POEMS FROM THE HEART

JESUS BEATS EVERYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN I'VE SEEN THE MIRACLE OF A BABY WHEN IT'S BORN I'VE SEEN THE MIRACLE OF THE WAVES UPON THE SHORE THESE EYES HAVE SEEN SO MANY THINGS BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT JESUS BEATS EVERYTHING THAT I'VE EVER SEEN JESUS BEATS EVERYTHING THAT I'VE EVER SEEN AND HEAVEN IS SO MUCH MORE THAN MY MIND CAN CONCEIVE I KNOW THAT HE LOVES ME AND I DO BELIEVE THAT JESUS BEATS EVERYTHING THAT I'VE EVER SEEN I'VE KNOWN THE LOVE OF A CHILD ON MY KNEE AND I THANK GOD FOR MOTHER I KNOW... Sign in to see full entry.

I'VE NEVER FOUND HIS THRONE EMPTY I'VE NEVER BEEN LEFT ALONE HE'S BEEN THERE EVERY MILE HE STICKS CLOSER THAN A BROTHER HE HELPS ME FACE EVERY TRIAL NO VALLEY HAS BEEN TOO DEEP THAT I COULDN'T TOUCH HIS HAND I'VE NEVER FOUND HIS THRONE EMPTY ON HIS PROMISES I KNOW I CAN STAND I'VE NEVER FOUND HIS THRONE EMPTY MY VOICE HAS NEVER WENT UNHEARD EVERY QUESTION HAS HAD AN ANSWER EVERY HEARTACHE A KIND WORD I'VE NEVER FOUND HIM TOO BUSY WHEN TROUBLES FLOOD MY MIND I'VE NEVER FOUND HIS THRONE EMPTY HE'S... Sign in to see full entry.

LAST YEAR I HAD THE CHANCE TO REVISIT THE OLD FARM HOUSE WHERE I LIVED AS A LITTLE BOY, IT HAD BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE I HAD BEEN THERE, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE IT WAS QUITE A THRILL, IT WAS JUST LIKE I REMEMBERED IT, WITH VERY LITTLE CHANGE, I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MUCH I DID REMEMBER ONCE I STEPPED INSIDE, WHEN WE PULLED UP TO THE HOUSE AND I GOT OUT, I INTRODUCED MYSELF TO THE OLD MAN AND WOMAN SITTING ON THE PORCH AND THEY SAID YES WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, THEY HAD LIVED THERE ALL THE TIME SINCE WE LEFT WHEN... Sign in to see full entry.

NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US FROM GOD'S LOVE WHAT IS MAN? THAT GOD WOULD BE MINDFUL OF HIM WHY WOULD HE SEND HIS SON TO DIE FOR OUR SINS FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT WAS REASON ENOUGH NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US FROM GOD'S LOVE NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US FROM GOD'S LOVE NOT A MOUNTAIN OR A VALLEY NO OCEAN IS WIDE ENOUGH NOTHING ON THIS EARTH OR IN HEAVEN ABOVE NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US FROM GOD'S LOVE NOT ONE SINGLE TRIAL NO PRINCIPALITIES MY AIN'T IT SOMETHING HOW GOD LOVES YOU AND ME NOT EVEN AN ANGEL NO... Sign in to see full entry.

MY HEART CAN REST AWHILE AS I TRAVEL DOWN THIS LONG ROAD SOMETIMES I BECOME SO TIRED SO MANY HEARTACHES AND YET ANOTHER TRIAL NO OASIS IN SIGHT YET I KNOW ALL THE WHILE THAT IN HIS LOVING ARMS MY HEART CAN REST AWHILE IN HIS LOVING ARMS MY HEART CAN REST AWHILE IN HIS LOVING ARMS I FIND STRENGTH FOR ANOTHER MILE I WILL SAIL ON THE TRANQUIL SEA AND FEEL THE WARMTH OF HIS SMILE IN HIS LOVING ARMS MY HEART CAN REST AWHILE SOMETIMES IT'S HARD BELIEVING THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT BUT IT IS SO... Sign in to see full entry.

I COULD HEAR, I COULD SEE, I COULD BELIEVE I THANK GOD FOR HIS AMAZING GRACE AND FOR THE MERCY HE'S HAD ON ME I ONCE WAS SO LOST I WAS SO BLIND I COULD NOT SEE BUT HE BROUGHT ME TO A PLACE THAT BROUGHT ME TO MY KNEES A PLACE WHERE I COULD HEAR, I COULD SEE AND I COULD BELIEVE A PLACE WHERE I COULD HEAR, I COULD SEE, I COULD BELIEVE A PLACE THAT WAS SO LOW I COULD SEE ETERNITY I KNEW THAT I HAD FOUND WHAT HAD BEEN MISSING IN ME A PLACE WHERE I COULD HEAR, I COULD SEE, I COULD BELIEVE I THANK GOD... Sign in to see full entry.

THERE WON'T BE TIME TO EVEN SAY GOOD-BYE THE END OF TIME IS DRAWING NIGH I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES THE LORD WILL SOON RETURN I WILL SOON BE GOING HOME MAKE PLANS NOW TO MEET ME OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE THINGS WILL HAPPEN SO QUICKLY THERE WON'T BE TIME TO EVEN SAY GOOD-BYE DON'T PUT IT OFF MY FRIEND THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE THERE IS SO MUCH TO LOSE LET NOTHING STAND IN YOUR WAY THE TRUMPET WILL SOON SOUND JESUS WILL SPLIT THE EASTERN SKY JUST MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY THERE WON'T BE TIME TO EVEN SAY... Sign in to see full entry.

THE BEECH TREE I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED BEECH TREES, AS I WAS IN THE WOODS HUNTING YESTERDAY, I STARTED WONDERING WHY IT WAS THAT I LIKED THEM SO MUCH, BUT AS YOU CAN TELL BY THIS ATTEMPT AT POETRY, WORDS CAN'T QUITE EXPLAIN IT, I DON'T GUESS I WILL FIND THE ANSWER TODAY. THE BEECH TREE WHAT IS IT ABOUT A BEECH TREE THAT MAKES IT SO LOVELY TO SEE IS IT THE WAY IT'S BRANCHES GO EVERY WHICH WAY WITH SEEMINGLY NO UNIFORMITY NO, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TRAIT I THINK IT IS MUCH MORE THAN THIS MAYBE... Sign in to see full entry.

A VERY SPECIAL PLACE LORD AS I LIE HERE ON THE GROUND LOOKING UP INTO YOUR GORGEOUS BLUE SKY I FEEL SO CONTENT AND SO SAFE KNOWING I AM UNDER YOUR WATCHFUL EYE I KNOW I AM WATCHING YOU AT WORK AS THE BIRDS AND SQUIRRELS DROP NUTS ON MY HEAD I KNOW AS YOU TAKE CARE OF ME THIS IS YOUR SPECIAL WAY OF KEEPING THEM FED TO THINK IN THIS VAST UNIVERSE AS SMALL AS I AM LYING HERE ON THE GROUND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I AM YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I CAN BE FOUND AND WITH ALL THAT YOU HAVE GOT GOING ON YOU... Sign in to see full entry.

I'VE FOUND A SANCTUARY I'VE FOUND A SANCTUARY WHEN I FACE LIFE'S TROUBLED SEAS IT WAS BUILT WITH JUST TWO HANDS THAT WERE NAILED TO A TREE IT'S A PLACE WHERE I CAN GO AND I CAN FIND SWEET PEACE I'VE FOUND A SANCTUARY THAT WAS MADE JUST FOR ME I'VE FOUND A SANCTUARY THAT WAS MADE JUST FOR ME I HAVE FOUND SWEET PEACE WHEN I'M WEARY AND WEAK UNDERNEATH HIS WINGS I'M AS SAFE AS I CAN BE I'VE FOUND A SANCTUARY THAT WAS MADE JUST FOR ME THIS SANCTUARY IS BUILT ON A ROCK AND JESUS IS HIS NAME AND SINCE... Sign in to see full entry.