I posted a poem back in July called “I’ll Lift Him Up”. I have recorded this on YouTube, and thought I’d share that here. I am not a very good piano player, nor do I have a great voice, but I love to worship the Lord and share what He has given me. I pray you will be blessed.
I have traveled down the road of life
For sixty four sweet years
They’ve been filled with many wonders
And also filled with tears
In my youth I was a rebel
Party life was what I sought
I just lived to please my flesh
My soul he devil bought
But then I met this Jesus
Who saved me from my sin
The party life was over
And a new life did begin
And even though it’s forty years
Since I accepted Him
I feel like I’m a youth again
There’s so much more to learn
In response to the daily prompt Youth
I don’t know why He loves me, but He does
I don’t know why He saved me, but He did
He gave up all he had and left His throne above
To show His grace and mercy were enough
I don’t deserve His favor, but He gives
I don’t deserve His blessing, yet it rains
He treats me like His son who has finally come home
And tells me I will never be alone
His love is greater.
His love is deeper
His love is purer.
Than I have ever found
His grace is greater.
His grace is deeper
His grace is purer.
His mercy will abound
And when the final role is called
And my name is heard out loud
I will see Him as I cross the pearly gates
Now I know that by His stripes I’m healed
I know that He delivers, and sets me free
When trials come my way I know His loving hand
Will always guide me to His perfect plan
Now I know His power is so vast
He tells me He’s my strength, and it will last
I can depend on Him no matter what I face
To keep me in His sweet amazing grace
His love is greater.
His love is deeper
His love is purer.
Than I have ever found
His grace is greater.
His grace is deeper
His grave is purer
His mercy will abound
And when the final role is called
And my name is heard out loud
I will see Him as I cross the pearly gates
I sing my songs to Jesus. Love songs just for Him
He purchased my salvation, so to Him my praise I bring
Songs of joy and gladness are in my heart today
He leads me by His truth and daily lights my way
I love the book of hymns that were written long ago
Amazing Grace, He’s Alive, It is Well With My Soul
I also like the new music so abundant out today
There’s a rising up in worship that I hope won’t go away
But more than anything I love the songs he gives to me
In middle of the night He opens up my eyes to sing
I sit down very calmly and he gives me every word
Then I put the rhythm to it, and His story is now heard
I’ll give you some examples of the words to these new songs
The melody you’ll have to guess, as a video I don’t have
I hope these words will touch your lives as they have touched mine
If nothing else I hope your blessed by the nice poetic rhyme
Song #1 I Want to Thank You Lord
I want to thank you, Lord, for your mercy in my life
I want to thank you Lord, for your great sacrifice
You have given me your all
Help me give my all to you
I want to thank you, Lord (This part is sung three times)
You deserve the highest praise
You deserve the highest praise
You deserve the highest praise
My heart can give (This part is sung twice, then close with the first part)
Song #2 We Lift You Up
(softly and soulfully)
As we come into your presence
And we turn our hearts to you
We out aside our care if earthly things
We have come to seek your kingdom
And we long for righteousness
Precious Lord, we want to glorify your name
We lift you up, we lift you up
We lift you up, Oh Lord, and praise your holy name
We lift you up, we lift you up
Come and draw us near to you, we lift you up (back to top first time through)
(with much enthusiasm)
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah to the Lord
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah to the Lord (Back to we lift you up, with gusto!)
There’s a few examples of the songs He’s given me
There are hundreds more He’s blessed me with
I hope He never stops waking me in dead of night
To share with me these love songs I can give
What can I offer you Lord of my life?
All that I have is my praise sacrifice.
No matter the mood, or whatever the pain
I’ll still take the time to lift up your name
Praise the Lord. He is worthy of praise
Praise the Lord all of my days
I will lift up His name
His wonderful name
Praise the Lord
How can I thank you oh Lord of my days?
You have given me all that I have by your grace.
I can only give thanks with the fruit of my lips
And I offer my life in thanks for your gifts
Thank you Lord. You are worthy of praise
Thank you Lord all of my days
I will lift up His name
His wonderful name
Thank you Lord
You are the one that I long for
You are the one I adore
You are the one who saved me
And I’ll praise your name evermore
What can I do for you, Lord of all time?
How can I show that your love still abides?
All I can do is tell others around me
That your love is theirs if they’ll only believe
Praise the Lord. He is worthy of praise
Praise the Lord all of my days
I will lift up His name
His wonderful name
Praise the Lord
I look up at the moon and am amazed
At how it reflects the sun
different every day
Sometimes it is full and bright
And other days completely gone
Some days it shows a smile
And other days a frown
And I wonder, and ask myself
Is this how I reflect the Son, Jesus Christ?
Some days I shine His light bright
But other days people wonder
If really am a Christian?
Do I some days have a bright smile
And other days seem down and out?
If my desire is to win souls
and bring in the harvest
I must shine the light of Christ brightly
In every situation.
He is in control of my life
So nothing can go wrong
That He is not prepared for
and will see me through
Unlike the moon
which has no say in how it will reflect the sun
I can decide how I will reflect the Son
Help me Lord to shine brightly
So others will be attracted to the light
And give you the glory
In response to the daily prompt Moon
I don’t think I will ever see
A love song start this way
When He gave up all of heavens praise
To come here as a babe
I don’t think I will ever know
A child who was so meek
He worked those years in Fathers shop
When He knew who He would be
Then the love song picks up tempo
As He’s baptized with such grace
The Holy Spirit declares His name
And He starts to show His face
Then He teaches for the next 3 years
The people flock to see Him
He brings healing and deliverance
And sets His fire within
But the love song takes a bitter tone
As the leaders plot against Him
And with the help of one of His own
They take Him and arrest Him
The music is so melancholy
As the crowd cries crucify
And they beat Him, mock Him, scourge Him
And nail Him up so high
But this is where the love song shows
His deepest love for me
As He cries out from the cross “Forgive”
And from sin He sets me free
And even though he bows His head
And dies at Calvary
The love song doesn’t end right there
One last stanza’s meant for me
For in three days He rose again
His spirit won’t depart
His love will keep Him at our side
As He lives inside our heart
Oh the wondrous love of Jesus
Oh the beauty of His plan
He has given all for me
Now He holds me in His hand
Oh the precious song He’s written
With His life so full of love
Tis the greatest love song written
Coming down from heaven above
There are many today who believe
In zombies and vampires and ghosts
They are splashed over all the TV
Many think that they’re really the most
While I hate to disrupt your life
I thought I should calm your obsession
These weird creatures you think are alive
Are only the devil’s distraction
No zombies come back from the dead
Only Jesus survived the tomb
And no vampires seeking your blood
His blood sacrificed was enough
And as for ghosts, well there’s one
The Holy Ghost, full of great power
Part of the three in one
Partner with Jesus and the Father
Written in response to the daily prompt Ghost
I can’t believe He loved me
Before I knew His Name
I can’t believe He’d save me
And take away my shame
I can’t believe He’d heal me
When I was sick or lame
But He did. Yes, He did
I can’t believe He’d give me joy
To replace my sorry soul
I can’t believe the peace He left
When He made me whole
I can’t believe the hope inside
He shows me where I’ll go
But He did. Yes, He did
He did it when He died for me
Upon the cross at Calvary
His sacrifice has set me free
From what my life had been
When I first heard His life’s story
I told myself how can this be
That anyone would die for me
And take away my sin
So I chose I would not believe
What the Bible said was free
That Jesus paid the price for me
And asked me to come in
Now I believe that all those things
I list above are what He brings
Into my life when I can sing
The new salvation song
So come with me and take my hand
I’ll take you to the promised land
And there you’ll find His loving plan
And you too will believe.
When life’s got you down
And you feel out of place
Jesus will carry you
If you just feel alone
And your losing the race
Jesus will carry you
He’ll carry you through your trials
He’ll carry you through your storm
He’ll carry you through the valley
When everything seems to do harm
He’ll carry you into tomorrow
And He’ll stay right there by your side
Because He promised He’d never forsake you
And His promises always abide
So don’t get all down
And don;t be dismayed
Jesus will carry you
And when it’s all over
And your back on your feet
You can thank Him for carrying you
In response to the daily prompt Carry
The Psalmist 