Christians Vote?
As we near the next election, “Christians, vote!” is oft the plea. “Elect yourselves a godly leader if you want your liberty.” Is it true, O fellow pilgrims, has Christ promised freedom here? “On earth you will be…
—Darren Brubaker↗
Articles: 94
Poetry
Poems and verse expressing worship, faith, longing, and the experience of Christian life.
COME, LET US TUNE OUR loftiest song
Come, let us tune our loftiest song And raise to Christ our joyful strain; Worship and thanks to Him belong, Who reigns and shall forever reign. His sovereign power our bodies made; Our souls are His immortal breath; And…
Robert A. West↗
Arise be glad
Arise be glad! For dawn is here! Rejoice and sing! The night is past, The Dayspring shineth from on high, The grace of God to man is nigh! Rejoice and praise the King of Kings! Give thanks and laud, for more is here!…
—Annetta Martin↗
The Glory of the Spring
The glory of the spring, how sweet! The newborn life, how glad! What joy the happy earth to greet In new, bright raiment clad! Divine Redeemer, Thee I bless; I greet Thy going forth; I love Thee in the loveliness Of Thy…
—Thomas H. Gill 1867↗
City of God
City of God, how broad and far outspread thy walls sublime! The true thy chartered freemen are of every age and clime: One holy church, one army strong, one steadfast, high intent; one working band, one harvest-song, one…
— Samuel Johnson (1822-1882)↗
Winter Song
'Tis winter now; the fallen snow has left the heavens all coldly clear; through leafless boughs, the sharp winds blow, and all the earth lies dead and drear. And yet God's love is not withdrawn; his life within the keen…
— Samuel Longfellow↗
Freedom, or Bondage?
Freedom, or bondage—which will it be? Or are they the same; can someone see? People love things that money can buy, They trade their lives, with no reason why. The bills pile up for comforts and ease; “What about our…
The Pathway of Life
Life is like a winding pathway For the multitude of souls, Who are briskly walking onward, Heedless of their final goal. Life is mostly what we make it, Straight or crooked, one of twain; We’ll receive just what we…
—Emma Kuepfer Holdeman↗
The Battle That Rages
There is coming a day when all will be well. The things that are bad will all be in hell. But we must not forget that day has not come. We are in a battle; we must still overcome. The enemy rages, his time here is short.…
–by Barry Grant↗
What Do You See?
When you, my friend, are standing on this earth And gazing up into the firmament Where stretches all of space, what do you see? A great black blanket stretched o’er all the sky With many a mystery light somewhere up…
–by Daniel Kaufman↗
If Heaven Is Real
We hear all the talk, the beauties of glory The Bible speaks and tells its own story. There’s a place up there, no toil or strife. However, the church, can forget of that life, If the presence of God, shines as the sun,…
~by Barry Grant↗
Look At The Rainbow
The storm was dark and threatening, Dark clouds billowed o’er head. Lightning flashed around me, Fears gripped and filled me with dread. Thunder rolled out its forebodings. My heart felt heavy and numb. All around the…
~by Adrianna Fanton↗
THE HEAVENLY CALLING
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling… –Hebrews 3:1. True wisdom dawns in gradual rays, Minute degrees observed as nil. Beyond the books of youthful days, It beckons thee to yonder hill. Forbear and…
–by Lee Rufener↗
Not My Will
Lord, this pain seems unbearable. Things once loved now must die. So many hearts are bleeding. No one has kept a dry eye. We’ve wept and writhed and prayed Asking, Lord, this cup to avoid. We tried what we thought might…
–By Adrianna H. Fanton↗
confidence
With a God so big, why would one fear? He controls the sea, the storms that appear. He knows tomorrow, before it has come. The hairs of our head, He knows the sum. Why would one question a God like this? Why do some…
by Barry Grant↗
I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
I love Thy kingdom, Lord, The house of Thine abode; The church our blest Redeemer saved With His own precious blood. I love Thy church, O God! Her walls before Thee stand, Dear as the apple of Thine eye, And written on…
Words by Timothy Dwight
Music by A. B. Everett↗
Things We Can’t Afford
We can’t afford to win the gain that means another’s loss; We can’t afford to miss the crown by stumbling at the cross. We can’t afford the heedless jest that robs us of a friend; We can’t afford the laugh that finds in…
-Author Unknown↗
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1. God has not promised skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through; God has not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. Refrain: But God has promised strength for the day,…
-by Annie Johnson Flint↗
