Stories of Faith

In Hebrew, “to ordain” literally means “to fill hands”

Lord, please fill our hands today
And make us holy unto You
Please take all sin and guilt away
That we might raise clean hands to You

Fill our hands that we might be
Your ministers who spread Your Word
Till all the earth Your reign shall see
Till all have known and all have heard

Fill our hands, that we might spread
The glad, good news of liberty
That You have risen from the dead
To save our souls and set us free

Fill our hands that we might fight
And train our fingers for the war
To stop the wrong, defend the right
Fulfilling what You made us for

Fill our hands with strength, that we
Might heed whate’er You say to do
Equip our hearts that we might be
Your witnesses of what is true

Fill our hands, that we might guard
The covenant we made with You
For Your commands are not too hard
The things we promised, we shall do

Fill our hands that we might be
A temple made of living stone
That in us might Your presence be
Within our hearts, Lord, take Your throne

Fill our hands with Your strong hand
That leads us toward Your mission’s call
That guides us homeward, to Your land
Please consecrate us, Lord of all!

In vain I searched amongst this earth
For lovely pleasures, lasting peace
The worldly pleasures had no worth
And worldly peace would quickly cease

All treasures of the earth were vain
The world confused me—what was true?
What hope or goodness would remain
Throughout the ages?—only You

You taught me and I understood
That all my life, I sought for You
For You alone are truly good
The source of treasures dear and true

All temporal treasures have a mar
All temporal beauties have a stain
They fade and flicker like a star
And every life is mixed with pain

But You give joys that never end
The ceaseless hope not from the earth
You give me grace, and call me friend
In Your great love, my heart finds worth

For what on earth compares to You?
The humble heart You satisfy
When toward Your throne I set my eyes
In love, You hear each desperate cry

Though all things temporal fall apart
My hope is that You hear and see
Forever You will hold my heart
For You are everything to me

Based on Psalm 65

In Zion is stillness, and praise unto You
And we shall fulfill what we promised to do
All flesh shall ascend to appear at Your throne
Our prayers You hear; for our sins You atone

Oh, blessed is the one whom You choose and You call
That He might approach You, O Master of all
That he in the courts of Your house might abide
By Zion’s pure goodness are we satisfied

Yes, Yahweh shall answer with awesome, just deeds
For He is the trust of the earth and the seas
He came wrapped in power, the mountains to form
When oceans are raging, He stills the strong storm

When waves proudly crash, He shall silence their voice
He makes both the evening and morning rejoice
He stills the great tumult of peoples by fear
The nations are frightened Your wonders to hear

You visit the earth and enrich it with rain
And You shall provide and prepare all their grain
Your river is full, and its ridge overflows
You soften with showers, and bless that which grows

The years with Your goodness and plenty You crown
Upon desert fields Your abundance drops down
The hills shall rejoice; You clothe pastures with sheep
They all sing and shout with the valleys so deep

Because His mercies never end
The sons of Jacob ne’er shall cease
His chosen ones He shall defend
He shields us with His strength and peace

His tender mercies never fail
Thus never shall consumed we be
For in His might we shall prevail
Despite the enemies we see

Because His love steadfastly stands
We shout and sing amidst a war
Our needs and plights He understands
And He sustains us evermore

Because His grace is deep and great
We have no need to fear or flee
How good it is to trust and wait
For Him to bring the victory

His mercies are made new each morn
His faithfulness has never failed
Thus be encouraged, not forlorn
Throughout the ages, He prevailed

Your mercy is our hiding place
Our help and trust is You alone
Our confidence is in Your grace
Our tears are bottled ‘fore Your throne

Our portion and our hope is You
And through Your wonders, we remain
Your promises are always true
Eternal is Your righteous reign

Inspired by Lamentations 3:21-26 and Malachi 3:6

Blessed are those who overcome
Who bravely stand ‘midst strife
For they shall see God’s paradise
And reach the tree of life

They shall not be harmed by death
Because They overcame
The hidden manna they shall eat
And gain their own new name

Blessed are those who overcome
They have the Morning Star
Their Lord shall let them rule with Him
O’er nations near and far

Those who undefiled are
Those walking worthily
Who clean their garments in the blood
In robes of white shall be

Blessed are those who overcome
Amidst the great distress
Their name will not be blotted out
Their name He shall confess

Hold fast that which He gave to You
And do not lose your crown
That You might see Jerusalem
Renewed, and coming down

Blessed are those who overcome
A pillar they shall be
Within the Temple of our God
For all eternity

Hark! He knocks, and blessed are those
Who open up the door
Those overcoming shall remain
Beside Him evermore

Blessed are those who overcome
Believing in His Word
Their Lord shall write on them His Name
Which men have never heard

Those enduring to the end
Are saved from every wrong
Their awesome weapon is their praise
Their battle cry a song

Blessed are those who overcome
Believing in the Lamb
Those faithfully enduring all
To serve the Great I AM

In His blood they overcome
With testimonies strong
Those loving not their lives to death
Shall sing amongst the throng

Blessed is He who overcame
Yeshua, King of Kings
He conquered sin and death, though He
Was tempted in all things

Yours is all the might and fame
In You we overcome
You shall return, to rule this earth
O Lord Yeshua, come!

Based on many verses throughout Revelation, especially chapters 2 and 3

My righteous King still rules today
Yehovah holds eternal sway

The things “impossible” come true
What miracles I saw Him do!

Yes, He who shakes the earth and sea
Our refuge and our strength shall be

Come see the works His hands have wrought!
To save His precious ones He fought

Though mountains tumble to the sea
Forever with us He shall be

Among the nations He is great
And He shall make my pathways straight

Through Him upon the waves I trod
Be still and know that He is God

Inspired by Psalm 46

Ye fearing Yehovah, draw near; I shall say
The deeds He hath done for my soul
Afflictions and flames had surrounded my way
Strong waters above me didst roll

He proved me, and I was as silver refined
Removed He my dross and my doubt
And though ‘midst the water and flame I was tried
In mercy my King brought me out

I clung unto hope and believed in His Word
His praises were found on my tongue
He answered my prayers; my pleadings He heard
Behold all the deeds He hath done!

“Stand still, and behold the salvation of God”
I heard, and no more was I scared
A path through the ocean whereon we should trod
Hath He for His people prepared

Thus now, in abundance, I joyfully sing
And I shall complete every vow
With joy I shall go to the House of my King
To humbly and gratefully bow

The nations shalt praise Thee, Thy foes shalt obey
The earth shalt sing praises to Thee
Oh, blessed be Yehovah, Who turned not away
My plea, nor His mercy from me!

Based on Psalm 66

You have brought me to the places
I had thought I’d never see
You have done astounding wonders
Those I thought might never be

You have answered earnest prayers
Those I thought You might not hear
You have let me see such beauty
Views so stunning, sights so dear

You have given my desires
Formed my dreams, then made them true
You gave back what I surrendered
That which I gave up to You

You have given hope so constant
Peace the world can’t take away
You are far beyond all praising
You are why I’m here today

You did miracles so awesome
Why? Because You cherish me
Could these wonders truly happen?
Yes, and greater things shall be!

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“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and inaccessible things, which you do not know.”
-Jeremiah 33:3

Yeshua answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
-John 1:50

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Messiah Yeshua to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
-Ephesians 3:20+21

This is a collaborative poem by my sister Amy and me. She started writing it in 2020, but just recently resurfaced the poem and we worked on completing it together. Thanks, Amy!

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Of Korah’s sons a contemplation
A love song, for the chief musician

My heart a goodly word doth bring
And overfloweth to the King

Oh, blest Thou art, and fair of face
Anointed art Thy lips with grace 

Ride on in strength to things untold
To awesome things prepared of old

 Affix Thy sword upon Thy thigh
And let Thy sharpened arrows fly

The nations fall beneath Thy hand
Forevermore Thy throne wilt stand

Thou lovest justice, hatest wrong
So Thou art the Anointed One

The oil of joy is poured upon
The head of Him made glad with song

Among the dear ones of the King
Art princesses, besides the queen

 Consider, daughter, see and hear
Forget thy father’s house so dear

And come unto the King, for He
Hath longed thy loveliness to see

Draw near, thou bride of great renown
Before thy Groom and Lord bow down

The princess is esteemed within
Her dress is bright, gold woven in

The virgins, her companions, sing
And follow her unto the King

She entereth the palace gate
With songs and jubilation great

Yea, in Thy fathers’ stead shall be
Thy sons, as princes under Thee

Thy Name shalt be preserved, therefore
The peoples praise Thee evermore

Eternally my God won’t change
He’s never changed; I know it’s true
His covenants don’t pass away
The things He promised, He will do

He’s not a man, that He should lie
Nor son of man, to change His mind
His righteousness forever stands
He’s always just and always kind

My eyes have seen His faithfulness
Have seen His steadfast love displayed
His promises to Israel
Have never failed, won’t ever fade

In Him all things are possible
He’s always strong; I trust His Word
When Yahweh speaks, in faith I cling
With confidence to all I heard

Though promises might seem far-fetched
Your faithfulness my hope shall be
For what could be more certain than
The words that You have promised me?

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“God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
-Numbers 23:19

“For I am the Lord, I do not change; therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”
-Malachi 3:6