Poetry For The Church In Renewal Book 2

POETRY FOR THE CHURCH IN RENEWAL BOOK TWO

BY IRENE MCGOUGH

All poems Copyright Irene McGough © 2008

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Page 3. INDEX Page 5. COME LET US ENTER YOUR PRESENCE Page 7. CREATION’ S PLAN Page 8. DEAR FATHER IN UNITY WE COME Page 10. DEAR LORD I HAVE A PROBLEM Page 12. DWELL IN THE SECRET PLACE Page 13. A BEAUTIFUL GIFT FROM GOD (boy) Page14. A BEAUTIFUL GIFT FROM GOD (girl) Page 15. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL Page 16. HE DID IT ALL FOR ME AND YOU Page 17.

HE IS RISEN INDEED

Page 18. HEALING IN HIS WINGS Page 19.

HEAVENLY PLACES

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HEAVEN’S GLORY

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

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HOLY SPIRIT COME IN POWER

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I SURRENDER MY ALL IN ALL

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A MIGHTY WARRIOR

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I WANT THAT GOD KIND OF LOVE

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I WANT TO DWELL IN THE SECRET PLACE

Page 29.

I’M COMING UP HIGHER

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JESUS IS KING

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JESUS IS LORD

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LATTER DAY RAINS

Page 33. LET US SHOW LOVE TO ONE ANOTHER Page 34. LET YOUR KINGDOM COME Page 35. LOOK INTO THE MIRROR AND WHAT DO YOU SEE? Page 36. LORD I LONG TO SEE YOU FACE TO FACE Page 37. LORD LAY SOME SOULS UPON MY HEART Page 38. MAKE ME OVER ANEW Page 39.

MY BEST FRIEND

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MY DADDY LOVES ME

Page 41. MY DEAR CHILD Page 43. MY LORD AND MY GOD Page 44. MY REFUGE AND MY STRENGTH Page 45.

MY SOUL DOES MAGNIFY YOU

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THE NAME OF GOD IS JEHOVAH

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A POEM FOR NEW YEAR

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OUR GOD IS BUILDING HIS CHURCH

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PRAISE THE LORD

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PRAY FOR ISRAEL

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RESTORE THE FOUNDATIONS

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COME LET US ENTER YOUR PRESENCE Come let us enter into your presence, Lord of Lords and King of Kings, Fill this place with your glorious presence, And let us forever your praises sing. And we cry out for more Lord, With voices united in one accord, Fill us up till our cups are overflowing, As we come today to worship you alone. Worthy; worthy; worthy Lord you are, Lord of Glory, the bright and Morning Star, And we behold the beauty of your Splendour, For you triumphed over the grave our dear Saviour. Now we are coming up higher to be with you, Drawing closer and closer as we desire to, For it is you who planted that desire in our hearts, When you cleansed us from sin giving us a new start, So Lord come, fill this place with your glory, For we Lord are coming thirsty and hungry, And we are seeking after you alone, For we know this world is not our home. And we bring before you heartfelt praising, As in unison our voices we are raising, Singing holy, holy, holy aren’t you Lord, Now our voices are united in one accord. And the Spirit and the bride will say come, We your bride long to see you Lord, face to face, For you poured out on us love, mercy and grace, And we long for the day we reach our heavenly home, For all eternity we will be by your side, You are the groom, who will call home His bride, Hallelujah, Lord Jesus for you’re coming again, There will be joy immeasurable, and no more pain. So we thank you for the joy that you give us, All poems Copyright Irene McGough © 2008

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We thank you that you have made promises to us, You send your warring angels to protect us each day, And by our side forever more you have promised to stay. And we sing, Hallelujah, thank you Jesus, Thank you Lord for the joy that you give us, Even through trials you give us such peace, And our love for you will never cease.

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CREATION’ S PLAN Long before this world began, God had a purpose and a plan, Creation of this world was His plan, And in this world He would place man. God created man to commune with Him, For man to walk in fellowship with Him, But along came the serpent tempting the woman, Sin destroyed that perfect relationship with man. So God sought a way to restore that relationship, For a righteous God could not look upon sin, There had to be a sacrifice of one with no sin within, God sent His Son to die to restore our fellowship. When Jesus died he paid the price for our sins. And now we can know what is to be forgiven, By repenting and opening up our hearts to Jesus, We come to the Father through relationship with Jesus. For the Master’s plan was that we should worship Him, And now we can do this in Spirit and in truth, Knowing the wonder of relationship with Him, We come through Him who is the way, the life and truth.

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DEAR FATHER IN UNITY WE COME Dear Father in unity we come seeking more revelation of who you are, You are the Holy One; Glorious in Infinite Splendor you are, And we long to see your Kingdom come in full reality, For when heaven touches earth healing of the whole person is a surety. We give you praise and thanks for you always provide for us, We need never worry about having food provided for us, For you provide the food on our tables and a roof over our heads, So no matter what comes against us we will trust in you instead. Forgive us Father for our foolish ways, for debts we have accumulated, You have forgiven us so let us forgive those who against us sinned, Help us to overcome the temptations that the devil casts our way, That we might be overcomers, empowered by the Holy Sprit every day. Fill us up afresh that we might play our part in heralding in your Kingdom, For it’s not by our might, nor by our power but by your Spirit we move, And as we tell the people about King Jesus we will see many come to salvation, As we come in repentance and obediently in response to your voice move. We will praise your Precious Name and give you all the glory, Your precious cup of oil that anoints us to spread your “Good News” story, Of how you call sinners to repentance and wash away their sins, And You want to heal every part of them cleansing them deep within. So let the fire of heaven ignite us afresh to see the captives set free, May the light of your countenance shine forth in us that people might see, Just even a glimpse of how marvelous and wonderful you are Dear God, And they might come to the foot of the cross declaring Jesus as Lord. We worship only you Our Lord and our God for you alone are Worthy, There is none like you, in unison we cry Holy, Holy, Holy unto you. All poems Copyright Irene McGough © 2008

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How magnificent in glorious splendor you are Worthy, Worthy, Worthy, And now in unity your people come with voices of one accord to worship you.

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DEAR LORD I HAVE A PROBLEM Dear Lord, I have a problem and I want to be part of the solution, I long to see so many people falling truly in love with you in this generation, You have set a fire within my heart, luke warmness won’t cut it any more, I’m falling more in love with my Jesus and I long for people to know the one I adore. You have captured my heart and I am wrecked for anything else, For you I must live I can no longer live for self, you must increase, I know you have birthed a passion deep within me for the lost and the hurting, But Lord I want to help in part to awaken your people who are sleeping. This passion is taking hold of me and ripping me so completely apart, I don’t know the why’s and how’s of how to do what you would have me do, But I know that you hold the future and will help me to make a start, So through prayer and supplication I come fully ready to be used of you. You are so precious to me Lord and I want to know you more and more, So consume every part of my being, right to it’s very core, Lord you have always been faithful to me down through the years, You have carried me through times of blessing and through tears. And I confess that I have so often taken my eyes off of you, But I know without a shadow of doubt that you carried me through, And you brought me back to the foot of the cross that I might see, That without you in my life Lord Jesus, just where would I be? So hear I am humbly begging your forgiveness my dear Saviour, And asking you this day to begin raising me up as a true warrior, Who will play a part in heralding in your Kingdom on this earth, For a fiery, loving passion for you in me you have birthed. So Lord I ask you to help me, to express in poetry and other ways, All poems Copyright Irene McGough © 2008

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Just how wonderful and beautiful you are to me this day, That, others might behold something of the beauty of your countenance, And they might come hungry and thirsty to behold your radiance. For I love you Lord and I want the world to know it’s all about you, We were born with a purpose, a relationship with you to pursue, And that means more than saying a quick dutiful prayer at the end of the day, You have called us to be lovers of you walking with you along the way. For you are the bridegroom who beckons his bride to come as lovers, And for those yet to come you are beckoning them come hither, Because you first loved us, giving your life for us that we might be saved, For your desire is for people to really know they are loved.

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DWELL IN THE SECRET PLACE Come dwell in the secret place of the most High, And live under the shadow of the Almighty. The Lord is your refuge and your fortress, trust in Him, He is your deliverer and your healer, there is none like Him. He protects you under the shadow of His Wings, Of His truth and His faithfulness you can sing, You need not be afraid of the terror of the night Nor any harm by day for you will keep Him in sight. You shall not live in fear of sickness, disease or even death, For though many fall by your side, to your right or your left, You will stay strong in the knowledge that God protects, And praise the Lord for He is your refuge and strength. You can spend your days dwelling in the secret place with Him too, No evil will fall on you, nor will calamity come near you. You can rest in the knowledge that his angels protect you too, And because of Jesus you can trample all things under you. So long after Him with passionate love, thank Him for saving you, Forever give praise to His name, the one who first loved you, When you call upon Him, He answers each and every prayer, You can go through life’s trials with confidence that He’s there. And He will raise you up and take you out of the miry clay, He is your deliverer and we can serve Him all of our days, With a long fulfilled life, will you be satisfied, living for Him, For He has saved your soul, setting you free to dance with Him

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For Christian parents of a baby boy A BEAUTIFUL GIFT FROM GOD What a beautiful gift you have been given, A blessing indeed is this precious baby, Forming him in his mother’s womb was ordained in heaven, And now you can cherish your beautiful baby. Our Saviour indeed showed children love and compassion, He said “Suffer those little ones to come unto me,” As Christians parents remember He has hands on your little one, And He will draw him unto Himself in time can’t you see. What a wonderful privilege you have been given, Entrusted to you both by the God of heaven, To bring him up showing him the Father’s love, That he might through Jesus come to know the Father above. Now many prayers will be coming your way, As your brothers and sisters support you and pray, And God will send His angels to protect him too, Your Father in heaven is there to instruct you. He will guide you and help you bring this child up, So relax and enjoy this precious bundle of joy, The Holy Spirit will anoint him with oil from His cup, Those days with a precious baby boy are yours to enjoy. BE BLESSED.

For Christian parents of a baby girl All poems Copyright Irene McGough © 2008

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A BEAUTIFUL GIFT FROM GOD What a beautiful gift you have been given, A blessing indeed is this precious baby, Forming her in her mother’s womb was ordained in heaven, And now you can cherish your beautiful baby. Our Saviour indeed showed children love and compassion, He said “Suffer those little ones to come unto me,” As Christians parents remember He has hands on your little one, And He will draw her unto Himself in time can’t you see. What a wonderful privilege you have been given, Entrusted to you both by the God of heaven, To bring her up showing her the Father’s love, That she might through Jesus come to know the Father above. Now many prayers will be coming your way, As your brothers and sisters support you and pray, And God will send His angels to protect her too, Your Father in heaven is there to instruct you. He will guide you and help you bring this child up, So relax and enjoy this precious bundle of joy, The Holy Spirit will anoint her with oil from His cup, Those days with a precious baby girl are yours to enjoy. BE BLESSED.

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THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL The Word of the Lord has been planted as seed, The Lord of the harvest is bringing in the harvest, His voice hearkens to you and me “Can I send you?” The harvest is plentiful It’s labourers I need. Will we gladly respond “Here I am Lord send me.” Or will we look around and say “Please Lord send another,” Will we boldly go and proclaim “One way to God there is no other.” For it was for all the lost that Jesus died, can’t you see? Lord cleanse deep within our hearts, start with mine, Rid me of all my foolish ways, make me over anew, Oh Lord our God, You must increase, we must decrease, From now on let our foolish striving in fleshly ways cease. So Lord when we hear your cry “Will you go for me?” Let us gladly respond “Here I am Lord send me.” Anoint us and commission us Lord for the work we must do, That the people out there will know that you love them too. Irene Mc Gough

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HE DID IT ALL FOR ME AND YOU He who is and was and is to come did it all for us, Our creator left heavens glory to die the just for the unjust, He made all that has breath, the author of time and seasons, Our finite minds find it hard to understand the reason. For what man would for those who crucified Him die? In obedience to the Father the Son of Man came and died, It was out of love that He became sin, who knew no sin, Now all who accept Him as Lord can have sins forgiven. I find it amazing that the Son of God wanted me to be part of His bride, There is no natural beauty in me that my bridegroom should desire me, He has made me beautiful in His sight and washed away my sins from me, And now I have a hope that is steady and sure of an eternity by His side. He wants you too to be part of His glorious bride? He says “Won’t you come to me and in me abide, Dear friend it was for you that I on Calvary’s cross died. Don’t you see the loving tears for you I have cried? I’m coming back again my precious bride to take home, But I tarry a little longer, to see more say “I will come,” For throughout eternity my Father has longed to be reconciled to you. For it was for that reason I came to have a relationship with you.” God and Jesus love you and the Holy Spirit is knocking at your heart’s door, The Holy Spirit wants you to open up to Jesus and let Him come in, That you might know a blessed hope that is sure, new life in Christ gives more, For with your sins forgiven you will be on your way to that place called heaven.

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HE IS RISEN INDEED Our Lord and Saviour is risen indeed, All praise, honour and glory be unto Him, He who has met us in our hour of need, The blood He shed has reconciled us to Him. How wonderful and marvellous this is, The Lord Jesus gave His life for us, What wonderful grace and mercy is this, That the sinless, Son of God should die for us. But the grave could not hold him. Triumphant over death and the grave. In resurrection glory he arose, the people to save, And eternally we can sing praises unto him. For our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ is alive, He is the Alpha and Omega the beginning and the end, And because he lives we shall eternally live, With the one who sits at the Father’s right hand. So let us sing praises to our glorious risen Lord, Praising the Lord with voices in one accord, For he alone is worthy of all praise, honour and glory, So let us live our lives to the praise of his glory.

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HEALING IN HIS WINGS The Lord our God is the son of righteousness, And He rises with healing in His wings, Generation after generation has experienced healing, For He is Jehovah Rapha, the Lord that heals. God does not change with the seasons, Yesterday today forever He is the same, God’s mercies are for everyone, He is the healer of the sick and the lame. The sick are healed through praying in faith, The Lord will raise them up as His Word saith, The words of Jesus were I am willing, be healed, For it is by the stripes he took we are healed. So believe and receive for a total inner healing, For our Lord and my God is forever willing, To renew the strength of all who wait on Him, You will rise up like eagles, healed to soar with Him.

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HEAVENLY PLACES This is where I belong seated up in the Heavenly Places with you Lord, I’m coming up closer, coming up higher, deeper and deeper to be with you, For as the deer pants for water, my soul is thirsting after you, Jesus my bridegroom, my Saviour, my King, my lover, my Lord. My heart overflows with an all consuming passion for you Lord. How can it be that you only have eyes for one such as me? You call me your beloved and you tell me you are pleased with me, What love, what grace and mercy you have shown to me, dear Lord. I love when you wrap your arms around me, sweetly caressing my hair, In all the circumstances of this life I know that you really care, For you are good all the time and your love is forever and ever, There is absolutely nothing that can your precious love sever. For your love is an everlasting love, sweet and beautiful to me, You kiss me with your kisses showing such amazing love for me, You keep welcoming me to come up a little higher and higher, You desire all of me and want to be the object of my deepest desire. Now I behold the glory of the Holy lamb, for my sake you were slain, You are the Lord of Lords and King of Kings and you sit upon the throne, Yet here you are calling my name and drawing me up closer once again, My heart is bubbling over with joy when you call me your own. You’ve taken my mourning and turned it into dancing, You’ve taken my weeping and turned it into laughing, You’ve taken my sadness and turned it to joy unspeakable. Then you call me on up to your banqueting table. And I cry out more Lord, more Lord, I want more of you. My heart and soul cry out for you Lord, only you. I love to be alone with you Lord in the secret place, Where you give me strength to go on running the race. All poems Copyright Irene McGough © 2008

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HEAVEN’S GLORY

Dear friend, I want to tell you a story, Of a wonderful vision of Heaven’s glory, And I looked and saw one with eyes on fire, For seated on the throne was the one I desire. He is the Alpha and Omega and the Ancient of Days, And like the Apostle John I fall at His feet at one gaze, Looking up I saw the wonderful beauty of His countenance, His glory shining brightly like the sun’s radiance. All around His throne the angels gather and sing, And the twenty – four elders were gathered around, "Worthy, worthy, O Lord, glory, honour and power” proclaiming, From the throne lightning’s, thunderings, and voices resound. And all the angels with the saints throughout the ages will gather, Singing praises in unity from every tribe and every nation together, "Worthy, Worthy, Worthy, Blessing and honour and glory and power, Be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!” When the rewards are handed out at the Bema Seat, I stand there wishing I had given Him more, For He had a purpose for me to fulfil I know, And I realize that much of my life was lived in defeat. The word said I would overcome by the blood of the Lamb, And out of life’s trials He would bring peace and calm, Yet I failed to move fully into all that He had for me, Fear of man and the situation at hand was all I could see. But He beckons to me saying “I am well pleased” And He rewards me with crowns and I am so blessed, For He saw my heart and knew that He was my greatest treasure, And He poured out His love on me without measure. And my Saviour has prepared a beautiful mansion for me, I am clothed in robes of righteousness as part of His bride you see, All poems Copyright Irene McGough © 2008

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For all of my sins are washed away forever from me, And the wonder of His Glory and Majesty eternally I will see. And then I’m dancing in the streets that are golden, The wondrous glory of the Lord I am beholding, Forever and forever His praises I will sing, As I can now dance eternally with the King of Kings.

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Son of Man, Worthy, Worthy, Worthy is the Lamb, Let's give Him all the glory and all the praise, For He alone is worthy, let us our hands raise. For in the presence of the King of Kings, There is a sweet fragrant essence, See the most beautiful glorious cloud of His Presence, Fills this place, let us His praises sing. Holy, Holy, Holy are you our precious Lord, Worthy, worthy, worthy are you Lord, Take us in closer, nearer and nearer to you, We are entering the Holy of Holies to be with you.

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HOLY SPIRIT COME IN POWER Holy Spirit come in power, baptize me afresh with your fire, I long to see the kingdom of heaven invade this earth, But take that longing and move it on to a passionate desire, Increase your presence in me, so my flesh life is put to death. Help me press on in to the high calling of my Lord and Saviour, Lord you say I am the salt of the earth let me be salt with real flavour. I praise and thank you Lord for setting me so totally and completely free, I thank you Father for the Spiritual gifts which you have given me, From now on I want to learn to really walk by faith and not just by sight, Lord won’t you shine through me the full force of your glorious light, Heavenly Father, like Smith Wiggles worth, I long for prevailing faith. Help me Father to take hold of all that your precious Word says. Your Word says I should be doing greater works empowered by the Spirit, I repent that for too long I have been prepared to accept the status quo, Lord, on my own I am powerless, fill me afresh with the Holy Spirit, For I long to move in the power of the Holy Spirit more and more. I look around me and see so many hurting people everywhere, The rich, the poor, the middle classes all looking for fulfilment. Hospital wards are full of sick people yet you are the greatest healer, Through your commission into this world I am one who is sent. So my Dear Saviour I ask you, to help me be your hands and feet, That people I meet, might know full healing and come to Your Mercy Seat, Lord you want me to lay hands on people in wheelchairs and see them healed, For when I call upon the name of Jesus in fullness of faith all will be healed. So Lord, take me now and rid me of all that hinders me from breaking through, All poems Copyright Irene McGough © 2008

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For I’m a child of your Kingdom, an heir to the promises, I want to glorify You. I need not boast in anything of me for I press on into Your Kingdom authority, That I might play my part in seeing Your Kingdom come and heal this city

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I SURRENDER MY ALL IN ALL Lord, when I behold the glory of your grace; I fall down at Your feet; I worship You, Oh Lord. Majestic wonder, my Saviour, Redeemer, my King. Your praises Lord forever I will sing. I will sing. I surrender my all in all, Before Your feet I humbly fall, You are the Potter and I am the clay, So Lord have Your way, I pray. All glory, honour and praise be unto You, My Lord, my Master , My friend, And I keep falling in love with You, You'll be with me beyond life's journey's end. I surrender my all in all, Before Your feet I humbly fall, You are the Potter and I am the clay, So Lord have Your way, I pray.

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A MIGHTY WARRIOR Here I am Daddy, running towards you, I see your loving arms outstretched just for me, I come like a little child for I see only you, For deep down inside I long to be totally free. And you take me on your knee wiping my tears away, You call me your princess and speak of your love, You say my sins are forgiven; Jesus washed my sins away, And now your Holy Spirit has come to me like a dove. You are stripping me of the stuff that gets in the way, All, the pretence, all the pride and the intellectualism must go, For behind the façade I cried “Daddy I need you each day,” The truth is I can’t manage in my own strength, any more. It is only when I come like a little child in perfect submission, That you can raise me up as a Mighty Warrior, for You. “Strip me of self and raise me up in this generation. Not by my might, nor my power; but Holy Spirit I need you. I need you to come empowering me for battle, For I want to be a warrior equipped for battle, Abba Father, Daddy surrender to you is my intent, That I as your child may as a warrior slay all my giants.

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I WANT THAT GOD KIND OF LOVE I want to love like you love, I want to care like you care, Release your anointing from above, That I might ‘agape’ love share. Lord melt my cold, icy heart, And give it a fresh new start, Oh Lord please help me to see, That others must come before me. Lord, give me your heart of compassion, For I really want to be your reflection, May I your loving compassion show? So others might long for you to know. So help me to love like you love, And help me to care like your care, So others might see something of your love, And because I have you I really care.

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I WANT TO DWELL IN THE SECRET PLACE I want to dwell in the secret place of the most High, And I long to live under the shadow of the Almighty. My Lord is my refuge and my fortress, I trust in Him, He is my deliverer and my healer, there is none like Him. He protects me under the shadow of His Wings, Of His truth and His faithfulness I will sing, I will not be afraid of the terror of the night Nor any harm by day for I will keep Him in my sight. I shall not live in fear of sickness, disease or even death, For though many fall by my side, to my right or my left, I will stay strong in the knowledge that my God protects, I praise you Lord for you are my refuge and strength. I will spend my days dwelling in the secret place with You, No evil will fall on me, nor will calamity come near me. I can rest in the knowledge that your angels protect me too, And because of Jesus I can trample all things under my feet. I long after you with passionate love, thank you for saving me, Forever I will praise your name, the one who first loved me, When I call upon you, you answer each and every prayer, I go through life’s trials with confidence that you are there. And you will raise me up and take me out of the miry clay, You are my deliverer and I will serve you all of my days, With a long fulfilled life, will I be satisfied, living for you, For you have saved my soul, setting me free to dance with you

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I’M COMING UP HIGHER I’m coming up higher, coming up closer to you Lord, As a deer pants for the water so my soul thirsts for you. This one thing I seek forever to dwell in your presence Lord, And I will enter the secret place to be alone with you. Just one glimpse of your face, is what I long for, My majestic, wonderful, marvellous glorious King, Holy, Holy are you Lord and your praises I will sing, Holy Spirit. reveal more to me as I read your precious Word. Lord I seek your face and I’m after your heart, Break me, melt me, mould me and change my heart, Refiners fire come and purify my entire being, Help me to increase in knowledge and understanding. Because He rose, I will rise up as a Mighty Warrior, The battle is won; the victory is yours my dear Saviour, I will press on to the heavenly calling, fixing my eyes on you, And I will listen to your voice and walk with you. I can no longer walk, except in your righteousness, For I have beheld something of your glory my King, So let me die totally to self, my life an offering I bring, For I am bought with a price, now my life you possess.

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JESUS IS KING I want to tell you a story, About the King of Glory, From heaven to earth He came, For us the lost He came. He died to set us free, The bonds of sin were untied. When on the cross He died. From sin's penalty we are set free He is coming back again, His people he will take, With Him forever we will reign, Our King, Yesterday and forever the same. Caught up together with Him in the air, On that morning bright and fair, Singing praises forever to His name, We shall stand in the presence of our King. Hallelujah, hallelujah, sing praises to the Lord, Worship the Majesty of our God, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Sing praises to the Lord of Hosts.

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JESUS IS MY LORD Jesus Is my Lord and Saviour, He is the one who I adore, And he gave his life for me, That I might eternal life see. Love , Grace and Mercy He poured out, So eternally His praises I will shout, He has given to me assurance of salvation And now I know that I am a new creation. The Lord Jesus Christ is my best friend, I will be with Him beyond life's journey's end, And I will live my life in service of Him, For my cup of joy overflows it's brim. For I have Jesus to take every care to, He knows my needs and provides for me too, Yesterday, today, forever Jesus is the same, Blessed be his glorious wonderful Name. My Jesus has made me so completely whole, He came into my life and filled a big hole, Physically, emotionally, financially He heals, Praise God I am His and carry His seal.

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LATTER DAY RAINS Come, Precious Holy Spirit, For I can feel it in my spirit, And I can feel it in my bones, These latter day rains pouring down, And springs of living water are bursting forth, The church is awakening like Lazarus to come forth, And the people of God are going to raise a standard, As we move in power as a mighty army through this land. And the fire of Pentecost will set the people free, As a mighty revival comes like never before seen, And we will carry the flame touching the hearts of all, As we say yes to Jesus and answer His call. And many hospital beds will be emptied as healing flows, For as the mighty rushing wind of the Holy Spirit comes, Blind eyes opened and the deaf will hear wherever we go, As God raises fireballs who for Him are ready to go. And people in high places will come and bow the knee, As they come to the foot of the cross and Jesus see, And the voice of God will come as a roaring thunder, Then angels will rejoice as Christians stand amazed in wonder.

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LET US SHOW LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER He wants us to love like He loves, He wants us to show compassion and love, To love one another as he has loved us, Treating others as we would have them treat us. So Lord we ask you to change our hearts, That we, your people making a fresh new start, Might gather together united, in one accord, Rather than speaking to others that last hasty word. So we need to get our focus right, with Jesus first, For when we truly come and for him thirst, Everything else starts to fall into it’s God given place, And we can treat our brothers and sisters with grace. We will spend eternity together, worshipping our King And his praises forever together we will sing, So since the first fruit of the spirit is love, Let us all start now on a new learning curve. Learning to show love as he would have us do, A humble and contrite spirit he would have us pursue, For when we see others as more important than self, The desire to prove that we are right will be left. For our Heavenly Father wants us to first show love, He does not want us intent our own point to prove, The Word says we will know them by their fruits, So showing love, grace and mercy should be our pursuit. Teach us your ways our dear Lord and Saviour, That we might indeed be salt full of savour, And may our light shine in this world of men, As we learn to show love to one another and to them.

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LET YOUR KINGDOM COME Lord, Let your Kingdom truly come, Let your will really be done, Raise us up as Mighty warriors, Boldly proclaiming the name of our Saviour. Break through all that would hinder, Let us here your voice like roaring thunder, Spirit of God come fall on us this day, Revive our hearts Lord have your way.

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LOOK INTO THE MIRROR (For daughters of the King of Kings) Look into the mirror and what do you see? You are wonderfully and perfectly made can't you see? For in the image of God you were created dear child, You are beautiful, so please do not hide. God knew you before you were even conceived. And even the hairs on your head were numbered, He sees you and says "This is my son's lovely bride, Look and see what I see my beautiful child. So come out of Hiding I love the real you, And I know my dear that you love me too, Lift your head high my sweet princess, For you are a child of the King of Kings."

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LORD I LONG TO SEE YOU FACE TO FACE Lord, I long to see you face to face. I’m amazed at the wonder of your grace. From Heaven’s glory to earth you came. Son of God and the Son of Man, For me you died upon a cross of wood, It was for me that condemned you stood, Sinless and spotless Son of God you are, Yet you died my sins to bear, Your blood has washed my sins away, Into my heart you have come to stay. Draw me nearer, nearer unto you. Lord, I want to be more like you. I am thirsty, I am hungry, I want more of You I am thirsty, I am hungry. I want more of You. Lord, I long to see you face to face. I’m amazed at the wonder of your grace. From Heaven’s glory to earth you came. Son of God and the Son of Man, For me you died upon a cross of wood, It was for me that condemned you stood, Sinless and spotless Son of God you are, Yet you died my sins to bear. Your blood has washed my sins away, Into my heart you have come to stay. Draw me nearer, nearer unto you. Lord, I want to be more like you.

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LORD, LAY SOME SOULS UPON MY HEART Lord, lay some souls upon my heart, And win those soul through me. Not that I may boast, Except in the blood of Jesus Christ, That others may know, The glory of your Majesty. So Lord break me, fill me and mould me, Into what you want me to be, So it's no longer I that lives, But Christ that lives in Me The clock is ticking away, Time is running short Lord, lay some souls upon my heart, And win those soul through me. Not that I may boast, Except in the blood of Jesus Christ, That others may know, The glory of your Majesty.

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MAKE ME OVER ANEW Make me over anew. Make me over anew. I want to be more like You. Make me over anew. I want to be more like You.

I want to walk in the fullness of Your Spirit, Lord. All of me, take all of me, every part of me. May my life be a walking testimony. To you my Saviour and my Lord...

Make me over anew. Make me over anew, I want to be more like You. Make me over anew. I want to be more like You

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MY BEST FRIEND I want to tell you about my best friend, He is with me each step along the way, He will never leave me nor forsake me, He'll be with me beyond life's journeys end. Do you know Him? His name is Jesus, He is The Son of God, And he loves me so; I'm just a sinner saved by grace, He died for me and he died for you. And I long to see Him face to face. He wants to be your friend, this wonderful friend of mine. Come to Him today before it's too late, Accept Him as your Saviour and make Him Lord I want to tell you about my best friend, He is with me each step along the way, He will never leave me nor forsake me, He'll be with me beyond life's journeys end. Come to Him today before it's too late, Accept Him as your Saviour and make Him Lord

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MY DADDY LOVES ME Have you heard my daddy loves me? My heavenly Father loves even me. And I am longing after His heart, For God alone I am forever set apart. I will offer my life as a living sacrifice, Tears of joy bring forth wonderful healing, God brings forth beauty from life’s ashes, So I bow down and at His feet I am kneeling. My Daddy showers blessings upon me, He is good all the time, so, so good to me, And I long for more of His sweet presence, May I in Christ now diffuse God’s sweet essence.

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MY DEAR CHILD “Come and drink from the fountain of life, Living waters are gushing forth bringing refreshment, I want to give you such an abundant life, You are thirsty child, come enter my tabernacle tent. Bring all your worries and concerns to me, Your struggles and anxieties I can see, And I long to give you rest and peace, For my love for you will never ever cease. Come closer child, can’t you feel my sweet caress, You have been through trials and out to the test, Yet I have seen you praising in the midst of it all, I have heard you crying out in the desert place and my Name call. Now I want to take you out of that dry and barren land, And bring you right into the future I have planned, I am your strong tower and I will give you strength, Lean on me, rest in me and you will endure to the end. I want to give you beauty for ashes, my dear one, That joy you once knew I want to restore, But not only that I really want to give you more, Every fear you have will be washed away and gone. So come now it is time for you to enter my rest, Walk along with me and you will experience the best, That this life has to offer for I have plans to prosper you, You are sealed by me and I will not harm you. Come and enter right in to the land of milk and honey, For in my presence my dear child I want you to stay, I am in the business of refining you through fire, For you dear one are part of the bride I desire. So come forth, rise up you are beautiful to me, I want to lavish my love upon you can’t you see, Cast your burdens down at the foot of the cross, For I do not want you to suffer more loss. All poems Copyright Irene McGough © 2008

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You shall overcome for my blood for you was shed, And now you will walk in victory as my Word said, I want to assure you that I am your refuge and strength, Keep your armour intact and stay in a position of strength. I will bless all that you do or say as you fulfil your destiny, For I had a purpose and a plan for you laid out before time, Even then I had ordained that you would be mine, So won’t you just come into my arms and rest in me.”

Love from Jesus

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MY LORD AND MY GOD My Lord and my God, I find it so hard for me to comprehend, How the Lord of heaven and earth could love me like you do? Yet you love me without measure, a love that will never end, The desire of your heart is to have me really love you too. You long for me to know real intimacy with you, And you have birthed in me a longing for you too So here I am once again moving on into the secret place, Where I might draw ever closer, and come face to face. With you my dear Saviour the one whom I adore, For I come thirsty and hungry seeking more and more, And as I draw closer I am overwhelmed by your presence. Holy Spirit come, teach me Godly wisdom and revelatory lessons. So Lord I give you permission to sift through all the dross, My whole life might be submitted to you, who died on that cross, And may I live the rest of my life for you and you alone, Until that glorious marvellous day when you call me home.

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MY REFUGE AND STRENGTH Oh Lord my God, you are my refuge and my strength, You rescue me from the fiery darts of the evil one, I need not fear for my Lord the battle has won, From now on one thing I will seek at great length. I am seeking after you Lord, seeking your face, For it is you and you alone who helps me to run the race. For you are so good and gracious and merciful to me, You don’t cast me off or hide your face from me. And you teach me your ways and direct all my paths, You call me your child and empower me in my tasks, So I will ever praise you Lord for your merciful goodness, My hope is in you Lord to lead me in paths of righteousness.

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MY SOUL DOES MAGNIFY YOU Oh Lord my God my soul does magnify you. And my Spirit will rejoice in Christ my Saviour, Generation after generation have been blessed by you, You saw my need and gave me a new life to savour. Lord you are mighty and you have done great things for me, And Lord Your name is Holy and I want others to see, That you shower grace and mercy on those who love You. Generations have known your strong arm upholding them too. So Lord I cast down my pride and my imagination, I pray, "Oh Lord, make me humble for I am a new creation." The desire of my heart is to be a humble servant of Yours, Yet I long to be Mighty for the Kingdom, so Lord let me loose. I came to My Lord in my time of hunger and He fed me, I came With a thirst and he quenched it with living waters, My Lord has blessed me indeed and met all my needs, For on days long ago He planted His Word as a precious seed. And I will rejoice in my merciful King who saved me by grace, And I love to spend time with Him in the secret place, All the days of my life I will praise you name, Oh Lord, Raising a standard proclaiming "You alone are God."

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THE NAME OF GOD IS JEHOVAH Yesterday, today and forever my Lord and, my God is the same, His name is Jehovah Rapha and He is the God that heals me, He is Jehovah Jireh and He is the God who provides for me, He raises the banner of victory, Jehovah Nissi is His name. He is Jehovah M'Kaddesh the God who sanctifies us to holiness, He is Jehovah Shalom our God who brings peace in the midst of stress, He is Jehovah Tsidkenu our righteous God who makes us righteous. He is Jehovah Shammah our God who brings us into His sweet presence. He is Jehovah Rohi our God who is our shepherd and our guide. He leads us in the direction that He wants us to go,He prepares the way for us, He feeds us and He comforts us, He lives within us and He is always by our side, A wonderful tenderness and intimacy proceeds from our God, Oh, the wonder of that name.

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A POEM FOR NEW YEAR As we enter into this another New Year, Let us focus our thoughts on the New Life Giver, His blood was shed for us that might be forgiven, And be on our way to a place called heaven. Never has there been such a wondrous love, God’s only Son left the glory of heaven above, What depth, what breadth of love was this? Amazing love, such amazing love was this. He made a way for us to enter the Holy of Holies, That we might seek the face of the one who is Holy, As we move into this New Year let our focus be on Him, Let us come with grateful hearts seeking only Him. Come, let us put aside all of our foolish ways, And surrender to Him the rest of our days, For He alone is worthy of all glory Honour and Praise, With cries of praise, and adoration let our voices be raised. For Lord Jesus we Love you, we want more of you, Oh Lord Jesus we give our hearts totally over to you, Let this New Year be a fresh new start, May we for you be totally a people set apart.

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OUR GOD IS BUILDING HIS CHURCH Our God is building His church. The devil doesn't like it But the gates of hell Will not prevail against it.

For God is at work The devil doesn't like it But We shall overcome, by the blood of the Lamb

We are on the victory side, For God is on our side, His Word will go Forth In Spirit and Truth

The Gospel of Good News The Message we must bring Oh Friends do you know Him? His arms are open wide beckoning you.

We will go from strength to strength, For God is our refuge and strength God is building His church, Satan you are history.

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PRAISE THE LORD Praise, exalt lift up on high our Lord and our God, For the Lord our God the eternal one, He reigns, Let us dwell in the secret place of the Most High God, The Lord gives refuge to all who call upon His Holy Name. We will call upon the Name of the Lord all the days of our lives, For He alone is worthy of all praise, honour and glory, Let ‘s cry out “Blessed be our Lord who gives us abundant life.” For our God supplies all our need according to His riches in glory. For we will praise the Lord, with our whole hearts; And we will tell of all the marvellous works of His hands, We will be glad and rejoice in Him, now and forevermore; For all who seek after Him find their needs met and more. Our God is a good and righteous God, He is the great “I am” His Name is the Name above all Names, blessed be His Holy Name, And He loves to pour out His love on all those who seek after Him, It is no wonder that we desire to sing His praises in a hymn. Majestic, marvellous wonderful God, our beloved Father, You sent your one and only Son as a sacrifice for our sins, And through the crimson blood shed for us we have been forgiven, Now He is risen and glorified and we come to You crying “Abba Father”

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PRAYER FOR ISRAEL We who are Gentiles drafted in, Need to remember God's chosen, We who were once so far apart, Have through Jesus been given a new start. But we must remember to pray for Israel, The nation right now are going through turmoil, We who have been brought under the covenant of Abraham, Must remember our Father promised them the Land. Our brothers and sisters cry out at the Wailing wall, For they Long to have access to the Holy of Holies, The veil was rent in two so we have access to the Holy of Holies, They know not that the Messiah has come so they stand at the wall. Yet here we are now part of God's chosen, And His people so often we have forgotten, To uphold in prayer as we really should, For this surely is something to which we've been called. Senseless murders of God's people continue, Lives cut short in their youth too, And it's all done in the name of religion, Persecution of God's chosen nation. And do we cry out to God for Israel? A people who are hurting and wailing at the wall, For most do not know their sins can be forgiven, And the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. So won't you join me and pray for them today, For the Lord would not want us in complacency to stay, He wants us to cry out to Him for Israel, And He wants to bring restoration to Israel. So let's pray.

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RESTORE THE FOUNDATIONS The church needs to restore the foundations, In humbleness and repentance we must come, Allowing ourselves at His feet to be totally undone, Then the Lord will bring healing to our nations. He sees our proud hearts and voices displeasure, Our ministries are not ours they belong to Him, Seek after Him and we’ll be given joy beyond measure, When we give Him our all, the Holy Spirit will fill us up to the brim. When we give our all over to the Lord He will give new revelation, He will draw us into deeper places imparting wisdom and knowledge, The people of God will move into their inheritance seeing restoration, In service of their Lord and Master, their hearts they will pledge. For to give Him all the honour and all the glory in all they do or say, Will be the deepest desire of their hearts each and every day, And the Heavens will open as the glory of the Lord is revealed, And the church will move in power seeing people set free and healed.

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