The Gift of Song
You put Your song within our hearts
The day we came to You,
A song that echoes from above,
Well known yet ever new.
Your song gives voice to happy times –
A fountain of delight,
Expressing all our wordless joy
When things seem good and bright.
It brings us hope through troubled days
And comfort in the night;
Like healing balm it gives us life
And leads us to the light.
It makes the truth so real and clear
And guides our thoughts above,
Reminding us of faith and hope
And showing us Your love.
It brings us near to You, our God,
In worship, awe, and praise;
With songs and hymns we lift our voice
And sing Your wondrous ways.
It lifts our spirits, guides our lives,
And makes the wounded whole.
Lord, thank You for the gift of song –
The music of the soul.
Christina Joy Hommes
Lord, Give Me Words
Lord, give me words so I can praise
Your worthy Name, I pray,
For You are holy, good, and kind
And care for me each day.
Lord, give me words so I can lift
The weary soul to You,
For words can comfort, heal, revive
When gracious, kind, and true.
Lord, give me words so I can point
The lost to life above,
For Jesus died and rose again
To offer saving love.
Lord, set a watch before my mouth
So I will only say
The things that please and honor You
And bring You joy today.
Christina Joy Hommes
Just Take One Step
If you’ve wandered far away
Don’t know where to start today
Take one step
You don’t have to see ahead
Little actions conquer dread
Take one step
If you cannot see the light
Ask the Lord to guide you right
Take one step
Take the step you see right now
More will open up somehow
Take one step
When your strength and hope are gone
And you feel you can’t go on
Take one step
When your way is dark with fear
And your prospects seem unclear
Take one step
As you go you’ll surely find
God sends help because He’s kind
Take one step
Draw a little closer in
Just say no to one more sin
Take one step
Step by step you’re nearing home
From wherever you may roam
Take one step
Let God show you where to go
Trust His love as best you know
Take one step
Take the step that you can see
Oh, don’t wait to come be free
Take one step
Christina Joy Hommes
God Shares His Work with Us
The One who called to Lazarus
And told the dead “Come forth”
Could tell the stone to roll away
And shake the very earth.
But Jesus told the people there
To roll the stone away
So they could have a little part
In what He did that day.
And still the Savior shares His work
To make His goodness clear
So we can have a little part
In what He’s doing here.
Christina Joy Hommes
Pleasing God Today
God’s standard isn’t changing –
We never have to guess
Or wonder if He’s moving
The bar for righteousness.
His Word is everlasting,
The law of Christ is true,
His judgments can’t be altered
Whatever others do.
His goodness never wavers,
His mercy never ends,
His holiness is steadfast,
His justice never bends.
So we can seek and serve Him
With confidence each day
That what He said will please Him
Still pleases Him today.
Christina Joy Hommes
Free to Live as Victors
These my people are forgiven
All their sins are washed away;
With my blood I bought their pardon,
Now there’s nothing more to pay.
All their guilt and condemnation,
All the wrath and bitter shame,
All their sin I took and canceled
When they called upon my Name.
Now they’re free to live as victors
Free from sin and death and fear,
Partners in my life eternal
With a record pure and clear.
Though the tempter may accuse them,
Seek to fill their minds with doubt,
Nothing stands to block their access –
All their sin is blotted out.
While I live, they’re heirs of heaven,
Kept and guided by my love;
Robed in white they’ll live forever
In their home of light above.
Christina Joy Hommes