by John Bowering
Posts Tagged ‘Poetry’
In the Cross of Christ I Glory
Posted in Crucifixion, Easter, God, tagged Cross, Crucifixion, Easter, Jesus, Poetry on March 20, 2013|
In the cross of Christ I glory,
Towering o’er the wrecks of time;
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.
When the woes of life o’ertake me,
Hopes deceive and fears annoy,
Never shall the cross forsake me:
Lo! It glows with peace and joy.
When the sun of bliss is beaming
Light and love upon my way,
From the cross the radiance streaming
Adds more lustre to the day.
Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure,
By the cross are sanctified;
Peace is there that knows no measure,
Joys that through all time abide.
Poem – Prayer for Song
Posted in Poem, Prayer, tagged Christian Poems, Devotional Poem, Fay Lewis Noble, Poetry on September 5, 2012|
I know my heart has prayed this prayer . . .
Prayer for Song
Mend my broken mood,
Maker of Life and Song,
Lest this interlude
Of silence be too long.
Call my soul awake,
Set my heart aflame!
Singing fire will make
Ash of sloth and shame.
Touch my lips with song,
Wing my words with good.
Shepherd of things gone wrong,
Mend my broken mood.
—Fay Lewis Noble
Poetry: Grace
Posted in Attributes, God, Poem, tagged God, Grace, Poetry, Protector, Ralph Waldo Emerson on April 30, 2012|
How much, preventing God, how much I owe
To the defences thou hast round me set;
Example, custom, fear, occasion slow, —
These scorned bondmen were my parapet.
I dare not peep over this parapet
To gauge with glance the roaring gulf below,
The depths of sin to which I had descended,
Had not these me against myself defended
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rooted and Grounded 