Awakening to Praise: Celebrating Spiritual Freedom and Victory

But my brethren we are not captives in Babylon We Do not sit down to weep by Babel's streams the Lord has broken our captivity he has brought us up out of the house of our bondage we are free men we are not slaves we are not sold into the hand of cruel task Masters but we which have believed do enter into rest. [00:48:00]

Awake awake repeated yet again awake awake what is there that we need to awaken if we would praise God I reply we ought to arouse all bodily Powers our flesh is sluggish we have been busy with the world our limbs have grown fatigued but there is power in Divine joy to arouse even the body itself to make the heavy eyelids light. [04:57:28]

Wake up my memory and find matter for the song tell what God has done for me in days gone by fly back you thoughts to my childhood sing of cradle mercies review my youth and its early favors sing of longsuffering Grace which followed my wandering and bore with my rebellions revive before my eyes that gladsome hour when first I knew the Lord. [06:21:52]

Awake up my judgment and give measure to the music come forth my understanding and weigh his loving kindness in scales and his goodness in the balances see if you can count the small dust of his mercies see if you can understand the riches unsearchable which he has given to you in that unspeakable gift of Christ Jesus my Lord. [07:04:28]

You grow in Grace when you grow in holy Joy you are more Heavenly more spiritual more Godlike as you get more full of joy and peace in Believing on the Lord Jesus Christ I know some Christians are afraid of gladness but I read let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. [17:20:43]

Arise celebrate your Triumph oh ye people of God your sins are many but they are all forgiven your iniquities are great but they are all put away arise and Lead captive those who led you captive your blasphemies your forgetfulness of God your drunkenness Your Lust all the vast Legion that once oppressed you they are all clean destroyed. [33:52:36]

Come now look back and think of all the trials you have always encountered death in your family losses in your business afflictions in your body despair in your soul and yet here you are more than conquerors over them all come bid them all walk now in procession to the god of our deliverances who has delivered us out of deep Waters. [35:19:15]

Come Ye children of God kept and preserved where so many have fallen lead now this day your Temptations captive I think that you as a church and I as your minister can indeed lead captivity captive this day there's been no single Church of God existing in England for these 50 years which has had to pass through more trials than we have done. [36:38:02]

God has brought us out into a wealthy place and set our feet in a large room and all the devices of the enemy have been of none effect scar a day rolls over my head in which the most villainous abuse the most fearful slander is not uttered against me both privately and by the public press every engine is employed to put down God's Minister. [37:15:38]

God has helped us as a church everything has contributed to help us the great terrible catastrophe invented by Satan to overturn us was only blessed of God to swell the stream and now I would not stay a liar's mouth if I could nor would I stop a slanderer if it were in my power except it were that he might not sin for all these things tend to our profit. [39:02:39]

Church of God come forth with songs come forth with shouting to your last battle ATT behold the battle of Armageddon draweth nigh blow ye the silver trumpets for the fight ye soldiers of the Cross come on come on ye leered hosts of Hell strong in the strength of God most high we shall Dash back your ranks as The Rock. [41:50:14]

Would to God that the joy of heart which we feel this morning may tempt some soul to seek the like it is to be found in Christ at the foot of his dear cross believe on him Sinners and thou art saved amen. [42:31:19]