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Sonnet: Habakkuk 3:19 – Exalted by the Power of the Ever-Reigning King by Debbie Harris

17 Thursday Apr 2025

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The sonnet based on Habakkuk 3:19, titled “Sonnet: Habakkuk 3:19 – Exalted by the Power of the Ever-Reigning King,” celebrates the universal triumph and strength provided by the Sovereign Lord. It portrays God as the source of resilience, guiding all people through challenges with the agility of deer on high peaks. His power overcomes all adversaries and trials, leading the faithful to victory and divine glory. The imagery of climbing heights and soaring skies reflects the exaltation of those who trust in Him, while the heavens and earth proclaim His eternal reign. The sonnet emphasizes collective strength, divine guidance, and the ultimate triumph of God’s people under His everlasting rule.

The Sovereign Lord, the strength of all who call,
Grants feet like deer to tread the rugged height.
Through barren lands, He guides both great and small,
His boundless might transforms the soul’s dark night.

No foe can stand where His great name is known,
No trial dims the splendor of His reign.
Through storm and fire, His faithful path is shown,
He leads to triumph over grief and pain.

Victorious, His people scale the skies,
His hand sustains through every perilous climb.
The heavens shout, the earth in awe complies,
As glory crowns the ages with His rhyme.

O God eternal, reigning evermore,
In You the world finds strength to rise and soar.

Easter Hymn: The Risen King in Glory Reigns by Debbie Harris

17 Thursday Apr 2025

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This six-stanza Easter hymn, with a four-line refrain, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ with a glorious, majestic, and exquisite tone. Written in 8.8.8.8 meter, it is designed for congregational singing, blending triumphant imagery, theological depth, and heartfelt devotion. The hymn proclaims Christ’s victory over death, His eternal reign, and His role as the universal hope, culminating in worship of His sustaining love and glory.

Stanza 1
The dawn of Easter breaks in light,
The tomb lies empty, death is slain;
The Son of God, with sovereign might,
Has burst the grave’s unyielding chain.

Refrain
Alleluia! Arise, rejoice!
The grave has lost its darkened voice!
Our Savior lives, His light unfurled,
Christ, the hope of all the world.

Stanza 2
The stone is rolled, the angels sing,
Their voices echo through the skies;
Proclaim the triumph of the King,
Who lives forever, crowned to rise.

Refrain
Alleluia! Arise, rejoice!
The grave has lost its darkened voice!
Our Savior lives, His light unfurled,
Christ, the hope of all the world.

Stanza 3
The cross, once stained with sorrow’s cost,
Now stands as emblem of His grace;
The Lamb, though slain, redeems the lost,
And shines with heaven’s radiant face.

Refrain
Alleluia! Arise, rejoice!
The grave has lost its darkened voice!
Our Savior lives, His light unfurled,
Christ, the hope of all the world.

Stanza 4
O death, where now is all your sting?
O grave, your victory is o’er!
The Risen One, our conquering King,
Has opened wide salvation’s door.

Refrain
Alleluia! Arise, rejoice!
The grave has lost its darkened voice!
Our Savior lives, His light unfurled,
Christ, the hope of all the world.

Stanza 5
Our hearts now sing with fervent love,
To Christ, who lives beyond the grave;
His glory fills the courts above,
And earth below His power to save.

Refrain
Alleluia! Arise, rejoice!
The grave has lost its darkened voice!
Our Savior lives, His light unfurled,
Christ, the hope of all the world.

Stanza 6
We worship Thee, O Risen Lord,
Thy throne above all worlds adored;
Through earth and heaven, Thy glory reigns,
In love that evermore sustains.

Refrain
Alleluia! Arise, rejoice!
The grave has lost its darkened voice!
Our Savior lives, His light unfurled,
Christ, the hope of all the world.

When Lips Profess Christ’s Name, Yet Cruel Hearts with Scorn and Spite Assail the Meek by Debbie Harris

17 Thursday Apr 2025

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The sonnet, titled “When Lips Profess Christ’s Name, Yet Cruel Hearts with Scorn and Spite Assail the Meek,” critiques “mean girl Christians” who profess faith but act with cruelty, judgment, and hypocrisy. It describes their harsh words, prideful cliques, and indifference to their own sins while condemning others, contrasting this with the love, humility, and sensitivity to sin that should mark those who truly love God with heart, soul, and mind. The poem highlights God’s transformative grace, which can soften such hearts, and urges readers to embrace genuine devotion over malicious behavior, seeking humility and mercy instead of scorn.

Some claim Christ’s name, yet wield a crueler art,
Their words, like daggers, pierce with scornful glee,
No love of God inflames their hardened heart,
Nor softens spite in Christian charity.
They judge, they shun, with haughty, glittering eyes,
Their sins unseen, though others’ faults they flay,
In cliques they thrive, where whispered venom lies,
And turn from grace to strut a meaner way.
Yet God, who bids us love with soul and mind,
Would melt such ice with His redeeming flame,
For true devotion leaves no wrath behind,
But cloaks the soul in mercy’s gentle name.
O shun the path where cruel tongues abide,
And seek His love, where humble hearts reside.

The Spirit’s Weeping for Sin’s Sting, Against the Carnal Heart’s Unfeeling Wing by Debbie Harris

17 Thursday Apr 2025

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The second sonnet, titled “The Spirit’s Weeping for Sin’s Sting, Against the Carnal Heart’s Unfeeling Wing,” contrasts two spiritual states in a Shakespearean form. It depicts the believer who loves God with all their heart, soul, and mind, becoming deeply sensitive to sin, grieving over its harm and seeking God’s grace for healing. In contrast, the “carnal Christian,” driven by selfish desires, is indifferent to sin and the pain it causes others, remaining numb to spiritual consequences. The sonnet highlights how true devotion to God refines the conscience, while a fleshly life leads to callousness, urging readers to love God fully to avoid sin’s destructive path.

When heart and soul to God are wholly sworn,
The spirit weeps for every sin’s cruel sting,
Each fault, though slight, leaves conscience bruised and torn,
And seeks His grace, where healing mercies spring.
Yet carnal hearts, in fleshly chains confined,
Pursue their lusts with neither shame nor care,
No thought of wounds their reckless ways unkind,
Nor grief for souls left broken in despair.
God’s love, when truly held, refines the mind,
Awakes the soul to mourn each wayward deed;
But those who shun His light grow cold, unblind,
And trample grace to sate their selfish need.
O love Him fully, heart and soul align,
Lest sin’s numb path your spirit’s hope confine.