While I called this song the above name 20 years ago, I would not do so now. The power of Jesus as the Pentecostal circles like to call it is nothing less than Christ in us, the hope of glory. His Spirit we receive not while seeking power but while seeking to do His will in reality and not as we perceive it.
If you try to live the Jesus life
You’d rather eat peas with a butter knife;
That’s how it is if you don’t have the power.
The disciples walked with Him three years
And at last their efforts came to tears
When Jesus died and they were without power.
CHORUS:
But at Pentecost in the upper room
They were filled with the Holy Ghost
And they had power…
Jesus’ power…
Yes, at Pentecost in the upper room
They were filled with the Holy Ghost
And they had power,
Jesus’ power.
Today there is a form of godliness
And souls are falling in the deep abyss
And all because some just don’t have the power;
But if you will come and ask of Him,
He’ll fill you right up to the brim
And you’ll be overflowing with Holy Ghost power.
CHORUS REPEAT
Prince Albert, SK; August 1976
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A tune the Lord gave me for Psalm 143:8-19
Deeper and deeper the Lord took us in Him. Now were we seeing good in evil and evil in good, that is, whereas we once thought we knew the difference, now we began to see more clearly. That which we thought was holy was otherwise, both within and without, and that which we thought was wrong was not always so. Needless to say, such experience brings its own torment but God brought us through and delivered us from evil.
In December of 2010, there came a call to lay down the life for another. There was no one else to do it, and it didn't matter; the duty and appointment were ours alone. It appeared this person's life was on the line. He was suspected and accused of, condemned, and hunted for, alleged horrific crimes in his country far away and many years ago. In my contemplation of these matters, realizing we could lose everything, a tune came to me in the middle of the night of January 30/31, 2011, followed by these words (Unfortunately, I don't recall the tune).