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The Jubilant Crowns Of Heaven by Debbie Harris

26 Wednesday Feb 2025

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Title: “Wreath of the Unbroken”

  • Highlights the endurance and unbroken faith of those who earn this crown through trials and martyrdom.

For those who bear the trials of the earth,
The flames of pain, the chains of cruel disdain,
A crown awaits, a token of rebirth,
To soothe the scars and wash away the stain.
Through tempests fierce, their faith did never bend,
Though death itself stood knocking at the gate,
Their love for Him held steadfast to the end,
A victor’s prize beyond all mortal hate.
No sword can dim the light within their soul,
Nor grief erase the promise they embrace,
For Heaven crafts this wreath to make them whole,
A radiant band of everlasting grace.
This Crown of Life, to martyrs gently given,
Adorns the brave who fought their way to Heaven.


The Crown of Righteousness

Title: “Garland of the Watchful”

  • Emphasizes the vigilant, hopeful waiting of the righteous for Christ’s return.

The righteous soul, with eyes on distant skies,
Awaits the Lord with every breath and prayer,
No worldly lure can dim its hopeful cries,
For purity becomes its garments fair.
Through days of toil, it walked a narrow road,
Unswayed by sin, unbowed by fleeting gain,
Each step a seed of holiness bestowed,
Each thought a shield against the tempter’s reign.
The trumpet sounds, the Savior splits the air,
And those who longed shall see His face at last,
A crown shall gleam where once was only care,
A righteous wreath for futures now made past.
To those who ran with love until the end,
This crown shall shine where time and tears transcend.


The Crown of Glory

Title: “Circlet of the Shepherd”

  • Captures the pastoral care and leadership tied to this crown, bestowed by the Chief Shepherd.

The shepherd tends his flock with tender hand,
Through storm and dark, he leads with humble might,
His voice a balm across a weary land,
His staff a guide to bring them to the light.
No pride he seeks, no treasure but their peace,
He bears their woe, their burdens all his own,
With every tear, his gentle cares increase,
Till Heaven calls him to the Shepherd’s throne.
The Chief Himself, with glory in His gaze,
Shall place this crown upon the faithful brow,
A wreath unfading through eternal days,
Reward for love fulfilled in sacred vow.
This Crown of Glory shines for those who serve,
A shepherd’s prize no honor can deserve.


The Incorruptible Crown

Title: “Victor’s Band Eternal”

  • Reflects the enduring victory and discipline of the spiritual race, contrasting with fleeting earthly rewards.

The runner strives, his sinews taught and strained,
Against the flesh that pulls him to the dust,
With discipline, his spirit is unchained,
His heart a flame that overcomes all rust.
No fading wreath of laurel crowns his head,
Like athletes bound to earth’s decaying cheer,
But gold divine, by higher hands instead,
A prize for those who conquer mortal fear.
Each lust subdued, each vice at last undone,
He runs the race with eyes on boundless skies,
Till at the line, the endless day begun,
A victor’s crown in Heaven’s courts shall rise.
Incorruptible, this garland shall abide,
For those who fought with Christ beside their side.


The Crown of Rejoicing

Title: “Halo of the Sower”

  • Ties to the agricultural imagery of sowing seeds and the joy of reaping souls for Christ.

The sower casts his seed on stony ground,
Yet prays for fruit where barren hearts reside,
His words of truth in darkened souls are found,
Till faith takes root and blooms on every side.
Each one he wins becomes his joyful boast,
A harvest reaped from tears and fervent care,
Their newborn praise ascends to Heaven’s host,
A symphony of grace beyond compare.
No gold he seeks, but souls to call his own,
Their salvation gleams as crowns within his sight,
For in their song, his triumph is made known,
A shared delight in everlasting light.
This Crown of Rejoicing gilds his brow with pride,
Who sowed the word that brought souls to Christ’s side.

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Restoring The Spirit Of Acts In Our Time by Debbie Harris

26 Wednesday Feb 2025

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In Acts, the faithful shared with open hands,
A church alive with love, no soul in need,
Their hearts unbound by selfish, earthly bands,
They sowed in grace, a pure and holy seed.

Oh, for a flock where burdens all are borne,
Where widows weep not, nor the hungry pine,
A brotherhood from dusk until the morn,
Each life entwined, like branches on the vine.

No gold they hoarded, none stood lone, apart,
Their table spread for stranger and for kin,
With fervent prayer and undivided heart,
They built a home where mercy dwelt within.

Restore us, Lord, to care as once they did,
A church renewed, where love is never hid.

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Breath Of Grace by Debbie Harris

26 Wednesday Feb 2025

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Each fleeting minute of this sacred race,
We draw the breath of mercy, pure and free,
A gospel wind that wraps us in embrace,
Unstained by guilt, from condemnation flee.
No shadow lingers where His light has shone,
No chain of sin can bind what He’s set right,
The cross has spoken, every curse undone,
And love eternal floods our souls with light.
Unburdened, lifted high by grace divine,
We walk the path where freedom’s anthem rings,
Each step a hymn, each moment’s pulse a sign,
Of Christ who reigns, of peace His Spirit brings.
So here we stand, forgiven, bold, and whole,
The air of grace the lifeblood of our soul.

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Gems Of A Redeemed Voice by Debbie Hattis

26 Wednesday Feb 2025

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The words of Christ’s own poet, pure and bright,
Outshine the ruby’s fire with sacred gleam,
Each verse a sapphire, deep with holy light,
A stream of grace that flows from mercy’s theme.
Like emeralds green with life, they bloom anew,
Reflecting Eden’s hope in every line,
Their amethystine hue, a royal view,
Reveals the Savior’s heart in tones divine.

No diamond cuts so keen as truth they bear,
Nor topaz glows with such eternal flame,
These jeweled praises, wrought in fervent prayer,
Adorn the King’s own throne with Christ’s great name.
So fall these gems from lips redeemed and free,
A treasury of love for all to see.


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Sonnet: The Imprecatory Cry For Justice by Debbie Harris

26 Wednesday Feb 2025

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The Cry for Justice
When deeds so vile do stain the soul’s bright thread,
And darkness coils where mercy once held sway,
The heart, in anguish, lifts its voice to dread,
To call down wrath where evil dares to play.
Oh, righteous fire, from heavens high descend,
Let justice pierce the veil of wicked guile,
With thunder’s roar, let broken fates amend,
And purge the stain that festers rank and vile.
Yet in the storm, a whisper softly cries,
A trembling hope that grace might still abide,
For vengeance dwells where mortal judgment lies,
And peace alone can heal the soul inside.
So pray I thus, with fury and with care,
That truth prevail, and love outlast despair.

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Biblical Success Beyond The World’s Crown by Debbie Harris

25 Tuesday Feb 2025

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Sonnet: The Measure of True Gain

Success is not in gold or fleeting fame,
But in the heart that heeds the Lord’s command,
A life aligned with His eternal name,
Where faith takes root in soil of promised land.

The world may chase its crowns of hollow cheer,
Yet wisdom whispers through the sacred page,
To seek His will, to hold His presence near,
Outshines the wealth that withers with the age.

For what is gain if soul and truth divide?
The prosperous path is trust through storm and strife,
A quiet strength where humble steps abide.

So let the heart in stillness seek its life,
True victory blooms where God’s own word is sown,
And heaven’s peace becomes the treasure known.

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Villanelle: In Him All Things Hold

25 Tuesday Feb 2025

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He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Colossians 1:17 (KJV)

He stands before the dawn of time’s first gleam,
In Him the threads of all creation bind,
Through endless ages, He remains supreme.

The stars, the dust, the heavens’ vast extreme,
All rest within His will, by love designed,
He stands before the dawn of time’s first gleam.

No force can break the unity extreme,
The chaos stilled, the fractured redefined,
Through endless ages, He remains supreme.

Each breath, each pulse, flows from His living stream,
The world upheld where mercy’s hands entwined,
He stands before the dawn of time’s first gleam.

The void would reign, a dark and shattered dream,
Were not His power the cornerstone behind,
Through endless ages, He remains supreme.

So sing of Him, let every voice redeem,
The truth that holds when all else falls resigned:
He stands before the dawn of time’s first gleam,
Through endless ages, He remains supreme.

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Gold, Silver, Crimson by Debbie Harris

25 Tuesday Feb 2025

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Upon the loom of life, a thread of gold,
Truth gleams unyielding, pure, a steady light,
Its edges sharp, its clarity so bold,
It cuts through shadows, banishing the night.

Yet silver winds beside, a gentler hue,
Grace bends where rigid truth might break apart,
A silken cord, forgiving, soft, and true,
It binds the wounds and soothes the aching heart.

Then crimson flows, a river deep and wide,
Mercy’s rich stain, where love and justice meet,
A thread of sacrifice, where wrath subsides,
Its tapestry of pardon made complete.

These strands entwine, a fragile, sacred art,
Three hues as one, to mend the human heart.

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Rock And Ruin by Debbie Harris

25 Tuesday Feb 2025

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Sonnet inspired by the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24-27), where one builds a house on rock and another on sand, reflecting resilience versus ruin.

A foolish soul heaps sand beneath the sun,
With grains that shift and shimmer in the breeze,
A house of dreams, by reckless hands begun,
Collapses swift when storm-winds whip the seas.
The wise one carves a home on jagged stone,
Where roots of rock defy the tempest’s wail,
Through rain and roar, unshaken and alone,
Its walls stand firm, a refuge that prevails.
One trusts in dust, a glitter doomed to fade,
One clings to truth, where floods can never rend,
The first lies wrecked, by fleeting whims betrayed,
The last endures, with strength that knows no end.
So sand’s frail throne yields fast to nature’s cry,
Yet rock holds fast, where faith shall never die.

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From Glory To Glory by Debbie Harris

25 Tuesday Feb 2025

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From glory unto glory we ascend,
A sacred change within our souls takes flight,
Each dawn a chance to grow, to mend, to bend,
Toward the holy image of His light.

Transformed by grace, our hearts begin to see,
The likeness of the Christ in every deed,
A call to rise, to shed what should not be,
And bloom as sons and daughters of His seed.

Day after day, His spirit shapes our clay,
Refines the rough, ignites the dim to flame,
Through trials faced, through love we learn to pray,
We bear the beauty of His endless name.

So let us strive, with every breath we take,
To mirror Him, for glory’s boundless sake.

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