Song/Prayers from Patrick

SING, SING, SING

Sing, sing, sing,

Sing a joyful song!

Sing, sing, sing,

Sing it all day long!

Chorus

Sing, O sing,

Praise your God above.

Sing, sing, sing,

Sing a song of love!

Sun and moon sing....

Hills and mountains sing....

Birds and fishes sing....

Saints and angels sing....

All you peoples sing....

 

A SONG OF PRAISE

I will worship you, O my Lord Jesus.

I will praise your Name all over the earth.

Holy is your Name, O my Lord Jesus.

I will tell the world of your great worth.

 

Glorify your Lord, all you, his people.

Give him honor due, all you, his Church.

Purify your hearts before him, people,

For your Savior comes to cleanse his Church.

 

All the earth will bow before you, Jesus.

Nations, leaders, kings will sing your praise.

There is none like you, O our Lord, Jesus,

So, in one accord our voice we raise.

 

Holy, Holy, Holy is your Name, Jesus.

None like you's been known in all of our lore.

Worthy Lamb of God slain for us, Jesus,

Lord, we honor you forevermore.

GOD IS WORTHY OF HIS NAME

God is worthy of his Name.

Everywhere his praise the same.

Let us love him, let us serve him,

Let us magnify his Name.

 

God, you're worthy of your Name.

Everywhere your praise the same.

We will love you, we will serve you,

We will glorify your Name.

 

God you're worthy of your Name.

Everywhere your praise the same.

I will love you, I will serve you,

I will sanctify your Name.

The first verse was given to me in a dream just before I woke up. The other two verses were given later that day.

 

CROWNED

We crown you King of Kings,

Lord over everything.

We raise our voice and sing

"Praise Jesus Christ our King!"

 

We bow before you now,

Letting our hearts bend low,

Beating with sounds of love,

We let our praises flow.

 

You are our God,

Whom we adore,

You are our everything we need.

 

We crown you King.

Reign now on high,

Over the heavens,

Earth and sea and sky.

TO THE HOLY TRINITY

God, I/we worship you,

for you are God

and you are worthy.

God, I/we give you praise

for your great love

and tender mercy.

You are the loving Father,

You are the gracious Savior,

You are the holy Spirit,

A mighty God in awesome harmony.

 

God, I/we welcome you,

for you’re my/our God

and you are worthy.

God, I/we give you thanks

for your great love

and tender mercy.

You are my/our loving Father,

You are my/our gracious Savior,

You are my/our mighty Spirit,

The Trinity of love in perfect unity.

~ Patrick J. Hession.

 

The melody is from the Aria "Softly awaits my heart" by Saint Saens. Search Samson and Delilah Aria.

 

 

 

RESTORED

Your once-lost daughters, once-lost sons,

Have been restored by God's Only Son.

He brought us back to life again,

Though once we wandered dead in sin.

 

Came down to earth on Christmas Day,

Jesus, God's love with us to stay,

The blessing of that star shone bright,

Reflection of the Father's light.

 

To save us from all sin and death,

Upon a cross he gave his last breath.

He rose again on Easter Day

To bring us home with him to stay.

 

He reigns forever now at last.

His suffering is now long past.

He'll save me from eternal death

If I am faithful 'til my last breath.

 

So now my Savior and my God,

Protect me by your staff and rod.

My Shepherd-King, my only Lord,

I'm yours forever, God's living Word.

The melody is from a Scottish folk song. Search O Waly, Waly for a beautiful rendition by Lesley Garrett.

 

THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

Galatians 5:22 &23

La la la la la la la

L la la la la la la

A-gainst these there is no law,

So eat of the fruit of this tree.

 

The fruit of the Spi-rit is lo-o-ove

Joy,  peace, and longsuffering.

A-gainst these there is no law,

So eat of the fruit of this tree

Chorus

Gent-le-ness, goodness, and faith-ful-ness,

Meekness, and temperance.

A-gainst these there is no law,

So eat of the fruit of this tree.

Chorus twice

HOLY FAMILY HYMN

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, holy family of Nazareth!

How obedient was that Child to his mother undefiled

And to Joseph, pure and just, family filled with love and trust.

Chorus

Jesus, we love you! Mary, we love you! Joseph, we love you

Holy family.

 

Jesus, Mary Joseph, holy model of families,

More like Jesus to obey, more like Mary, pure to stay, More like Joseph,

faithful and true. Help us live each day like you.

Chorus

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, holy family of Nazareth,

Look down from your home above. Make our home a haven of love.

May each Christian family join you throughout eternity.

Chorus

We Will Go With You

When we’re alone, we long for You, and words fail.

There is no light in a room where there is no sun,

And there is no sun if You are not here with us.

 

From every window, show everyone our hearts which

You have won. Into us, You poured Your light.

When You found us, we were lost.

 

We will go with You. Places we’ve never seen nor ever

experienced before, now we will go with You there.

Yes, we’ll go. Secure with You, we’ll fear no evil; nothing

can hurt us at all with You in our hearts.

 

When we don’t feel You near, we long for You, and words

fail, though in our hearts we know You are here with us.

Yes, Lord, You are here with us.

 

We will go with You. Places we’ve never seen nor ever

experienced before, now we will go with You there.

Close to You, we will stay. Secure with You, we’ll fear

no evil; nothing can hurt us at all with You in our hearts.

We will go with You.

 

This poem, adapted from “Time To Say Goodbye,” is the theme of my CD, “Sung From The Heart.”  It well summarizes our journey with God to this point in our 80s. May it inspire you to deepen your own journey with God. To God be the glory! Patrick

 

The drawing below was given to me in a dream in 1975. I am not an artist, but this is exactly like I saw it. Look closely at the trunk.

Song of Songs 2:3 says, “As an apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my lover among men.”

 

A Message from Patrick Hession

Dear brothers and sisters:

In 1974, when Penny and I met and married, we sold out to God to serve him and chose to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.  What later became Family to Families Ministry developed accordingly. Our only desire has been to follow God through the Holy Spirit and to make his nature and works known throughout the earth as faithfully as we can for his glory.

Late in 1980, I sensed a nudge from the Lord to go into a total faith walk in ministry as he directed, what I call an “Abraham” walk. What I heard the Lord say to me was, “Go where I send you and do what I tell you.” Then he said, “There are two kinds of people; those who are for me and those who are against me. Work with those who are for me.”

In February 2021. through my Facebook page, I started getting contacts from pastors, evangelists, and others in Pakistan, Kenya, India, Malawi, South Sudan, Haiti, and Uganda. All of them are following Jesus Christ and most of them are Godly pastors who love Jesus Christ and are sharing the bible studies with their people.

One of our primary contacts with whom we are working closely is packaging the bible studies into booklets to train his pastors and others in the Word of God. He is also promoting these studies with others throughout Kenya with whom he has contacts. We plan to provide him regularly with paper and ink so he can continue to do so. We are also sharing the bible studies on YouTube https://wwwv.youtube.com/channel/UCKuPZMHzDzWlqU_kqRe1Ekg Click on Videos.

Among other things, we finished roofing a pastor’s church in Kisii, Kenya, and floored the home of a widow near Nairobi. 

We have been inviting our friends to partner with us as “Virtual Missionaries.” Click the Donate button if you want to support us. Family to Families Ministry is registered as a Charitable Organization with the State of North Carolina.

Please continue to pray for us. We are now in our early 80s, but we will continue to serve our Lord as long as he has us here. God bless you.

Love, Patrick and Penny