Poems and Lyrics

One day this life will be over. One day I’ll walk this earth no more. I’ll leave behind Earth’s troubled times And step onto Heaven’s golden shore. I’ll take a step and walk on streets of gold. I’ll reach to take a hand and find it the hand of God.* I’ll fall asleep in Earth’s […]

John 19:1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, […]

When I see Him, bruised and broken, hanging on that cruel tree, my heart breaks for I’m the reason – Jesus bore that pain for me. I’m the one who loves my own way. I’m the one who selfishly Seeks to satisfy my longings With no thought of pleasing Him. But my Savior saw beyond […]

A tune keeps looping in my head this week – this week of The Cross. I know that we are marching quickly toward Resurrection Day, but one cannot get to Easter without going through The Cross. This tune holds words written by Fanny Crosby in the 1860s, a long time ago, but the message of […]

Scott Wesley Brown wrote the following lyrics: I could wish you joy and peace To last a whole life long, I could wish you sunshine, Or a cheerful little song, Or wish you all the happiness That this life could bring But I wish you Jesus, But I wish you Jesus, But I wish you […]

Crowned with glory, crowned with honor, Sun and shield in my black night. You alone dispel sin’s darkness. You alone provide my light. Shield upon my head in summer, cover in the winter’s rain, ever giving strength and comfort ever sowing grace in pain. As the sun has drawn the planets, so my […]

How do you walk in light after night has fallen and the darkness overwhelms all you can see? How do you keep faith when circumstances strangle and situations threaten all you know should be? How do you press on through the storms that gather and winds that blast and buffet your heart and […]

In this topsy-turvy world, my heart keeps drifting back to the hymns that I learned in my childhood. I catch myself humming songs that I have not heard in years, and they minister to my heart. A long-time favorite is “Solid Rock”. I have a favorite piano arrangement of this hymn, and it is the […]

I didn’t come to You demanding blessing, Though You have blessed my life abundantly. I didn’t ask for peace, no joy did I seek, For I knew the sin inside of me. I could only wonder at Your greatness; Creator God, Lord of all the Earth. And I could only bow Not understanding how You […]

We remember – God’s gift of His Son, that love often comes wrapped in unique packages, that family and friends are extra special blessings. We rejoice – in the news given to the shepherds, in the love of those we hold dear, in the dawning of a new year. We celebrate – the birthday of […]

One of my favorite Christmas carols is “Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne”. I don’t hear it much anymore, but it tells the entire story of Christ’s birth and life. The hymn was written in the 1800s by Emily Elliott to help children understand the significance of Advent and the nativity. The lines are penned in […]

Light of Heaven sent to Earth – One small Child of humble birth. From the hills of Heaven, fair, came to die, my sin to bear. Gracious Lord, Almighty One, God’s own Everlasting Son. Such great love, such sacrifice paid for my redemption’s price. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us […]

In church today we sang the old hymn, “Great is Thy Faithfulness”. What a timely reminder to my heart in these days of uncertainty and change. Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been, Thou […]

The Apostle Paul had all the credentials for earthly success. Every part of the Mosaic law had been followed when he was born into the Israeli tribe of Benjamin. He grew and learned at the feet of Gamaliel, a prominent Jewish teacher. He became a Pharisee, one of the religious leaders in the nation. Paul […]

My times are in Your hand: The hard times and the good, Abundant times and dry. Through laughing and through grieving, In singing and in silence, My times are in Your hand, and there I rest. My times are in Your hand – Secure and never failing, […]

Jesus, Savior, all sufficient –ever meeting every need.Caring for our every sorrowas we follow where He leads. Mercies, new, at each dawning.Grace enough for every day.Though our trials may be many,He is Shine that lights our way. On the cross He hung in torment,God’s own sacrificial Lamb.Paid the price for our salvation –Gave His life, […]

Only a Father could know my heart and love me anyway. Only a Father could see my sin and choose to pay my penalty. Only a Father could feel my hurt and soothe my wounded spirit. Only a Father could touch my heart and let me know He loves me more. […]

As I begin to feel the change in the air signaling a new season, I can’t help but thrill at the beauty that God has shared with us. Man’s masterpieces are rare, and we lock them up in museums. God scatters His creations abundantly – each one a unique testimony to His creative power and […]

I was up early this morning, my heart strangely burdened by battles and weary in waiting. Some days I wonder, “How long, Lord? How many times will the same problems appear? How long?” As I sat cradling my coffee, the sun began its daily ascent on the horizon. The last tendrils of night scattered, and […]

Your mercy called me to Your cross for pardon from my sin. Your grace then gifted me new life and love and joy within. Your mercy took my punishment. Your grace gave my heart peace. Mercy cleansed and made me whole. Grace let my wandering cease. In mercy’s grip, You shed Your blood […]