Poetry
Wonder
“To see the world in a grain of sand, Heaven in wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.” William Blake
Mercy and zeal
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy Like the wideness of the sea. There’s a kindness in his justice Which is more than liberty. ~~~ But we make his love too narrow By false limits of our own; And we magnify his strictness With a zeal he will not own.
Saviour, I heard thy voice gently say
Psalm 27 chorus: Saviour, I heard thy voice gently say: Seek ye my face, come, walk, child, with me; Lord Jesus Christ, thy face will I seek, My heart replies in worship to thee. Hear, O my Lord, when I call with my voice, have mercy upon me and answer my cry In thy sweet […]
A Christmas Poem
Ten million angels bow to your command Yet here you lie diminished in the straw The tongue that spoke the universe to be Is silent, and our tongues are stilled with awe. We clutch and grasp to magnify ourselves Yet you let go of all your being’s might Our smallness to endure, becoming less Than […]
Poetry Speaks to Children
Review: POETRY Speaks to Children, Ed. Elise Paschen, Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2005 This book arrived in the mail yesterday and I had to move it to the top of a foot-high pile of books I’ve been asked to review. The publisher’s introduction says it’s strongly visual, full of storytelling, packed with sound (a CD is included, […]
G. K. Chesterton’s only hymn
O God of earth and altar,Bow down and hear our cry,Our earthly rulers falter,Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us,The swords of scorn divide,Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride. From all that terror teaches, From lies of tongue and pen, From all the easy speeches That […]
Lord for the years…
Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided ——————————————————————————– Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided, urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way, sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided: Lord for the years, we bring our thanks today. Lord, for that word, the word of life […]
Friendship Poem
Friendship poem by Glenys Gordon Friendship is a thin line hewn in finest gold It never can be broken it never can be sold it reaches out encompassing and never ties you down and when it finds a problem it simply travels round it reaches out, and past, and through Friendship belongs to me I […]
Favorite Hymns
Hymns ancient and extremely modern top viewers’ chart By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent (Filed: 27/10/2005) Rousing traditional hymns continue to dominate the list of the nation’s favourites, but several modern hymns have sneaked into the top 10, a major survey has found. Tens of thousands of viewers of BBC1’s Songs of Praise were asked to […]
New version of Jesus Loves Me
New version of Jesus Loves Me A pastor once stated, “I always noticed that it was the adults who chose the children’s hymn ‘Jesus Loves Me’ (for the children of course) during a hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang the loudest because I could see they knew it the best.” Here is […]
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