With all I’ve seen and all I know
Please help me Lord so I may choose
The path ahead, the way to go
The proper tools that I may use !
There is no fear since You are there
You’ve kept me strong a lifetime long
Each day I’m pleased to pray and share
And thanks to you now I belong !
My heart does beat a happy song
It laughs and sings the whole day long
And keeps a smile upon my face
While I bask in His holy grace
I’m now convinced our lives will be
Bathed in the Lord’s divinity !
Blessed is He
Lord of the land
King of the sea
Desert and sand,
Both field and sky
All fish that swim
Creatures that fly
Are made by Him
Those at His call
Four-legged or two
Wide, short or tall
Purposed for you !
Dear Lord in heaven hear our plea
Make clear our way to victory
Safeguard us on our lonely path
And save us from old Satan’s wrath.
With all our lives so full of awe
For deeds You’ve wrought and things we saw
There is no choice but to decide
We are with You till that last ride !
The days may come, the days may go
With not much progress here to show
One thought that does refuse to stay
And cannot wait to fly away
That each of us is on our own
As each shall reap what has been sown.
Remember God is on our side
In spite of fear or foolish pride
Make known to Him that love is sure
With all your strength reject impure
For in the end we’re left no choice
He rules us all heart, soul and voice !
The bells are ringing, hear the sound
It’s Sunday morning all around
Another chance to speak with God
I have not ever found that hard !
In fact the total truth should be
It’s my sweetest activity
So I continue every day
From morn to night, a time to pray.
I know that God is always there
He rarely misses any prayer
Be not afraid, make it your quest
Just cross you heart, God knows the rest !
We live in dark and dangerous days
Beware of those preaching foreign ways
Remain steadfast to God’s own commands
Avoid the teaching of new demands.
The day expected is soon to come
Keep hold of your faith with its wisdom
God speaks to us and we must adhere
For His judgement day is too soon near !
The raindrops fall upon the sill
The clouds are now at overfill
And moving in their passive way
The rains await another day.
The sky is full of sweet surprise
Beginning with each new sunrise
The stars all twinkle through the night
Some to be hidden from our sight.
The wind that powers every breeze
Silent ripples midst natures frieze
While sounds of life are vibrant still
They carry on and always will !
“THE EARTH ABIDETH FOREVER”
I am convinced love passed me by
I’m told that love grows wings to fly
And so I laugh and chide a bit
Cause love and I don’t seem to fit !
Perhaps in time my heart won’t care
It’s far too late to hope or dare
I think I’ll stick to what I know
With God, love is His premiere show !
I wish, I wish that I could be
The fruit upon an olive tree
So good to eat and full of health
Both for the heart and greater wealth.
This tree can live a thousand years
Producing fruit and soothing fears
The Greeks and Romans knew its worth
Their fables told about its birth.
Seems God gave man the olive tree
In truly ancient history
Add this to all its virtues found
The olive’s wealth must all astound !
The sun is up the day is fair
A sound of calm does fill the air
The birds above are on the wing
I hear the sounds they chirp and sing
The wind’s at rest among the trees
Enchanting all with gentle breeze.
I spied a sparrow in the nest
Who seems as peaceful as the rest
Of all God’s creatures that I see
And find I’m jealous as can be !
Our Lord in heaven up above
Does spread His undeserved love
Do you believe that He is there
To hear each sad or wishful prayer ?
I’d like to think that it is true
He’s listening to me and you
And hears our thoughts before we speak
In English, Farsi, French or Greek,
Perhaps one day we’ll understand
That all our dreams are in His hand !
There is this book we all know well
That has so many tales to tell
It’s been around thousands of years
Chock full of joy, promises, tears
They’ve not forgot one single thing
Bout love and lust of prince or king.
It speaks of fear, hate, jealousy
And those who can’t or will not see
Of wisemen, prophets, soldiers too
With visions of our dreams come truth
Life history since time’s begun
There’s nothing new under our sun !
In the silence before the dawn
I stop to think why I was born
God does not mean for us to fall
We are all His, fat, thin, short, tall
Be sure to know that He is there
With love enough for all to share !
I beg You Lord have faith in me
I need Your care and sympathy
For in my nakedness at length
I lost my shame but found my strength !
Is this the place where God abides
Above that space the rainbow hides
Where stars and comets fill the sky
As fragile earth bids each goodbye ?
Our lives have wandered far afield
And cannot know what time will yield
We beg that God will understand
And lend to us His helping hand.
The world is done and stranger still
Few people care, some never will
We wend our way among the maze
Of trying and forgotten days.
This generation, it is lost
There is no way to count the cost
All heaven’s tears are raining down
Oh save us Lord, lest we should drown !
Sometimes I think life has become
A great big wart upon my thumb
At length some things are cumbersome
They knock us down and overcome !
I always thought that I would be
The keeper of my destiny
The heroine who did not flee
From most of life’s adversity.
Well here I am in trouble stuck
With my lifestyle, I’ve learned to duck
And from defeat my fortune pluck
Please help me God, You’re my good luck !
I live with pain that never ends
At length, we have become old friends
I’ve learned to thrive in spite of it
At times it takes a bit of grit !
I’ve dreamt a dream wherein I win
But that’s if God will count me in
I need His help and love and care
Without that, I will get nowhere !
When I recall how life is spent
I wonder where my childhood went
I guess the aged think like me
Together we share empathy.
In all the time that has gone by
Seems childhood is the first to fly
The lessons learned, the very best
They’ve helped us to survive life’s test.
We made it through this miracle
No stopping now, what e’er we do !
Now I’ve writ for many a year
Both out of love or foolish fear
I’ve learned to cut my words in half
To add a chuckle or a laugh,
And scale down every fancy word
So that my thoughts are plainly heard
I beg You Lord not to forget
That these old bones have some use yet !
Hang on to your wishes whatever they are
For a life without dreams will never go far !
Now I have lived my life complete
Met with success and with defeat
Saw my hopes shattered and decayed
And all my dreams destroyed, delayed.
I’ve lived alone without embrace
And spent some time in empty space
I’ve loved and laughed in my small world
And dodged the troubles life has hurled.
I found my faith was ever strong
And early learned where I belonged
There’s but one place I pray to go
When it comes time for my last show !
I know the price, I’ve played the game
We are no two born quite the same
Except for twins identical
Though that’s not always typical
For God has made each one of us
A member of His own chorus.
With heart and soul we try to sing
Both words and tune remembering
That in the end the difference
Is oh, so small and makes no sense
For we are His, spirit and mind
All shapes and sizes you can find !
There is this fact that I have known
We are each born to life alone
When our time comes to say goodbye
We’re solitary as we die
We travel on that lonely path
With all the power that we hath
For life with Him is fairer still
And all we are is by His will !
Come see the sun peep o’er the hill
And watch its glow spread farther still
As all the mellow blends away
To melt into each brand new day.
It’s grand to know that God is there
And that He hears the smallest prayer
Which whispered softly on the breeze
Reverberates worldwide with ease !
With each new day a bright sunrise
From dawn to dusk this huge surprise
The world about so full and lush
O’ershadowed by the nighttimes hush
Let’s all embrace the calm we find
God help us now from stress unwind !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 