30. I’VE ANCHORED IN JESUS
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Upon life’s boundless ocean where mighty bellows roll,
I’ve fixed my hope in Jesus, blest anchor of my soul;
When trials fierce assail me as storms are gathering o’er,
I rest upon His mercy and trust Him more.
Chorus:
I’ve anchored in Jesus,
The storms of life I’II brave,
I’ve anchored in Jesus,
I fear no wind or wave,
I’ve anchored in Jesus
For He hath pow’r to save,
I’ve anchored to the Rock of Ages.
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He keeps my soul from evil and gives me blessed peace,
His voice hath stilled the waters and bid their
tumult cease
My Pilot and Deliverer, to Him I all confide,
For always when I need Him, He’s at my side.
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He is my Friend and Saviour, in Him my anchor’s cast,
He drives away my sorrows and shields me from the blast;
By faith I’m looking upward beyond life’s troubled sea,
There I behold a haven prepared for me.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
