Tag Archives: Lord

On Our Wedding Day

On Our Wedding Dayby Michael DoyleWe go much better together than apartWe feel as if we’re one in our heartsGiving our all and living the presentAlways ready to give our 100 percentI’ve leaned on the Lord to do thisThough I … Continue reading

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Like A Child

Like A Childby Michael DoyleUnafraid like a childFeeling the spirit of the wildI serve our Father’s kingdomIn the name of love and freedomPraising Jesus’s sweet nameThe spirit of the Lord is the sameThat brings our Father’s loveBelieved from below; proclaimed … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Bestow Upon Me, O Lord My God, Understanding To Know Thee, Diligence To Seek Thee, Wisdom To Find Thee, and A Faithfulness That May Finally Embrace Thee

“Bestow upon me, O Lord my God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace thee.” – Thomas Aquinas

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First Principles: Blessed Is the Nation Whose God Is the Lord; and the People Whom He Hath Chosen For His Own Inheritance

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” – Psalms 33:12

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Our Living Hope

Our Living Hopeby Michael DoyleOur living hope is pureMaking our souls sureOf the Lord’s living graceAs we gaze on His holy faceWe know this by the tracesIn all we do as we embraceIn this living God we knowWho brings light … Continue reading

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Floodgate

Floodgateby Michael DoyleI know that my place is reservedBy grace, Heaven is now deservedFor a sinner who once did wrongI have changed, and now I belongWhile it is that all aroundThis wicked world is shakingI cling to the grace I’ve … Continue reading

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A Hymn For A Winter’s Day

A Hymn For A Winter’s Dayby Michael DoyleLeaning by the firesidePutting away my vain prideFear is not my wayI’ll follow the Lord in all my daysGod’s house is my dwellingGod’s love is my true ceilingAs I find my heart in … Continue reading

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First Principles: Those Who Hope In the Lord Will Renew Their Strength. They Will Soar On Wings Like Eagles

“Even youths grow tired and weary,    and young men stumble and fall;31 but those who hope in the Lord    will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles;    they will run and not grow weary,    they will walk and not be faint. “ – Isaiah 40:30-31(NIV)

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First Principles: Though I Walk Through the Darkest Valley, I Will Fear No Evil

“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I … Continue reading

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First Principles: Trust In the Lord With All Your Heart, and Do Not Lean On Your Own Understanding

 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” – Proverbs 3:5

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