Blessed Shepherd Jesus, even as you received from our Father in your day, so now we receive from you. All I have, even all I am, comes from your open hand. I breathe, and do, merely by the love of your grace blessed Provider. I am nothing of myself, am empty apart from you; how […]

Bloody drippings, a rich red, from thorns about your head.   Bloody, deep stripes, from heavy-handed brutes waling in delight.   Bloody eyes, swollen and black, from fists clenched in belittling attack.   Bloody holes, hands and feet, from wicked hammer blows indiscreet.   Bloody side, gashed and ripped open, from a spear thrust but

Great and loving Father, you sent your Spirit to many, all along time’s way, revealing your grace in Salvation, to be fulfilled in these last days. Papyri through bound pages, the consistent storyline does unfold, relating the love of a Savior, yea, the greatest love story ever told. Kingdoms should rise, nations cease, as the

All the Christmas lights, I saw today, made me look for you, and stop to pray—thank you Father for Jesus, our Christ. All the Christmas songs, I heard today, made me listen for you, and stop to pray—thank you Father for Jesus, our Christ. All the Christmas joy, I sensed today, made me glad through

Is not F understood sixth in this tongue? But whence comest thou F?   Ah, I had a simple beginning. I was born a Phoenician; I lived by the great sea, on her eastern side. My visage and temper was not the same then—I looked and sounded different in those days. But by the Grecians

“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.”  John 6:44    Drawing, drawing, you hear His sound, and cannot tell, whence it comes, and whither it goes, thus drawn, to Christ, can you hear Him?, Father-bells, so quiet, Spirit-

Head and hands and heart and soul… This earthly body, thou hast given, hast lovingly formed for me, in humble service take, I fully offer it up to thee. Lo, days gone by, foolishly I called it my own, in idolatrous abandon, misusing these limbs thou hadst sown. Thou savest me, even healing, blessed Counselor

Early, dawn, Arisen, gone, Savior, strong. Tuned, beyond, Eternity, long, Resurrection, song.

Cave so dark, lifeless stones so cold, Ha! Just try our eternal God to hold!   Blessed life, dost now, impart to me, eternal God, forever, I abide in thee.   Praised be your Name eternal savior God…

In a dark time when my soul doth despair, ever by my side, my Lord thou art there.   Little ones, mouth agape, too pleased, O so pleased, me to devour, thou dost check, thou dost restrain, thou dost this my Lord, my Strong Tower.   In a dark time when my soul doth despair,