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The Eagle’s Ascent On Wings Of Sacred Strength by Debbie Harris

01 Saturday Mar 2025

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The sonnet “The Eagle’s Ascent on Wings of Sacred Strength” poetically reflects Isaiah 40:31, portraying those who wait on the Lord as recipients of divine renewal. Beneath a vast sky, they offer patient prayers to Christ, their strength restored to rise like eagles on resilient wings. With quiet faith, they ascend beyond earthly struggles, running tirelessly and walking without weakness through life’s challenges. Rich with alliteration, the poem celebrates the enduring power and grace granted by God, culminating in an eternal uplift for the steadfast.


Beneath the boundless blue, they bide their time,
With patient pleas to Christ, the sovereign Lord,
Their weary wills, renewed by strength sublime,
Shall soar on sturdy wings that storms afford.

In quiet trust, they lean on holy might,
Their souls, uplifted, pierce the peaceful sky,
With fearless flight, they cleave the daunting height,
And rise refreshed where mortal cares deny.

Relentless, they shall run through rugged lands,
Not faltering, nor faint, their footsteps free,
With wondrous power from His guiding hands,
They’ll wander wide, defying frailty’s plea.

For those who wait, His grace shall gently lift,
A steadfast, sacred, everlasting gift.

Jesus Christ, Crescendo Of Hope by Debbie Harris

01 Saturday Mar 2025

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The poem, titled “Jesus Christ, Crescendo of Hope,” is an ode that celebrates the divine hope and grace found exclusively in Jesus Christ, presented as the ultimate “gift of all gifts.” Through a series of adjectives beginning with “g”—gleaming, glittering, gorgeous, grandiose, gallant, gargantuan, godlike, and graceious—the poem builds a crescendo effect, starting with subtle whispers of light in the soul and rising to an exultant proclamation of eternal glory. It concludes by affirming that this boundless hope and radiant love are granted solely through Jesus Christ, our Lord, illuminating the human spirit forever.


Gleaming softly in the soul’s quiet deep,
Glittering boldly where shadows creep,
Gorgeous beams of mercy unwind,
Grandiose visions lift the mind,
Gallant love in triumph reigns,
Gargantuan hope breaks all chains,
Godlike glory crowns the skies—
Graceious light that never dies,
Granted solely through the One,
Jesus Christ, our Lord, the Son,
Gift of all gifts, pure and free,
Glowing for eternity.

From Jesus Christ, His Love Our Mirror by Debbie Harris

01 Saturday Mar 2025

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The sonnet explores how Jesus Christ’s love, as exemplified in His life and sacrifice, transforms our own love to mirror His, aligning with the virtues and endurance described in 1 Corinthians 13. It begins by asserting that because of Christ, our hearts are ignited with a love that gives meaning beyond mere words or angelic tongues, which are empty without it. The poem then highlights Christ’s patience on the cross and kindness to the lost, showing how these qualities reshape us, stripping away envy and pride while rooting us in truth. It contrasts the temporary nature of knowledge and prophecy with the eternal constancy of Christ’s love, which matures us from childish ways toward a future clarity of knowing Him fully. Finally, it concludes that while faith and hope persist, love—reflecting Christ’s boundless care—reigns supreme. The title encapsulates this: because of Christ’s example and power, our hearts strive to reflect His selfless, enduring love.


Because of Christ, whose voice outshines the din,
Our hearts, once cold, now pulse with gentle flame,
No tongue of man, no angel’s hymn within,
Can stand if love departs the soul’s acclaim.
His patience bore the thorns, the cross, the scorn,
His kindness clad the lost in mercy’s weave,
Through Him, our envy dies, our pride is torn,
And in His truth, our spirits learn to cleave.
Though knowledge dims and prophecies grow still,
His love abides, a beacon never swayed,
Our childish ways mature beneath His will,
Till face to face, we see what He has made.
So faith and hope endure, a steadfast pair,
Yet love, through Christ, reflects His boundless care.

A Tapestry Of Praise by Debbie Harris

01 Saturday Mar 2025

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Title: “A Tapestry of Praise”
Summary: This Shakespearean sonnet is a heartfelt expression of love and gratitude toward the Lord, woven with vivid, nature-inspired imagery. The first quatrain paints a scene of divine beauty, with golden heavens, emerald trees, cascading grace, and eternal seas of light. The second quatrain celebrates the Lord’s creation—starlit skies, silver streams, and the sparrow’s hymn—igniting the speaker’s spiritual longing. The third quatrain shifts to twilight valleys and a vibrant tapestry of colors, symbolizing the enduring presence of divine love. The concluding couplet affirmations the speaker’s devotion, portraying each breath as a song of renewal. The title, “A Tapestry of Praise,” reflects the poem’s rich, interwoven imagery and its overarching theme of worship.

The heavens bloom with gold at dawn’s first call,
A chorus whispers through the emerald trees,
Thy boundless grace cascades o’er mountain’s thrall,
And bathes the soul in light’s eternal seas.

For all Thy hands have wrought in starlit skies,
The rivers carve Thy name in silver streams,
The sparrow’s flight, a hymn that never dies,
Awakes my heart to chase celestial dreams.

Through shadowed vales where twilight paints the air,
Thy steadfast love ignites the fading flame,
A tapestry of colors rich and rare,
Unfurls beneath the echo of Thy name.

My Lord, I love Thee, radiant and true,
Each breath a song, my spirit born anew.

The City Of The Eternal Gleam by Debbie Hattius

26 Wednesday Feb 2025

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The gates of pearl in radiant splendor gleam,
A threshold vast where mortal dreams ascend,
Through streets of gold, a shimmering, endless stream,
The soul’s delight in beauty without end.
Each foundation stone, a jewel of sacred hue,
Bears names of twelve, apostles bold and true—
Their steadfast faith, in colors bright, proclaimed,
A testament through ages ever new.
The jasper glows, the sapphire’s azure flame,
Emerald whispers life, and ruby’s fire,
All woven in a hymn to one great Name,
A city built of grace and pure desire.
Here wealth of earth meets heaven’s boundless store,
A realm where love and light reign evermore.

The Poet’s Holy Call by Debbie Harris

26 Wednesday Feb 2025

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A heart attuned, by Christ’s own hand made soft,
A gift divine, to feel where shadows fall,
He tunes the soul to hear the whispers oft,
The sighs of earth, the Spirit’s gentle call.
Through tears and joy, the process carves its way,
Each wound a quill, each grace a line to sing,
A tender heart learns mercy day by day,
And crafts its verse to glorify the King.
Where others pass, unmoved by silent cries,
This poet sees, with eyes by Jesus lent,
The beauty veiled, the pain that underlies,
And weaves it all to hymns of sweet assent.
So from His touch, a fragile strength is born,
A voice to reign in triumph evermore.

Throne Of My Days by Debbie Harris

24 Monday Feb 2025

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The presence of Christ like a dawn’s golden blaze,
Illumes every step through my earthbound days.
A celestial King on a throne vast and tall,
He reigns o’er my soul as my all in all.

Grace Eternal Hymn Of Praise by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Feb 2025

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Grace Eternal

Verse 1 (Gentle, Reflective)
O grace, unmerited and free,
A whisper soft through history’s plea,
In shadows deep, where sin held sway,
Thy light broke forth to lead the way.

Verse 2 (Rising, Hopeful)
Thy boundless gift, through storms unfurled,
A steadfast hope for all the world,
From chains of night, Thy hand released,
A song of mercy, love increased.

Chorus (Stately, Proclamatory)
Grace eternal, throne of might,
Crowned in mercy, robed in light,
O’er the ages, firm Thou stand,
Holding life within Thy hand.

Verse 3 (Dramatic, Exultant)
Through thunder’s roar and oceans’ cry,
Thy voice resounds, Thy name held high,
The lost are found, the blind made whole,
Thy grace redeems the wandering soul.

Chorus (Grand, Triumphant)
Grace eternal, throne of might,
Crowned in mercy, robed in light,
Heavens echo, earth replies,
Endless anthems fill the skies!

Bridge (Sublime, Soaring)
O gift divine, beyond our ken,
Thou liftest us to life again,
No tongue can tell, no heart contain,
The glory of Thy boundless reign.

Final Chorus (Majestic, Resolving)
Grace eternal, throne of might,
Crowned in mercy, robed in light,
Through the ages, evermore,
We adore Thee, we adore.

Coda (Serene, Sustained)
O grace, unmerited and free,
Forever ours, eternally.

How It Fits the Symphony

  • Verse 1: The oboe and strings carry this, tender and intimate, setting the stage.
  • Verse 2: Woodwinds and mid-range strings build momentum, introducing hope.
  • Chorus: Brass and timpani enter, bold and hymn-like, lifting the melody skyward.
  • Verse 3: Full orchestra swells, with cascading violins and thundering percussion.
  • Bridge: Harp and high strings shimmer, choir (if present) soaring in ethereal harmony.
  • Final Chorus: Everyone’s in—trumpets blaring, cymbals crashing, a wall of sound.
  • Coda: Back to a solo instrument—maybe a flute or cello—fading into serenity

Peaks Of Sacred Sight by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Feb 2025

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Upon the mountain tops of sacred word,
We climb with fervent hearts to seek His gaze,
Where Jesus’ sight unveils a world unstirred,
By sin’s deceit or culture’s fleeting maze.
The valleys bloom with grace beneath His view,
Each peak resounds with love that never fades,
The truth, a lantern, ever burning true,
Illumes our path through mortal nights and days.
For His great glory, let our lives be sown,
A testament of mercy’s tender call,
To mirror Christ, whose heart for us was shown,
In sacrifice that ransomed one and all.
So may we stand, His light through us to shine,
A sonnet lived in truth and love divine.

Sonnet: The Angel’s Charge by Debbie Harris

21 Friday Feb 2025

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For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

Psalm 91:11


For He, the Lord of heavens high and vast,
Commands His angels, radiant and fleet,
To shield thy steps where mortal paths are cast,
And guard thy soul through storm and calm replete.

Wherever thou dost wander, near or far,
Their wings unseen enfold thee in their care,
A silent host beneath the morning star,
To lift thee up from peril’s hidden snare.

No shadow deep, no arrow swift by day,
Shall pierce the armor of their holy might,
For in His will they watch, they guide, they stay,
A fortress wrought of everlasting light.

So tread thy road with heart both bold and free,
His messengers of grace abide with thee.