They say shadow lies before the dawn And in the midst of sorrow borne Before the darkness gathers in A shadow makes spirit forlorn Into heaviness the heart is drawn But the shadow is a feeble fiend It can not stand before our King When He comes in all His…
And at times I pause in muse How would this life be If by chance I didn’t meet Those who mean much to me Forsooth said I, in wonder Astonishment arose I would divide asunder Great would be the throes But such thing has not occurred And all is well…
Goodnight to thee So said the sun to the fair good morning As the evening drifted on And nightingales sang slumber sweetly The sunny days are gone Sleep fair fine friend So said the gloaming to the east wood wind And see the stars shine in the sky Where larks…
When skies are gray and evening falls And all around you winter calls Its time to rest and to retreat From the pace of the city street Take to your houses one and all Gather round with children small And share the warmth of winters love Wrapped in a blanket…
I walk in lands of waking dreams Not all I see is what it seems A mystery was left unsolved Strange enigma to be resolved So I spend my slumbering hour Till the dawn a sunlit tower Across the dark gray ground will creep And wake me from my dream…
Love hath given life to my aching soul By death on a tree on a dark gray knoll Joy through death then compassed this ailing land And brought to us a peace by His fair hand A peace that passeth our comprehension And sooths our fiery raging passion Thus we…
Oh for a rose as sweet as thee I’d climb a mountain on bended knee To catch a glimpse of thy sweet face And clothe thee in a delicate lace For thy beauty overwhelms the deepest part Of my soul You are a vision fair and white In purest clarity…
I thought about my dad today And how he used to study With bible open, notes spread wide He’d read so diligently I’ve always known my fathers faith His quiet ways and habits He loved the Lord with faithfulness And served with real commitments My faith is real and growing…
To thee I bid a fond farewell And look towards our meeting Say on another day perhaps When moments aren’t so fleeting I do not wish to leave thy smile For it melts a heart of stone Warming me deep inside my breast And leaving me not alone So when…
In rare moments of honesty I find my true self standing still In a wide empty open room Hoping and waiting earnestly I pace around that empty room Looking and probing here and there Searching for what I do not know Wanting to sate a growing gloom After sufficient time…
The light fades beneath a mountain scene Glancing off the sun kissed leaves And the warmth of the fair eventide Passes with the autumn breeze A peace descends on my troubled soul In the presence of the King The glory of His creation Fills my heart with glad singing
Warm and heady are the smells of my mothers kitchen Where sweet treats and gingerbread are made with gentle care I love the gingham apron worn with years of baking Things kids love on winter nights and squeal with glee to share
The winter comes in soft white dresses To clothe the world in frigid tresses She tempts us with her snowy kisses And wraps us up in sweet caresses
I stay awake for fear of sleep My heart it aches with longing I sit apart and try to keep My soul from sadly weeping No never alone He cried I will stay beside thee No never alone He cried I will always hold thee The emptiness overwhelms me I…
See the naked lady lily Whose fair bloom is so passing rare It comes but once in four years time Today the bloom had blossomed there Long were the years it was looked for With a patience and eager mirth But before the lily blossomed The life that looked passed…
Observe the hand of God my child How firm it is beneath thy feet His hand so strong and steadfast sure Imparting peace that is so sweet Observe the hand of God my child How gently holds He thy tender heart Making fast the great boundless love That will never…
The artist sees a world gone wrong Yet feels the chance of glory strong If all upon their bended knee Would seek Him with humility To such an end he holds out love An example of Jesus’ blood That was shed on a rough hewn tree To gain for freedom…
Sing amongst the balmy breezes and wish the waters well Tell a brightly colored blue jay flying over grassy dell That all the world is held so gently in His loving hands And peace will reign all and forever in His mighty lands
Once upon a morning sunrise I saw a fairy princess The sight was like a fair vision And then I heard the sweet heart cries Of a gorgeous symphony The music played on my heart strings Both full of joy and sorrow It was then I loved with my all…