Poets
Poets 1. Brainard, Nita 9. Daniel, Jenny 17. Lyte, Henry Frances 2. Bliss, P.P. 10. Deck, James 18. Mc Cheyne R.M 3. Bennard, George 11. Elliot, Charlotte 19. Montgomery, James 4. Bonar, Horatius 12. Flint, Annie Johnson 20. Morris, Mrs. C.H. 5. Bunyan, John 13. Havergal, Frances 21. Newton, John 6. Carmichael, Amy 14. […]
Poets 2
Poets 2 1. Brainard, Nita 9. Daniel, Jenny 17. Lyte, Henry Frances 2. Bliss, P. P. 10. Deck, James G. 18. Mc Cheyne R. M. 3. Bennard, George 11. Elliot, Charlotte 19. Montgomery, James 4. Bonar, Horatius 12. Flint, Annie Johnson 20. Morris, Mrs. C. H. 5. Bunyan, John 13. Havergal, Frances 21. Newton, John […]
Wesley, Charles and John
Charles and John Wesley Poems Charles and John Wesley were the well-known brothers who were instrumental in the Revival and awakening in Britain and the founders of the Methodist Movement, to whom was attributed the reason for Britain escaping a similar plight as that which came to France with the French Revolution. They were part […]
Steel, Ann
Ann Steel Poems Ann Steel was born in the town of Hampshire in England, the daughter of a preacher, William Steele who preached in the Baptist Church in Broughton England, fourteen miles from Hampshire. Anne tragically lost her mother at the age of three. Another sadness was that at the age of nineteen she was […]
Watts, Isaac
Isaac Watts Poems Isaac Watts’ father was not only a clothier but a poet in his own right. Isaac was recognized as bright from an early age, studying Latin at the age of five. When only seven or eight years, he already wrote devotional pieces for his mother. He wrote deeply theological works when a […]
Newton, John
John Newton Poems Newton will ever be famous with the continually sung poem he wrote which was also set to music, Amazing Grace. It is sung in secular and religious circles and is the story of his own redemption. Having a praying mother did not stop Newton from being a wild and unprincipled slave trader, […]
Hewitt, Eliza
Eliza Hewitt Poems Eliza Hewitt was a schoolteacher for several years and wrote poetry as well as putting her poems to music as hymns. Sadly, she had a spinal disease and was not able to continue teaching. She started studying literature longing to use her talents in service of the Master. She served in the […]
Havergal, Frances
Frances Havergal Poems One of the most famous hymns of all time was the poem written by Frances Ridley Havergal, ‘Take My Life and Let It Be’, which has drawn many to the foot of the Cross. Havergal belonged to an Anglican family, her father, William Henry Havergal also a prolific writer and composer as […]
Montgomery, James
James Montgomery Poems James Montgomery was Scottish, the son of a Moravian missionary, who wrote many poems and hymns and was known for putting the psalms into poetical verse form. He was the author of twenty-two books. While studying at the Moravian School, secular studies were prohibited, but he managed to source, borrow and avidly […]
Herbert, George
George Herbert Poems Herbert was a priest in the Church of England. Interestingly enough, he lived at the time of the famous poet and playwriter, Shakespeare as well as Milton of immortal fame for his poem, ‘Paradise Lost’. Much of Herbert George’s poetry was deeply devotional. His rhyme schemes were varied. A famous example of […]
Heber, Reginald
Reginald Heber Poems Heber was an educated English Anglican Bishop who died at the young age of forty-two. He gained fame at Oxford University for his skill at poetry. He was known to carefully choose his adjectives, use vivid imaginative speech and his works though deeply religious were not heavy and didactic while bringing across […]
Cowper, William
William Cowper Poems Cowper was in the Anglican Church and he was known for the beautiful poems he wrote, many sung as hymns. His poems were unique as they dealt with the simplicity of everyday life. He was described by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as the greatest poet of all time! Cowper himself went through severe […]
Bunyan, John
John Bunyan Poems John Bunyan the erstwhile tinker is known across the world as the author of the famous and well-read Pilgrim’s Progress one of the most published and acclaimed books in literature. Sixty other books were written by him, many deserving a marked place in literature including the ‘Holy War in 1682, Grace Abounding […]
Conjurske, Glenn
Glenn Conjurske Poems Glen Conjurske was a very dedicated preacher in Wisconsin with a zeal for Christians to get back to the fundamental Christianity with no compromise. He had a unique library of collected books – many treasured early works especially from Christians in previous centuries. Glen had a very poetical mind and could write […]
Carmichael, Amy
Amy Carmichael Poems Amy Carmichael is well known for the wonderful haven she gave to children who had been forced into temple prostitution, creating a safe orphanage where they could escape the horrors of that life. She worked in India for fifty-five years, having been called under a message by Hudson Taylor into foreign missions, […]
Brainard, Ezra
Ezra BrainardPoems Ezra Brainard grew up in a Christian home where old spiritual books and poetry bundles were always readily available. He was saved as a young man and was deeply burdened to reach souls. This eventually led him to become a missionary in Brazil and he serves the Lord there with his wife and […]
Bonar, Horatius
Horatius Bonar Poems Horatius Bonar lived at the same time as Robert Murray M’Cheyne. He was a well-known Scottish preacher and wrote hymns and poems. These were very well-received. He came of a family of ministers. His literature achievement and influence in the pulpit was such that the University of Aberdeen awarded him a Honorary […]
Z
Z – Christian Poems Z is the last letter of the alphabet that starts every poem in this section. Z is a strange one in that it sounds alone! Words like Zachariah, zebra, zone, and more put Z at the start of its sound and spelling. May God bless you through the Christian poems in […]
Y
Y – Christian Poems Y stands for Yummy, Yams, yellow, and Yak. We trust God in mercy blesses you through each Christian poem starting with the letter Y. Y starts each going in a rhythmic flow! Other words that start with the letter Y are Yeti, Yes, and Yellow. Category FilterY Poems Results See all results Letter […]
X
X – Christian Poems X starts words such as X-ray. Ox has X – at its end. Each Christian poem in this section begins with the letter X. Results See all results Letter X Poems Search Letter X Poems – Click! Results See all results Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email X starts words such as […]
W
W – Christian Poems W starts words such as wonder, where, when and wow. It also begins various Christian poems that you can enjoy in this section. May God bless you through poems that start with the letter W. Category FilterW Poems Results See all results Letter W Poems Search Letter W Poems – Click! […]
U
U – Christian Poems U is for words such as umbrella, under, up, and more. The poems on this page start with this letter and are by many authors, all of whom we believe have a testimony of being born again. I trust God blesses you through Christian poems, starting with the letter U. Category […]
V
V – Christian Poems V starts with words like verily and vase. Each poem in this section begins with this letter. It is a blessing to have eyes to read, and with your eyes, you can be blessed by reading Christian poems starting with the letter V. Category FilterV Poems Results See all results Letter […]
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S – Christian Poems S – Examples of words that start with s are savior, salvation, salute, sew, and start! I hope you enjoy and are blessed by the Christian Poems, starting with the letter S. Category FilterS Poems Results See all results Letter S Poems Search Letter S Poems – Click! Category FilterS Poems […]
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T – Christian Poems T starts words like timid trust, turmoil, take, tonight, and tether. So many poems start with the letter T the truth to impart. We trust you will be blessed by the poems in this section that begin with the letter t in the alphabet. Category FilterT Poems Results See all results […]
R
R – Christian Poems R occurs quite often when you read books through! May each one that follows reach your soul’s deep thirst! Please enjoy Christian poems starting with the letter R. This section contains them. Category FilterR Poems Results See all results Letter R Poems Search Letter R Poems – Click! Category FilterR Poems […]
Q
Q – Christian Poems Q stands for a queen, quixotic and quaint. Esther, the queen, was quite a unique saint! May many blessings come through these to you! Please enjoy Christian poems starting with the letter Q. Results See all results Letter Q Poems Search Letter Q Poems – Click! Results See all results Facebook […]
P
P – Christian Poems P’s rather pretty. It stands up so tall. Starting the first line of each of these Christian Poems. Ask God to bless you and speak to your soul. May peace be the result that fills your heart with grace and bible truth! Enjoy Christian poems starting with the letter P. Category […]
O
O – Christian Poems O is a round letter that looks like zero. Orange and open other – ox and ought all start with O as the section below. May you be blessed as you read these Christian poems that begin with the letter O! Category FilterO Poems Results See all results Letter O Poems […]
N
N – Christian Poems Noble and noted, noteworthy, and more. Make this N section bless hearts by the score! Each poem in this section starts with the letter N. Please enjoy Christian Poems beginning with the letter N. Category FilterN Poems Results See all results Letter N Poems Search Letter N Poems – Click! Category […]
M
M – Christian Poems M stands for merry, with so much to thank God for. Blessings abundant touch us by the score! May the words be an inspiration where your footsteps go! Please enjoy the Christian poems in this section, starting with the letter M. Category FilterM Poems Results See all results Letter M […]
L
L – Christian Poems L stands for lima, leopard, leather, lore, and Poetry that flows forth, reaching the heart’s core! We trust that the verses reach you in your home! Enjoy Christian poems starting with the letter L. Category FilterL Poems Results See all results Letter L Poems Search Letter L Poems – Click! Category […]
K
K – Christian Poems K for King and Kingdom. Regal, K, King of Kings – our Savior. We lift our hearts to sing in profound adoration, rhyming words we bring! Enjoy Christian poems starting with the letter K. Category FilterK Poems Results See all results Letter K Poems Search Letter K Poems – Click! Category […]
J
J – Christian Poems J is found in Jesus the Savior for all time! J is a letter found in many a phrase. We trust that these poems will inspire and amaze you! May God bless you through Christian poems, starting with the letter J. Category FilterJ Poems Results See all results Letter J Poems […]
I
I – Christian Poems I start the first line of poems in this section. This is the ninth letter in the alphabet. May these poems to God’s will incline! I is a narrow and upright letter, always leaning toward Heavenly light! Enjoy Christian poems starting with the letter I. Category FilterI Poems Results See […]
H
H – Christian Poems H marks this section. Experience each poem beginning with this letter H; see it start everything! H stands for holy. God would have us be in our walk and talk, living righteously! Enjoy Christian Poems beginning with the letter H. Category FilterH Poems Results See all results Letter H Poems Search […]
G
G – Christian Poems G gets us going into section 7. G starts the word, God. What joy if we belong to Him and live for Him constantly! Enjoy Christian Poems beginning with the letter G. Category FilterG Poems Results See all results Letter G Poems Search Letter G Poems – Click! Category FilterG Poems […]
F
F – Christian Poems F is the 6th letter of the alphabet. There are many precious picks; F stands for forgiveness towards those who hurt you sore. But, f starts much more. Lessons by the score! Enjoy Christian poems beginning with the letter F. Category FilterF Poems Results See all results Letter F Poems Search […]
E
E – Christian Poems E starts this section, Every poem with E. May you find a blessing In this section of Christian poems beginning with the letter E. E is for each one, Everyone in sin. Everyone Christ has died for. If you let Him in? Category FilterE Poems Results See all results Letter E […]
D
D – Christian Poems D is the fourth letter of the alphabet. Christian poems that start with the letter D begin with words such as dare or do. Enjoy the many Christian poems in this section. Category FilterD Poems Results See all results Letter D Poems Search Letter D Poems – Click! Category FilterD Poems […]
C
C – Christian Poems C is the third letter. See each Christian poem below that starts with C – C starts words like Command or Christ the best of all, For He is our Savior Hear His loving call! Welcome to Christian Poems beginning with the letter C Category FilterC Poems Results See all results […]
Brainard, Nita
Nita Brainard Poems Nita Brainard has always had a deep interest in literature and through her husband’s love of the early works of the Christian fathers she had very valuable collectors’ books readily at hand to read study from. She was known for her zeal to impact young lives with the Gospel and had a […]
B
B – Christian Poems B sounds very busy. It is letter two. All these poems start with it. They’re addressed to you! Phrases like ‘Be careful’ and ‘Better Be’ also start with b. It is used so frequently! Welcome to Christian Poems beginning with the letter B Category FilterB Poems Results See all results Letter […]
A
A – Christian Poems The letter A is the first letter of the alphabet. Did you know that Christian Poems in the A section all have a title that starts with something as simple as the same letter that starts the word apple? A as in the animal, A as in accurate, or A as […]
Daniel, Jenny
Jenny Daniel Poems Jennifer Daniel (widow of deceased Keith Daniel) has written hundreds of Christian poems throughout her husband’s well-known international ministry, spread via their newsletter and in various poetry books. Since Keith’s death, she has continued to encourage, enlighten and bring scripture alive through the words of many poems that, through the years, have […]
Poets 3
Poets 3 Amy Carmichael Glenn Conjurske John & Charles Wesley Ann Steele Henry F. Lyte John Newton Annie Johnson Flint Horatius Bonar Mrs. C. H. Morris Charlotte Elliot Isaac Watts Nita Brainard Eliza Hewitt James G. Deck P. P. Bliss Frances Havergal James Montgomery Reginald Heber George Bennard Jenny Daniel R. M. McCheyne George Herbert […]
Main Poets
Main Poets Main Poets. Welcome to the Main Poets section of Poetry on Prayerclub. The main poets are English speaking men and women from all ages of the church. Each of the main poets has written poems and hymns which we at Prayerclub judge to be to the honor of the Lord Jesus Christ. Though […]
Psalm 35, Part 2 – Love to Enemies
Psalm 35, Part 2 – Love to Enemies – Isaac Watts Behold the love, the gen’rous love,That holy David shows; The Love of Christ to Sinners Typify’d in DavidVerses 12-14 Behold the love, the gen’rous love,That holy David shows;Hark, how his sounding bowels moveTo his afflicted foes! When they are sick his soul complains,And […]
Psalm 35, Part 1 – Prayer and Faith of Persecuted Saints
Psalm 35, Part 1 – Prayer and Faith of Persecuted Saints – Isaac Watts Now plead my cause, Almighty God,With all the sons of strife; Verses 1-9 Now plead my cause, Almighty God,With all the sons of strife;And fight against the men of blood,Who fight against my life. Draw out thy spear and stop […]
Psalm 34, Part 2 – Exhortations to Peace and Holiness
Psalm 34, Part 2 – Exhortations to Peace and Holiness – Isaac Watts Come, children, learn to fear the LordAnd that your days be long, Verses 11-22 Come, children, learn to fear the LordAnd that your days be long,Let not a false or spiteful wordBe found upon your tongue. Depart from mischief, practise love,Pursue […]
Psalm 34, Part 1 – Prayer and Praise for Eminent Deliverance
Psalm 34, Part 1 – Prayer and Praise for Eminent Deliverance – Isaac Watts I’ll bless the Lord from day to day;How good are all his ways! Verses 1-10 I’ll bless the Lord from day to day;How good are all his ways!Ye humble souls that use to pray,Come, help my lips to praise. Sing […]
Psalm 34, Part 2 – Religious Education
Psalm 34, Part 2 – Religious Education – Isaac Watts Children, in years and knowledge young,Your parents’ hope, your parents’ joy, Or, Instructions of Piety Verses 11-22 Children, in years and knowledge young,Your parents’ hope, your parents’ joy,Attend the counsels of my tongue,Let pious thoughts your minds employ. If you desire a length of […]
Psalm 34, Part 1 – God’s Care of the Saints
Psalm 34, Part 1 – God’s Care of the Saints – Isaac Watts Lord, I will bless thee all my days,Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue Or, Deliverance by Prayer Lord, I will bless thee all my days,Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongueMy soul shall glory in thy grace,While saints rejoice to […]
Psalm 33, Part 2 – Creatures Vain, and God All-Sufficient
Psalm 33, Part 2 – Creatures Vain, and God All-Sufficient – Isaac Watts Blest is the nation where the LordHath fixed his gracious throne, Blest is the nation where the LordHath fixed his gracious throne,Where he reveals his heav’nly word,And calls their tribes his own. His eye with infinite surveyDoes the whole world behold;He formed […]
Psalm 33, Part 1 – Works of Creation and Providence
Psalm 33, Part 1 – Works of Creation and Providence – Isaac Watts Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord,This work belongs to you; Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord,This work belongs to you;Sing of his name, his ways, his word,How holy, just, and true! His mercy and his righteousnessLet heav’n and earth proclaim;His works of […]
Psalm 32, Part 2 – A Guilty Conscience Eased by Confession and Pardon
Psalm 32, Part 2 – A Guilty Conscience Eased by Confession and Pardon – Isaac Watts While I keep silence, and concealMy heavy guilt within my heart, While I keep silence, and concealMy heavy guilt within my heart,What torments doth my conscience feel!What agonies of inward smart! I spread my sins before the Lord,And all […]
Psalm 32, Part 1 – Repentance and Free Pardon
Psalm 32, Part 1 – Repentance and Free Pardon – Isaac Watts Blest is the man, for ever blest,Whose guilt is pardoned by his God; Blest is the man, for ever blest,Whose guilt is pardoned by his God;Whose sins with sorrow are confessed,And covered with his Savior’s blood. Blest is the man to whom the […]
Psalm 32 – Free Pardon and Sincere Obedience
Psalm 32 – Free Pardon and Sincere Obedience – Isaac Watts Happy the man to whom his GodNo more imputes his sin, Or, Confession and Forgiveness Happy the man to whom his GodNo more imputes his sin,But, washed in the Redeemer’s blood,Hath made his garments clean! Happy beyond expression heWhose debts are thus discharged;And […]
Psalm 32 – Forgiveness of Sin Upon Confession
Psalm 32 – Forgiveness of Sin Upon Confession – Isaac Watts O Blessed souls are theyWhose sins are covered o’er! O Blessed souls are theyWhose sins are covered o’er!Divinely blest, to whom the LordImputes their guilt no more. They mourn their follies past,And keep their hearts with care;Their lips and lives, without deceit,Shall prove their […]
Psalm 31, Part 2 – Deliverance From Slander and Reproach
Psalm 31, Part 2 – Deliverance From Slander and Reproach – Isaac Watts My heart rejoices in thy name,My God, my help, my trust; Verses 7-13, 18-21 My heart rejoices in thy name,My God, my help, my trust;Thou hast preserved my face from shame,Mine honor from the dust. “My life is spent with grief,” […]
Psalm 31, Part 1 – Deliverance From Death
Psalm 31, Part 1 – Deliverance From Death – Isaac Watts Unto thine hand, O God of truth,My spirit I commit; Verses 5, 13-19, 22, 23 Unto thine hand, O God of truth,My spirit I commit;Thou hast redeemed my soul from death,And saved me from the pit. The passions of my hope and fearMaintained […]
We All Do Fade As a Leaf
We All Do Fade As a Leaf – R.M. McCheyne SHE LIVED— So dying-like and frail, SHE LIVED— So dying-like and frail, That every bitter gale Of winter seemed to blow Only to lay her low! She lived to show how He, Who stills the stormy sea, Can overrule the winter’s power, And keep alive […]
Poem Written for his Father’s Birthday
Poem Written for his Father’s Birthday – R.M. McCheyne Ah! where is the harp that was strung to thy praise,So oft and so sweetly in happier days? When his brother David (who generally wrote a birthday song) was no longer on earth. Ah! where is the harp that was strung to thy praise,So oft and […]
Peace to This House
Peace to This House – R.M. McCheyne Long may peace within this dwelling Have its resting place; Long may peace within this dwelling Have its resting place;Angel shields all harm repelling— God, their God of grace. May the dove-like Spirit guide them To the Upright land!May the Saviour-shepherd feed them From his gentle hand! Facebook […]
Peace Be to Thee
Peace Be to Thee – R.M. McCheyne Peace be to thee, gentle boy!Many years of health and joy! Peace be to thee, gentle boy!Many years of health and joy!Love your Bible more than play—Grow in wisdom every day.Like the lark on hovering wing,Early rise, and mount and sing;Like the dove that found no restTill it […]
On the Death of the Wife of an English Clergyman
On the Death of the Wife of an English Clergyman – R.M. McCheyne Oft as she taught the little maids of FranceTo leave the garland, catanet, and dance, Oft as she taught the little maids of FranceTo leave the garland, catanet, and dance,And listen to the words which she would sayAbout the crowns that never […]
On Reading Baxter’s Call to the Unconverted
On Reading Baxter’s Call to the Unconverted – R.M. McCheyne Though Baxter’s lips have long in silence hung,And death long hush’d that sinner-wakening tongue; Though Baxter’s lips have long in silence hung,And death long hush’d that sinner-wakening tongue;Yet still, though dead, he speaks aloud to all,And from the grave still issues forth his “Call.”Like some […]
He Tenderly Binds Up the Broken in Heart
He Tenderly Binds Up the Broken in Heart – R.M. McCheyne He tenderly binds up the broken in heart, The soul bowed down he will raise; He tenderly binds up the broken in heart, The soul bowed down he will raise;For mourning the ointment of joy will impart, For heaviness garments of praise. Ah, come […]
Gideon’s Fleece
Gideon’s Fleece – R.M. McCheyne When God called Gideon forth to fight—“Go, save thou Israel in thy might,— When God called Gideon forth to fight—“Go, save thou Israel in thy might,—The faithful warrior sought a signThat God would on his labors shine. The man who, at thy dread command, Lifted the shield and deadly brand, […]
Fragment Written on the Death of His Brother
Fragment Written on the Death of His Brother- R.M. McCheyne A grave I knowWhere earthly show
I Will Arise and Seek My God
I Will Arise and Seek My God – R.M. McCheyne I will arise and seek my God,And, bowed down beneath my load, I will arise and seek my God,And, bowed down beneath my load, Lay all my sins before Him;Then He will wash my soul from sin,And put a new heart me within, And teach […]
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice – George Herbert Oh all ye, who pass by, whose eyes and mindTo worldly things are sharp, but to me blind;
The Quip
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email The Quip – George Herbert The merry World did on a dayWith his train-bands and mates agree
The Pulley
The Pulley – George Herbert When God at first made man,Having a glass of blesings standing by;
The Pearl
The Pearl -George Herbert I know the ways of Learning; both the headAnd pipes that feed the press, and make it run;
The H. Communion
The H. Communion -George Herbert Not in rich furniture, or fine array, Nor in a wedge of gold,
The Forerunners
The Forerunners – George Herbert The harbingers are come. See, see their mark; White is their colour, and behold my head.
The Flower
The Flower – George Herbert How fresh, O Lord, how sweet and clean Are thy returns! ev’n as the flowers in spring;
The Elixir
The Elixir – George Herbert Teach me, my God and King,In all things Thee to see,
The Collar
The Collar -George Herbert I struck the board, and cried, “No more!I will abroad.
The Altar
The Altar-George Herbert A broken ALTAR, Lord, thy servant rears,Made of a heart and cemented with tears; A broken ALTAR, Lord, thy servant rears,Made of a heart and cemented with tears;Whose parts are as thy hand did frame;No workman’s tool hath touch’d the same.A HEART aloneIs such a stone,As nothing butThy pow’r doth cut.Wherefore each […]
The Agony
The Agony -George Herbert Philosophers have measur’d mountains, Fathom’d the depths of the seas, of states, and kings, Philosophers have measur’d mountains, Fathom’d the depths of the seas, of states, and kings, Walk’d with a staff to heav’n, and traced fountains: But there are two vast, spacious things, The which to measure it doth more […]
The Affliction
The Affliction -George Herbert When first thou didst entice to thee my heart,I thought the service brave;
Sunday
Sunday -George Herbert O day most calm, most bright The fruit of this, the next world’s bud,
Sonnet II
Sonnet II -George Herbert Sure Lord, there is enough in thee to dry Oceans of Ink ; for, as the Deluge did
Sonnet
Sonnet – George Herbert My God, where is that ancient heat towards thee, Wherewith whole showls of Martyrs once did burn,
Sin II
Sin II – George Herbert O that I could a sin once see! We paint the devil foul, yet he O that I could a sin once see! We paint the devil foul, yet heHath some good in him, all agree.Sin is flat opposite to th’ Almighty, seeingIt wants the good of virtue, and of […]
Sin
Sin – George Herbert Lord, with what care hast Thou begirt us round!Parents first season us; then schoolmasters
Sighs and Groans
Sighs and Groans – George Herbert O do not use me After my sins! look not on my dessert,
Sepulchre
Sepulchre -George Herbert O blessed body! Whither are thou thrown? No lodging for thee, but a cold hard stone? O blessed body! Whither are thou thrown? No lodging for thee, but a cold hard stone? So many hearts on earth, and yet not oneReceive thee? Sure there is room within our hearts’ good store; For […]
Providence
Providence – O Sacred Providence, who from end to endStrongly and sweetly movest! shall I write, O Sacred Providence, who from end to endStrongly and sweetly movest! shall I write,And not of thee, through whom my fingers bendTo hold my quill? shall they not do thee right? Of all the creatures both in sea and […]
Peace
Peace- Sweet Peace, where dost thou dwell? I humbly crave,Let me once know. Sweet Peace, where dost thou dwell? I humbly crave,Let me once know.I sought thee in a secret cave,And ask’d, if Peace were there,A hollow wind did seem to answer, No:Go seek elsewhere. I did; and going did a rainbow note:Surely, thought I,This […]
Nature
Nature Full of rebellion, I would die, Or fight, or travel, or deny Full of rebellion, I would die, Or fight, or travel, or denyThat thou has aught to do with me.O tame my heart; It is thy highest artTo captivate strong holds to thee. If thou shalt let this venom lurk, And in suggestions […]
Mortification
Mortification How soon doth man decay!When clothes are taken from a chest of sweets How soon doth man decay!When clothes are taken from a chest of sweetsTo swaddle infants, whose young breathScarce knows the way;Those clouts are little winding-sheets,Which do consign and send them unto Death. When boyes go first to bed,They step into their […]
Mattins
Mattins How Can a Pure Heart b I cannot ope mine eyes, But thou art ready there to catch I cannot ope mine eyes, But thou art ready there to catchMy morning-soul and sacrifice: Then we must needs for that day make a match. My God, what is a heart? Silver, or gold, or precious […]
Man’s Medley
Man’s Medley Hark, how the birds do sing, and woods do ring. Hark, how the birds do sing, and woods do ring. All creatures have their joy: and man hath his. Yet if we rightly measure, Man’s joy and pleasure Rather hereafter, than in present, is. To this life things of sense Make their pretense: […]
Man
Man My God, I heard this day, That none doth build a stately habitation,
Love III
Love III – George Herbert Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning […]
Love II
Love II Immortal Heat, O let thy greater flameAttract the lesser to it: let those fires
Love
Love – George Herbert Immortal love, authour of this great frame,Sprung from that beautie which can never fade;
Life
Life – George Herbert I made a posie, while the day ran by: Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie
Joseph’s Coat
Joseph’s Coat – George Herbert Wounded I sing, tormented I indite, Thrown down I fall into a bed, and rest:
Jordan
Jordan – George Herbert Who says that fictions only and false hairBecome a verse? Is there in truth no beauty?
H. Baptism II
H. Baptism II- George Herbert Since, Lord, to theeA narrow way and little gate Since, Lord, to theeA narrow way and little gateIs all the passage, on my infancyThou didst lay hold, and antedateMy faith in me. O let me still Write thee great God, and me a child: Let me be soft and supple […]
H. Baptism
H. Baptism – George Herbert As he that sees a dark and shady grove, Stays not, but looks beyond it on the sky; As he that sees a dark and shady grove, Stays not, but looks beyond it on the sky; So when I view my sins, mine eyes removeMore backward still, and to that […]
Grace
Grace-George Herbert My stock lies dead and no increaseDoth my dull husbandry improve: My stock lies dead and no increaseDoth my dull husbandry improve: O let thy graces without ceaseDrop from above! If still the sun should hide his face, Thy house would but a dungeon prove, Thy works, night’s captives: O let graceDrop from […]
Good Friday
Good Friday- George Herbert O my chief good, How shall I measure out thy blood?
Faith
Faith – George Herbert Lord, how couldst thou so much appeaseThy wrath for sin, as when man’s sight was dim,
Even – Song
Even – Song – George Herbert Blest be the God of love, Who gave me eyes, and light, and power this day,
Employment
Employment -George Herbert If as a flower doth spread and die, Thou wouldst extend me to some good, If as a flower doth spread and die, Thou wouldst extend me to some good, Before I were by frost’s extremityNipt in the bud; The sweetness and the praise were thine; But the extension and the room, […]
Easter Wings
Easter Wings – George Herbert Lord, Who createdst man in wealth and store,Though foolishly he lost the same,
Easter Song
Easter Song – George Herbert I got me flowers to straw Thy way, I got me boughs off many a tree;
Easter
Easter- George Herbert Rise, heart, thy lord is risen. Sing his praise Without delays,
Discipline
Discipline Throw away Thy rod, Throw away Thy wrath;
Denial
Denial-George Herbert When my devotions could not pierce Thy silent ears;
Church Monuments
Church Monuments – George Herbert While that my soul repairs to her devotion,Here I intomb my flesh, that it betimes
Bitter – Sweet
Bitter – Sweet – George Herbert Ah, my dear angry Lord,Since thou dost love, yet strike; Ah, my dear angry Lord,Since thou dost love, yet strike;Cast down, yet help afford;Sure I will do the like. I will complain, yet praise;I will bewail, approve;And all my sour-sweet daysI will lament and love.
Mercy and Judgment Will I Sing
Mercy and Judgment Will I Sing- Mercy and judgment will I sing,I sing, O Lord, to thee!
Child Coming To Jesus
Child Coming To Jesus – R.M. McCheyne Suffer me to come to Jesus, Mother, dear, forbid me not; July 1841 Suffer me to come to Jesus, Mother, dear, forbid me not;By His blood from hell he frees us; Makes us fair without a spot. Suffer me, my earthly father, At His pierced feet to fall;Why […]
On the Mediterranean Sea in the Bay of Carmel
On the Mediterranean Sea in the Bay of Carmel LORD, this swelling, tideless sea,Is like Thy love in Christ to me;
To Yonder Side
To Yonder Side – R.M. McCheyne Behind the hills of Naphtali The sun went slowly down,
The Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee – R.M. McCheyne How pleasant to me thy deep blue wave, O sea of Galilee!
“Thy Word Is A Lamp Unto My Feet, and A Light Unto My Path”
Thy Word Is A Lamp Unto My Feet, and A Light Unto My Path”- R.M. McCheyne 1838. When Israel knew not where to go,God made the fiery pillar glow;By night, by day, above the campIt led the way – their guiding lamp;Such is Thy Holy Word to meIn day of dark perplexity.When devious paths before […]
On Mungo Park’s Finding A Tuft of Green Moss in the African Desert
On Mungo Park’s Finding A Tuft of Green Moss in the African Desert- Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email The sun had reached his mid-day height,And poured down floods of burning light
Jehovah Tsidkenu
Jehovah Tsidkenu- R.M. McCheyne I once was a stranger to grace and to God,I knew not my danger, and felt not my load;
The Barren Fig-Tree
The Barren Fig-Tree -R.M. McCheyne Within a vineyard’s sunny boundAn ample fig tree shelter found,
On J.T., A Believing Boy
On J.T., A Believing Boy – R.M. McCheyne I little thought when last we met,Thy sun on earth was nearly set—
Oil in the Lamp
Oil in the Lamp Learn here, my child, how vain This world, with all its lies,
Fountain of Siloam
Fountain of Siloam – R.M. McCheyne Beneath Moriah’s rocky sideA gentle fountain springs, At the Foot of Carmel, June 1839Isaiah 8:6 Beneath Moriah’s rocky side A gentle fountain springs,Silent and soft its waters glide, Like the peace the Sprit brings. The thirsty Arab stoops to drink Of the cool and quiet wave,And the thirsty […]
Children Called to Christ
Children Called to Christ – R.M. McCheyne Like mist on the mountain, Like ships on the sea,