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Genesis 2:1 through 3, Genesis 2:1 through 3  Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. 

Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed;

Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil, good and evil.

You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what
is now being done, the saving of many lives.

But as for you, ye thought evil against me;
but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Exodus 20:1-3, And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them for the Lord your God goes with you; 
He will never leave you nor forsake you.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

And the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?”

Ruth 1:16 and 17.  but Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you.

1 Samuel 12:20-22   And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil.

You make known to me the path of life;
You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in Thy presence is fulness of joy;  at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted. Turn to me, turn to me

Turn Thee unto me, and have mercy,
have mercy upon me; Turn Thee unto me, and have mercy, have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted,

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you, with my loving eye on you.

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

The angel of the Lord encamps around
those who fear him, and he  delivers them.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them,

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.
and saves those who are crushed in spirit

The Lord is nigh unto them (xxx)
that are of a broken heart; (xxx)
and saveth such as be (xxx)
of a contrite spirit. (x)

The Lord makes firm the steps of the one, the steps of the one who delights in Him; though he may stumble, he will not fall,for the Lord upholds him with His hand.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with His hand.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?  and why art thou disquieted in me?hope thou in God: hope thou in God:
for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.

Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?      Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, put your hope in God,
my Savior and my God.

Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous, the righteous be shaken.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. I put my trust in you.

What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.

From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call to you. I call as my heart grows faint; my heart grows faint. Lead me, o lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, I cry unto thee when my heart is overwhelmed, my heart is overwhelmed:  lead me, o lead me
to the rock that is higher than I.

Yet I am always with You;  I am always with You; I am always. I am always, I am always with You;  You hold me by my right hand.

Nevertheless... I am continually with Thee: I am continually with Thee:  I am continually, I am continually, I am continually with Thee: Thou hast holden me by my right hand.

My flesh and my heart may fail,
my flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
Psalm chapter 73, verse 26

My flesh and my heart faileth,
my flesh and my heart faileth,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
Psalm chapter 73, verse 26

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness;

Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol Him, all you peoples. For great is His love, His love toward us,

Let us rejoice today and be glad. Lord, save us!  Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success!

He healeth the broken in heart,
and bindeth up their wounds.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.

Praise the Lord!  Praise the Lord from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!

Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.

In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.

A man's heart deviseth his way:
 but the Lord directeth his steps.

For a just man falleth seven times,
and riseth up again, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind?

Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice.

“Come, let us go up. Come, let us go up.
Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,

Whether you turn to the right or to the left,
your ears will hear a voice, behind you, saying, This is the way; walk in it.”

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, this is the way, this is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.

So do not fear, do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Fear thou not; Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? shall ye not know it?  I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert

This is what the Lord says—  Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty, the Lord Almighty:

Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago?

You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; (2x) let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, rain down my righteousness

This is what the Lord says—  your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is best for you,

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark who has no light,

For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord, saith the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher, higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord hath anointed me
to preach good tidings unto the meek;

The Lord God Almighty, (3 x) the Lord is his name!  But you must return to your God;  maintain love and justice, and wait for your God, wait for your God always.

Do not gloat over me, my enemy!
Do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy:
Rejoice not against me.  when I fall,
I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

Matthew 4:4 (NIV)

Matthew 4:4 (KJV)

Blessed are they that mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5, verse 4

Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
they will be comforted.
Matthew 5, verse 4

Matthew 20:18-19 (NIV)

Matthew 21:4-5 (NIV)

Matthew 21:8-9 (NIV)

Matthew 22: 37b, 39b, 40 (ESV)

Come, follow me,” Jesus said “and I will send you out to fish for people"

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "it is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick."

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to his disciples

Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud:  “This is my Son

Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, must be your servant, and whoever wants to be,
wants to be first must be slave of all,

Hosanna! Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest heaven!

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.  Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love the Lord your God with all your mind and with all your strength.

"Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” “I am,” said Jesus, “I am,” 

“Hail, king of the Jews!” Again and again they struck Him on the head with a staff and spit on Him.

Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 

This will be a sign to you:  You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.  

He said to them, "Why are you troubled,
and why do doubts rise in your minds?"

And He said unto them, Why are ye troubled? Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

This is what I told you while I was still with you: everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me

Out of His fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.

“Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God
unless they are born again.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water
will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.

Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth

Very truly I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life

Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted

Then they asked Him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

For the bread of God is the bread that comes down,
the bread that comes down, down from heaven

Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 
I am the bread of life

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.

The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing.

Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.

John 8:12, Again Jesus spoke to them, saying “I am the light of the world." Jesus said.

I am the good Shepherd; I know My sheep, I know My sheep and My sheep know Me

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;

The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem. 

You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ for that is what I am.

Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send  accepts Me;

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it
will be even more fruitful, even more fruitful.

This is My commandment, that you love one another, love one another as I loved you.

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

Jesus saith unto him, "Thomas,
because thou hast seen Me, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

You Will Be My Witnesses

Everyone Who Calls On The Name

Repent And Be Baptized

Times Of Refreshing

The Stone You Builders Rejected

Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation is found in no one else,
for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind
by which we must be saved.”

Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence,
they asked Pilate to have Him executed. 

"Sirs, what must I do to be saved (3x) what must I do?”
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus,

Now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away,

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 

The Spirit you received brought about your adoption, brought about your adoption,
your adoption to sonship. And by Him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption, adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.

Just as each of us has one body, one body with many members, and these members do not all, do not all have the same function,

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good

Love does no harm to a neighbor.
Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

None of us lives for ourselves alone, 
and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 
If we live, we live for the Lord; and
if we die, we die for the Lord.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow, with hope

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 

For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part;

Praise be to the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies,
and the God of all comfort;  Who comforteth us in all our tribulation,
that we may be able to comfort them,
comfort them which are in any trouble,
by the comfort wherewith we ourselves
are comforted of God.

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 

We know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us

For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn - conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus

For, when we were come into Macedonia,
our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

“My grace is sufficient for you,"
“My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 

But He said to me,  "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness."   Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

And He said unto me,  "My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness."  Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, (2x) for all of you who were baptized into Christ

Above all, taking the shield of faith, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

In your relationships with one another,
have the same mindset, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage;

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, for the Lord not for human masters 

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you
to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him, will God bring with Him.

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good,
do what is good for each other and for everyone else. Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you
in Christ Jesus.

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, 
love and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1, verse 7

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me.
May it not be held against them.  But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, 

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me;

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house, over God’s house. And we are His house, 

Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary, will not grow weary and lose heart.

Consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, God who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord

All people are like grass, and all their glory
is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, the grass withers
and the flowers fall,

Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead, dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God, words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, 

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. He cares, He cares for you

Casting, casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.

Make every effort to add to your faith, add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; 

We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.

1 John 4 verse 9, 1 John 4 verse 9.   This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son

Jude 1:20-21 (NKJV)

Jude 25 (NKJV)

Jude 25 (NKJV)

Revelation 1:8 (NIV)

Revelation 1:17b-18 (NIV)

Revelation 1: 17 and 18.  Then He placed His right hand on me and said:  “Do not be afraid. Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.  I am the Living One;

Revelation 3:20 (KJV)

Revelation 4:8b (NIV)

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty;
holy, holy, holy is the Lord
who was, and is, and is to come

Revelation 4:11 (NIV)

God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
He will wipe every tear, wipe every tear 
He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away.

Revelation 21:6-7 (NIV)

Revelation 22:13-14 (NIV)

Revelation 22:16-17 (NIV)

Revelation 22:20-21 (NIV)

Revelation 22:21 (NIV)

"Your songs are truly from the Lord... I have used them for the girls retreat, 
lady's Bible study and my own personal worship." 
(email from Barbara)

"Your melodies are very beautiful and compelling.
I can hear them standing the test of time. Praise the Lord!"
(David, from Texas)

2. Scripture Based Songs   (contain paraphrases of Bible verses & some exact quotes)
 

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Psalm 122:1

Matthew 21:9, Luke 19:38, Zechariah 9:9

Revelation 4:8