My Poems of His presence
You are the inspiration of my life When I laugh, it is because you have placed a joy deep within my soul When I cry tears of joy and sadness It is because you have created rivers in the desert When I am thirsty in the place of testing I fall upon the Rock and am engulfed In the sweet flowing waters of life.
------------------------------------------------ You made the sun and the moon And all this with Love You put the stars in the heavens And the clouds high above
I see the mountains so high They stand in your name I see the birds in the sky I hear them sing of your fame
Man praises man for painting these things Yet it is because of God that the bird sings Open your eyes and watch the dolphin dance upon the waves Open your heart and know that our creator Jesus saves
Watch a baby crawl Hear a man laugh and sing See a mothers tears of anguish And know that life is not a simple thing To laugh, to cry, to feel, to see I am truly amazed just to be
To hear, to touch, to breathe, to sigh A walking miracle from the one on high. As you live your lives no matter where Dancing or crying, always be aware Its better to have lived than not at all For this is your chance to hear the Masters call.
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My reality is the presence of Jesus
Oh reality, why do you flee from me? Forced into a world that is, yet is not to me A world of pain, a world of joy in measure Oh land that was and is and is to come
Run, I said Run, but they do not run Why wont you hide in the shadows of His wings? But not just His wings, how I long to see His face Not just the shadow, which is brighter than a thousand suns That light which threatens to consume All things are possible, and then darkness Only a lingering, longing, oh reality The knowledge of your inevitable leaving is hard to live with One day I shall burst through this soil I shall see the heavens where the rain comes from I shall see the throne from where my infallible light does shine.
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Give me a dream that I will surely cherish Unless I walk in conformity Grant me a vision that I may not perish Or death shall overtake me
Give me your presence or give me death One is , without the other anyway From your lips may I feel the Spirits breath Let this be the dawning of a different day
Let my spirit be consumed by the burning flame This is life, all else is death May I walk in your presence and never be the same Let me follow you to the ends of the earth
This passion, this furnace, let the flame burn Set my lukewarm spirit on fire And I will fly where the eagles fly And I will fly higher and higher
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Love without ceasing It has no end Your my Lord and my Savior My Master, my friend
I could travel to a distant planet And I would find you there I could sail the seven seas And know that you are everywhere
The deepest depths, the Highest heights No matter where I go You are there in all your glory And in your Spirit I must flow.
You are the Morning star, The rising sun You set my heart ablaze I can do nothing more but stand in awe And sing of your glory and Grace ----------------------------------------------
Your love is the fire in my heart Your love is the consuming furnace of my soul Forever my heart shall burn and glow in your majestic presence I shall never forsake you, and from you I shall never part
You are the air that I breathe, every step that I take Every thought , every act, every deed You are the reason that I live, and shall forever more There is simply nothing more that I need. -----------------------------------------------------------------
This poem was written in the midst of an chronic illness that was supposed to kill me.
I have been to a glorious land That is far beyond what I had planned Beyond this world and all its dreams That lies in the shadow of His Holy wings
I followed Him and we took flight And He carried me on beyond the night Through a Vail of darkness , pain and fear My sweet Jesus was oh so near
Majesty , glory, praise to our King There are no words that I can sing That would fully express what He is to me As He carried me across a majestic sea
Mountainous waves rose up to fight Yet in His hand I was held so tight Farther, farther, farther along In an ocean of praise , and on the wings of a song
He took me to the promised land And I lay down in the palm of His Hand At the top of the mountain, at the bottom of the sea In the darkest dungeon, no matter, for I am free
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These next two poems were written in the midst of some trials which all Christians face.
Can I walk upon this water In the midst of this mighty sea Surely I will stumble, surely I will drown Oh Lord how can this be
The waves are high and the wind it howls And the rain it lashes down Yet you are there, I see you Lord Now I know I shall not drown
Then the thunder roars and the lightening flashes High above in the angry skies Dark clouds rising, set on fire To them do I lift my eyes
Heavier now the rain is falling The noise so loud I cannot think The lightening fractures the sky above And my legs, they begin to sink
I look around , eyes wide with terror As all this madness does unfold I look once more, there , its Jesus In the midst of the storm , standing bold
I am your peace when all hell breaks loose Devils and demons flee In the storm, in the night, when all breaks down Remember , keep your eyes upon me.
--------------------------- Shelter Give me shelter from the storm Im so cold please keep me warm Let me cry, cry upon Cry upon your shoulder
Wipe these tears from upon my face In your arms a warm embrace Take me to that Holy place To cry upon your shoulder
Give me strength when I am down When theres no-one else around In your arms I shall be found My head upon your shoulder
Oh sweet Jesus comfort me For your love shall always be I was bound but now Im free To cry upon your shoulder.
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These next three poems were written in some of the dry , periods of my life.
Through the window of my soul I see that the drought continues I am walking through a dry and dusty land And my bones are indeed growing old
I am in the midst of the hottest summer And the humidity has sapped my soul I look out upon the horizon of my Spirit The is not a cloud in sight
I shall stand upon the Holy mountain And shout out to the Lord my God I shall dash my idols on the Rock And declare the wondrous works of the almighty
And from beyond the mountain , a cloud appears Thick and heavy with the rain I am totally dependent on the Lord And I am drenched with His life once again ---------------------------
Silence In The Darkness
Only silence in the darkness I lift my voice and cry Has thou oh Lord forgotten me If so, then I must die
Everyday I come before thee And shout out to thee so loud I offer sacrifice, my very life And still Im covered by a cloud
Lord how long will this continue There is no-where left that I can go I walk through the valley of dry bones Where is the Spirit, in the river I must flow
Oh land of milk and honey It seems that I have lost my way Shall I forever wander in this desert Let it not be oh Lord I pray
I shall come to the Rock of testing And discover the meaning of grace I cannot attain my own righteousness Only the waters that flow from this place
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I cannot see the road ahead And yet I know its there I cannot always feel your presence Yet I continue in my prayer
You will never leave me Lord This I know is true The storm has come and done its worse Now the sky above is blue
The sun is shining , the birds are singing The trees sway gently in the breeze And once again I found out that Ill find you on my knees
Thank you Lord for your presence It is so sweet to me I marvel at your love and Mercy Im so glad that your grace is free
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Oh precious Lord I call on you Call upon your Holy name Oh precious Lord send your Spirit now Come and light your Holy flame
Oh precious Lord in times of need When theres no-one else around Oh precious Lord it seems like your not there And theres no help to be found
Oh precious Lord , will I never learn Whether hills or depths of seas That I will always find you Lord When I get upon my knees
Oh precious Lord, I call on you And exalt your Holy name I praise you Lord and I worship you And I praise your Holy flame
Oh precious Lord, I call on you Call upon your Holy name Yesterday , today , and forever Lord You will always be the same
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