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SEPTEMBER SONG #530

8/26/2018

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                                                          SEPTEMBER SONG #530
 
                                     For us and our children, 
                                     September is the month 
                                     of new beginnings

                                     A new school calendar,
                                     easily sectioned off 
                                     by the holidays along 
                                     the way

                                     Halloween, Thanksgiving,
                                     Christmas, New Years,
                                     as nearly a half of the 
                                     year quickly passes by

                                    Heavenly Father
                                    Be with us as once again
                                    as we begin another school year
                                    Help us see and know who
                                    the real teacher is

                                    Help us see how much we still
                                    have to learn. Give us the power 
                                    to persist and prevail over all
                                    the most difficult of lessons and
                                    assignments we may receive
                                    this year

                                    O Lord, become for us, 
                                    Our September song.
                                    Fill us with thy hope, thy peace,
                                    thy love
                                    In Jesus' name, amen
                                    
                                 
  (First published on September 24,
                                    1978 #530. Some revisions made
                                    on August 26,2018)


                                   
                                    

                  

                                                           
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WHO IS FAITHFUL #162

8/26/2018

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                                                                    WHO IS FAITHFUL #162  
                                                 
                                          Who will comfort us when sick
                                          Who will share our hopes and dreams
                                          Who will care while others steal away
                                          Who will be with us in our darkest hours
                                          Who will calm us as the tempest rages
                                          Who will guide us through waters unchartered 
                                          Who will be gentle and kind when others are not
                                          Who will never break a promise
                                          Who will be our lifelong friend
                                          "There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother"
​                                          Proverbs 18:24
                                          "The Lord is faithful" Second Thessalonians 3:3

                                        
                                          (First published on May 2,1976 #162, scriptures added on
                                          August 14, 2018)


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ISAIAH 43:1,2,3,10

8/25/2018

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                                              But now saith the Lord 
                                              that created thee...Fear not,
                                              for I have redeemed thee
                                              I have called thee by name
                                              Thou art mine


                                              When thou passeth through the waters
                                                  I will be with thee
                                              And through the rivers
                                                  They shall not overflow thee
                                              When thou walkest through the fire
                                                  Thou shalt shalt not be burned
                                              Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee
                                                  For I am the Lord thy God,
                                              The Holy One of Israel...


                                              Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord 
                                              and my servant whom I have chosen,
                                              that you may know and believe me      
                                              and understand that I am he

                                              
                                              Before me there was no God formed
                                              neither shall be after me                                                                 
                      

                                            
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ISAIAH 42:10,11,12,16,21,23

8/19/2018

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                                                         ISAIAH 42:10-12,16,21,23

                                 
     Sing unto the Lord a new song,
                                    and his praise from the end 
                                    of the earth, ye that go down
                                    to the sea and all the inhabitants
                                    thereof


                                    Let the wilderness and the cities 
                                    thereof lift up their voice, the villages
                                    that Kedar doth inhabit
                                 
                                    Let the inhabitants of the rock sing  
                                    Let them shout from the top
                                    of the mountains

                                    Let them give glory unto the Lord
                                    and declare his praise in the islands
                                 
                                    And I will bring the blind by a way
                                      that they knew not
                                      I will lead them in paths that they 
                                      have not known
                                  
                                      I will make darkness light before them,
                                      and crooked things straight
                                    

                                      These things will I do unto them,
                                      and forsake them not
                         
                                    The Lord is well pleased, for his righteousness
                                    He will magnify the law and make it honourable

                                    Who among you will give ear to this
                                    Who will harken and hear, for the time to come



                                    


                        

    
    

                                                           
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WHIFFLE

8/16/2018

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                                                               WHIFFLE

                               There's a whiffle of fall
                               In the soft sullen air
                               Almost imperceptible
                               But it is there

                               Still the warm summer breeze
                               Clings, hanging to the maples
                               And magnolias, full of leaves
                               Not bare, as the nighttimes
                               Begin there measured cooling, 
                               We perceive an autumn there

                               And we saw a butterfly 
                               Flitting, flirting nimbly,
                               Flying away presumably
                               On a dare

                               Soon the summer endeth
                               For autumn is acoming
                               There's a pleasant whiffle 
                               Of it, we sense it slightly
                               Lightly, in the summer aire

​                               (Written on August 8, 2018)
                                     

       
                       

         





                                                              
                      
                      
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ON REFLECTING 535

8/16/2018

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                                                                     ON REFLECTING
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                             Somewhere, sometime, for the first time
                                 in your life, you will step aside from your actions
                                 and outside of your original thoughts and feelings.


                                 And, you will judge the merits of some previous happening
                                 in your life. And when you do this, by the very nature
                                 of the act of reflecting, you shall begin to see and understand
                                 and acknowledge one of the traits that separate man
                                 from all other species of life, to wit: Man has the ability
                                 to reflect.
 
                                 And thus we become accountable for what we think
                                 and say and do.

                                 And since God knew it would be difficult for man
                                 to continually live with his reflections, he sent
                                 his son to save us from our tarnished reflections.
                    
                                 (First published on October 5, 1978, #535,
                                 with some revisions on August 16, 2018)

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OUT OF THE TUNNEL

8/13/2018

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                                                           OUT OF THE TUNNEL  

                               An unknown writer has written...

                              "Some of us may enter the light sooner
                              than others. But we are all moving
                              towards it."

                              A train in a tunnel does not bring each
                              passenger at the same time out of darkness
                              into the light of day.

                              Those in the front part of the train are the 
                              first to see the glimmer of light.
                              They leave the tunnel behind while their
                              fellow passengers are still in the dark.

                              But, even while the train is in the tunnel,
                              all are moving towards the light.

                              So all who have started on the journey
                              towards health of body and soul...may
                              reach their destination as long as they
                              continue toward the light.
                                           
                                     Out of the tunnel                     
                                     Into the light
                                     Hello to sunshine
                                     Goodbye to the night
                                     Farewell to wrongdoing
                                     As We cling to the right
                                     Victory is ours
                                     If we'll stay in the fight

                                     (First published on May 4, 1976 #163)
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ISAIAH 42:1-3,6-9

8/13/2018

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                                            ISAIAH 42:1-3,6-9   

                                 Behold my servant, whom I uphold
                                 mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth
                                 I have put my spirit upon him:he shall bring
                                 forth judgment to the Gentiles
 
                                        He shall not cry, nor lift up
                                        nor cause his voice
                                        to be heard in the street
                                        A bruised reed shall he not break
                                        and the smoking flax he shall not quench
                                        he shall bring forth judgment unto truth
                                 
                               
 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness
                                 and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee
                                 and give thee for a covenant of the people
                                 for a light of the Gentiles:
                                     
                                     To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners
                                     from the prison, and them that sit in darkness
                                     out of the prison house
                                     I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will
                                     I not give to another, neither my praise to graven
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                                 Behold, the former things are come to pass,
                                 And, new things do I declare: before they spring forth,
                                 I tell you of them.
 
 
                                
 

                                                 
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WHO IS FAITHFUL 162

8/9/2018

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                                                                   WHO IS FAITHFUL #162 
                                             
                                          Who will comfort us when sick
                                          Who will share our hopes and dreams
                                          Who will care while others steal away
                                          Who will be with us in our darkest hours
                                          Who will calm us as the tempest rages
                                          Who will guide us through waters unchartered 
                                          Who will be gentle and kind when others are not
                                          Who will never break a promise
                                          Who will be our lifelong friend
                                          "There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother"
​                                          Proverbs 18:24
                                          
"The Lord is faithful" Second Thessalonians 3:3
                                       
                                          (First published on May 2,1976 #162; scriptures added on
                                          August 14, 2018)



                                           
                                           
                                          

                                       
          

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HARLY

8/4/2018

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                                                                               HARLY
                                           
                                 A few days ago, my favorite canine,
                                 Harly, passed away. The toil of time
                                 finally caught up with her and she
                                 had to go.

                                 Harly was a medium size black Pug
                                 with a sleek black sheen and a cute
                                 round pug nose and small little floppy
                                 black ears outlined with thin white
                                 pencil lines. 
                    
                                 She was cute and kind. Totally sweet
                                 and caring. Totally nice and affectionate.
                                 
                                 Harly will be missed. She will be sorely
                                 missed. Hope we get to see you again.
                                 Love you Harly.
                                
                                 (Written on August 2, 2018)

                                  
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