Poetry
What a friend we have in Jesus
Not far from Port Hope, Ontario, stands a monument with this inscription: “Four miles north, in Pengally’s Cemetery, lies the philanthropist and author of this great masterpiece, written at Port Hope, 1857.” Above the inscription are the words of this beloved hymn. Joseph Scriven, its author, was a man who had experienced the friendship of […]
Gospel Of Bondage – Bruce Cockburn
Gospel Of Bondage — 22 February 1987. Toronto, Canada. (from “Big Circumstance” 1988) Tabloids, bellowing raw delight Hail the return of the Teutonic Knights Inbred for purity and spoiling for a fight, Another little puppet of the New Right See-through dollars and mystery plagues Varied detritus of Aquarian Age Shutters on storefronts and shutters in […]
Far Away Eyes – Rolling Stones
“Far Away Eyes” – Rolling Stones (Jagger & Richards: “Some Girls”) I was driving home early sunday morning through bakersfield Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station And the preacher said “you know you always have the Lord by your side” And i was so pleased to be informed of this that I […]
Saint of Me – Rolling Stones
“Saint of Me” – Rolling Stones (Jagger & Richards: Bridges to Babylon) Saint Paul the persecutor Was a cruel and sinful man Jesus hit him with a blinding light And then his life began I said yeah I said yeah Augustine knew temptation He loved women wine and song And all the special pleasures Of […]
I want to be a clone
“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:… I WANT TO BE A CLONE (Steve Taylor; ‘The Best We Could Find’: Sparrow, SPR1063) I’d gone through so much other stuff that walking down the aisle was tough but now I know it’s not enough I want to be a clone I asked the Lord into […]
Shot Down
“He who fights with monsters should look to it that himself does not become a monster… when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you…” Nietzsche SHOT DOWN – Larry Norman (“In Another Land”: 1975; Solid Rock Records) i been shot down, talked about / some people scandalize my name / […]
Such a crazy year
saw his image in a storefront glass shoulders braced against the cold – time was that he hardly knew the difference between growing up and growing old and he’s thinking it’s funny how time can cure you of all the childish notions that charmed you heart and soul… sometimes he grows weary at the process […]
Promised Land
The Feast of Tabernacles After the final meal hurriedly eaten Behind doors spattered with lambsblood, sandals and staff Ready for flight, the rising dough in bowls Brought on the journey unbaked, the wailing children Snatched from sleep and huddled into clothes; After the keening grief when the Egyptians Found their own children smothered in their […]
How deep the Father’s love for us
(Number one on the English-speaking worldwide Evangelical hit parade)! HOW DEEP THE FATHER’S LOVE FOR US HOW VAST BEYOND ALL MEASURE THAT HE SHOULD GIVE HIS ONLY SON TO MAKE A WRETCH HIS TREASURE HOW GREAT THE PAIN OF SEARING LOSS THE FATHER TURNS HIS FACE AWAY AS WOUNDS WHICH MAR THE CHOSEN ONE BRING […]
All Things Dull and Ugly
All things dull and ugly, All creatures short and squat All things rude and nasty, The Lord God made the lot. Each little snake that poisons, Each little wasp that stings, He made their brutish venom, He made their horrid wings. All things sick and cancerous, All evil great and small, All things foul and […]
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