My God, when I stay still and pause to think The victories which Thou hast granted me, Let not a single thought of “It is done” Steal right into my heart and take its seat, Lest I might drop my guard against my foe, The roaring lion loosed upon this earth, That he might find […]
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Teach me, O teach me, blessed God of truth, Thy Will assuredly from Thy blessed Word. Wherewithal shall I cleanse my ways Except by taking heed to Thy pure Word? A shining lamp Thy Word is to my feet; Unto my darkened path a glorious light. Except Thou leadest me, I shall go blind, And […]
22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 24 But the […]
When fear besieges my trembling heart and seeks to make its numbing mark to halt my stumbling steps, to halt my stumbling steps, I know Thou calmest storms at night, and riddest quaking hearts of fright: I lift my eyes to Thee, I lift my eyes to Thee. When doubts arise and clouds my mind […]
22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Ephesians 4:22 O, humbly bow, O soul within, and look to […]
This poem was inspired by: *** To the fatherless who yearn for fathers’ love, to them He calls and beckons them from high above, “Come thou to me, ye fatherless, come thou to me, thy loving, kindly Father I shall wholly be, to be to thee what thou hast sorely yearned and missed to grant to […]
1 Peter 2:5-11 “5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not […]
In remembrance of His goodness, leading divided sheep back together to seek Him true. Isn’t that why we are called the “flock of God”, and not many “flocks of God”? *** Thou art the Shepherd, guiding all Thy sheep, to bring them to Thy fold to seek Thy light. Though they shalt hear the stranger’s […]
(In recollection of today’s Bible lesson on God’s decrees, which has spoken to me about the things on this earth that trouble us so.) *** I strive to know well what the Lord has willed for me, as stand I still on crossroads branching ‘fore my feet. The many branches show a glimpse of what […]
The path ahead is taken step by step, and where are we to go? We do not know. Yet God our Shepherd points His rod and staff, and guides so close our paths where we may go. He knows which steps shall lead us straight to sin, and when we do, He stops us in […]
Meditations at Gethsemane 