1. In fancy I stood by the shore, one day,
   Of the beautiful murm’ring sea;
   I saw the great crowds as they thronged the way
   Of the Stranger of Galilee;
   I saw how the man who was blind from birth,
   In a moment was made to see;
   The lame was made whole by the matchless skill
   Of the Stranger of Galilee.
   • Refrain 1-3:
     And I felt I could love Him forever,
     So gracious and tender was He!
     I claimed Him that day as my Savior,
     This Stranger of Galilee.
2. His look of compassion, His words of love,
   They shall never forgotten be;
   When sin-sick and helpless He saw me there,
   This Stranger of Galilee;
   He showed me His hand and His riven side,
   And He whispered, “It was for thee!”
   My burden fell off at the pierced feet
   Of the Stranger from Galilee.
3. I heard Him speak peace to the angry waves,
   Of that turbulent, raging sea;
   And lo! at His word are the waters stilled,
   This Stranger of Galilee;
   A peaceful, a quiet, and holy calm,
   Now and ever abides with me;
   He holdeth my life in His mighty hands,
   This Stranger of Galilee.
4. Come, ye who are driven and tempest-tossed,
   And His gracious salvation see;
   He’ll quiet life’s storms with His “Peace, be still!”
   This Stranger of Galilee;
   He bids me to go and the story tell--
   What He ever to you will be,
   If only you let Him with you abide,
   This Stranger of Galilee.
   • Refrain 4:
     Oh, my friend, won’t you love Him forever?
     So gracious and tender is He!
     Accept Him today as your Savior,
     This Stranger of Galilee.

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God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform
He plants HIs footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm

Deep in unsearchable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works HIs sovereign will

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take
The clouds you so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense
But trust Him for His grace
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face

His purposes will ripen fast
Unfolding every hour
The bud may have a bitter taste
But sweet will be the flower

Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain
God is His own interpreter
And He will make it plain

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Verse 1
The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want; 
He makes me lie in pastures green. 
He leads me by the still, still waters, 
His goodness restores my soul. 

​Chorus
And I will trust in You alone, 
And I will trust in You alone, 
For Your endless mercy follows me, 
Your goodness will lead me home. 

Verse 2
He guides my ways in righteousness, 
And He anoints my head with oil, 
And my cup, it overflows with joy, 
I feast on His pure delights. 

Chorus
And I will trust in You alone, 
And I will trust in You alone, 
For Your endless mercy follows me, 
Your goodness will lead me home. 

Verse 3
And though I walk the darkest path, 
I will not fear the evil one, 
For You are with me, and Your rod and staff 
Are the comfort I need to know.

Chorus
And I will trust in You alone, 
And I will trust in You alone, 
For Your endless mercy follows me, 
Your goodness will lead me home. 

Chorus
And I will trust in You alone, 
And I will trust in You alone, 
For Your endless mercy follows me, 
Your goodness will lead me home.

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1 My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus' name.  [Refrain]

On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
all other ground is sinking sand,
all other ground is sinking sand.

2 When darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace;
in ev'ry high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain]

3 His oath, his covenant, his blood
support me in the whelming flood;
when all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay. [Refrain]

4 When he shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found,
dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne. [Refrain]

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1 I know not why God's wondrous grace
to me he has made known,
nor why, unworthy, Christ in love
redeemed me for his own.

Refrain:
But "I know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that he is able
to keep that which I've committed
unto him against that day."

2 I know not how this saving faith
to me he did impart,
nor how believing in his Word
wrought peace within my heart. [Refrain]

3 I know not how the Spirit moves,
convincing men of sin,
revealing Jesus through the Word,
creating faith in him. [Refrain]

4 I know not what of good or ill
may be reserved for me,
of weary ways or golden days,
before his face I see. [Refrain]

5 I know not when my Lord may come,
at night or noonday fair,
nor if I'll walk the vale with him,
or meet him in the air. [Refrain]

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Speak, O Lord

Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
To receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us
All Your purposes for Your glory.
 
Teach us, Lord, full obedience,
Holy reverence, true humility;
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow'r that can never fail--
Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
 
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us--
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we'll stand on Your promises,
And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory.

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Some Prayer Updates From Tearfund

Friday 15th May 2020

Friday 8th May 2020 

Virtual Prayer Room
Give thanks for the positive way that the Virtual Prayer Room has been received by the congregation, pray that many would use it and would commit to prayer.
https://bit.ly/2ybwnab


Phone Burnside
Give thanks that the telephone sermon service was accessed 32 times over the weekend. Of course some of these could have been curious people just trying it out but it seems to be worthwhile. Pray that more people would use it. Give thanks as well that I was able to work out how to get it set up.


Care Homes
Continue to remember all the residents in the Care Homes and the extreme pressure that is being put on staff. The death toll due to Covid19 continues to rise and more needs to be done to protect residents.

PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR (In no particular order)


William Adams
Some of you may have noticed that a gentleman named, William Adams left a comment after the service on Sunday. Pray for William that he may be able to come to church after lockdown.

Sickness
There are a number of people who are ill at the moment, and others who have been bereaved, please pray

Thomas Sampson
We were praying for a friend of Jim and Ruth’s who is in ICU Antrim Hospital with Covid-19. Thomas has been improving slowly, he is still sedated and of course family cannot see him. Continue to pray that he responds to the treatment and pray for his family.

AN ARTICLE ABOUT A NEW BOOK ON PRAYER

Praying is the Most Practical Thing You Can Do
Rachel Jones - Author of Five Things To Pray

The irony of life in lockdown is that it’s precisely when the needs are at their greatest that we feel the least able to help.
The needs nationally are obvious and overwhelming. Yet those of us who aren’t key workers, medics or politicians feel powerless to help. We’re stuck at home, cleaning and baking while Rome burns. The solutions are out of our hands. All we can do is keep washing ours.
And the needs in your personal circle may feel just as overwhelming, and just as impossible to meet: exhausted parents you’re not able to watch the kids for, grieving friends you’re not allowed to hug, lonely people you can’t welcome into your home. Your heart goes out to your struggling friends, but you have to stay in.   
For those of us who pride ourselves on being one of life’s “do-ers”, this crisis has been a humbling experience. We’ve been sent to the bench to watch the match, when what we really want to get back on the pitch. We feel so… useless. It’s incredibly humbling.

And yet in God’s economy, humble people are the most useful people to him. Because it’s humble people who are in the position to do the most practical, most powerful thing possible right now: pray.
We might be confined to our houses—“but God’s word is not chained” (2 Timothy 2 v 9).
We might have had our freedoms curtailed—but our Father “will do all that [he] pleases” (Isaiah 46 v 10).
Our little worlds might have stopped turning—but the Son is still “sustaining all things by his powerful word” (Hebrews 1 v 3). 

In God’s economy, humble people are the most useful people

Throughout Scripture, God promises to work in response to the prayers of his people. And it’s driven by this conviction that TGBC are publishing Five Things to Pray in a Global Crisis. Like the other books in the 5 Things to Pray series, it works through 21 different prayer themes, taking a passage of Scripture and turning that into five short prayer prompts for each person or area of concern.
This little guide will help you to pray for your own heart, asking God to help you in the midst of your fear, loneliness, uncertainty and frustration. 
It will help you to pray for loved ones—whether they’re sick or vulnerable, under your roof or far away.  
It will help you to pray for those on the front line of fighting this virus: our government, healthcare system and key workers. 
And it will help you to pray for your church family and your community during this unique season, as we ask God to do what only he can—to work through this crisis to grow his kingdom and bring glory to the Lord Jesus.
Can you imagine what God might do in your church, your community and your nation, if you spent the next three weeks earnestly asking him to be at work? And then consider that he is the one “who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work in us” (Ephesians 3 v 21)!
You’re not powerless to help in the face of this pandemic. Well actually, you are. That’s part of the point. But you have the ear of the One who is not, and you’re invited to come to him in prayer.

n the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face
While the storm howls above me, and there's no hiding place
'Mid the crash of the thunder, Precious Lord, hear my cry
Keep me safe till the storm passes by

Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more
Till the clouds roll forever from the sky
Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand
Keep me safe till the storm passes by

Many times Satan whispered, "There is no need to try
For there's no end of sorrow, there's no hope by and by"
But I know Thou art with me, and tomorrow I'll rise
Where the storms never darken the skies

Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more
Till the clouds roll forever from the sky
Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand
Keep me safe till the storm passes by

When the long night has ended and the storms come no more
Let me stand in Thy presence on the bright peaceful shore
In that land where the tempest, never comes, Lord, may I
Dwell with Thee when the storm passes by

Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more
Till the clouds roll forever from the sky
Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand
Keep me safe till the storm passes by

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Thomas Mosie Lister
‘Til the Storm Passes By lyrics © Music Services, Inc

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There is a song, I know it well
A melody that's never failed
On mountains high, in valleys low
My soul will rest, my confidence, in You alone

Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
My Savior's cross has set this sinner free
Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
Oh, Christ be praised, I have victory

There is a light, salvation's flame
Christ undefeated, trampled the grave
See now the cross, be lifted high
The light has come, the light has won, behold the Christ

Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
My Savior's cross has set this sinner free
Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
Oh, Christ be praised, I have victory
Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
My Savior's cross has set this sinner free
Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
Oh, Christ be praised, I have victory

There'll be a day my hope complete
Now home in glory, Your face I'll see
My pain no more, my fear will cease
I bow my life, I fix my eyes, on Christ my King
I bow my life, I fix my eyes, on Christ my King

Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
My Savior's cross has set this sinner free
Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
Oh, Christ be praised, I have victory
Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
My Savior's cross has set this sinner free
Hope has a name, His name is Jesus
Oh, Christ be praised, I have victory
Oh, Christ be praised, I have victory

United Beach Missions is an organisation which provides summer outreach much like CSSM
Below is the latest Prayer Letter

Phil Dunn joins us each year in Burnside to tell us about the work of European Missionary Fellowship
Here are the latest Prayer Updates

​Latest News Letter 

Latest Prayer Diary

Below are various versions of The Blessing - A powerful song based on the Aaronic Blessing, The lyrics are at the Bottom of the page.

​Lyrics:
The Lord bless you
And keep you
Make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you
The Lord turn His
Face toward you
And give you peace

Amen

May His favor be upon you
And a thousand generations
And your family
And your children
And their children
And their children

May His presence go before you
And behind you
And beside you
All around you
And within you
He is with you
He is with you

In the morning
In the evening
In your coming
And your going
In your weeping
And rejoicing
He is for you
He is for you

He is for you

Written by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes
©2020 Music by Elevation Worship Publishing, Capitol CMG Paragon / Writers Roof Publishing, Worship Together Music / Kari Jobe Carnes Music
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