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Tag Archives: hymn
Blossom
Exodus 25:8, 31-33 “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you…Make a lampstand of pure gold and hammer it … Continue reading
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Crown
Psalm 103:2-4 “Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion…” Isaiah 28:5 “In that … Continue reading
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Rocks to Remember
Joshua 4:20-22, 24 “And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan. He said to the Israelites, ‘In the future when your descendants ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them, ‘Israel crossed … Continue reading
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Garments
Mark 14:50-52 “Then everyone deserted him and fled. A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.” Genesis 3:21 “The Lord God made garments of skin … Continue reading
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Boast
Ezra 8:21-23 “There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. I was ashamed to ask the … Continue reading
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Breath
Genesis 2:7 “…the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” Ezekiel 37:1, 9-10 “The hand of the Lord was upon … Continue reading
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Prisoners of Hope
Genesis 39:20b-23 “But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favour in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those … Continue reading
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Cords
Hosea 11:1-2a, 4a “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me…I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love…” John 2:14-15 “In … Continue reading
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Carrying
Genesis 22:6-8 “Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to … Continue reading
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Clay
Isaiah 64:8 “Yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are the work of your hand.” John 1:1-3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the … Continue reading
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