Standing outside door
Holy Son of Man
Knocking and waiting
Sharing Father’s grace plan
Conquering darkness
Timeless gift He brings
Coming to serve man
Soaring on eagle’s wings
Hearing now His voice
Sacred, divine love
Calling to repent
Witnessing from above
Opening thy door
Christ boldly walks in
Showing wounded hands
Forgiving every sin
This short poem is inspired from two different hymns: “Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak” and “I Love to Tell the Story.”
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Telling His true story
Jesus, His glory reigns
Unseen, heaven above
Breaking sinful chains
Hungering and thirsting
Weary, endless despair
Message of Salvation
Answering these prayers
Firm rock, speaking to thee
Living echoes of hope
Children, lost and alone
Faith walking life’s tightrope
Hidden depths, troubled sea
Precious wisdom fills thee
Hearing His glowing words
Loving hand calms the sea
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One of my favorite hymns is “Earth and All Stars” which we sang many times at my former church in Montana. Here is a link for the hymn:
Do you have a favorite hymn (an old favorite or a more current one)? Let’s have a discussion in the comments.
Originally published May, 2020.
From Isaiah 46:3-4: “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by Me from your birth, carried from the womb; even to your old age I am He; even when you turn gray I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.”
Praising Father above
Faithful promises speak
In His hands, mercy proves
Forsake idol’s mystique
Looking to heavens high
Courage to face trials
In His hands, time stands still
Return from dark exile
Reciting Father’s Word
Wisdom from light-filled grace
In His hands, answers found
Holy, this divine place
Walking in righteous steps
Troubles fading away
In His hands, peace shall reign
Salvation comes today
Believing Father’s Son
Life no longer adrift
In His hands, refuge found
Faith rises from Christ’s gift
From Colossians 3:17: “ And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
From Romans 3:21-22: “But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed and is attested by the Law and the Prophets, the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction.”
Faith’s wayward journey
Bearing under sin
Without righteousness
Evil in sheepskin
Life’s unworthiness
Deceiving ourselves
Misery’s ruins
Man’s faith hides on shelves
Eternal darkness
Living without hope
God’s love sends Savior
He changes faith’s scope
Light born in stable
Proclaiming Good News
Father’s righteousness
Faith calls us to choose
Assurance in Christ
Believing in Him
Justified by faith
Salvation’s true hymn
From 1 John 5:13: “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.”
When facing painful trials, we may be tempted to doubt God’s love for us. Remember that God orchestrated the greatest demonstration of love possible–His Son’s death on the cross.
From Romans 5:8-9: “But God proves His love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely, therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, will we be saved through Him from the wrath of God.”
From Psalm 65:5: “By awesome deeds You answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation; You are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.”
Headwaters on mountaintop
Watered from heavens above
Praises from valley below
Earth’s bounty fills with God’s love
Holy temple blooms with peace
Sky, earth, seas breathe with God’s grace
Light proclaims deliverance
Salvation for human race
Faithful river dries each tear
Troubled seas no longer toss
God answers as He promised
Hope fulfilled on darkest cross
Quietness covers each land
Eternity’s Son shall rise
Spirit opens morning sky
God answers with new franchise
From Psalm 65:9: “You visit the earth and water it; You greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; You provide the people with grain, for so You have prepared it.”
Because He lives, I can see tomorrow.
From Romans 10:9: “Because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Sinking
Enemy’s darkness
Waves crashing down
Empty tomb’s salvation light
Rising
Light
Father’s plan
Love’s ultimate sacrifice
Resurrection’s grace shines forever
Victorious
Witnessing
Blessed assurance
Light conquers darkness
Every sin forever paid
Redemption
From Luke 24:13-15: “Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself came near and went with them.”
On life’s Emmaus Road
Walking closely with thee
Grace of Jesus bestowed
Calvary’s path sets us free
Wilderness gathers near
Walking down evil’s road
Christ’s love making it clear
Sinful darkness now implodes
Life’s burdens weighing down
Walking with Christ, our Lord
Mercy begins countdown
Redemption coming on board
Heaven’s kingdom awaits
Walking each faithful path
Salvation opens gate
Jesus bridges judgement’s wrath
From Philippians 3:20: “But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”
From Luke 24:6-7: “Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to the hands of sinners and be crucified and on the third day rise again.”
Enemy’s motives
Darkness full of fraud
Life spiraling down
Behind his facade
Trapped, with no escape
Caught in evil’s net
Each wave crashing down
Sinking deeper yet
Flowing river’s faith
Never left alone
Christ walks on water
Freed from this millstone
Hearing trumpet sound
Redemption’s surge swells
Blessed assurance
Now soul shall be well
Blood pays any cost
Sins nailed to this tree
Witness empty tomb
Rising, Light now free!
The hymn “When Peace, Like a River” inspired the writing of this poem. The lyrics were written by Horatio Gates Spafford in 1873. The song is sometimes titled from a line in the popular refrain, “It Is Well With My Soul.”
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