O America, Turn Back Before the Shadows of Sin Consume Your Soul by Debbie Harris

18 Thursday Sep 2025

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The poem, titled “O America, Turn Back Before the Shadows of Sin Consume Your Soul”, is a passionate lament and urgent call for America to return to faith in God. It portrays a nation drifting from its spiritual roots, entangled in sin and blasphemous ideologies, and facing potential destruction as a result. The poem emphasizes the biblical promise that a nation whose God is the Lord will be blessed, contrasting this with America’s current state of pride, greed, and moral decline. It pleads for repentance, warning of the consequences of continued rebellion while offering hope through the Savior’s mercy and grace. The tone is both mournful and hopeful, urging the nation to humble itself, seek forgiveness, and be restored to divine favor before it’s too late.

O land of liberty, once bright and bold,
Your heart now wanders, your spirit grown cold.
The stars that once gleamed in your banner’s weave,
Now dim under shadows of truths we bereave.

Our Precious Savior, with arms open wide,
Calls back His people, yet we turn aside.
Sin’s chains entangle, ideologies blind,
Blasphemous whispers corrupt heart and mind.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
Whose hope is His mercy, whose strength is His Word.
But we’ve built altars to pride and to greed,
Sowing destruction in thought, word, and deed.

America, hear! The hour is late,
Repent and return, or seal your fate.
The wages of sin bring a ruin untold,
A nation unmoored, a fire grown cold.

Yet hope still remains where the humble will kneel,
Where broken hearts turn to the One who can heal.
O Savior, restore us, forgive our disgrace,
Revive us in truth, let us seek Your face.

For if we abide in Your love and Your light,
Our nation may rise from this perilous night.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord—
America, turn, and be whole, be restored!

A Call To Stand For Biblical Truth by Debbie Harris

16 Tuesday Sep 2025

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In days of darkness, fierce and grim,
Where Satan’s lies grow bold and dim,
Blasphemous voices, vile, profane,
Call evil good, and good disdain.
From every corner, sin’s deceit,
Attacks the faithful at Christ’s feet.
With heinous scorn, the truth they spurn,
Yet God’s own Word shall never burn.

No time to hide, no time to bend,
The Church must rise, the truth defend!
Not with the sword, but with His Word,
Let Biblical truth be boldly heard.
Stand firm, ye saints, in faith abide,
Proclaim the Cross where Christ has died!
The Gospel’s light, so pure, so free,
Transforms the heart, sets captives free.

America, once a beacon bright,
Now stumbles blind in moral night.
Her soul adrift, her ways defiled,
Yet mercy calls—return, God’s child!
Repent, O nation, seek His face,
Embrace the gift of saving grace.
No other path can make us whole,
But Christ, who heals the sin-sick soul.

Oh, Church, arise! Speak loud, speak true!
The Word of God will see us through.
No compromise with wicked schemes,
No silence dimming heaven’s gleams.
With fervent prayer, with fearless voice,
Declare salvation—man’s true choice.
For Jesus reigns, His truth endures,
His glorious hope forever yours.

Lord, have mercy, hear our plea,
Revive this land, set spirits free.
Let hearts return, let truth resound,
Till every knee to Christ is bowed.
Stand bold, proclaim His holy name,
His saving love, forever the same.
The time is now—His truth declare,
And spread His light through every prayer.

A Call To Take A Biblical Stand No More Insipid Lukewarm Christianity by Debbie Harris

16 Tuesday Sep 2025

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In shadows deep, where evil wakes,
A Satanic tide, the righteous breaks.
Blasphemous tongues, with venom bold,
Call wicked good, and good they scold.
From halls of power to streets defiled,
The truth of God is mocked, reviled.
Demonic schemes, with heinous might,
Assault the saints who bear the light.

No time to cower, no time to flee,
The Church of Christ must bend the knee!
Not to the world, its lies, its chains,
But to the King who ever reigns!
Rise up, ye warriors, clad in truth,
Proclaim the Word to age and youth!
The Cross, our banner, high we raise,
To shatter darkness, end its days.

This land, America, once so blessed,
Now courts the curse, in sin confessed.
Her heart grows cold, her soul astray,
Yet mercy calls—repent today!
The Gospel’s power, the only cure,
Transforms the heart, makes vile hearts pure.
Salvation’s gift, so freely given,
Through Christ alone, the way to heaven.

Oh, Church, awake! Contend, be strong!
The battle rages, the night is long.
With Scripture’s sword, with fervent prayer,
Defy the evil, the serpent’s lair.
No compromise with Satan’s wiles,
No shrinking back from scornful smiles.
For Jesus’ name, we stand, we fight,
To spread His truth, His holy light.

Lord, have mercy, hear our cry,
Revive this nation lest it die.
Let hearts repent, let souls return,
Let fires of faith once more burn.
The time is now, the call is clear,
Proclaim His name—let all men hear!
For Christ, our Lord, shall overcome,
And lead His faithful safely home.

Contending for the Cross, Part II: A Sonnet on Charlie Kirk’s Bold Stand and Our Call to Faith by Debbie Harris

15 Monday Sep 2025

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Like Joseph, pure, temptation’s lure he spurned,
His righteous heart for God’s own truth did burn.
Like Daniel, bold, through lions’ den he turned,
To kneel in faith, no fear could overturn.
Old Noah built, though scoffers mocked his aim,
Obeyed through floods, God’s holy will his flame.
Saint Stephen, stoned, yet love’s sweet grace proclaimed,
Forgave with breath that glorified God’s name.
Disciples bold, through pain, Christ’s truth they bore,
Like Charlie Kirk, who faced the hateful roar—
For Savior stood, no matter cost or thorn.
Do I, like them, with zeal God’s truth adorn?
In love and truth, do I His cross embrace—
Am I a bold and loving contender for the faith?

Contending for the Cross: A Sonnet on Living Boldly and Lovingly in the Light of Biblical Standards by Debbie Harris

15 Monday Sep 2025

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Dedicated to Charlie Kirk

In Joseph’s heart, temptation found no hold,
His righteous path through trials firmly trod.
Like Daniel, bold, with faith as lions bold,
He knelt and trusted in the living God.
Old Noah built while scoffers mocked his toil,
Yet steadfast, he obeyed the Lord’s command.
Saint Stephen, faced with stones, yet love unspoiled,
Forgave his foes with grace from heaven’s hand.
Disciples twelve, with zeal, the truth proclaimed,
Through peril, pain, their Savior’s name they bore.
Do I, like them, stand firm, unashamed,
With courage bold, God’s holy standards soar?
In love and truth, do I His light embrace—
Am I a bold and loving contender for the faith?

Uncompromising Faith: Boldly Declaring Jesus’ Sacred Way by Debbie Harris

13 Saturday Sep 2025

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The poem “Uncompromising Faith: Boldly Declaring Jesus’ Sacred Way” emphasizes that tolerance, as commonly understood, is not a Christian virtue, but rather boldness in proclaiming Jesus’ truth and holy ways is paramount. It portrays Jesus as a figure of holy fire, unwavering in His mission, who calls Christians to follow Him with courage and zeal, rejecting compromise with sin or falsehood. The poem urges believers to rise with fervent faith, boldly declare Christ’s sacred name, and uphold His righteous path with love and truth, emphasizing an active, fearless commitment to His teachings over passive acceptance.

Not in silence, nor in fear,
Does the heart of Christ draw near.
Tolerance fades, a fleeting guise,
When truth and love ignite our eyes.

For Jesus walked with holy fire,
His words cut deep, His call rose higher.
No compromise with shadows dim,
He bids us boldly follow Him.

A cross He bore, no timid plea,
To set the captive soul free.
His ways are just, His truth is sure,
In holiness, His heart is pure.

Oh, Christian, rise with fervent zeal,
Let courage burn, let passion heal.
Speak boldly of His sacred name,
His righteous path, forever claim.

No lukewarm heart can bear His light,
No faltering step can win the fight.
With love and truth, His banner raise,
And walk in boldness all your days.

Sonnet: Are We Doing Enough for Jesus Christ Our King When He Has Done Everything For Us? by Debbie Harris

13 Saturday Sep 2025

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Summary of “Are We Doing Enough for Jesus Christ Our King?”

This sonnet critiques superficial devotion to Christ amid abundance, contrasting hymns of praise with the neglect of the needy—strangers, the sick, and marginalized—who embody His suffering presence. It questions whether we merely utter His name on Sundays while ignoring justice and mercy, pleading for forgiveness and guidance to serve Him in the lowly, recognizing His kingdom in their wounds.

In halls of plenty, where our treasures gleam,
We crown with songs the King enthroned on high,
Yet in the shadows, where the shadows scream,
His thirsting voice we pass with blinded eye.
The stranger at our gate, with weary plea,
Bears nail-scarred hands we deem but beggar’s art;
The sick we quarantine from love’s decree,
Lest mercy pierce the fortress of our heart.
O Christ, our Sovereign, veiled in human guise,
Do we but mouth thy name in Sunday’s light,
While justice weeps and compassion dies?
Forgive the throne we build of wrong and spite.
Teach us to serve thee in the least, the low—
For in their wounds, thy kingdom’s crown we know.

Sonnet: Foundations In His Footsteps by Debbie Harris

13 Saturday Sep 2025

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Summary of “Foundations in His Footsteps”

This sonnet calls believers to construct their lives on the unshakeable foundation of Jesus Christ’s example and sacrifice, warning that self-reliance leads to ruin. It evokes Christ’s journey to the cross as a guiding path of love and humility, urging the incorporation of acts like charity and healing into daily building. Ultimately, it prays for every aspect of existence to mirror His footsteps, ensuring enduring faith.

Upon the rock of ages, firm and true,
We raise our spires ‘gainst tempests that assail,
Yet if our hands forget the path to You,
Our towers crumble in the gale’s fierce wail.
O Christ, our Lord, whose steps through dust did tread
The road to Calvary, with love’s pure flame,
Teach us to trace those prints where thorns once bled,
And build our lives upon Thy sacred name.
No fleeting sands of self, no fleeting pride,
But every beam and stone in Thy design—
The widow’s mite, the leper healed beside,
The cross where grace and glory intertwined.
May all we fashion, from the heart’s deep core,
Echo Thy footsteps, now and evermore.

Psalm 62:5-6 – A Sonnet of Unshaken Soul, Ablaze with Celestial Hues by Debbie Harris

13 Saturday Sep 2025

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Summary of the Sonnet: Psalm 62:5-6 – A Sonnet of Unshaken Soul, Ablaze with Celestial Hues

This vivid sonnet, inspired by King David’s Psalm 62:5-6, weaves a tapestry of serene trust amid life’s tempests, urging the soul to find unyielding refuge in God alone. The opening quatrain paints a pilgrim’s quiet vigil by murmuring streams in emerald glades, where dawn’s honeyed glow dissolves shadows, birthing hope from night’s silken embrace—echoing the psalm’s call to “wait in silence” for divine expectation.

The second quatrain elevates God as a colossal rock, veined with quartz-fire and gripped by emerald vines, defying indigo gales and sapphire furies—an immovable sentinel pulsing with obsidian calm, symbolizing salvation’s forge against thunder’s faltering fists.

In the third, grace flows as molten gold rivers, revealing moon-silvered spires and pearl banners fluttering on mist-cloaked peaks, where cobalt storms lash futilely at hearths of unquenchable refuge, affirming God as the fortress where fearful hearts prevail.

The final sestet roots resilience in obsidian anchors delving earth’s marrow, unbowed by cerulean vortexes and amethyst shrouds of scheming foes; grace cascades honey-sweet over ochre ruins, with aureate trumpets shattering gloom, as mountains of whispering frost guard star-scattered valleys—declaring the soul’s unmoved stand in profound, eternal light.

The couplet resolves in a triumphant silhouette against vermilion horizons, tumult ebbing to gold-leaf repose, where trust’s petals bloom in flame-gardens, anointed by peace’s starry fatness—capturing the psalm’s emphatic refrain: God alone as rock, salvation, and fortress, unshaken amid betrayal’s siege.

O soul of mine, in velvet hush repose,
Where crystalline streams murmur ancient lore,
Their silver threads weaving through emerald glades,
And shadows dissolve in dawn’s honeyed glow,
A pilgrim’s brow kissed by the blushing veil
Of heaven’s first light, bruised lavender yielding
To amber flames that lick the horizon’s edge,
Birthing hope from the womb of silken night.

He stands as my rock, veined with quartz-fire’s gleam,
Unyielding ‘gainst gales that howl in indigo wrath,
Vines of verdant faith coiling like emerald serpents
O’er flanks scarred by tempests of sapphire fury,
A sentinel colossal, its obsidian heart
Pulsing calm where thunder’s bruised fists falter.

My salvation, forged in celestial pyres,
Where molten gold cascades in rivers of grace,
And fearful hearts find spires of moon-silvered stone,
Mist-cloaked bastions clawing jagged peaks of pearl,
Banners of peace unfurling like dawn’s fragile wings
Against the cobalt lash of storms that cannot breach
The hearth’s golden flicker, unquenchable refuge
In chambers where echoes of tempests dissolve to dew.

No earthly shadow can rend this hallowed loam,
Roots delving deep as obsidian anchors into
Earth’s marrow-rich core, unbowed by vortex swirls
Of slate and cerulean rage, stark quills of raven ink
Tracing resilience through soils where phantoms coil
Yet fade like mist before the sun’s aureate trumpet.

Though schemes of foes creep in twilight’s amethyst shroud,
I stand in grace’s profound cascade, honey-sweet
O’er ochre ruins reborn in light’s triumphant pyre,
Ramparts eternal silencing whispers of siege
With trumpets of electrum that shatter the gloom.
Unmoved, as mountains of ancient granite guard
Valleys deep-carved by rivers of star-scattered ink,
Their crests crowned in veils of eternal, whispering frost.

Thus let thy wild tumult ebb, O waiting heart,
For God alone ignites the endless dawn’s decree,
A silhouette ablaze ‘gainst vermilion horizons,
Soul moored in gold-leaf thrones of divine repose,
Where every petal of trust blooms in gardens of flame,
And the fatness of peace anoints the weary with stars.

Defiant Praise in the Face of Demonic Fury: Living Boldly and Unashamed for Jesus Christ, Our Victorious King by Debbie Harris

13 Saturday Sep 2025

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Summary of the Poem: Defiant Praise in the Face of Demonic Fury: Living Boldly and Unashamed for Jesus Christ, Our Victorious King

This fervent poem is a bold declaration of unwavering Christian devotion, structured as a rhythmic battle cry that escalates in intensity across four stanzas. It confronts spiritual and worldly opposition head-on, affirming that no amount of demonic malice, human enmity, or global hatred can deter the believer from worshiping, praising, living for, and proclaiming Jesus Christ as King. The core message pulses with themes of defiant faith, joyful resilience, and evangelistic zeal—echoing the early church’s unyielding testimony amid persecution. At its heart, the poem celebrates the “free gift of salvation” as the ultimate triumph, refusing shame and embracing proclamation as a lifelong vow.

Key Themes and Structure

Stanza 1: Demonic Opposition Met with Worship
“Let the demons hiss—we will worship / Jesus Christ our King!”
The poem opens with a visceral image of infernal threats, countered by immediate, unapologetic adoration. This sets a tone of spiritual warfare, where evil’s whispers only fuel sacred response.
Stanza 2: Human Enemies’ Assault Ignored
“Let our enemies howl, disagree, name-call— / we will worship / And praise and live for / Jesus Christ our King!”
Here, earthly foes—through discord, insults, and division—are dismissed, as the believer commits not just to momentary praise but to a holistic life of allegiance.
Stanza 3: World’s Cruel Hatred Overcome
“Let the world hate cruelly— / we will worship, praise and live / for Jesus Christ our King!”
The scope widens to systemic global animosity, yet the refrain intensifies: worship evolves into a full-spectrum devotion (worship + praise + living), unbreakable under pressure.
Stanza 4: Eternal Proclamation Without Shame
“Come what may, / we will never be ashamed / and will always proclaim / the free gift of salvation / of Jesus Christ our King!”
The climax seals an irrevocable promise—facing any trial (“come what may”), the poet vows shameless evangelism, spotlighting salvation’s grace as the gospel’s free, transformative gift.

Overall, the poem’s repetition of the italicized refrain creates a liturgical chant, transforming personal resolve into communal anthem. Its raw energy evokes the martyrs’ hymns, urging readers to stand firm in a hostile culture, much like the Apostle Paul’s prison epistles or the persecuted believers in Hebrews.

Integrated Biblical Verses and References

The poem’s fiery resolve draws deeply from Scripture, weaving threads of fearlessness, worship amid trials, and bold gospel-sharing. Below, I pair key lines with resonant verses (quoted from the NIV for clarity), showing how they amplify the poem’s message:

On Defiant Worship Despite Demonic and Enemy Threats (Stanzas 1–2):
The hisses and howls mirror the “roaring lion” of Satan in 1 Peter 5:8-9: “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith…” Just as the poem declares worship in response, Psalm 27:1 proclaims, “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” This echoes the unshakeable praise that silences opposition.
On Enduring the World’s Hatred (Stanza 3):
The “world hate cruelly” line channels Jesus’ warning in John 15:18-19: “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” Yet, the poem’s counter—persistent worship and living for Christ—aligns with Acts 5:29, where Peter and the apostles reply to persecution: “We must obey God rather than human beings!” This underscores devotion as obedience over conformity.
On Never Being Ashamed and Proclaiming Salvation (Stanza 4):
The vow “we will never be ashamed” is a direct echo of Paul’s iconic stand in Romans 1:16: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” This verse, the thematic heartbeat of Romans, celebrates the gospel’s power—precisely the “free gift” the poem proclaims. It ties to 2 Timothy 1:8: “So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.” Finally, the victory motif resonates with Revelation 12:11: “They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death,” portraying proclamation as the believer’s conquering weapon.

These references aren’t mere parallels; they root the poem in the biblical narrative of saints who worshiped through flames, chains, and exile—reminding us that such defiance isn’t human grit but divine empowerment. In today’s storms (like the recent tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s martyrdom), this poem and its scriptural anchors call us to the same: unashamed, undeterred praise for the King who turns hisses into hymns. If you’d like a deeper dive into any verse or an expanded analysis, just say!

Let the demons hiss—we will worship
Jesus Christ our King!

Let our enemies howl, disagree, name-call—
we will worship
And praise and live for
Jesus Christ our King!

Let the world hate cruelly—
we will worship, praise and live
for Jesus Christ our King!

Come what may,
we will never be ashamed
and will always proclaim
the free gift of salvation
of Jesus Christ our King!