Eve
Eve Eve Oh, my wicked, wayward heartNot in paradise content!Though I had a perfect start,From the garden I’ve been sent. One command was all I had,One fruit only not to eat.How could I have failed so bad,Fully blinded by deceit? Now I suffer for the sinMy temptation got us in. Gnawing cares consume me now.Erring […]
Hagar
Hagar Sarah can’t conceive a babyBy the usual means of life,So she willingly suggested I become a second wife. Being given to her husband,Hopes in me materialized,And I’m hardly to be censured,If my mistress is despised. I have always done her bidding,Meekly served along her side.Who would fault me now or judge meIf I feel […]
Jonathan
Jonathan A man of God in his own right,Who walked by faith and not by sight,The battles of the Lord he foughtAnd victory to the nation brought,For Jonathan had this in view:God saves by many or by few. When David came upon the sceneAnd slew the giant Philistine,A servant he became to Saul,Accepted in the […]
Quietness
Quietness In quietness and confidence,Your strength shall be.While standing in the battlefield,Salvation see.You needn’t fear nor be dismayedThe Lord is HeWho fights for you and promisesProsperity. The beauty of His holinessCalls out for praise.Though the approaching enemyAn ambush lays,God’s mercy evermore enduresIn glorious ways,And quietly His mighty handIts strength displays Nita Brainard 2 Chronicles 20:17 […]
True Surrender
True Surrender Sinless was our Lord’s requestTo have the cup pass by Him Sinless was our Lord’s requestTo have the cup pass by HimThe cup about to try HimKnowing He must face the test;Knowing He must drink the cup,The hour being nigh Him,And God could not supply HimRighteous means to pass it up. “Not my […]
Left Alone
Left Alone Left alone as night draws on,Left alone but not to sleep Left alone as night draws on,Left alone but not to sleepAll my earthly comforts gone,Left a lonesome watch to keep. Left alone to think my thoughts,Feel my heartbeat, weigh my fears,Reconsider schemes and plotsI’ve accomplished o’er the years. Left alone where mem’ry […]
Trust in the Lord
Trust in the Lord It’s better to trust in the Lord than in men,‘Cause people will fail you again and again. It’s better to trust in the Lord than in men,‘Cause people will fail you again and again.It’s not that they mean to; they simply fall shortOf our expectations for love and support. But God […]
My God Is There
My God Is There In all the changing scenes of life;In times of peace; in times of strife, In all the changing scenes of life;In times of peace; in times of strife,There’s One who watches over me,And what no other notices,His eye can see. As deep as my self-knowledge goes,And deeper still, He sees and […]
Shade
Shade Oh, Lord, if You would shelter meWith some sweet second cause Oh, Lord, if You would shelter meWith some sweet second causeA short-lived gourd or towering treeBeneath which I may pause; If you provide a resting placeWhere I may take a break,Escape a while and slow my pace,And calm the breaths I take; If […]
My Wings
My Wings My wings, my wings, I’ve felt them grow.They’re made to fly, I know, My wings, my wings, I’ve felt them grow.They’re made to fly, I know,And yet they’re cramped and tightly bound.I want them freed to fly around;And feel the breezes blow. My wings, my wings, for freedom cry;They itch to reach the […]
Hiding From The Truth
Hiding From The Truth To live out your life in delusion,And hide from the truth and the facts; To live out your life in delusion,And hide from the truth and the facts;While seeming to lessen your sorrow,Your sorrow it only protracts. To build on a shaky foundation,Convincing yourself that it’s sound,Can’t give you the safety […]
God Over All
God Over All Sometimes the things I see or hearWake feelings deep inside, Sometimes the things I see or hearWake feelings deep inside,And make old mem’ries reappearThat I had tried to hide. The buried thoughts thus brought to mindThat time cannot eraseGive pain I’d rather leave behind,But now by faith embrace. There is no sin […]
Man’s Intention
Man’s Intention Man, I know your heart’s intentionIs to always love your wife; Man, I know your heart’s intentionIs to always love your wife;Give her strength and truth and passionThrough your years of wedded life. But you thought it would be easy;Thought she’d always love you, too;Thought she always would be gratefulFor whatever you would […]
It Doesn’t Matter
It Doesn’t Matter It doesn’t matter what may come my way;It doesn’t matter what the neighbors say; It doesn’t matter what may come my way;It doesn’t matter what the neighbors say;It doesn’t matter what reproach I bear,What other people think, or how they fare,I cast my care on You. It doesn’t matter that my frame […]
Hope in the Darkness
Hope in the Darkness When all is black, there’s still a lightThat makes the deepest valley bright; When all is black, there’s still a lightThat makes the deepest valley bright;There’s still a purpose to believe,A Rock to which my soul can cleave. When passion reigns, and reason flies,And dark confusion clouds my eyes,Through dim and […]
Yielding
Yielding My Lord, I give at any priceWhatever you require, My Lord, I give at any priceWhatever you require,And offer as a sacrificeMy very soul’s desire. As Abraham his heart’s delightSubmitted to the knife,So yield I now, without a fight,My only hope in life. From You I need hold nothing back,Who gave for me Your […]
Thou Knowest
Thou Knowest That I’ve clung unto they word,More than food thy voice preferred; That I’ve clung unto thy word,More than food thy voice preferred;That my feet have kept thy way,From thy steps refused to stray,Thou knowest. Though I find not what I’ve sought,Though I speak and hear thee not,Though thou seemest sore remiss,Yet I’m confident […]
Strength
Strength He’ll put strength in me. He whose voice could still the waves,He is still the one who saves,He’ll put strength in me. Though a weak and faltering saint,I am worn and feeling faint,He’ll put strength in me. Though I grovel in the dirt,He won’t touch me for my hurtHe’ll put strength in me. Having […]
Settle My Soul
Settle My Soul No one on earth understands my distress;Nor of my burdens does anyone guess. No one on earth understands my distress;Nor of my burdens does anyone guess.I, for myself, hardly know my own heart;Scarcely can sort my emotions apart. Only my God knows the anguish I feel.He is the one unto whom I […]
Perfect in Grace
Perfect in Grace Perfect in holiness, Perfect in grace, Perfect in holiness, Perfect in grace,Saviour who pities me, Show me thy face.Men may think ill of me, Friends prove untrue to me;Closer I draw to thee, Grant thy embrace. Little I understand How it can be,Perfect in holiness, Lovest thou me?Oft to my shame I’ve […]
Keep me, Lord
Keep me, Lord Keep me, Lord, by your side; my own ways I resign,And I want to abide as a branch in the vine. Keep me, Lord, by your side; my own ways I resign,And I want to abide as a branch in the vine.With your glory my goal, and your purpose my aim,May the […]
Light on the Inside
Light on the Inside Though nothing looks the brighter;My path is still the same, Though nothing looks the brighter;My path is still the same,My God, I want to thank YouAnd praise Your holy name. Dark clouds are all around me;No sign of light is here,But in my heart I cherishThe thought that You are near. […]
I Can Safely Rely
I Can Safely Rely I can safely relyOn a Friend who would die I can safely relyOn a Friend who would dieFor to ransom an enemy’s soul.With a Savior like this,It is heavenly blissTo yield all to Your faithful control. I’ve no reason to fear,For I know You will hear,And I know You will do […]
Faith Is for Failures
Faith Is for Failures Faith is for failures and all who are weak.The strong have no need of the help that I seek. Faith is for failures and all who are weak.The strong have no need of the help that I seek.The well have no need of a Healer like mine;The righteous, no need of […]