HOPE OF THE HOPELESS As I begin my day I get on my knees and pray I ask the Lord to show me How His witness I might be And as I pray to the Savior I hear His still small voice As He comes to me and whispers "I love you child, rejoice" And then I pray for boldness That Christ's story I might tell To those who know Him not That in God's house they'll dwell He is the Lord My God My comfort in time of sorrow Always the Hope of the hopeless The Promise of a blessed tomorrow And this the course I take As I walk daily with the Lord Girded by His love and The strength of His mighty sword Granville Kelley (copyright 2001)	HAVEN OF GRACE Come what may my Lord I know You are at my side In the shelter of Your wings I shall forever abide Though life's storms will come And sadness may prevail Into Your Haven of Grace My ship of life will sail Sickness and sorrows may come Satan may smile with glee But Your's is the victory, O Lord Just as it was at Calvary So with peace and happiness I await that glorious day When clouds will part and angels sing And I'll be taken away Blessed be the name of the Lord Hail to the Prince of Peace Our Rock of Ages reigns All strife of men will cease Granville Kelley (copyright 2001)
BORN AGAIN I was trapped in sin and shame Knowing not where to go Then Christ my Savior came to me Why would He love me so? A sinner needing grace That is what I was But the Great Redeemer changed all that As He always does And now I am Born Again My Savior walks with me Through every valley, along the way My Lord and my God is He My friend, if it peace that you seek And my Savior you do not know Open your heart to Him I pray For He does love you so And now a sinner no more I seek only to serve the Lord Soon I'll see Him face to face Redeemed by His living and forgiving grace Copyright 2001 Granville Kelley	OUR VICTORY SONG When I lose my way dear Lord Guide me with Your grace When I falter in my steps Help me to seek Your Face Remove the haze our God That blinds our misty eyes Open our hearts dear Jesus That we might see Satan's lies Comfort those Great Redeemer With loved ones lost Dry the tears, O Precious Lamb May we not forget the cost And when the night seems long Let us hear, O God, Your victory song Our faith we place in Thee To guide us to Eternity So hear our prayers, Sweet Jesus Forgive us when we stray Lift us to the Heavens Lord We await Your coming some day Copyright 2001 Granville Kelley
DAY BY DAY Day by day, I seek Christ's face Day by day, I feel His grace That He loves me, this I know His forgiveness like a river flows Nothing I've done deserves His love Yet He is always there In every ray of sunshine In every answered prayer His grace is always given It can not be earned And even though He gave His life His love is often spurned And though we stumble along the way Christ is with us day after day To hold us in His loving arms And save us from all evil and harm That You Jesus for what You've done Your sacrifice has made us free Thank You Lord for unchanging love You have given us Eternity Granville Kelley (copyright 2001) All rights reserved	THE SAVIOR'S PLEA A crown of thorns placed on His head "Father, forgive them" was His plea No words of comfort to Him were said His body broken for all to see As the sun set on the world that day They took Christ down from the cross A borrowed tomb was where He laid Those who loved Him thought all was lost Three days later when the world awoke Empty was the tomb where our Savior laid Gone was the threat of death's evil yoke God's redemption of man had been made Christ's death on the cross that day and the suffering He did bear Man's debt of sin He did pay Forever, we'll rest in His care Christ is coming for you and me I do not know the day I only know that through His death He has showed us the Way Granville Kelley (copyright 2001)
HIS GRACE The wonder of God's grace So forgiving and free Is a wondrous grace Unworthy as I may be I know not why to me His grace He does impart I only know that through His love To Him belongs my heart And when His timing and His ways I find hard to understand He is always at my side And guides me by His hand And through His grace, my heart sings Although undeserving I may be His grace has brought me to this place And will take me Home, His face to see So if His grace you do not know My prayers will ever be That to Him you will give your heart And journey to Heaven with me Granville Kelley(copyright 2001)	IN HIS LIGHT How grateful we are To be loved by the Lord How wonderful to know His forgiveness does flow How wonderful to know That death is no more Christ's sacrifice at Calvary Has opened Heaven's door We walk in His light Darkness does not prevail All our sins are forgiven As Christ Jesus we hail Loved ones we will lose Friends may go astray Our Savior never leaves He is with us each day "I'll not leave you" These the words of the Lord His words are ever true We are all of one accord Copyright Granville Kelley 2001
BEYOND THE PERIL My Savior watches over me I always feel Him near In times of darkness and grief And times of pain and fear His loving arms reach out To calm my troubled soul And if I tend to wander He leads me back into the fold Blessed Redeemer, Savior Divine I thank you for all you have done Tainted and unworthy as I am I am loved by God's Son Your Spirit has lifted me Up from the angry wave Above and beyond the peril My life for Eternity You have saved And so my Lord I wait For that glorious day When in the twinkling of an eye You will come and take me away Copyright Granville Kelley 2001	THROUGH THE YEARS Christ's hand reaches out through the years To always calm our doubts and fears He opens our eyes that we might see His purchase of Salvation, so full and free And to this world He did come So very long ago To seek the lost and sinful And save this world from woe But this world would not have Him And they nailed Him to a cross Yet death He did conquer As the grave gave up its loss So I ask of you loved ones To hear His loving plea Know His peace and salvation As He died for you and me Then we shall see Him face to face Unworthy as we may be For He has prepared for us a Place Where we will spend Eternity Copyright Granville Kelley 2001
THE CHOICE OF YOUR HEART How Christ could go to the cross For a world that did not care How could He suffer and die And the agony to bear In Him they found no fault But Satan had his say The Son of God died For our sins He did pay Take heart cruel world Although undeserving of Him Placed in a tomb that day Christ arose, the battle to win That He did not die in vain This is the choice of your heart Accept the Savior now Or forever from Him be apart He walks with us each day This is our joy to share Knowing that He loves us And He answers every prayer Copyright Granville Kelley 2001	HOLD FAST When you are in the storm The waters deep and cold God will be your Haven His Son will be your hold Our Lord has said And His words are true "Follow me my child" "No harm shall come to you" Hold fast to God's hand When you are in the gale Our Savior has given His promise His grace and love will not fail As we sail the sea of life We need have no fear If we put our trust in God We know His presence is near And soon the seas are calm As the Lord says "Peace ,be still" The Savior enfolds us in His arms Just as He always will Copyright Granville Kelley 2001
LEGACY The legacy that I would leave Is not of fame and glory Let it always be said of me I loved to tell Christ's story Let it not be said Of the path I trod That there were many times I told no one of God Let my children always know Regardless of my past That it was Jesus Christ I loved Not a life lived fast The legacy that I would leave Is that I loved the Lord That I walked with Him every day And with His angels soared When I stand before God He'll tell me of my legacy "Your legacy, my dear child" "Was of your love for Me" Copyright Granville Kelley 2001	THE LIGHT OF HIS GLORY By the Light of His Glory I see the Way His grace and love everlasting Shall always be my stay Though troubles surround me He is always there My Comforter, Rock of Ages He answers every prayer Should my steps falter And when my tears flow His loving arms reach out How He loves me so Were I the only one In this world to love Jesus would have come >From His Father's house above For those who know Him not I tell them of His grace Resting in His tender care I pray they'll seek His face Copyright Granville Kelley2001
WILL YOU BE THERE? When we gather before God's throne After Christ has called us Home When He says "My child, well done" Will you be there? When your loved ones who went before Wait for you at Heaven's door As their hopes and spirits soar Will you be there? When God's angels sing Holy praises to our King And the bells of Heaven ring Will you be there? When the old things have passes away And all is made new When all night has turned to day Will you be there? When sickness is no more And all our tears have dried When our Savior says "It was for you I died" Will you be there? Copyright Granville Kelley 2002	OUR SAVIOR CARES Does our Savior care When our hearts do cry? When it seems life's happiness Is passing us by? Oh yes, the Savior cares As His heart also ached When He died on the cross Our sins to take Every tear that leaves the eye His nail scarred hand will brush aside Every pain that's ours to feel His Living Touch will always heal How wonderful to know The Blessed Assurance He gives Of love and forgiveness That within our hearts will live Although unworthy we are He loves us so much That we are always protected By His heavenly touch Granville (Bud) Kelley Copyright 2001
ASSURED OF HIS LOVE Why should cares worry me As I walk life's path each day? When the presence of the Savior Always guides my way Even when the path is dark And the cost might be Oh so great Assured of Christ's love For His return I will wait And as God's Word says I press towards my goal Forgiven of yesterday's sins The Savior redeems my soul When sickness and grief Are mine to take and bear There is no cause to worry For the Savior is always there And when death's shadow Begins my life to dim God's Son will take me home To spend Eternity with Him Grandville (Bud) Kelley (C)2001	CHRIST'S LOVE Christ's love has lifted me To heights I've never known His grace enfolds me With a love never shown He answers every prayer In ways I may not know Yet my trust I place in Him For I know He loves me so And why should I worry? Why should I fear? When the peace of the Savior Is always near And when there are times That the road seems long I put my faith in Jesus As I sing His comforting song So let the storms rage Come the tempest at night My heart is at peace For Christ is my Light Copyright 2001 Granville(Bud) Kelley
CHRIST'S VOICE He will give you peace In times of deepest grief In times of utter loss Christ's way is to the cross And when you are left alone Christ's voice will lead you home When your prayer seems unheard Strength is found in God's Word When your path seems dark Christ will lead the way Trust in Him with all your heart He is your Guide and Stay And in every trying hour Christ's love will be your power Take Him by the hand Let Him lead to the Promised Land And when life's storms do rage Christ our Anchor will hold Into the Haven of Rest we'll go Where there's peace and joy untold Copyright 2001 Granville Kelley	GOD'S ARMOR As I walk life's valley My Savior is always near Knowing as He walks beside me He takes away all fear Satan can not harm me As he tries to plant his doubt I wear God's full armor And His love I am not without Christ's arms enford my life Just as His grace forgives my sins His love relieves my strife And gives me peace within No matter what winds prevail Or the storms that toss the sea Jesus calms the angry gale Just as His love rescued me And so dear Jesus, we wait for you To come and take us Home To lead us with your nail scarred hand After all Your work is done Granville Kelley copyright 2001
Never The Same When the storms rage And you feel overcome The peace of the Savior Will be the battle won He will change your life Just as He changed mine Jesus Christ, the Savior Accept His love sublime You'll never be the same Nor would you want to be Put your hand in His hand His love will set you free If it's happiness you seek And joy ever so sweet Heed the Savior's call Lay your burdens at His feet So to you my friend Comes the choice Forever apart from God Or forever with Him, to rejoice Copyright Granville (Bud) Kelley 2001