The One I Will Praise
God orders my steps with compassion
His mercies are new every day
He knows what will come and prepares me
He teaches my heart what to pray
His goodness is strong and unfailing
His faithfulness flows from above
His grace is more sure than the mountains
He anchors my hope in His love
There’s no one so kind and so patient
His holiness shines like the sun
He showers my path with His blessings
And meets all my needs one by one
The Lord is my strength and my portion
My refuge, the One I will praise
The source of my life and my Savior
For Him I will live all my days
Christina Joy Hommes
Correct, Counsel, Comfort
Dear Holy Spirit, use Your Word
To guide and guard my way
So I remember what I’ve heard
And live it day by day.
Correct my thoughts and plans, I pray,
To seek what’s good and true;
Reveal my sin so when I stray
I might return to You.
Please counsel me to know the way
That I should choose, O Lord,
That I might please You every day
And gain faith’s true reward.
Bring comfort sweet and dry my tears,
Lord, help me trust Your love,
That I might see past pain and fears
To heaven’s home above.
Christina Joy Hommes
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:26
Psalm 19
When people look at nature,
They see what God has made –
His goodness and His glory
Are everywhere displayed.
When people read the Bible,
They know what God has said –
His love and His salvation
Are shown in what they’ve read.
When people watch God’s children,
They view what God has done –
His care and grace and power
Are seen in battles won.
Lord, help me be a witness
In all I do and say,
That through my life Your glory
Might shine from day to day.
Christina Joy Hommes
John 10:10
The devil wants to steal and kill
A Christian’s faith and joy,
Our sense of peace and heart of praise
He’s plotting to destroy.
But Jesus comes to give us life
Abundant, full, and free
With joy and purpose, love and hope
That last eternally.
Between the two a war is on
And all must choose a side;
Surrender yields abundant life
That’s blest and satisfied.
Christina Joy Hommes
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10
You’re leading step by step, dear Lord,
I caught a glimpse today
Of how You’ve worked things out so far
And guided all the way.
With joy and thanks I here renew
My pledge of faith to You;
I’ll trust Your plan and take each step
Because You’ll bring me through.
Oh, thank You for the way You’ve shown
Your skillful, loving care;
With joyful heart I’ll take each step
Your wisdom will prepare.
Christina Joy Hommes
Remembered
Some people are remembered
For buildings they have built,
For monuments erected
Or statues thickly gilt.
Some people are remembered
For speeches that we quote,
For lasting books and stories
Or music’s stirring note.
Some people are remembered
For things that they designed,
For pulling back the curtain
On nature or the mind.
But, if my life’s remembered,
I hope it’s for the way
Folks saw God’s love and glory
In all I do and say.
Christina Joy Hommes
