My health is broken (Psalm 38:7; NLT).
My heart is broken (Lamentations 1:20; NLT).
Father,
I am broken:
Please redeem me.
Heal me with your deep,
Unfailing love.
Then I’ll try again,
And never weary
Of following your Son
To heaven above.
Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me” (Mark 8:34; NLT).
Forgive my many, many sins
(Psalm 2511; NLT).
Father,
Please forgive me
For all the wrong
I’ve done.
Father,
Please redeem me
And heal me,
Through your Son.
Father,
Please correct me
In thought, and word,
And deed.
Father,
Please protect me,
Encourage me,
And lead.
He leads me
(Psalm 23:2; NLT).
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1. I praise you, Lord,
For you are great:
So holy, strong,
Supreme.
2. I bless you, Lord,
For you are kind:
You rescue, save,
Redeem.
3. I thank you, Lord,
For you are wise:
So gentle, just,
And good.
4. I bow down low
To worship you, my God:
For you
Are Love.
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References
1. Praise the Lord! (Psalm 150:1; NLT).
God is great! (Psalm 70:4; NLT).
The Lord our God is holy (Psalm 99:9; NLT).
The Lord is glorious and strong (1 Chronicles 16:28; NLT).
The Lord your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below (Joshua 2:11; NLT).
2. Let the whole world bless our God (Psalm 66:8; NLT).
How kind the Lord is
He rescues me (Psalm 35:9; NLT).
He is my shield, the power that saves me (2 Samuel 22:3; NLT).
He redeems me from death (Psalm 103:4; NLT).
3. Give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18; NIV).
We thank you, O God! (Psalm 75:1; NLT).
God is so wise and so mighty (Job 9:4; NLT).
Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart (Matthew 11:29; NLT).
Everything he does is just and fair (Deuteronomy 32:4; NLT).
How good he is! (Psalm 116:5; NLT).
4. Bow down to him alone (2 Kings 17:36; NIV)
God is love (1 John 4:16; NLT).
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Trust in God (John 14:1; NLT).
1. Trust in God,
For he is perfect,
And his mercy
Is supreme.
2. Trust in God,
Who sent his perfect Son
To teach us,
And redeem.
3. Trust in God,
Whose perfect Spirit
Comes to free us
From all sin.
4. Trust in God,
For he is perfect.
And our task?
To grow like him.
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References
1. Trust in God and trust also in me (John 14:1; NLT).
Your Father in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48; NLT).
His mercy is very great (1 Chronicles 21:13; NLT).
2. God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16; NLT).
You call me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am (John 13:13; RSV).
When the fulness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law (Galatians 4:5; NKJV).
By the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins (Hebrews 9:14; NLT).
3. There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death (Romans 8:1-2; NLT).
4. Your Father in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48; NLT).
Put on your new nature, created to be like God – truly righteous and holy (Ephesians 4:24; NLT).
You are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48; NLT).
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Seek and you will find (Matthew 7:7; NIV).
1. I found you, Lord,
And you forgave me;
Found you, Lord,
And you have saved me.
2. Found you Lord,
And you redeemed me;
Found you, Lord,
And you have healed me.
3. Found you, Lord,
And you have crowned me;
Found you, Lord,
And you surround me.
4. Found you Lord,
And you befriend me;
Found you, Lord,
And you defend me.
5. Found you, Lord,
And you restore me;
Found you, Lord,
And you adore me!
References
1. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me (Jeremiah 29:13; NLT).
You forgave me (Psalm 32:5; NLT).
He saved me (Psalm 34:6; NLT).
2. I have redeemed you (Isaiah 44:22; NIV).
You healed me (Psalm 30:2; NIV).
3. He […] crowns me with love and tender mercies (Psalm 103:4; NLT).
Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever (Psalm 125:2; NLT).
4. You are my friends (John 15:15; NLT).
The Lord is their defender (Proverbs 22:23; NLT).
5. He restores my soul (Psalm 23:3; NKJV).
He loves us with unfailing love (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
1. I love you, Lord,
Please help me
By forgiving all my sins,
2. By healing me,
And saving me,
And giving my soul wings.
3. I love you, Lord,
Please help me
By redeeming me from death,
4. And crowning me
With mercy, Lord,
Beyond my final breath.
References
1. I love you, Lord (Psalm 18:1; NLT).
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy (Psalm 28:7; NLT).
He forgives all my sins, and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s! (Psalm 103:2-5; NLT).
2. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners (1 Timothy 1:15; NLT).
Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles (Isaiah 40:31; NLT).
3. God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave (Psalm 49:15; NKJV).
4. The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
1. Heal us in body, Lord,
Heal us in mind;
Heal us in heart,
And in soul.
2. Cleanse all our sins, Lord,
And set us all free;
Redeem us,
And make us all whole.
References
1. I am the Lord who heals you (Exodus 15:26; NLT).
He restores my soul (Psalm 23:3; NKJV).
2. I will cleanse them of their sins (Jeremiah 33:8; NLT).
He sets the prisoners free (Psalm 68:6; NLT).
I will redeem you (Hosea 13:14; NLT).
He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5; RSV).
1. Abba,
Please forgive my sins,
So I may rest in you
And share your peace.
2. Adonai,
Please heal my ills,
So I may serve your people
Without cease.
3. El Shaddai,
Please redeem my soul,
So I may see your face
Beyond death’s shore.
4. Elohim,
Please crown my life,
So I may sing your praise
For evermore.
References
1. *Abba: The God who is our Daddy
He forgives all my sins (Psalm 103:3; NLT).
You will experience God’s peace (Philippians 4:7; NLT).
2. *Adonai: The God who is in charge
He […] heals all my diseases (Psalm 103:3; NLT).
Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all (Mark 9:35; NIV).
3. *El Shaddai: The Almighty God
He redeems me from death (Psalm 103:4; NLT).
Now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face (1 Corinthians 13:12; NRSV).
4. *Elohim: The Creator God
He […] crowns me with love and tender mercies (Psalm 103:4; NLT).
Let all that I am praise the Lord (Psalm 103:1; NLT).
*Translations of God’s titles: bibleinfo.com