my eyes behold
Through endless glory, come what will
My Savior's love is greater still

O how great, how deep and wide
Is the love of Jesus Christ

My righteousness is not my own
In Christ I stand before the throne
And if my heart with guilt is filled
My Savior's love is greater still

My righteousness is not my own For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith (Philippians 3:8,9)

In Christ I stand before the throne Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God (Romans 5:1-2) / Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)

And if my heart with guilt is filled For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. (1 John 3:20)

My Savior's love is greater still Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written,“For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:35-39)

Though I deserve the wrath of God Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. (John 3:36) / For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. (Romans 1:18)

He washed me in the Savior's blood They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Revelation 7:14) / Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. (Romans 5:9)

How great my sins that He was killed He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. (Romans 4:25) / For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, (1 Peter 3:18)

My Savior's love is greater still Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)

O how great, how deep and wide
Is the love of Jesus Christ So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19)

Riches and honor I disdain Thus says the Lord: ...let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me (Jeremiah 9:23-24) / So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:33) / He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. (Hebrews 11:26)

For all this passing world is vain Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. (1 John 2:15)

If earthly dreams were all fulfilled
My Savior's love is greater still But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ. (Philippians 3:7-8)

Through many trials I must go I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) / When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. (Acts 14:21-22)

Until He brings me safely home Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit. (1 Peter 3:18)

The cup of sorrows may be filled Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” He said to them, “You will drink my cup... (Matthew 20:23)

My Savior's love is greater still For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, (2 Corinthians 4:17)

O how great, how deep and wide Is the love of Jesus Christ So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19)

And when I walk on streets of gold And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. (Revelation 21:21)

What wonders will my eyes behold Through endless glory, come what will But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9)

<a href="https://songsfromscripture.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-a-place">There is a Place by Abe &amp; Liza Philip</a>

O Teach My Heart to Love Your Word

O teach my heart to love Your Word
Too long have I forgotten, Lord
O breathe in me that I might live
By every word of life You give
O teach my heart to fear Your Word
Your holy fire and lifted sword
That comes to pierce through flesh and bone
And melt away this heart of stone
O teach my heart to know Your Word
And treasure all that I have heard
O raise this everlasting seed
To bear the fruit of Christ in me
O teach my heart to trust Your Word
When troubles rise and fears are stirred
To walk by faith through gain or loss
And glory only in the Cross
O teach my heart to love Your Word
Made flesh and blood in Christ our Lord
On every page His praise is heard
O teach my heart to love Your Word (3x)
©2009 Abe & Liza Philip. CCLI# 5639746

O teach my heart to love Your Word Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. (Psalm 119:97)

Too long have I forgotten, Lord Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live. Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. (Proverbs 4:4-5)

O breathe in me that I might live All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

By every word of life You give Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” (John 6:68-69)

O teach my heart to fear Your Word ...fear the Lord your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law (Deuteronomy 31:12)

Your holy fire and lifted sword Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord... (Jeremiah 23:29) / ...the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17)

That comes to pierce through flesh and bone For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12)

And melt away this heart of stone And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. (Ezekiel 36:26)

O teach my heart to know Your Word ...you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 3:15)

And treasure all that I have heard And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)

O raise this everlasting seed The seed is the word of God. Luke 8:11 / ...you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God (1 Peter 1:23)

To bear the fruit of Christ in me To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27)

O teach my heart to trust Your Word I trust in your word (Psalm 119:42)

When troubles rise and fears are stirred When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. (Psalm 34:17)

To walk by faith through gain or loss ...we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7)

And glory only in the Cross But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (Galatians 6:14)

O teach my heart to love Your Word In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

Made flesh and blood in Christ our Lord And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

On every page His praise is heard You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me, yet you refuse to come to Me that you may have life. John 5:39-40 / And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luke 24:27)

O teach my heart to love Your Word Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. (John 14:23)

<a href="https://songsfromscripture.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-a-place">There is a Place by Abe &amp; Liza Philip</a>

There is a Place

There is a place no eye has seen
Where our home has always been
Earthly trials cannot compare
With the weight of glory there
There is a song no ear has heard
Soars like thunder to the Word
Angels sing, Alleluia
Saints and kings bow down in awe
There is a love no mind has known
Nailed to a cross to save His own
Hail through all the universe
Christ has broken Eden’s curse
There is a day now drawing near
On glorious clouds, He shall appear
Joy of every longing heart
We will see the face of God
©2006 Abe & Liza Philip, CCLI# 4869531

There is a place no eye has seen ...no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him (1 Corinthians 2:9)

Where our home has always been These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. (Hebrews 11:13-16)

Earthly trials cannot compare
With the weight of glory there So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:16-18)

There is a song no ear has heard ...no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him (1 Corinthians 2:9)

Soars like thunder to the Word And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, and they were singing a new song before the throne... (Revelation 14:2-3a)

Angels sing, Alleluia After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God... (Revelation 19:1)

Saints and kings bow down in awe Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9-11)

There is a love no mind has known
Nailed to a cross to save His own when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. (John 13:1)

Hail through all the universe
Christ has broken Eden’s curse Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith. (Galatians 3:13-14)

There is a day now drawing near
On glorious clouds, He shall appear Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matthew 24:30-31)

Joy of every longing heart
We will see the face of God No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. (Revelation 22:3-5)

There is a place no eye has seen