Forever With You

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My eyes long to see you
My arms long to hold you
My ears long to hear your voice
My soul lifts in worship
I enter your presence
My heart leaps and I rejoice

What a Savior you are
Sweet Jesus
What a kind gentle Lord to me
You are here by my side
In your love I’ll abide
Forever with you I will be

My lips long to praise you
My heart longs to love you
My spirit longs for your truth
You come and surround me
With your grace and mercy
I bow down and worship you

What a Savior you are
Sweet Jesus
What a kind gentle Lord to me
You are here by my side
In your love I’ll abide
Forever with you I will be

Not a day goes by
That I’m not satisfied
With the blessing that your love brings
Not a minute
Not a second
There’s no time like the present
To lift up my voice and sing

What a Savior you are
Sweet Jesus
What a kind gentle Lord to me
You are here by my side
In your love I’ll abide
Forever with you I will be

 

Dragonflies and Frogs

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First it was twirlies and swirlies
Then dragonflies and frogs
After that sports became foremost
Then all those girls came along

While all of these were captivating
For just a minimal time
None of them come close to Jesus
Now He captivates my life

In response to the daily prompt Captivating

Only His Love

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What is it that draws me to His name
What is it that turns my heart to praise
What is it that I would hope to gain
Only His love
Only His love

His love is more than I can attain
Yet He gives it freely to all the same
He gave His life so that I could be saved
Only His love
Only His love

He made the earth in a special way
Provided for me in the first five days
Then He made man out of water and clay
Only His love
Only His love

Now I lift up my eyes to Him
The one gave His life to cover my sin
Not due to anything that I did
Only His love
Only His love

Only His love can set me free
Only His love can bring me peace
Only His love can satisfy me
Only His love
Only His love

Repurposed

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Long ago I had been trained by this world
My life was all out of sorts
I’d drifted and wandered so far off course
I’d fallen to my last resort

Back to the safety of God’s loving arms
Back to the peace He bestows
Back to the joy only He can give me
Back to a life filled with hope

He sought me out when I was so lost
He kept a vigil for me
When I finally stopped and turned around
His precious smile I did see

Now it is Jesus who fashions my life
He has repurposed me
I am His workmanship so all can see
His wonderful love for me

Loops, Groups or Cute?

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I remember when my kids were young
As they drew they would stick out their tongue
It would waggle and squirm
As the each took a turn
To drag different colors along

One of them scribbled in groups
Another just made little loops
The third one would move
The pencils so smooth
They’d meander so it looked cute

Our lives can are much the same
In groups or in loops or quite tame
But with Jesus along
My heart sings a song
I’ll never meander again

 

In response to the daily prompt Meander

A Better Way

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I’d been a mess most of my life
From high school on I caused much strife
My mouth was harsh with nasty words
My actions full of devilish works

I ran into a childhood friend
Who told that my life could mend
He said that Jesus loved me so
I doubted all the words he spoke

I went to visit him one day
Convinced there was a better way
I bowed my head and softly prayed
Then suddenly by life was changed

If you are headed down a road
That seems to leave you with a load
Cast all your cares on Christ today
He’ll  show you that better way.

 

 

In response to the daily prompt Suddenly

Softly Prayed

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I came before the Lord today
Bowed my head and softly prayed
That this day He would make a way
For all those who are lost

I brought the sick before His throne
Asked my Lord to make them whole
That they’d make Him their very own
Because He paid the cost

I brought the troubled do His feet
Requested that he give them peace
That this night they would get some sleep
While resting in His grace

The doubters were the next in line
I asked that each would take some time
To watch the stars and see them shine
Your glory they will face

I brought the lame and maimed and poor
All those whom I have prayed before
Please show them you are still their Lord
And heal them every one

I brought my church that we would know
That you are working way below
We just need to walk real slow
So we can see your plan

Even though our eyes can’t see
What you are doing inside each
One day we’ll see your majesty
We’ll grow throughout the land

I finished up my prayer at last
Then realized much time had passed
I know you will answer fast
Because you love us so

Things We Shunned

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Give a little
Take a little
That’s the world today
Wrong is right
Right is wrong
You must all now obey

The problem is
The things we give
Are lifestyles from the past
Replacing them
With things we shunned
Our moral code has lapsed

When Jesus walked
Upon this earth
He was uncompromising
He told the truth
About God’s love
His word is justifying

The church are those
Who call Him Lord
The live in righteousness
Keep following
The word of God
His moral code is best

In response to the daily prompt Uncompromising

Fact Check

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We hear speeches every day
Asking us to not be swayed
By someone who finds a way
To make a better life

Solemnly their plans they teach
Hoping we will hear their speech
Promising the best for each
End to all our strife

The next day people start to doubt
Fact checks show what their about
Good ideas are all thrown out
Thinking they are lies

In the end one truth will stand
Above all else throughout the land
Jesus died and rose again
His kingdom never dies

If you seek the truth today
Come to Jesus kneel and pray
He’s the truth the life the way
He will give you life

 

In response to the daily prompt Fact