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June 2018 – Hallelu Jah! My Redeemer!
Music and Words: Jason French, 2013 Crossworks Music (#200 in Hymns of Grace) VERSE 1 Let me ponder perfect mercy, like a fountain filled with grace! My Redeemer came and found me! In His death stood in my place! VERSE 2 I was blind in utter darkness when He gave me eyes to see! In my sin, depraved and dirty, Jesus washed and made me clean! CHORUS Hallelujah, My Redeemer! My Redeemer and my King! Hallelujah, what a Savior! For…
May 2018 – How Sweet and Aweful Is the Place
Words by Isaac Watts. Music, ancient Irish melody. Public Domain. #350 in the Hymns of Grace hymnal. VERSE 1 How sweet and aweful is the place With Christ within the doors While everlasting love displays The choicest of her stores VERSE 2 While all our hearts and all our songs Join to admire the feast Each of us cry with thankful tongues “Lord, why was I a guest?” VERSE 3 “Why was I made to hear Thy voice And enter…
April 2018 – Behold Our God
#126 in the Hymns of Grace hymnal Music and Words by Jonathan Baird, Meghan Baird, Ryan Baird, and Stephen Altrogge © 2011 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP)/Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI) VERSE 1 Who has held the oceans in His hands? Who has numbered every grain of sand? Kings and nations tremble at His voice All creation rises to rejoice CHORUS Behold our God seated on His throne Come, let us adore Him Behold our King! Nothing can compare Come, let us…
March 2018 – Come, Praise and Glorify
Words and Music: Tim Chester and Bob Kauflin (2011 Sovereign Grace Music) VERSE 1 Come praise and glorify our God The Father of our Lord In Christ He has in heav’nly realms His blessings on us poured For pure and blameless in His sight He destined us to be And now we’ve been adopted through His Son eternally CHORUS To the praise of Your glory To the praise of Your mercy and grace To the praise of Your glory You…
November 2017 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted
Words: Thomas Kelly, 1804. Music: O Mein Jesu, Ich Muss Sterben Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, see him dying on the tree! ‘Tis the Christ by man rejected; yes, my soul, ’tis he, ’tis he! ‘Tis the long expected Prophet, David’s son, yet David’s Lord; by his Son God now has spoken: ’tis the true and faithful Word. Tell me ye who hear him groaning, was there ever grief like his? Friends thro’ fear his cause disowning, foes insulting his distress;…
October 2017 – Reformation Hymn
Words and Music: Chris Anderson and Bob Kauflin. Copyright 2016 Sovereign Grace Music and ChurchWorksMedia.com. VERSE 1 We will trust God’s Word alone, Where his perfect will is known; Our traditions shift like sand While his Truth forever stands. We will live by faith alone, Clothed in merit not our own; All we claim is Jesus Christ And his finished sacrifice. REFRAIN Glory be, glory be to God alone, Through the church he redeemed and made his own. He has…
August 2017 – Give to Our God Immortal Praise
Words: Isaac Watts, Music: John Hatton, Public Domain. VERSE 1 Give to our God immortal praise; Mercy and truth are all His ways; Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat His mercies in your song. VERSE 2 He built the earth, He spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high; Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat His mercies in your song. VERSE 3 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night;…
July 2017 – Not In Me
Words and Music: Eric Schumacher and David L. Ward © 2012 ThousandTongues.org (adm. by Thousand Tongues) VERSE 1 No list of sins I have not done, No list of virtues I pursue, No list of those I am not like Can earn myself a place with You. O God, be merciful to me– I am a sinner through and through! My only hope of righteousness Is not in me, but only You. VERSE 2 No humble dress, no fervent prayer,…
Why We Don’t Baptize Infants
The following four reasons give sufficient warrant to tell us that baptism should only be given to those who repent and believe and not infants. For a fuller treatment than the summary here, see the essay on the proper recipients of baptism here. 1. The “newness” of the new covenant Baptism is the sign of entrance into the new covenant. This is agreed to by both those who baptize infants and those who just baptize believers. Those who baptize infants…
The Proper Recipients of Baptism
Introduction From the time of the Reformation, the dispute has risen, sometimes to fever pitch, regarding the proper recipients of Christian baptism. The magisterial reformer, John Calvin, gave theological expression to the protestant practice of infant baptism, and on the other hand, the radical reformers argued that believer’s baptism is the proper expression of baptism in the Christian era. Today the debate still continues, and while it is regarded as a more intramural debate than it has in previous generations,…
How We Worship at Fairview
A practical guide to our weekly Sunday gatherings. Scripture Reading We begin and end our time of worship with the reading of Scripture. The Bible is the very word of God and therefore is authoritative, sufficient, necessary, clear and without error. When we worship, we want God to speak, so we start and end with his words. In addition to the opening and close of Scripture, we typically read an entire chapter of Scripture before the pastoral prayer. Hymns The…
Preparing for Baptism
To be a member at Fairview Baptist Church you must be baptized as a believer. The New Testament pattern is faith and repentance towards Christ followed by being baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Spirit. For those desiring baptism, this is the procedure we follow at Fairview: Some Practical Considerations to Keep in Mind