My Chains Are Gone
My chief desire in all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make Him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of people; and to promote the increase of repentance, faith, and holiness upon earth - J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)

1999 (5)

Poems written in 1999.

Beloved Valentine

Where have you gone… where do I look that I might follow aft’? My heart weeps for those honeyed days when we smiled sweet and laughed. What can I do? What must I say? From what shall I refrain to wander not this earth alone,…

Children's Hope

children sigh children cry draw them nigh give them hope Jesus Would Jesus Could Always Good Gives Us Hope children hear children fear bring them near give them hope Jesus Does Just Because Jesus Loves Gives Us Hope children bleed children plead we must heed…

Eve Speaks

I speak not merely as a woman. Nor do I speak as to a mere man. I speak as God’s Eve Woman. I speak to God’s Adam Man. Man, whence came you? What purpose? What plan? What duty was placed in your care, Man? What…

Lord, Reel Me In

“LORD, I would love my brothers, others, that naught in me sorrows Thee.” Too late…failing, wailing before Him, I’d plead on humbled knee, “Jesus, reel in my blame, my shame; make sweet this bitter heart in me.” “LORD, I would forfeit all things, shun kings,…

When Angels Come Out To Play

In Autumn, when angels come out to play, they paint the trees bright red and gold and blow the leaves around, I’m told. In Winter, when angels come out to play, they shake their glorious wings around and whiten earth with feather down. In Spring,…