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Treasure – Lou Fellingham

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“Treasure” is a song by Lou Fellingham on her solo debut project of the same name.

It’s rich in content about God’s power at work within us. Here’s the first two verses:

We have this treasure from the Lord our God,
A gift of mercy from His hand
His all surpassing power at work in us
To show His Glory and His plan
For He has offered Hope to all mankind
Through sending Jesus to the cross
And now this light he’s shone into our hearts
We’re holding out to all the world

Now with His power in us we’ll reign in life
With eyes of faith we’ll move ahead
The Spirit helps and strengthens us each day
Confirming our eternal place
Our confidence is not our ability
Nor in the earthly strength that we hold
But in His grace He takes the fragile things
To show the greatness of His love

The full lyrics are available at the Kingsway Songs website, and the CD is available from a few places in the U.S., including WorshipMusic.com. The cover is unfortunately immodest, at least by what my eyes normally see, but otherwise it’s a great resource.

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In the Cross Alone I Glory – Brian Petak

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In the Cross Alone I Glory is a hymn-like song written by Brian Petak. Here’s some of the lyrics:

Verse 1
In the cross alone I glory
Recognition laying down
Greatest treasures count as worthless
Standing next to Heaven’s crowns

Verse 4
Never will I seek the glory
That was never meant for me
Always heavenward reflecting
All to Jesus to receive

Chorus
In the cross alone I glory
Nothing of my own to give
Only that which Christ has offered
For my soul that I may live
For my soul that I may live

The melody is very congregation-friendly, and is a good song statement of Galatians 6:14 – “But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Because the song doesn’t say what the cross did, I would try to pair it with a song that says more about God’s love for us and our sin. In some senses Petak’s song is like “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” – it doesn’t tell you the meaning of the cross, but lets you express your gratefulness for it and changed life because of it.

The song is available at worshiptogether.com.