The heart, a lantern soft with golden glow, Extends its beams to cradle others’ pain, A river weeps where thorny brambles grow, Its waters stained with crimson drops like rain. Yet in this flood, a shadow coils and creeps, A serpent born of kindness stretched too thin, Through misty vales where burdened silence weeps, The soul’s bright flame turns ashen, cold within. A mother kneels, her arms a fragile nest, Embracing shards of glass from strangers’ woe, Her blood runs quiet, unseen, unconfessed, While stars above in judgment coldly glow. When empathy devours the self, we find A sin in love—a noose of gentle kind.
O Sovereign Lord, whose greatness knows no bound, Thy voice awoke the stars in midnight’s gleam, From chaos’ void, Thy hand shaped solid ground, And wove the world within a holy dream.
Thy breath ignites the dawn with golden fire, Thy will commands the tides to ebb and flow, The mountains bow, the heavens lift Thee higher, In every leaf, Thy boundless wonders grow.
What mind can grasp the vastness of Thy grace, What tongue can sing Thy glory’s full refrain? Yet in our hearts, Thy love has found a place, A whispered peace amid life’s fleeting pain.
Eternal King, through time Thy reign shall stand, All praise to Thee, the work of Thine own hand.
For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
I Corinthians 4:7 (KJV)
All we have, All we are, A gift bestowed By Christ our Lord.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, Forget not all His mercies whole.
They will have no fear of bad news. Their hearts are steadfast trusting in the Lord
Psalm 112:7 (AMP)
Come what may, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, reigns gloriously and forever upon His majestic throne, eternal and unshaken— what a radiant and joy-filled truth!
Come what may, our hearts stand firm, unwavering in trust, anchored in the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, sovereign over all.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget the boundless benefits of His grace and love!
From deeds of might and grandeur bold, To humble cups of water cold, All for the glory of our King, Our promised reward shall ring. Bless the Lord, O my soul, arise, Forget not His gifts before our eyes.
Created in God’s blessed image grand, All humankind by His mighty hand, Yet mortals bear a flaw within— The stain of sin, where death begins. But oh, what grace, the gift divine, Salvation flows from Christ’s design! Through Jesus, Lord and Savior true, Redemption offered me and you. May all repent, this gift embrace, The greatest blessing of His grace. Bless the Lord, O my soul, sing clear, Forget not His benefits so dear!
Every Christ-given day we receive, A gift from our Lord in whom we believe, To honor our Savior with heartfelt praise, Proclaim His salvation through all our days, And bask in His presence, so pure and so vast, A love everlasting, forever to last.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, let His name resound, Forget not His benefits, so richly abound!
The extraordinary, Kingly grace, Celestial love in endless space, Tender kindness, ceaseless, pure, From Jesus Christ, our Savior sure— No earthly bond, though dear and true, Can match the friendship we pursue. For Christ, the ultimate friend, outshines, All others with His love divine.
O bless the Lord, my soul, arise, Forget not His benefits, so wise!
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Ephesians 1:3 NIV
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Colossians 1:27
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.
(Ephesian 1:4-5)
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us.
Ephesians 1:7-8
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness and self-control.
Galatians 5:22
The kindness of our Triune God does call, To lead each man, woman, child from fall, To repentance and eternal gain, Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who reigns. O what a miracle, a gift so grand, By Holy Spirit’s mighty hand— A sinner, transformed, reborn anew, A saint, a royal heir in view!
Salvation, the gift beyond compare, A treasure trove, so rich, so rare, For redeemed royals, joy unfolds, A golden legacy that Heaven holds— Delights unthought, by Christ designed, Eternal wonders, pure, refined. The ultimate gift, above all known, Salvation reigns, its glory shown!
Bless the Lord, my soul, ascend, Forget not His benefits, my friend— Glorious, victorious, ceaseless, vast, Triumphant grace that ever lasts!
Passionately Pursuing Christ 