When My Soul Is Thirsty
Lord, when my soul is thirsty
I come to You and find
Your Word is like a fountain
Refreshing heart and mind.
Like water in the desert
It gives me hope and cheer,
Reviving and restoring
With truth so sweet and clear.
Revealing thoughts and motives
It cleanses me from sin
To make me pure and holy
So Christ can dwell within.
Through daily meditation
Your Word renews my soul
With comfort, joy, and healing
That make my spirit whole.
It makes me strong and fruitful
And brings me such delight;
I’ll daily seek the Scriptures
To live them day and night.
Christina Joy Hommes
Perhaps you prayed a sinner’s prayer
You didn’t understand;
You said some words you didn’t mean
And shook a preacher’s hand.
But nothing changed within your soul
That day so long ago;
You wonder if you’re really saved
And long to truly know.
Then thoughts arise of those around
Who think you know the Lord;
You wonder what the cost would be
To claim the great reward.
Don’t wait, my friend, the Savior died
To offer life to you,
And if you’ll come, He’ll save your soul
And make your spirit new.
In humble faith repent and call
On Jesus’ Name today;
He’ll take you now, redeem your life,
And wash your sins away.
You’ll find the peace of knowing Christ,
The joy of being free,
The sweet assurance you belong
For all eternity.
Christina Joy Hommes
There’s No One Else Like Jesus
There’s no one else like Jesus
So loving and so true,
So holy and so righteous
Yet full of mercy, too.
There’s no one else like Jesus
So constant and so near,
He’s always right beside me
To guide, sustain, and hear.
There’s no one else like Jesus
So giving and so kind,
So willing to forgive me
And leave my past behind.
There’s no one else like Jesus
So changeless and so strong,
His goodness and His glory
Will be my endless song.
Christina Joy Hommes
I’ll Use What God Has Given
I’ll use the voice God gave me
To praise His holy Name,
I’ll use the tongue He gave me
To spread His worthy fame.
I’ll use the hands God gave me
To serve the Lord today,
I’ll use the feet He gave me
To walk in heaven’s way.
I’ll use the mind God gave me
To think on things above,
I’ll use the heart He gave me
To learn and share His love.
I’ll use the time God gave me
To do the tasks He’ll show,
I’ll use the things God gave me
To build His work below.
I’ll use the life God gave me
To love Him and obey,
I’ll use what God has given
To worship Him today.
Christina Joy Hommes
God Didn’t Have to Care
Enthroned in perfect splendor
God didn’t have to care
About rebellious creatures
Who sinned and faced despair.
Yet love defined His nature –
He wouldn’t turn away
From those that He’d created
Though we had gone astray.
He felt our pain and sorrow
And grieved that we were lost;
He set His mind to save us
Despite the awful cost.
He left the light and glory,
The worship and the praise,
To share a world we’d broken
With all our sinful ways.
Then, when He’d faced temptation,
He took sin’s heavy load
And died the death we’d chosen
To pay the debt we owed.
Though crucified He triumphed –
He rose to crush our foe
And offer free salvation
To all who dwell below.
Now risen and exalted,
The God-man gladly bears
The marks of our redemption
Which make us sons and heirs.
Enthroned in perfect splendor
He reaches down in love
To save the lost and give us
His endless life above.
Christina Joy Hommes
Heaven’s Welcome
I almost see the welcome
That’s waiting just for you
Beyond the gates of heaven
When you have stepped right through:
The glowing light of heaven –
God’s presence all around,
The sweetest songs all filling
The air with joyful sound,
The pure and lovely fragrance
Of home sweet home at last,
The wide-awake, glad feeling
Of life when pain is past,
The dear ones gone before you
All gathered round the throne,
The fuller understanding
Of all you’ve ever known,
And best of all the Savior
Who’ll welcome you above
To share His life forever
In perfect peace and love.
Christina Joy Hommes
“For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:11