Oh blessed Lord, accept my plea
Grant me the strength to set me free
Open my eyes that I may see
The love and care You’ve offered me.
I am Your servant meek and mild
Your aged and obedient child
I give to You all I possess
My dreams and hopes, my happiness !
I am so glad I can recall
The bygone days when I was small
I’d sit upon my nana’s lap
All snug and warm in cozy wrap
And get to spend much of my days
In comfort close under her gaze
For all my life, I’ll never find
Another who would be so kind
Her gentle ways and crooked smile
Made early life for me worthwhile
Oh for the days when dreams were new
And growing up seemed over due
When children’s laughs were full of glee
And love was still a mystery.
The Lord Himself is always there
He heals our wounds and hears our prayer
Bless God for all the gifts He gives
And all the sins which He forgives !
I know You Lord, You speak to me
With every measure I can see
There from the treetops in the air
From rooftops, birds now perching there,
On every branch in every tree
Each bird sings his own song to me.
How beautiful this life does seem
With all God’s creatures in each scene !
There is a tale through ages told
Of Midas and his touch of gold
But none compares with what we know
Happened to Jesus long ago.
There in a garden on a hill
On one dark night so sad and still
A troop of soldiers with their knives
Approached God’s twelve to seal their lives.
The battle raged among the few
The fighting fierce and overdue
Some ran away while others hid
It was the task Sanhedrin bid.
Two thousand years we’ve known the Word
Though truth is not all we have heard
The story thrives, it grows and grows
With fleeting time God’s blessing glows !
I’d like to believe that words live on
Long after both you and I have gone
I pray some of those words we have said
May linger longer within our head
And beg God’s blessing will favor you
With joy and hope and great passion true !
How sweet it is to greet each day
To wake each morn in peace and pray,
We thank you Lord for one more chance
To fill our days with life’s romance.
Who can be sure which season’s best
The springtime is so full of zest
While summer grabs our fantasy
It’s packed with much frivolity.
The fall rocks with its sounds and song
Until brisk winter comes along
But most can’t wait till snow appears
When all are caught in Yuletide cheers !
The dawn has wakened with a grin
The sun’s warm rays beg “let me in”
Oh what a perfect start this is
The day is mine, the world is His !
A brand new day dawns bright and clear
What can there be for us to fear
As we are strong and know the truth
For we have had the faith of Ruth.
“Whither thou goest, Naomi,”
Did save our faith and set us free
Who could have known so long ago
From these few words our blessings flow ?
There is a place that I hold dear
A time I feel my God is near
In early morn when I arise
And daylight slowly fills the skies
Tis then my senses start to feel
And waken to a world that ‘s real.
Oh what a joy each day does bring
As blessings soon start happening
I close my eyes and say a prayer
And have no fear for God is there
While those around are full of doubt
I beg You Lord, don’t count me out !
The day is coming it’s almost here
Hold onto your hat, let out a cheer
Here comes the spring bearing a new year.
The sun is shining, we’re warming up
About to partake of springtime’s cup
Time to thank our Lord ere we do sup !
The rain that falls upon this place
The breeze that blows upon ones face
The leaves that flutter to the ground
The winds that rustle all around
The stars o’erhead that twinkle bright
The clouds that hustle day and night
The seas that play against the shore
The waves that feed the oceans roar
These things that keep our minds awake
Gods gifts that do our pleasures make !
Oftimes when I am lying at my ease
Upon some chaise as quiet as you please
Along the sandy shore that comforts me
With warming winds beside the restless sea
I contemplate the peace that aging brings
While bearing wisdom on its learned wings.
Asleep beneath the stars and moon above
Under the spell of some enduring love
And there the beauty that I sought and knew
Still shimmered and spun the whole night through
While God Himself seemed to smile on us all
By spreading His blessings both large and small.
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Claire V. Bogdanos 