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Isaiah 5:1-7 Legendary Bryan Duncan and guest legendary guitarist Kid Ramos on "Beauty in the Wasteland"

Hidden Streams

Release Date: 04/25/2025

Jeremiah 12: 1-6 Mikaela Adams sings Jeremiah 12: 1-6 Mikaela Adams sings "I Want To Run With The Horses"

Hidden Streams

Jeremiah's laments have so much in common with the laments found in the Psalms. They also resonate with the complaints we may hold in our hearts from time to time. Chad guides us through this moving episode with helpful correction and much encouragement. And Hidden Streams introduces a new singer to the podcast; Mikaela Adams, who sings "I Want To Run With The Horses". Show Notes: What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: Lyrics to "I Want To Run With The Horses" Jeremiah 12:1-6   The easy road The silver and gold And everything they gather Will...

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Psalm 117 Paul Jackson sings Psalm 117 Paul Jackson sings "Your Steadfast Love Endures Forever"

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God never fails, and His great love is FOR US, not against us. Chad meditates on this Psalm with compassionate, truthful and encouraging words, and Paul Jackson sings of God's faithfulness. May His name be praised forever.    Show Notes: What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts:  

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Psalm 148 Izzi Ray sings Psalm 148 Izzi Ray sings "You Are The Only One"

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This is what we are created for, to know God, praise Him and be with Him in His new creation forever. We are loved more than we realize, surrounded by grace, even in the midst of trials and hardships. God is with us forever. Chad unpacks this wonderful Psalm and renews us with words of truth and encouragement. Izzi Ray sings "You Are The Only One"   Psalm 148  ESV Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens;     praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels;     praise him, all his hosts! Praise him, sun and...

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Jeremiah 11:18-23 Andrea Hammond sings Jeremiah 11:18-23 Andrea Hammond sings "You Take It All"

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The Lord made it known to me and I knew;     then you showed me their deeds. But I was like a gentle lamb     led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me     they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit,     let us cut him off from the land of the living,     that his name be remembered no more.” But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,     who tests the heart and the mind, let me see...

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Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Jeff Anderson sings Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Jeff Anderson sings "Laid On Him"

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This episode is a classic; one to listen to year after year. Long before the Christ child was born in Bethlehem, Isaiah writes prophetically and poetically of the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. The talented Jeff Anderson sings "Laid on Him". Show Notes: Fundraiser! What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: Lyrics to "Laid on Him" All we like sheep have gone astray  Everyone has turned to his own way  And the Lord has laid on him All of our iniquity and all our sin Laid on him   Oppressed and afflicted No deceit in Your...

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2 Samuel 3:31-34 Marvelle Figueroa sings 2 Samuel 3:31-34 Marvelle Figueroa sings "Forgiveness"

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Seasons of mourning. David went through dark times and chances are that we will too. Chad meditates on this scripture that speaks to us in the dark hours of life. Marvelle Figueroa sings "Forgiveness" Show Notes: Fundraiser! What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts:  

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Isaiah 42:1-9 Markita Knight sings Isaiah 42:1-9 Markita Knight sings "Behold"

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Part of the passage Chad looks at says;  “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;     I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people,     a light for the nations,     to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,     from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the Lord; that is my name;     my glory I give to no other,     nor my praise to carved idols. Behold, the former things have...

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Isaiah 50:4-11 Lynn sings Isaiah 50:4-11 Lynn sings "With Every Step"

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Once again we meditate on an Old Testament passage that is all about Jesus Christ. When we read " 5  The Lord God has opened my ear,     and I was not rebellious;     I turned not backward. 6  I gave my back to those who strike,     and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face     from disgrace and spitting. 7  But the Lord God helps me;     therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint,...

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Psalm 98 with Colin Heinrich singing Psalm 98 with Colin Heinrich singing "Face to Face"

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Only God sees the whole story, and the backstory from every angle, and only God is qualified to judge us. We may judge others and ourselves much too harshly, or we may not care enough to speak up when someone is in need of guidance. in Psalm 98 we see the whole earth become animated and rejoice because God is coming to judge, and He will get it right. The wonderful Colin Heinrich sings "Face to Face".     Show Notes: What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts:  

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Isaiah 38:10-20 Chris Lizotte sings Isaiah 38:10-20 Chris Lizotte sings "Unremembered"

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Hezekiah pleads with God for his life. Chad meditates on the riches found in this wonderful passage. Chris Lizotte sings a beautiful ballad entitled "Unremembered". Show Notes: What’s New from 1517: More from the hosts: Lyrics to "Unremembered"   I see the setting sun In the middle of my life And here I come To the bitter end Wounded and rejected Unable to pretend   I know its by Your hand That day turns into night  I cry til morning No strength left to fight You shattered all my bones I’m a bird who cannot fly   Chorus: But today...

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Everything seems right - God has planted a vineyard and tended it, but then bad, stinky fruit emerges. What has happened? How can we make things right? Chad gives another encouraging lesson and meditation on this passage, helping us to trust fully in the work of God. Even if we are plowed up and torn apart for a season, perhaps He is accomplishing the good that He wants for us, the good we cannot do for ourselves. Bryan Duncan and guitarist Kid Ramos team up on this song that speaks of God cultivating beauty from the wasteland. 

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Lyrics for Beauty from the Wasteland

My life is a wasteland

Trampled and broken down

Briars and thorns are everywhere

In this dry and thirsty ground

I give to You my land

Plant your vines in my soil

Spirit do Your work in me

Lord Jesus, make me whole

 

Chorus

You bring life from death

And beauty for ashes

Forgiveness for my sins

All that I bring to You is dust and sand

But You   cultivate the beauty

Beauty from the wasteland

 

Don’t let me be satisfied

With wild grapes in this  land 

Don’t let me choke from the weeds 

Won’t You prune me by your hand

Pour down the rain of your Spirit

Stream  the sunlight of Your Word

Cause me to root and blossom 

Let my soul be undisturbed 

 

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You bring life from death

And beauty for ashes

Forgiveness for my sins

All that I bring to You is dust and sand

But You cultivate the beauty

Beauty from the wasteland

 

I will sing for the one I love

For the one I love is You