After preaching to a large outdoor crowd on April 3, 1826, Reginald Heber was exhausted. The hot sun had been beating down on him through his entire message. He then plunged into a pool of cool water. While in the pool he suffered a stroke and drowned.   After his death, His wife would discover that Reginald had written 57 hymns!   While going through his papers she read these words, “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty”. This is our foundation hymn for August 28, 2011.

Hebers words continued with “Early in the morning my song shall rise to thee”. What is “my song”? Remember our foundation hymn from last week? Blessed Assurance. “This is my story this is my song. Praising my Savior, all the day long”. Psalm 34:1 “I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.”

Our songs this Sunday will focus on how great and mighty and holy is our God.
Andrea Crouch wrote a chorus in 1973, Bless His Holy Name. The lyrics say, “He has done great things, bless His Holy Name”. As you prepare for worship think of all the great things He has done in your life.
Some of my favorite songs follow  “Bless His Holy Name”. Bless The Lord,  Mighty is Our God and Great and Mighty is He. These three songs are a celebration of our God. During these songs I invite you to have an attitude of celebration with me.
Then we  come to our foundation hymn Holy Holy Holy followed by a You Are Holy, which proclaims who Jesus is, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Lord of everything.
The final two songs are, I Believe in Jesus and the chorus of Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.
Hebrews 12:2 “We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew that later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God’s throne!” (CEV)

Your worship begins when your eyes are on Him. Your worship ends when your eyes are on ________.