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AT THE ALTER 230

10/27/2019

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                                                                             ​    AT THE ALTER 230

                                            Have you got burdens that bother
                                            Have you got troubles and woe
                                            Give them to your Master and Savior
                                            Just drop them at the alter and go

                                            With a heart that's filled with mercy
                                            Jesus is looking for you
                                            He knows all your faults and follies
                                            Now there's only one thing to do


                                            Drop your sins at the alter
                                            Your years in battle with strife
                                            Come, take the hand of your Master
                                            Let Jesus be Lord of your life
                                            
                                            Go, go in peace
                                            Go in peace, sin no more
                                            Go, go in peace
                                            
And sin, sin no more
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SOMEONE IN MY CORNER  577

4/27/2019

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                                                                           SOMEONE IN MY CORNER  577

                                                    There is Someone in my corner
                                                    He’s there at every round
                                                    When the crowd is pulling for me 
                                                    And even when I’m down.

                                                    At the tugging of the clapper
                                                    And the sounding of the bell
                                                    There is no fear within me
                                                    He has assured me all is well.

                                                    I can withstand the vicious onslaught
                                                    Fend off each and every blow
                                                    For the Savior’s in my corner
                                                    As I swing against the foe.

                                                    In this winner take all bout
                                                    I may lose a round or two
                                                    But I’ll still have Him in my corner
                                                    When my life on earth is through.
                                                
                                                    (Written on January 18, 1979)



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HELP US MAKE OUR DAY GO THROUGH

4/26/2018

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                                                             HELP US MAKE OUR DAY GO THROUGH

                                                             "An open hand, an easy shoe
                                          And a hope to make the day go through"
                                          --Author Unknown

                                                     
                                                         When dark perils thick surround us
                                          At the dawning of the day
                                          Give us words to greatly cheer us
                                          As our trust in thee holds sway
                                          Turn our gray, gray skies to blue
                                          Help us make our day go through


                                                              Give us Lord, thy calm assurance
                                          Lead us gently by thy hand
                                          Quit us with thy spirit's armour
                                          Let his promptings be our command
                                          When risks are high and friends are few
                                          Help us make our day go through


                                          Let thy hand, O Lord, be open
                                          Give our foot an easy shoe
                                          Give us hope that produces courage
                                          To do the things we ought to do
                                          Wake us to thy loving kindness
                                          And help us make our day go through
                                          
                                         
                                                            (Written on August 31, 1978)


                                                    
                                
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A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW

12/7/2017

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                                                                    A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW

                                        No matter how far we have travelled
                                        No matter how far we have roamed
                                        There's a light in the window that beckons
                                        Calling and guiding us home

                                        Sometimes during life's journey 
                                        When misfortunes have laid us quite low
                                        'Tis only a light in the window
                                        That illumines our path with its glow

                                         We may wander astray if we wish to
                                         Down trails of pathos and sin
                                         But there'll still be a light in the window
                                         Lighting our path as a friend

                                         Oh, there's a light in the window that's shining
                                         It's shining for you and for me
                                         Placed there by the Lord of all lanterns
                                         For all, who would, to see

                                         (First posted on December 14, 1978)


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PLAY BALL!

5/6/2017

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                                                         PLAY BALL!

                                            From out of the closets once again

                                            Come a bat, a ball, a glove
                                            As youngsters from both far and wide
                                            Warm up for the game I love

                                            Practice is about to begin
                                            For those who like to score
                                            And if you judge by anxiousness
                                            A great season is in store

                                            They're cracking bats and chewing gum
                                            My sons of the sultry swat
                                            They're
 eager boys who've left their toys
                                            To show us what they've got

                                            It'll be a strikeout here, a homerun there
                                            Lots of cheers and heartaches too
                                            But they will've grown into little men
                                            Before the season's through

                                            For baseball's quite a game, you see
                                            It's life before your eyes
                                            It teaches those who raise their gloves
                                            To reach gamely for the prize


                                            Around the bases they will run
                                            Footloose and fancy free
                                            And I have yet but one regret
                                            It's them instead of me

                                            (First posted in April 2012)



                                                                                        
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 THE GREAT AMULET

12/30/2016

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                                                                            THE GREAT AMULET                                                  
                                                    
                                                        “To love is the great Amulet 
                                                        that makes this world a garden.” 
                                                        -Robert Louis Stevenson

                                                        Thy love O Lord
                                                        What great and gracious 
                                                        Charm this be
                                                        That wards off all
                                                        The evil one may send
                                                        And purchases for us 
                                                        Thy calm serenity.

                                                        Hang gently round our necks
                                                        O charm of fragrance sweet
                                                        Make of this evil world
                                                        A refuge and retreat
                                                        And cause the winds
                                                        Of pain and sorrow
                                                        Waft rose petals
                                                        At our feet.


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THE SOURCE

11/26/2016

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                                                                               GOD IS THE SOURCE
                                                         
                                                          God is the source...
                                                          Of every breath we breathe

                                                          Of every good thought
                                                          Of every kind deed
                                                          Of every lesson taught

                                                          God is the Source...
                                                          Of every word sublime
                                                          Of every victory won
                                                          Of every moment in time
                                                          Of every rising sun

                                                          God is the Source...
                                                          Of every sunset etched in gold
                                                          Of every seed of faith well sown
                                                          Of every hymn that stirs the soul
                                                          Of every crop of love full grown
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IT REALLY MATTERS

10/2/2016

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SPRING SLIDES DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDES

5/1/2015

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                                                            SPRING SLIDES DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDES

                                                                The snow is melting
                                                             Green grass is showing
                                       Slowly spring slides 
                                       down the mountain sides
                                       and takes us from
                                       our winter's ride
                                       Slide, spring, slide
                                       Don't stop now
                                       Come on into view
                                       As humming birds take wing
                                       Let the mockingbirds sing
                                       Let there be joy in the budding       
                                       and rejoicing in the blossoms
                                       of spring's flowers everywhere
                                       And at eventide
                                       Let the full moon shimmer
                                       O let the full moon
                                       shimmer, all the while

                                       (Written on April 30, 2015,
                                        my wife's, Donna's, birthday)     
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ME WITHOUT GOD

5/1/2015

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                                                                    ME WITHOUT GOD
                                    
                                                         Without God I cannot see
                                         Without God I cannot hear
                                         Without God I cannot talk
                                         Without God I cannot walk
                                         Without God I cannot taste
                                         Without God I cannot feel
                                         Without God I cannot think
                                         Without God I cannot be
                                         Me
                                         Without God
                                        
                                                           (Written on March 15, 2015)

                                                     
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