Salvation songs stir up love’s beautiful longings,
Sunrise brings a new song,
Praise starts in my heart and is shouted out,
Heard by everyone near and far,
Love finds everyone’s deepest heartaches,
Seeking out the kindest response,
That lifts me up alongside his heavenly glory,
Worship’s fullest expression found,
Faithfulness expressed in eternal loyalty.

My life is surrounded by a holy promise,
Clothed in the sweet safety of redemption,
The gifts given to me are underserved,
My wealth is ten fold what was expected,
It rubs salt in the wounds of my dear enemy,
He looks on with envious despair,
Blessing is mine again,
Found in the safe haven of trust.

Safety is found in God’s protective presence,
Strengthening me for fresh adventures,
Ready to face the world with courage,
There is nothing to fear in God’s will,
The despair of hopeless failure,
Is banished by belonging to hope,
God holds up my life as a witness,
Of how gracious kindness can transform,
Nothing is ever lost or forgotten for his child,
Abundant blessing is the sweetest victory.

Praise always starts with what is alive in my soul,
Understanding greatness and awe begins in my heart,
The light that God sheds on this world,
First needs to shine in my heart,
So that praise can find its full voice,
Its discovery in my life the beginning of all hope.

This morning starts with celebrating my source,
Everything that can be worshipped is a gift,
The everchanging, ever constant seasons,
Are reminders of a much deeper rhythm,
A voice that created what is important,
And, clothed it all with a vast beauty,
Continues to speak each day to creation.

Everywhere I look praise belongs to God,
Creation and wisdom joins to speak of your glory,
Life begins and ends for every creature,
And in between we are reminded of our source,
Through the daily voice of Eternity’s care for everything,
Eternity does nothing thoughtlessly.

I love joining Eternity’s playful pleasure in creation,
It’s the one thing that I want to talk about,
My conversation centred on knowing more about him,
The life sucking words of the haters will soon cease,
That conversation is soon coming to an end,
My heart belongs to praise,
My thoughts seek to find ways to praise,
My soul joined in wonder of my Creator,
Forever discovering new things to talk about together.

I love to begin a day with a heartfelt, “Hallelujah!”
This gladness begins from deep within my soul,
Its source is when my first thought when waking,
is captured to celebrate God’s loving heart,
Life follows a path of abundant laughter,
Shared through the world with a choir singing praises that can be heard by Eternity.

My day begins with God’s hand touching my shoulder,
I turn to see that Eternity has chosen to be with me,
My heart is warmed as I see His look of delight
at my desire to express my soul’s eternal thanks,
I am blessed by his gentle touch and kind words,
Thank you Lord. Thank you Grace. Thank you Love,
Thank you Forgiveness. Thank you.

Real fear begins with really knowing,
Just how alone we are without God.
The whole world really is in his hands,
Pity help those who don’t worship you now,
They will count the cost of rebellion forever.

All my worry about right and wrong is wasted,
Soon it’s going to be completely set right,
I will forget about my petty grievances,
But the list that came from hatred’s heart,
Will always be remembered by Eternity.
“Start worshipping me now!” This is God’s loving
heart reaching out with his earnest demand,
“Everyone needs to worship Me”,
“This is how things should be”,
“Join with me in setting things right”.

Choosing to obey is the path to belonging,
Plenty of saints have travelled this lonely path,
The signposts are unmistakably laid out for us,
Obedience is the path that we are guided to,
It’s the courageous life that leads
to a beautiful response from the one who knows my name,

My head is bowed before God this morning,
I want to worship him by showing my true heart,
There are not enough words or silences to do this,
Forgiveness is the trust given to love’s possibility,
It says that even my faults belong to you – not me!
A Hallelujah shout concludes my prayer this morning.

Today starts with praise again,
Creation reached out with the sun’s first light,
Celebrating with me the gift of eternity,
I have felt Eternity’s touch on my life,
And, the way it puts this life in perspective,
Everything is subject to time,
It’s finiteness requires me to remember Eternity’s call to live truthfully,
Salvation is not to be hidden in a corner of my life,
No! I will live in the bold adventure of Eternity’s promises to me.

The whole world joins with me in one song,
A joyous voice that has found the perfect tune,
The invitation today is to join in Eternity’s call.
Join with the rest of creation in this worship song,
Listen! The seas the mountains, the sunrise, they have been singing this song from the beginning,
They know the song that the beloved forget to sing,
But, God is listening for each voice,
He knows everyone’s part in the song,
Missing no one,
The time will come when he will ask, “Why did you forget to sing?”
Or, he will say, “A beautiful song again my child. I love hearing your special voice”.
I long to sing that beautiful song for him Today.

Salvation has its own happy praise songs,
It starts in my heart and spreads through the whole earth,
Awesomeness declares his presence,
No mistaking his powerful hand in everything,
Everything and everyone will fall to their faces,
As the Lord declares his authority over it all,
What is obvious is shouted from the heavens,
Even the blind can see what is clear in our hearts.

Building my own sense of self importance,
Is the silliest attempt at shortcutting,
The fact that everything is God’s not mine,
Everything!

The Kingdom of God is coming
Already spreading its influence,
Showing loyal hearts the right way,
Sorting the motives of the evil heart,
The one that sneaks around the background,
Too scared to say what’s on his heart,
Seeking his path to glory by bringing others down,
But, God knows what’s really happening,
He’s not intimidated by self declared importance,
No! He wants to protect the faithful heart,
The one that has stayed through thick and thin,
Taking trust’s uncertainty and making it,
The blessed hope that rejoices daily,
A righteous soul takes heart in seeking praise,
All’s not lost even in the darkest night,
The beginning of holiness is prepared,
Ready to make sure that I am protected,
Thank you, Thank you Thank you,
My Holy God, My Holy God, My Holy God.

My life is completely turned around,
I see the opportunity in the path ahead,
My God is my guide for every crossroad reached,
Each step turns into a joyful skip,
That can’t contain its eager anticipation,
Of what is in store for my precious life.

No more grasping for selfish status for me,
I fear God more than the pettiness of demigods,
Small minded bureaucrats that don’t know grace,
Seeking to raise their own sense of worth,
Thinking that they hold the power,
When it’s really just the cards that life dealt,
Instead of thanking God they think it’s their effort,
Truth knows where greatness comes from,
Who it belongs to and what is its purpose,
My prayers will shout out that it’s God,
Open your eyes you stupid fools,
Instead of arrogance you should be trembling,
Stop and listen to the voice of Creation,
Know that Truth is coming and it will come soon,
Life will be measured by faithfulness to God,
Not by the self attribution of earthly success.

Complete surrender is the only way to safety,
Everything must be turned over to God,
There is only one way that has many choices,
The choice that matters is who I worship,
I will put aside every small minded goal,
Instead seeking the path that makes God happy,
I know that the day is coming when I am tested,
Faithfulness receiving its undeserved reward,
Praise will be my final thankful word to God,
Joining with the faithful souls who love truth.

My heart is filled with wonder,
Consideration of Eternity’s view,
Shows me that fleeting amazement,
Is nothing when compared to God’s delight,
Foolishness tries to claim his piece of earth,
Building a little kingdom that is gone in an instant,
Eternity builds on loving hearts,
The forever kingdom that always is.

The whole world shouts with one voice,
Worship God, Worship God,
It thunders out this Word,
The mighty oceans pounding it on the shore,
The earth shudders as it separates and joins,
All obedient to the hand of their creator.

I love the feeling of safety in my home,
Certainty in my true place of belonging,
Confusion runs all around me,
While I sit with eternal Truth,
Secure and safe forever.

Celebration is how I begin this day,
I will find whatever I can to praise God,
My search is for what is praiseworthy,
Starting with my own gift of salvation.

I choose to praise God this morning,
Even though I feel like having a pity party,
When I compare what he can do,
Despite the selfish acts of people,
Amazement is my first thought this morning.
I take a good hard look at this world,
I realise again that it all belongs to God,
Nothing begins or moves without his permission.

This is my God that I want to follow,
My heart yearns to make him happy,
His hand is on my life protecting me now,
Watching my every move,
Making sure that I am looked after.

I pray this morning for a soft heart,
That always listens to God’s voice,
I don’t want to wander around aimlessly,
Seeking my own path to glory,
That is a fruitless desert,
A place reserved for forsaken lives,
It is its own living hell that leads to death,
This morning I am listening to God’s voice,
Bringing my broken heart to him to be healed,
Trusting in the kind word that he brings to my life.

Wickedness never runs out of foul words,
Every day finding new ways to twist truth,
His greatest shame is used to taunt loyalty,
He has no sense of right and wrong,
An evil heart has no moral compass,
He lines up the easy targets – the vulnerable,
Destruction unleashed – hate dripping from his lips,
He lays awake at night making evil plans,
Thinking that he is getting away from with it all.

God warns against following this stupidity,
The life of thoughtless selfishness leads to ruin,
He only gets away with it for a blink of an eye,
Loving the sound of his own voice,
Believing his own sad made up story,
God will have the final word on such a life,
When Creation and creator meet face to face,
Nothing is missed by God’s perfect justice.

My voice will join with God’s today,
Enough is enough, justice must be lived,
I will trust that God will give me the words,
My sleepless worry will be quickly forgotten,
Even when my strength fails me,
A loving hand reaches out from the heavens,
His trusting child is never forgotten or left alone,
My greatest source of joy is doing his will.

Sin will soon face truth’s reality,
Its miserable legacy forgotten forever,
Where Eternity rules with perfect love,
This is where my home is found,
A sheltering haven from the barrage of hate,
The wicked heart is left to destruction,
God has gathers his faithful for the final time,
Together we celebrate Eternity’s merciful grace.

Trust when easily sold out is friendship’s curse,
The short shadow of betrayal’s lustful gaze,
Offers no shelter for any dear friend,
They will be here today and gone tomorrow,
All the easily made promises are forgotten,
Forever running after an elusive happiness,
Selfishness is clinging to every fading pleasure,
Knowing its fleeting hold will quickly slip away.

My life is too short to waste on regrets,
I won’t shy away from its painful lessons,
I now know what a lie looks like,
All its clever disguises no longer fool me,
Because, my heart longs to learn eternity’s truths,
Knowing the wisdom that experience births,
The beautiful clarity that comes from insight,
A view into the hope that belongs to his beloved.

My heart longs for God’s soft hand,
Touching my shoulder to say I am loved,
Friends forget too easily how to be faithful,
My prayer is for blessing to flow out of brokenness,
The cursed words of failure no longer heard,
I am loving Eternity’s nod of assurance,
Letting me know that I am now on the right track,
Each step forward is the taken confidently,
Taking me closer and closer to my safe place,
Courage is my daily choice to try again.
To love abundantly, forgive wisely,
Trust Eternity’s truth,
Feel the ground under my feet,
And, embrace all of this gift that belongs to me.

Every day deserves a shout of praise,
To be fully lived each day needs praise time,
That time where I shout out your love,
I seek out your kind hand’s touch on my life,
Knowing that my voice’s hallelujah cry,
Brings a smile to the lips of Eternity’s mouth.

Celebration is the main point of living,
Knowing that even life’s harshest blows,
Are signs of God’s well thought out plans,
Disappointment is never a thoughtless forgetting,
Broken promises will receive their just reward,
But, God’s plan is always being completed,
Never deviating from love’s true course.

I will always seek the faithful path,
No risk is too great for Faithful love,
It’s first small seed planted in truth’s garden,
Will flourish when watered with loyalty,
The shade of the life lived out of sure trust,
Will be my shelter when hope begins to doubt,
The fruit of a life lived as a holy adventure,
Celebrated in the shared gift of friendship.

The safest place in this life is to have nothing,
Trust is a fickle idea that always falters,
At the coal face of true sacrifice,
Our true colours will quickly show themselves,
Flying high announcing who we really are.

Surrounded by a sea of lost faces,
Caught by the trapdoors of instant success,
Death’s lies are always beckoning us,
Battered and bruised by the hopeless promises,
Wandering lost in the darkest of nights,
But, I am guided by my home star,
That takes to Love’s safe haven,
I breath the deep sigh of relief,
Finding myself home again,
Familiar surroundings comfort my anxiousness.

God took my feeble attempts at love,
He reaches out to me with a strong hand,
Calling me by my special name,
Given by the one who began my life,
A hand that protects me from the distractions,
Eternity is the promise of true love,
Not the easy promise of selfish desire,
That ends in the fickleness of playing the field,
Salvation is the satisfying perspective,
That ends the night and gives me a fresh start.