To Him I Sing

 

He is the Light that gives me hope,
The peace to which I cling.
The joy that blesses every day.
To Him, this praise I sing.
 
The tender mercies of His grace,
With the blessings they bring,
Can light even the darkest night.
To Him, this praise I sing.
 
Lift up your heart, rejoice with me
In heaven’s endless spring
Of light and peace, of joy and hope.
To Him, this praise we’ll sing.
 
Luke 1:78-80
because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Trust In His Plan

The winter wind howls in the eaves
And stalks the stars at night.
The day is dim, as if the dawn
Forgot to include light.
 
This season will pass by again,
As it has done before,
And spring will burst across the land
With light and life once more.
 
The Lord has set the plan in place
And all nature’s on course.
Each season has its role to play,
With its own unique force.
 
Though I may not see it right now,
My trust remains in Him.
I know this season will move on
In His perfect rhythm.
 
Yet, for right now, I hear the song
That winter’s chorus plays,
And hold in faith that spring will come
With its warm, joyous days.
 
Ecclesiastes 3:1
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

Light and Dark

We walk this world in troubled times,
Evil strives to prevail,
But there is still light in the world
And His light will not fail.
 
The darkness claims authority
That it cannot sustain,
Its pretense of self-righteousness
Does not grant it domain.
 
Loud, the demands that all submit
To false gods of the dark,
But this world still holds to the light,
In each heart burns a spark.
 
Though I am weak, I’m not alone
In standing for the light.
My faith does not rest in myself,
But in His truth and might.
 
The dark may break me, bone by bone,
It’s done far worse before,
But my heart and my trust remain
In His light, ever more.
 
Psalm 112:7
He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

Too Many Thoughts Tonight

 

The puzzle doesn’t seem to fit
Together well today.
I’ve struggled, but to no avail.
My mind is in my way.
 
My thoughts are scattered to the wind,
Though each is fixed on You.
I cannot gather them to write
As I would like to do
 
The turmoil of the day to day
Can cause my thoughts to fray
Until the best that I can do
Is close my eyes and pray.
 
Forgive me for failing tonight
To find the words I need
To thank You for this day of grace.
I flail, where You succeed.
 
Tomorrow I will try again
To find my words of praise,
But until then, please know that I
Love You, and will always.
 
1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.

From the Broken Path

 

I’ve walked a broken path through life,
But I rejoice and sing,
For I know, when I reach the end,
What redemption will bring.
 
For I have called Him Lord and King,
And He’s called me by name.
I know His grace and His mercy,
His glory I proclaim.
 
Yes, even from this broken path,
I hear Him call to me.
I know my Shepherd, and His voice,
For, by His love, I’m free.
 
Lord, I will walk this broken path
While lifting up my praise,
Until my soul is home at last,
With You, for all my days.
 
Psalm 25:1
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

Reflecting His Light

 

The sky was shrouded in thick clouds,
The heavens held no light
As the moon drifted on its way
Through the chill of the night.
 
Yet as the sun began to rise
It warmed the cloudy sky
Until a sliver of its light
Shown down from upon high.
 
Then, as that thin sliver of light
Peeked briefly through the haze,
It touched the misty, dark inlet
And set its face ablaze.
 
The colors from the sun above
Reflected back such light,
That all the inlet woke to joy,
Forgetting the cold night.
 
That simple act of reflection
Is what we’re called do.
Lord, let our lives reflect to all
The glory found in You.
 
John 8:12
Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

His Perfect Way

 

We turn our faces to the Lord
And lift to Him our praise.
His is the Light upon the path
We follow all our days.  
 
Despite the twists and turns of life,
We hold onto His Word
And walk by faith into the storm.
With spirit undeterred.
 
For He is with us on the way.
He knows our hopes and fears,
And He will keep watch over us
Through laughter and through tears.
 
Psalm 18:30
This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

Reflecting On Love

 

A simple note, a quiet thought,
A prayer of gratitude,
Tonight, that’s what is on my heart,
Please give me latitude.
 
I love the Lord, I think that’s clear,
But He loved me before
I ever stopped my wayward trek.
He held open the door.
 
He knew that I would turn around
And give Him back the love
That He’d given me all along,
Such patience from above.
 
Tonight, I sit within His peace,
I rejoice in His Grace,
For He’s taught me love’s true nature,
And that love I embrace.
 
1 John 4:18-19
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us.

The Flow of Life

 

This day was filled with sweet blessings,
And lots of pain mixed in.
I struggled to escape the flow,
But that fight I can’t win.
 
The ebb and flow of life is both
Pain filled and a delight.
We must withstand both streams of joy,
And loss we can’t make right.
 
Life flows on by us at its pace,
There’s no dam we can build
That will hold back one drop of it.
We simply aren’t that skilled.
 
Yet we can hold on through it all,
As this life runs its course,
By lifting up our pleas and praise
To Him who is life’s source.
 
Though life’s river flows through this world,
It spills out from the throne
Of Him who gave His life for us
And still calls us His own.  
 
Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Always On Watch

 

He told us to be on the watch
In everything we do,
For we don’t know the day or time
When He’ll return anew.
 
I used to let myself get lost
In this world’s day to day,
Until I recalled His guidance
To keep watch and to pray.
 
It matters that I walk this world
Knowing I’m passing through,
For that allows me to decide
What’s important to do.
 
So, I will keep watching each day
And walk the path He set,
Until I see Him coming back.
I’ll watch and not forget.
 
Matthew 24:36
But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.