I know that the light of His presence with me doth continually dwell.
From Psalm 34:5: “Look to Him, and be radiant so your faces shall never be ashamed.”
Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. Her prolific creation of hymns and gospel songs produced over 8,000 finished works.
From Psalm 9:1-2: “I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”
Another harvest finished
Bushels filled with Father’s grace
Spirit of thankfulness sings
Chorus of voices embrace
Gifted with bounty’s surplus
Every homestead offers praise
Spirit of Messiah sings
Mercy’s light always ablaze
Humbleness in daily walk
Morning’s sunrise praises all
Spirit of risen Lord sings
Cherished rewards come each fall
Community now gathers
Worship fills this tiny church
Spirit of faithfulness sings
Hope filling tomorrow’s search
Another spring shall arrive
Father’s glory in each seed
Spirit of thankfulness sings
Savior’s love forever freed
From Psalm 100:4-5: “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name. For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever and His faithfulness to all generations.”
In praising or loving a child, we love and praise not that which is, but that which we hope for.
Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German polymath. He has been considered one of the most influential writers in the German language.
From Psalm 106:1: “Praise the Lord! O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.”
Never enough time
Life’s constant demands
Making moments for God
Pausing to hold His hand
Devoted praise speaks
For what God has done
Stopping life’s busy train
Praying beside His Son
Love for God endures
Goodness offers grace
Rejoicing in His peace
Feeling blessed embrace
God’s mighty doings
Quiet moments fill
Singing with heartfelt thanks
Feeling time standing still
From Psalm 106:48: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. And let all the people say, ‘Amen.’ Praise the Lord!”
From Psalm 118:19: “Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.”
Glorious morning light
Blessings from Father’s heart
Angelic voices praise
Calling out faith’s fresh start
Tomb forever empty
Raising Messiah’s love
Hallelujah’s sing out
Praising heavens above
Risen Savior conquers
Draining river of sin
New covenant flowing
Uplifting quest begins
Divine plans now fulfilled
Spreading faith’s greatest news
Darkness vanquished at last
Breathing from mercy’s view
Bridge built to Heaven’s gate
Fulfilling gift of grace
Good Shepherd holds its key
Seeing at last, His face
From John 10:9: “[Jesus speaking] I am the gate. Whoever enters by Me will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.”
From Isaiah 40:28: “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.”
Have you never known?
God’s grace, covering this earth
Have you never heard?
Cold stable, virgin gives birth
Filling heavens with praises
God builds, He provides
Seeding faith with righteousness
His light serves as guide
Have you never known?
God’s Word shares His peace
Have you never heard?
Savior’s love renews faith’s lease
Hearing of Christ’s healing hand
God’s divine plan leads
Empowering man to change
Mercy’s tender reeds
Have you never known?
God’s desire to send His Son
Have you never heard?
Redemption forever won
Lamb of God, in heaven’s wings
God envisions hope
Bridge built between man and God
Savior levels every slope
From Mark 1:38-39: “He answered, ‘Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also, for that is what I came out to do.’ And He went throughout all Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.”
The things we do at Christmas are touched with a certain extravagance, as beautiful, in some of its aspects, as the extravagance of nature in June.
From Luke 2:20: “The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.”
Robert Collyer (1823-1912) was an English-born pastor. Early in his adult life, he emigrated to the United States and would later resuming preaching after having done so in England.
God calls us to seek Him daily in order to serve Him daily.
From Psalm 92:1-2: “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, to declare Your steadfast love in the morning and Your faithfulness by night.”
Sheila Cragg (born 1938) is an American Christian writer. Her numerous books share a dynamic faith and witness, and she has served as a mentor for other Christian writers.
Inviting
Abundant life
Quenching spiritual thirst
Clutching Father’s steadfast promises
Relationship
Seeking
Lasting nourishment
Spiritual hunger fulfilled
Following our Father’s way
Peace
Hearing
Angelic voices
Bursting with praise
Mountaintops full of love
Joy
This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.
From Isaiah 55:3: “Incline your ear, and come to Me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, My steadfast, sure love for David.”
Filled with thirst and hunger
Listen to God’s trusted Word
Promising to fulfill daily needs
Lifetime’s path no longer blurred
Raining from heavens
Spirit quenches every thirst
Living water flowing ever more
Sin’s darkest journey reversed
Sown with God’s mercy
Harvest of grace now ready
Bread of life feeds His new covenant
Life’s navigation steady
Praises poured with joy
Heavens bursting, full of song
Mountaintops joining valleys below
Abundant life comes along
From Isaiah 55:10: “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater.”
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