May 8-9, 2022

My Own Forty-Two, A Testimony

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who began to knit me together

before my parents even knew of me

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who gave me parents who love Him

who loving Him knew also how to love me

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who astoundingly blesses me

with peace and home and food and care

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who keeps me from falling

no matter how I try to fall away

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who holds my life secure

above the darkness that leads down to death

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who is my perfect hope

even as uncertainty roils around me

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who sustains my heart

when it has fallen down within me

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who surrounds me with wonder

revealing His glory in all that is

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who rescued this lost and hopeless man

from the pit he himself has made

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who always cares for me

through every trial and joy of life

this is the day that the Lord has made

I will rejoice and be glad in it

Hello, my name is Peter Rhebergen

and I'm here today by grace of God alone

the One Who's Son has paid my price

and lets me call His Father "Mine!"