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Love & Lightning, Winter & Warm

by Wen Reagan

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All creatures of our God and King Lift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou burning sun with golden beam, Thou silver moon with softer gleam! O praise Him! O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou rushing wind that art so strong Ye clouds that sail in Heaven along, O praise Him! Alleluia! Thou rising moon, in praise rejoice, Ye lights of evening, find a voice! O praise Him! O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! And all ye men of tender heart, Forgiving others, take your part, O sing ye! Alleluia! Ye who long pain and sorrow bear, Praise God and on Him cast your care! O praise Him! O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it, Mount of Thy redeeming love. Here I raise my Ebenezer Hither by Thy help I've come And I hope by Thy good pleasure Safely to arrive at home Jesus sought me when a stranger Wandering from the fold of God He to rescue me from danger Interposed His precious blood Oh, to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be Let thy grace now, like a fetter Bind my wandering heart to Thee Prone to wander, Lord I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Heres my heart, oh, take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above
3.
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, See Him dying on the tree ’Tis the Christ by man rejected; Yes, my soul, ’tis He, ’tis He ’Tis the long expected prophet, David’s Son, yet David’s Lord; By His Son God has now spoken ’Tis the true and faithful Word. Tell me, ye who hear Him groaning, Was there ever grief like His? Friends through fear His cause disowning, Foes insulting his distress Many hands were raised to wound Him, None would interpose to save; But the deepest stroke that pierced Him Was the stroke that Justice gave. He who think of sin but lightly, Nor suppose the evil great, Here may view its nature rightly, Here its guilt may estimate. Mark the Sacrifice appointed! See Who bears the awful load! ’Tis the Word, the Lord’s Anointed, Son of Man, and Son of God. ’Tis the long expected prophet, David’s Son, yet David’s Lord! By His Son God has now spoken ’Tis the true and faithful Word!
4.
Thou that on sin's wages starvest, Behold we have joy in the harvest For us was gather'd the first fruits, For us was lifted up from the roots, Sheaved in cruel bands, bruised sore, Scourged upon the threshing-floor; Where the upper mill-stone roof'd His head, At morn they found the heavenly Bread, And on that wooden altar laid, Christ our Sacrifice was made! Thou whose field for moisture gapes, We shout with them that tread the grapes: For us the Vine was fenced with thorn, Five ways the precious branches torn! Terrible fruit was on that tree, In the acre of Gethsemane; For us by Calvary's distress, The wine was racked right off of the press; Now in our altar-vessels stored Is the sweet Vintage of our Lord. In Joseph's garden they threw by The riv'n Vine, leafless, lifeless, dry! But on Easter morn that Tree went forth, In forty days reach'd heaven from earth; Soon the whole world was overspread; Ye weary, come now into his shade Come now into his shade Come now into his shade
5.
Our Lord, from virgin womb He crowns In majesties of blood, He breathes his first, He cries aloud— The Everlasting Word. The virgin veils the great I AM In raiment for His throne, The infant rags and manger lay Are His, and His alone. That face no prophet ever saw, The virgin’s eyes arrest; For God, sustainer of the earth, Now feeds from woman’s breast. Our Lord, with cracks of breaking bread, Disturbs the Paschal feast. He renders each a single piece “Now take my flesh and eat.” He grasps the wine with sounds of thanks From mouth to mouth he leans, “Now drink my covenantal blood For you it pours and streams.” Each mouth enthroned the great I AM, Each tongue the victim held, For God, sustainer of the earth, Now feeds it with himself. O Lamb of God, a hymn we'll sing A festal ode to our great King Till heaven and earth are filled with saints In glorious feasting!
6.
You have come, Lord, come to redeem You have torn injustice at the seam You have saved us from our enemies You've remembered us in your mercy He has saved with mighty arm He has scattered the proud (and) He has thrown down the strong And exalted the lowly (and) He has fed the starving poor And emptied the rich In remembrance of His mercy, He has come Your dayspring has broke in from on high You give light to those who suffer in night You blaze bright on the shadow of death And you guide our feet into the way of peace He has saved with mighty arm He has scattered the proud (and) He has thrown down the strong And exalted the lowly (and) He has fed the starving poor And emptied the rich In remembrance of His mercy, He has come The blind can see, the broken now can walk! The dirty clean, the deaf now can hear! The dead are raised, the poor now have good news! The Son of God has come to save us from our enemy Every valley You will surely fill And every mountain You will bring them low And all the crooked things You will make straight Your salvation for all flesh to see He has saved with mighty arm He has scattered the proud (and) He has thrown down the strong And exalted the lowly (and) He has fed the starving poor And emptied the rich In remembrance of His mercy, He has come
7.
Almighty Comforter and Friend, Eternal Spirit, now descend, descend Fill us from Thy heavenly store! Thou art the Church's holy Guest, Earnest of her eternal rest, Let us grieve Thee never more, never more. O great promise of the Father, come, The Church's fading lamps relume, relume! Come, rekindle joy and love Wisdom, and Truth, and Love are Thine, Life, light, and holiness divine; Shed Thy gifts down from above Witness of Him Who died and rose, rose again And who conquered all our foes, all our foes Took His seat upon the throne Great Gift of Jesus glorified, Revealer of the Crucified, Unto us reveal the Son, the Son! Almighty Comforter and Friend, Eternal Spirit, now descend, descend
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All praise to Thee, Eternal Lord,
 Who wore the garb of flesh and blood; And chose a manger for Thy throne, While worlds on worlds were Thine alone. Once did the skies before Thee bow; A virgin's arms contain Thee now; While angels who in Thee rejoice Now listen for Thine infant voice. All this for us Thy love hath done; By this to Thee our love is won;
 For this our joyful songs we raise,
 For this we sing Thee ceaseless praise. A little Child, Thou art our Guest, That weary ones in Thee may rest: Forlorn and lonely is Thy birth,
 That we may rise to heaven from earth. All this for us Thy love hath done; By this to Thee our love is won;
 For this our joyful songs we raise,
 For this we sing Thee ceaseless praise. Thou comest in the darksome night
 To make us children of the light,
 To make us, in the realms divine,
 Like Thine own angels, round Thee shine. All this for us Thy love hath done; By this to Thee our love is won;
 For this our joyful songs we raise,
 For this we sing Thee ceaseless praise. For this our joyful songs we raise,
 For this we sing Thee ceaseless praise.
9.
On Babel's plain, the fires of men In common purpose roared The unity that God once gave They seized with one accord But God poured out peculiar tongues, Peculiar, odd, and vain They scattered all the human fires, That burned on Babel’s plain. The desert pealed with flames divine, “I hear my people's cry!” But Moses turned his face to hide From unconsuming fire. “O Lord and God,” the shepherd pled, “My tongue is mute and mired.” “O who inspires mortal mouths?” The holy flame inquired. Holy Spirit, Come O Sacred Fire Holy Spirit, Come our hearts inspire On Sinai’s crest, the storms of God In gales of holy dread Beset the mount in veils of fire, With smoke it palled and spread Then God gave Moses words of life In thund’rous peals construed And Isr’el spoke in stark reply, “What God says we will do.” Holy Spirit, Come O Sacred Fire Holy Spirit, Come our hearts inspire In Galilee, the holy cloud That brandished Sinai's crest Bestowed itself on Mary's frame And settled there to rest Then holy fires of power divine Beheld her virgin womb; They tabernacled in her flesh But left her unconsumed Holy Spirit, Come O Sacred Fire Holy Spirit, Come our hearts inspire At Pentecost, the winds of God, In savage tempest roared; Like Sinai’s mount, their flesh assumed The fires of their Lord Then God poured out peculiar tongues, From native lands abroad And birthed the Church as holy flesh In unity with God. Holy Spirit, Come O Sacred Fire Holy Spirit, Come our hearts inspire
10.
Praise our God, for he is good His love endures forever Let the saints of Jesus sing His love endures forever Let the shepherds now confess His love endures forever All who fear the Lord declare His love endures forever With death on every side They pressed him hard Yet He cut them down The Lord in all of his strength With His right hand He came to save us from the grave Praise our God, for He is good His love endures forever Let the saints of Jesus sing His love endures forever Let the shepherds now confess His love endures forever All who fear the Lord declare His love endures forever The stone thrown away Now has become The cornerstone The Lord in all of His strength With His right hand Became our song and our shield Praise our God, for He is good His love endures forever Let the saints of Jesus sing His love endures forever Let the shepherds now confess His love endures forever All who fear the Lord declare His love endures forever Though dead He would not die Though in hell, He rose from the grave The Lord, in all of His strength With His right hand He's opened the gates and brought us in Praise our God, for He is good His love endures forever Let the saints of Jesus sing His love endures forever Let the shepherds now confess His love endures forever All who fear the Lord declare His love endures forever
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At the Lamb's high feast we sing
 Praise to our victorious King,
 Who hath washed us in the tide Flowing from His pierced side;
 Praise we Him whose love divine
 Gives His sacred blood for wine,
 Gives His body for the feast,
 Christ the Victim, Christ the Priest.
 Where the paschal blood is poured,
 Death's dark angel sheathes his sword;
 Israel's hosts triumphant go
 Through the wave that drowns the foe.
 Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed,
 Paschal Victim, Paschal Bread;
 With sincerity and love
 Eat we manna from above. Mighty Victim from the sky,
 Pow'rs of hell beneath Thee lie;
 Death is conquered in the fight,
 Thou hast brought us life and light:
 Hymns of glory and of praise,
 Risen Lord, to thee we raise;
 Holy Father, praise to thee,
 With the Spirit, ever be.
12.
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul What wondrous love is this, O my soul What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, To bear the dreadful curse for my soul When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down, When I was sinking down, sinking down, When I was sinking down beneath God’s righteous frown, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul, for my soul, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing; To God and to the Lamb, I will sing To God and to the Lamb who is the great "I Am"; While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing; While millions join the theme, I will sing And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on; And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing and joyful be; And through eternity, I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on; And through eternity, I’ll sing on
13.
Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain Leave to thy God to order and care; In every change, He faithful will remain Be still, my soul; thy heavenly Friend Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end Be still, my soul; thy God doth undertake To guide the end, as He has the past Thy hope and thy faith, let nothing shake; All mysteries shall be bright at last Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know His voice Who ruled them while He dwelt below Be still, my soul; when dearest friends depart, And all is darkened in the vale of tears, Then shall thou know His love, His heart, Who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears Be still, my soul; thy Jesus can repay From His own fullness all He takes away
14.
Who is God except our God? Mercy mighty, beauty strong And what am I, that You should love? A broken cistern, a crooked song My heart is restless; My heart is broken until it's in you My heart is restless; My heart is broken until it's in you Who are You, that You would be Perfect love, power, purity? Mystery of three in one, Father, Son, & Spirit, trinity! My heart is restless; My heart is broken until it's in you My heart is restless; My heart is broken until it's in you How I long for You, O Lord Like a deer before a flowing stream You burst the deaf and flash the blind, You gave your life for mine Your ways, they overwhelm my soul Tender love, a righteous storm The ocean's depth, your will to me; You're love and lightning, winter and warm
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Thou that on sin's wages starvest, Behold we have joy in the harvest For us was gather'd the first fruits, For us was lifted up from the roots, Sheaved in cruel bands, bruised sore, Scourged upon the threshing-floor; Where the upper mill-stone roof'd His head, At morn they found the heavenly Bread, And on that wooden altar laid, Christ our Sacrifice was made! Thou whose field for moisture gapes, We shout with them that tread the grapes: For us the Vine was fenced with thorn, Five ways the precious branches torn! Terrible fruit was on that tree, In the acre of Gethsemane; For us by Calvary's distress, The wine was racked right off of the press; Now in our altar-vessels stored Is the sweet Vintage of our Lord. In Joseph's garden they threw by The riv'n Vine, leafless, lifeless, dry! But on Easter morn that Tree went forth, In forty days reach'd heaven from earth; Soon the whole world was overspread; Ye weary, come now into his shade Come now into his shade Come now into his shade
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Now may He who from the dead Brought the Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ, our King and Head, All our souls in safety, in safety keep In safety keep May He teach us to fulfill What is pleasing in His sight; Perfect us in all His will, And preserve us day and night, day and night Day and night To that dear Redeemer's praise, Who the cov'nant sealed with blood, Let our hearts and voices raise Loud thanksgivings to, to our God To our God! Now may He who from the dead Brought the Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ, our King and Head, All our souls in safety, in safety keep In safety keep

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A collection of poems, psalms, and hymns old and new.

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released May 1, 2014

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Wen Reagan at All Things Lost Studio in Durham, NC except for “Holy Spirit, Come Our Hearts Inspire"
Art design and photography by Casey Reagan
at Lime and Ruby Design
Painting by Susan Lankenau

Wen Reagan: vocals, guitars, banjo, dobro, bass, keys, organ, synth, sampling, percussion
Casey Reagan: vocals
Chris Merrick: drums, percussion
Kevin Ludwick: keys
Stuart Pierce: guitar, vocals

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Wen Reagan is a singer-songwriter and worship leader based in Durham, North Carolina. Wen serves as the Director of Music and Worship at Blacknall Memorial Presbyterian Church, teaches worship at Samford University and Duke Divinity School, and contributes as a songwriter for Cardiphonia, a national network of worship songwriters writing for the love of the church. ... more

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