Psalms 27 - mixed with song by Virginia Atkin
A Psalm of David.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?The LORD is the strength of my life;Of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh,My enemies and foes,They stumbled and fell. 3 Though an army may encamp against me,My heart shall not fear;Though war may rise against me,In this I will be confident.
O Lord, You saw my darkness
You saw the chaos of my soul
You hovered over me with kindness
Waiting for the time to show
Your love
Your great power
Your great mercy
If I would but believe
You spoke the word of revelation
And light was shed abroad within me
The light of the knowledge of Your Son
Given on calvary
In love
In great power
In great mercy
For all who would believe
The enemies of my soul
Who tore at me night and day
Were hushed to stunned silence
By your glorious array
Your love
Your great power
Your great mercy
Shining upon my new belief
4 One thing I have desired of the LORD,That will I seek:That I may dwell in the house of the LORDAll the days of my life,To behold the beauty of the LORD,And to inquire in His temple. 5 For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion;In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me;He shall set me high upon a rock.
6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice!Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When You said, "Seek My face,"My heart said to You, "Your face, LORD, I will seek." 9 Do not hide Your face from me;Do not turn Your servant away in anger;You have been my help;Do not leave me nor forsake me,O God of my salvation. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me,Then the LORD will take care of me.
To seek You Lord and find You
Is the secret treasure of my soul
To find the pleasure of Your Presence
Is better to me than gold
Better to me than wine
More precious to me than gold
More dear to me than my very self
I would give all to know
I would give all to know
I would give all to know
You more
To cry out to you in trouble
And find Your comfort flood my soul
To experience Your beauty
You’ve become my goal
You’ve released me from the bondage
Of a self-perfecting strife
You shed Your blood to cleanse me
And make something holy of my life
My searching for true righteousness
Was leading everywhere
But in the light of Your countenance
My pride of effort is laid bare
And I see
The gift You give
It is free
In You I live
So I relinquish all now that I’ve found you
And I turn my heart to faith
A know you are my Saviour
And it’s you that I embrace
Nothing to prove
God, You’ve done it all
In the face of Jesus Christ
You’ve restore us from the fall
Freed from the chaos of the search
My spirit soars so free
Safely covered by Your righteous hand
Jesus Christ is all to me
I am free
To know Thee
To seek Your face
And the eternal unfolding of Your Grace.
I am now in Your care
I can trust in You
To get me where
I inherit all you have for me
11 Teach me Your way, O LORD,And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. 12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries;For false witnesses have risen against me,And such as breathe out violence. 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORDIn the land of the living.
14 Wait on the LORD;Be of good courage,And He shall strengthen your heart;Wait, I say, on the LORD!
Many are the thoughts that assail me
Enticing me to run
In the ways of those around me
Who do not know or treasure Your dear Son
O anchor of my soul
Steadfast rock on which I stand
Let my thoughts be so established
That I make no god of man
Make me a light
Of the true knowledge of Christ
Let it shine so bright
That it frees others from the night
You’ve made a sanctuary for You in my heart
You undergird me so I may know Your love
You satisfy me with heavenly things
And set my affections on what is above
So I wait on You
As a servant, his master
As a beloved son, his father
As a weaned child at his mother’s breast
I wait on You
