Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah . . . has conquered . . . Revelation 5:5
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . Galatians 6:14
You have been very angry with Your Anointed One. Psalm 89:38
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2
Let the motto upon your whole ministry be - "Christ is All!" - Cotton Mather

Friday, November 1, 2013

"That's My King!" Who Perfectly Believed And Holy Righteousness Achieved So Full Forgiveness We've Received!

"Have faith in God" is what He said; Blind unbelief will leave you dead; Just like the fig tree cursed widespread; They saw the life that Christ had lead; He healed the sick and raised the dead; Without much food gave thousands bread; Made lame to walk – picked up his bed; The blind would see – have light instead; And yet they doubted Christ their Head; And even from His side they fled; But He goes forth – stands in their stead; And on that cross His blood He shed; He took God's wrath and for us bled; Now lives forevermore to spread; New life to all who trust  and wed; The Son of God by faith Who said; "Three days will pass but look ahead; I'll rise again and on death tread!"  Then all your fears and doubts He shred; And gives you joy and life instead; So come to Him – don't be misled; By faith He'll raise you from the dead; And be your all in all to spread!

That's my King!  I wonder if you know Him today?!

Prayer is for battle – the warrior's call; Not for a butler down the hall; To bring you worldly stuff so small; Cry out to God and learn from Paul; Who prayed for Christ's love to enthrall; And mercies down from heaven fall; So wicked sinners bad like Saul; Could turn from sin and on Christ call; Then He would be their all in all!
Saving faith is where true life starts; And false religion all departs; There's true worship from our hearts; A gift from God that He imparts!
Believing prayer begs for God's will; We follow Jesus in His zeal; "Thy will be done!" His murder seal; And though the Devil bruised His heel; He crushed the serpent's head for real; Then rise He did to make death squeal; The nations He from sin would heal; Remember Paul – His thrice appeal; "Take this thorn – the pain I feel!" But "No" Christ said – "this is ideal; For in your weakness I'll be steel; My grace enough in your ordeal!" So trust the Lord and taste His meal; May joy in Christ you all fulfill!

That's my King!  That's my King!  

Saturday, October 26, 2013

"That's My King!" Who Is The Temple Pure And Clean Who Drove The Robbers From The Scene To Grant Us Grace And Peace Serene!


For God's house He had great zeal
It ate Him up – He can't conceal
Passion for justice that He'd feel
God's glory He won't let them steal
He came the temple's end to seal
For He's the temple Who'd reveal
His death through murder – pain ordeal
Through resurrection death repeal
All so sinners He could heal
And save them from sin's death appeal
To make them righteous – strong like steel
God came as man – the Man ideal
Our Christ is all – before Him kneel
Then He will fill you with a zeal
For Him alone – with longings feel
Since He's the glory none can steal! 

That's my King! Do you know Him!?
 
Jesus died for every nation
Haitian, Croatian, and Galatian
He redeems from condemnation
Every tribe and tongue translation
He makes His family blood relation
He lives for their complete salvation
And makes all one – a new creation
Where Christ is all – our sure foundation! 

That's my King!

The Jewish leaders wanted to kill
They feared their idols Christ would steal
Though He came with pure goodwill
All God's Word He did fulfill
They hated Him with evil chill
And had Him killed on Calv'ry's hill
Yet through His blood that they would spill
He won the battle – what a thrill! 
So trust Him now – in peace be still
His glory this whole earth will fill!

That's my King!

Oh the temple! What a sight! 
So big and huge, robust with might! 
It's where God dwelt with glory light
Greatest wonder many write
But oh there's One Who's greater bright!
His glory shines a better light!
He enters in – the cleansing Knight
Against all sin He'll win the fight
And though He sometimes comes with fright
And doesn't always seem polite
His mercy's here for all contrite
For those who turn from sin outright
And trust in Him with all delight
For Jesus died to make you right
And rose again to kill death's bite
He's the temple great in might!
With fame and beauty out of sight!
He'll save you from your dreadful plight
And fill you full with pure delight!

That's my King! I wonder if you know Him today?!

Christ Jesus Is The Temple Praise
The God-Man Truth His Life Conveys
Zeal For God’s House He Loves, Obeys
He Toppled Tables In A Blaze 
Of Righteous Anger For Their Craze
For Self And All Their Sinful Ways
The Temple Is For Prayer And Praise
Of Him Who Sent His Son These Days
To Die And Rise So We Could Raise
Hosannas To Our God Always
Now Every Nation To Him Prays
He’s Healer, Wonderful’s The Phrase
That Captures What He Is Amaze
All Hail! All Hail! The King Of Praise
Who Is Our All, Our All Always
Who Saved Us From Our Sinful Ways
So He’ll Forever Be Our Craze!

That's my King! That's my King!

Saturday, October 19, 2013

"That's My King!" Who Cursed The Barren Tree And Finally Came To Set Us Free For He's The Fruit – Come Taste And See!


Jesus got hungry – He wanted to eat
He had a heart with rhythmic beat
He is a man with hands and feet
And yet He's more than man we meet
He's God and man both full complete
He is Yahweh on the street
He sits as God on judgment seat
He reigns forevermore elite
He came and wanted figs so sweet
Instead He found a tree deplete
Like Israel – the chaff not wheat
She's dead and dying – sad defeat
Her sins so often on repeat
So her great pride Christ will delete
For He's true Israel complete
And yet the Christ they would mistreat
They spit on Him – His back they beat
Nailed to the cross His hands and feet
And there He died under God's heat
But rose alive – the grave defeat
And now He never will retreat
But bear much fruit – the sweetest sweet
So trust in Him – your doubt unseat
He'll make your sins all obsolete
And as your cry you will repeat
“My Christ is all! - I am complete!” 

That's my King! Do you know Him?!
   
Do you have leaves but bear no fruit?
Bless God and praise just for the loot?
Your praises God will finally mute
And you'll be cursed down to the root
But praise our Christ! - He's in pursuit!
To save from loves that you pollute
And grant You Him – the greatest fruit!
Who died as cursed to you impute
His righteousness just like a suit
You put Him on – your sins are moot
He rose death to condemn – refute
So now toward Him you make pursuit
Delight in Him – you'll bear much fruit!

That's my King!

Jesus was the curse upon that tree
Though He's the most fruitful you could be
He’s made a curse for you and me
He is True Israel – the Key
To true religion – love that's free
Our glorious God – the One In Three
He bids you come – from your sin flee
Trust the Son – He'll set you free
And cast your sins into the sea
The Lord is good – come taste and see!

That's my King! I wonder if you know Him today?!

Christ Jesus Grows The Greatest Fruit
His Perfect Holiness Salute
He Loves And Serves And Saves To Boot
There’s No One Like Him, No Dispute
From Olney, Gaza, To Beirut
Sin Does And Has And Will Pollute 
Like Israel Who Bore No Fruit
And Acted Like A Prostitute
Christ Curses All From Head To Root
But He Will Save And Death Refute
For On A Tree He’s Cursed And Mute
He Bore God’s Wrath Like Sinner Brute
He Died Our Lamb And Substitute
Then Rose Alive The Grave To Loot
Of All His Loved Ones Hot Pursuit
His Righteousness He Does Impute
By Faith Alone We’re Just, On Route
To Pray To Him And Mounts Uproot
For He’s Our All, The Greatest Fruit!

That's my King! That's my King!   

Saturday, October 12, 2013

"That's My King!" Who Knows All Things, God's Rule He Brings, And From The Crowd “Hosanna!” Rings For He's The Humble King of Kings!


Who is Jesus – what do you say?  
How you reply will fix your way
To hell or heaven where you'll stay
Oh bow to Him your God today
And trust the Son without delay
He's King of kings – you must obey
For us He died our God did slay
His only Son our debt to pay
On every enemy He'll prey
And kill them all – then dead they'll lay
Since He rose up on the third day
Back to the Father we must say
Our Jesus is the only way
So cry “Hosanna!” – shout away!
Save us our God – lead us we pray
That “Christ is all!” we might display
To live for Him and never sway!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

Our coming King makes preparation
He knows all things and their relation
Like where colts stay – their habitation
He rules o'er all things in creation
Each one He's set in its location
Like coins in fish for His taxation
Now He comes to grant salvation
He's all pleasure in summation
He'll grant peace to every nation
If they'll turn from sin's temptation
Then trust in Him as their foundation
God's Kingdom's come – the Incarnation
Bow to Him with heart prostration
And praise His Name in adoration!

That's my King!

Not a war horse does He ride
Nor carry sword down by His side
He comes for peace to spread worldwide
Humble and lowly, not with pride
This wicked city His heart eyed
And for her lost the Savior cried
His truth with evil would collide
To earn true peace He lived and died
And rose to set our sins aside
He opened heaven's closed gate wide
And soon He'll come to get His bride
But then a war horse He will ride
With eyes inflamed with every stride
A two-edged sword from His mouth plied
He'll come for war and to divide
The sheep and goats – no one will hide
Oh turn to Him – be on His side
Believe in Him – you must decide
Or He will cast you far outside
In hell forever to abide
But if you trust in Him Who died
You'll live forever by His side
For you all things He will provide
The joys will never be denied
And all your tears forever dried! 

That's my King!
  
Oh cry hosanna to your King
Who rules for good in everything
His Kingdom's come – salvation bring
And from His heart all love does spring
He conquered death and healed its sting
So to your Savior tightly cling
And praise His name – forever sing!

That's my King! I wonder if you know Him today?!

Behold Your King Must Come And Die
He Rides Upon The Donkey High
They Cheer And Cry Let Praises Fly
The Son Of David Now Draws Nigh
Yet Soon The Crowd Cries Crucify
They'll Spit And Mock And Beat He'll Die
But Yet He’ll Rise And Death Defy
When He Returns There On His Thigh
Is "King of kings!" He's LORD Most High
With Sword In Mouth And Fires In Eye
He'll Crush His Enemies Who Lie
And Rule Forever Glorify!

That's my King!

Christ Jesus Is The Coming King
Who Knows Of Colts And Everything
Supplies All Needs, From Him They Spring
And In Jerusalem They Sing
Hosannas! Praise! They’re Worshiping
The Son Of David, Glory’s Ring
And Yet He’d Die And Taste The Sting
Of Sin And Death For Man’s Offspring
A Crown Of Thorns Would Pierce This King
On Him God’s Fiery Wrath Would Spring
He’d Die So Marred Past Human Thing
Then Rise To Us Salvation Bring
Take Refuge In His Healing Wing
By Faith Alone Let’s To Him Cling
He Saves From Olney To Beijing
He Is Our God, Our Reigning King
Who Will Forever Make Us Sing
He Is Our All, Our Everything!

That's my King! That's my King!

Saturday, October 5, 2013

"That's My King!" Who Heals The Begging, Burdened Blind And Shows Them Tender Mercy Kind If They Will Truly Trust And Find All Joys And Hopes In Him Combined!


Poor blind beggars are by the road
From anguish their hearts might explode
They could not bear their heavy load
And hoped for mercy – their cries showed
The Savior stopped and looked and slowed
For from His heart compassion flowed
And on these men His grace bestowed
For Christ Himself was on the road
To bleed and die for what we owed
And wash away our sinful load
He rose alive – the grave explode
And in His life grace overflowed!

That's my King!

They cried for mercy loud and clear
“Thou Son of David turn Your ear!”
“Our cries for mercy won't You hear!”
Some followers rebuke and sneer
They will not let them come – draw near
But they won't be held back by fear
For all the louder they will cheer
And cry for Jesus to appear
From their ambition they won't veer
And finally Jesus does come near
And grants them sight – makes light appear
Oh what a Son of David's here!
He stands alone and without peer
He is the God-man we revere
Who died the worst death – so severe
And conquered death as great Premier
His love is deep and true sincere
Only in Him does life cohere
By faith in Him you must draw near
He'll grant you joy and wipe your tear!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

Their mercy-cries made Christ stand still
To help these men was His good will
To save the poor He has a zeal
He'll cure all those He finds are ill
The sick and blind He came to heal
To do all this He climbed that hill
Where for His sheep His blood He'd spill
When on that cross they'd strip and kill
The only One Who did God's will
This sight should grip your heart and chill
The loving Son of God they'd kill?!  
But without this we'd still be ill
And since our Christ did all God's will
Then rose up from the tomb with zeal
All God desires He did fulfill
So we can be with Him and heal
In Him we'll have eternal thrill!

That's my King!

We once were blind, but now we see
It's Christ Who saved a wretch like me
Our sin does blind to great degree
Christ had to die to set us free
Amazing that the One In Three
Would come to earth – a man He'd be
And die upon that gruesome tree
His resurrection is the key
To carry out God's full decree
Confess your sins – with Him agree
Into Christ's arms by faith you'll flee
He'll cast your sins into the sea
And then to others make this plea!

That's my King! I wonder if you know Him today?!

Christ Jesus Is The God Who’d Heal
The Mercy-Heart Who’d Pity Feel
And Make The Blind To See Reveal
That He’s Messiah Come With Zeal
The Son Of David, King For Real
Who’d Take Our Hell, God’s Wrath Ordeal
He’d Die And Rise Redemption Seal
And Crush That Serpent With His Heel
By Faith Alone We’re Just And Kneel
Down Low To Christ Our LORD Ideal
He Changed Our Hearts, So Now We Feel
Compassion, Love, And Godly Zeal
For Others And For Christ Who’s Real
For He’s Our All, Our Strength, Our Zeal!

That's my King! That's my King!

Saturday, September 28, 2013

"That's My King!" Who Became The Slave Of All And Ransomed His People From The Fall By Giving The Greatest Gift Of All!


James and John want a real high seat
To them the glory's really sweet
Their faith is mixed with pride – conceit
Yet Jesus loves His erring sheep
He'll redirect their prideful bleat
He died to make them whole – complete
He'd bow down and wash their feet
He gave His life – the life elite
And like a slave His back was beat
The Father's wrath He'd head-on meet
When on that cross His blood secrete
And all His people's sins delete
He rose up from the dead complete
The devil, hell, and sin defeat
And at His table we will eat
Who trust in Him – hate sin, deceit
In Christ we never shall retreat
But die to self and serve discreet
To serve like Him we will repeat
He changes hearts that do compete
It's others needs we'll seek to meet
All because He took the heat
And made our lives with Him so sweet!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

The bitter cup our Savior drank
He paid the ransom with no bank
All evil's hopes and dreams He sank
For He's our Rock – our battle tank
All enemies He will outflank
Above all powers He holds rank
And Him forever we will thank!

That's my King!

Our Christ became the greatest slave
He served the lowest, sinful knave
And gave His life for those depraved
So all His people He could save
His precious life for us He gave
And faced the Father's wrath so brave
He died – they placed Him in a cave
But then He rose up from the grave
So all your sins our God could waive
The path to righteousness He'd pave
And change the way that you behave
Upon His palms your names engrave
And now by faith you'll be His slave
And Him above all things you'll crave!

That's my King! I wonder if you know Him today?!

Christ Jesus Was The Greatest Slave
He Came To Serve And Love And Save
Though In Perfection He’d Behave
He Drank God’s Wrath Tsunami Wave
He Died But Then Rose From That Grave
By Faith Alone All Sin He’d Waive
God, With Christ’s Righteousness, Did Pave
On His Palms He Did Engrave
Us, His Loved Ones, Christ He Gave
And Christ Is All, Our Love, Our Crave
So Now We’re Others’ Humble Slave
And Love And Serve Like Christ The Brave
Our Ransom, Joy, Who Came To Save!

That's my King! That's my King!

Saturday, September 21, 2013

"That's My King!" Who Was Accused, Used, Bruised, And Spitefully Abused Then Rose Enthused So The Sting Of Death Would Be Defused And We Would Never Be Refused!


It's perfect Love Who leads the way
Toward death and pain and friend's betray
The Father's wrath His life would slay
But Love goes forth – He will not sway
Like a rock on strong display
His love for you won't turn away
To pay sin's debt the price He'll pay
And rise again without decay
So you can then forever say
“My Christ is all! Him I'll obey!  
His wondrous cross will be my stay!  
A love past knowing I'll survey!”  
All because He led the way
Then died and rose that great third day!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

In Christ you do not have to fear
In all your trials He will be near
Even if you face the spear
Or lose that one you held most dear
He'll be with you to dry the tear
For He will always love sincere
And He's the One Who is most dear
So rise and praise and sing and cheer
For Him Who died your sins to clear
He took upon Himself the sneer
And had His side pierced with a spear
They spit on Him and beat severe
But He would live – come from the rear
Up from the grave He did appear
He reigns o'er all in every sphere!

That's my King!

He knows all things before they are
He knew from justice they'd stray far
He knew His body they would jar
And on His back they'd whip and mar
The crown of thorns His head would scar
They raised Him up on a crossbar
He died and rose – the morning Star
And lives forever with the scar
To love and change the way you are!

That's my King!

Jesus was made sin in our place
Our wickedness and sin so base
He did, in love, it all embrace
And in return He gives us grace
For all our sins He did erase
And take upon His life disgrace
So we could be a holy race
And after God we wholly chase
We long to see His holy face
Who died and rose to give us grace!

That's my King! I wonder if you know Him today?!

When He died upon that tree
The greatest love of all we see
It passes knowledge – vast and free
It's deeper than the deepest sea
And from its grip you cannot flee
For holy living, it's the key
So come to God – the One in Three
Turn from your sin – this is His plea
And trust the Son Who died for thee
Into His loving arms you'll flee
And there forever happy be!

That's my King!

Christ Jesus Took All Condemnation
He’s Hope, He’s Joy: The Incarnation
Went Up To Jerusalem On Station
The Heart Of The Earth And All Creation
To Ransom A People From Every Nation
Delivered By Men Who Deserve Damnation
Delivered By God Our Propitiation
Mocked And Flogged In Humiliation 
Crucified And Died To Bring Salvation
Then Rose Up Alive For Our Justification
This Is The Center, Our Preoccupation 
The First Of Importance, Our Firm Foundation
The Deepest Cause Of All Celebration
The End Of Our Joy Quest Consummation
For Christ Is All Our Exhilaration!

That's my King! That's my King!

Saturday, September 14, 2013

"That's My King!" Who Died And Gave Up Everything In Order To Salvation Bring So We Might Now Forever Sing!


“To follow You, we've left it all!” 
This Peter said while standing tall
There'd come a time when he would fall
Deny his Lord and shrink so small
But this our Lord did not appall
To save our souls He left it all
Though He's the biggest, He came small
And hid His glory for the gall
Upon that cross, which was His call
God's wrath on Him would soon befall
He rose alive to reinstall
What's right and good to never fall
For He forever will enthrall
Since He's the Christ Who's all in all!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

Whatever you lose, Christ can repay
From His own fullness – He's the way
To joy and pleasure – bow and pray
For Him to be your heart's deep “Yea!”  
Then when all things He takes away
You can with humble joy say: 
“No sacrifice I've made this day!  
For Christ is all to me – my stay!” 
He'll keep you stable in the fray
All earthly treasures He'll outweigh
O'er all your heart He will have sway
You'll long to follow and obey
Even the hardest things He'll say
Since He died to love display
And rose alive on that third day
He molds your heart like humble clay
So be a child and trust His way!

That's my King!

Christ Jesus Gave Up Everything
Left Glorious Throne To Heaven Bring
To Sinners Who Have Felt Death’s Sting
He Died And Rose Our Reigning King
By Faith Alone We To Him Cling
Who Saves From Every Sinful Fling
He Conquered Death, There’s No More Sting
And Now When We Leave Everything
He Gives Far More And Makes Us Sing
With Him Life Has Eternal Zing
From Philly To Those In Beijing
His Praises Will Forever Ring
For He’s Our All, Our Everything
So Everything To Him We Bring
Our Satisfying Treasure King
From Where All Pleasures Flow And Spring!

That's my King! That's my King!

MAY THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN RECEIVE THE REWARD OF HIS SUFFERING!

"Two young Moravians heard of an island in the West Indies where an atheist British owner had 2,000 to 3,000 slaves. And the owner had said, "No preacher, no clergyman, will ever stay on this island. If he's ship wrecked we'll keep him in a separate house until he has to leave, but he's never going to talk to any of us about God. I'm through with all that nonsense."

So there were 3,000 slaves from the jungles of Africa brought to an island in the Atlantic, there to live and die without hearing of Christ.

Two young Moravians heard about it. They sold themselves into slavery to the British planter and used the money they received from their sale to pay their passage out to his island for he wouldn’t even transport them.

As the ship left its pier in the river at Hamburg and was going out into the North Sea carried with the tide, the Moravians had come from Herrenhut to see these two lads, in their early twenties, off - never to return again - for this wasn’t a four year term, they sold themselves into a lifetime slavery.

The families were there weeping, for they knew they would never see them again. And they wondered why they were going and questioned the wisdom of it. As the gap widened and the housings had been cast off and were being curled up there on the pier, and the young boys saw the widening gap, one lad with his arm linked through the arm of his fellow raised his hand and shouted across the gap the last words that were heard from them - he cried out:

"MAY THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN RECEIVE THE REWARD OF HIS SUFFERING!""

Paris Reidhead

Friday, September 6, 2013

"That's My King!" Who Does The Impossibly Hard Through His Body Scarred So From His Presence We Won't Be Barred!


It's hard for the rich to enter in
Love of money is gripping sin
This lust for wealth comes from within
May God show those like Benny Hinn
Who teach that money's how you win
That on God's Word they've put a spin
And though they teach this with a grin
They're leading millions into sin
With Christ alone we must begin
He's the poorest Who's ever been
No place for Him was in the inn
No home to live or rest therein
And on that cross they pierced His skin
He took the wrath of God for sin
And rose again so we can win
And follow Him Who's always been
By faith in Him we enter in
And though our paycheck may be thin
It's “Christ is all!” that makes us grin!

That's my King! Do you know Him?!

A camel can't fit in the eye
Of the needle if you try
It's impossible – that's why
To man this saying does apply
You can't be saved – on man rely
But God can do all things – no lie
And to all works that He would try
Impossible does not apply
For on that cross Jesus did die
And rose alive now seated high
To all impossible defy
In Him to all sin say goodbye
Behind His back all sins will fly
If to Him by faith you'll cry
In love to you He has drawn nigh
He chose you first – made you comply
Opened your heart – He did apply
His saving grace you can't deny
With gratitude we all must cry
“You chose us Father, how and why!”
We don't deserve this grace supply!”  
To earn His love we must not try
He freely gives to those who cry
And like a child on Him rely
Just humbly trust, and He thereby
Will grant you joys far past the sky!

That's my King!

Christ Jesus Reigns Upon His Throne
To Save The Rich Is Hard He’s Shown
He Does The Impossible Alone
Makes Camels Walk Through Needles Grown
He Died To Save, Our Sins Atone
Then Rose Alive And Moved That Stone
We’re Justified By Faith Alone
All Sins Behind His Back Are Thrown
Leave Everything To Him We’ve Flown
Give All For Christ Without A Groan
With Joy We Gain, Our Minds Are Blown
For He Repays Beyond What’s Known
Eternal Life Upon His Throne
In Us His Word And Joy’s Sown
We’ll Judge, Our Reign He Will Condone
By Him We’re Loved And Fully Known
He Is Our Treasure, Bone Of Bone!

That's my King! That's my King!