{"id":5607,"date":"2016-04-09T07:51:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T13:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2016-04-09T07:51:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T13:51:15","slug":"h-a-to-z-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=5607","title":{"rendered":"\u201cH\u201d \u2013 A to Z Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m in a music kind of mood this morning. It\u2019s not March. It\u2019s not Monday. But I want talk about music today.<\/p>\n

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\"h\"<\/a>Years ago I heard this song and fell in love with the lyrics. How remarkable that God loved you and I enough to do the things mentioned in this song. Knowing what the future held for Jesus, He still created all the elements of the crucifixion.<\/p>\n

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I pray that as you read through these lyrics today that you will know how loved you are by God. If you believe this message, you have the opportunity to live an abundant life and share this message with others. I pray that you are doing both.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe Grew the Tree\u201d[i]<\/a><\/p>\n

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He molded and built a small lonely hill<\/p>\n

That He knew would be called Calvary<\/p>\n

Then he made the seed that would grow to be<\/p>\n

Thorns that would make His Son bleed<\/p>\n

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Then He made a green stem, gave it leaves and then<\/p>\n

Gave it sunshine, and rain, and sheltered it with moss<\/p>\n

And He grew the tree, that He knew would be<\/p>\n

Used to make the old rugged cross<\/p>\n

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Chorus:<\/p>\n

Nothing took His life<\/p>\n

With great love He gave it<\/p>\n

And He was crucified on a tree that He created<\/p>\n

With great love for man<\/p>\n

God stayed with His plan<\/p>\n

And He grew the tree so that we might go free<\/p>\n

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With tears in His eyes, God looked down through time<\/p>\n

Saw Him spat upon, rejected, and mocked<\/p>\n

Still He grew the tree that He knew would be<\/p>\n

Used to make the Old Rugged Cross
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Click here <\/a>to have a listen.<\/p>\n

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n

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Donna<\/p>\n

[i]<\/a> \u201cHe Grew the Tree,\u201d words and music by Chuck Lawrence, Song Channel Music Company, Meadow Green Music Company, 1982.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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