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Have You Heard Your Heart

Would words alone answer the thing Surely more is required I can speak it I said to myself Yet I find not the thing I desired I shall search again and again And again until I find Though walls that surround me And try to hold captive my mind I can because His Word said And that Said Word shall live In my heart it speaks to me For life to me He did give Though trouble be a part of life And Hope itself become dim It shall come forth to speak That Said Word by Him To be said by one so holy And freely to us impart Through all you face in life Have you heard your heart

Have You Heard Your Name

They said it was worth the search Be patient and wait for His Word Will come to you in plenty of time The sweetest you’ve ever heard A way known by others found Having sought within their heart For joy shall come at the dawn As each day brings a new start My heart waits to hear His Voice Call gently come unto Me My yoke is easy, my burden is light My Blood will set you free Whosoever will, the Spirit says come Drink the Water of Life free It flows freely for all to have The Bride joins into agree Oh to hear the call from above Your life never to be the same This question God would ask of you Have you heard your name

Have You Seen Me

I’m looking for a place of rest To lay my weary head The life I’ve lived has brought me down To where I wish I were dead This sickness wraps around me tight Where sorrow can’t escape Drawing me deeper into despair Where my life I contemplate I’ve walked past you many times Without a single hello Not a smile in your hurried pace Always somewhere else to go Did you not see my silent plea? If only to look in my eyes I needed a hand to reach out And relieve me of my sighs I know you’re busy trying to find A better place to be Who am I you ask yourself? I’m the lost, have you seen me?

He Called You

A certain day, a certain way This thing just needs to be done And for this task God made His choice He chose, yes you are the one God did call for who you are And give you a special place To do this work just for Him And help you by His Grace No honor found in this world No can ever compare To finish the work He chose for you To lift others up from despair When the words He gives to you Cones forth from you said And crosses the hearts of those in need Like calling life from the dead Stand strong in this with resolute To be what He saw in you Really in life is not so hard He called you for what you can do

He Heard Every Word I Thought

Is there a place to hide these thoughts? That rumble through my mind Sometimes because of something said My thoughts turn so unkind I’m glad it was not a prayer That came forth so rapidly To pierce an unsuspecting soul I hid so carefully Yet now I know the error made Were mine and mine alone For whether said was right or wrong This thought I had is gone But I need once to find How from a loving heart Can flow this thought of anger had And then so swiftly depart With the voice from God above He heard every word I thought And spoke…”your heart rejected it Because by the Blood you’re bought

He is the Door

I’ll know the things I desire When in His presence I bow For wisdom ascend from His Throne To fill which I shall allow So river flow on to that Place Where nought of His Will conceal And know without shadow of doubt The Hope for which I now fill Spirit bring me back once again That I should now recall The place I began years ago And on His Name I did call No less shall I now accept Than all Christ has for me He had given me His All When He died upon a tree To pass what no other had Rise up and live ever more And now for me it all is paid For eternal life He is the Door

He Made My Eyes Turn Love

Oh what a change was needed that day, From what these sad eyes did see, Anger and pain in the world I did live, The worst of all things that be. And these eyes that looked from within my heart, To see the darkest of days, Truly is the mirror of souls, And reveals a man's evil ways. Then all that changed when I chose to look, To a Heavenly Father above, Through the Spirit and Blood of His Son, He made my eyes turn love.

He Never

He never had much to say I guess that was his way Going on from day to day He never had much to say He never talked much to you Whether happy or feeling blue He treated me that way too He never talked much to you He never talked much to his friend Who walked with him till the end His Life to him did send He never talked much to his friend He never talked much to The One Who gave His Only Son And now his life here is done He never talked much to The One Now he never stops talking at all For once he heeded the call When His Spirit broke down the wall Now he never stops talking at all

He Promised

Oh lie you told me I was sick But His Word said I was healed You told me I could never see From His Truth I was concealed You said my sins weren’t washed away In the Blood of a Precious Lamb But He said I was forgiven by Faith Oh praise to the Great I Am You said life was not worth living No reason for things to go on But He promised He’d walk with me And in Him I was never alone You said He died and went away And never again I would see Bur He promised He’s preparing a Place And then He’s coming for me

Held in His Hand

Feeling its softness called peace This I can lay my head upon And go into that land of sleep Because of the work He has done Why should I fear in the night Though its darkness around me fall I know in His presence is joy And on His name I can call Take rest now I say to my soul For surely His Word is true What He did on the cross Was done for all includes you Rest now till the day shall dawn When pass from here to His Land That's built for those who believe Those that are held in His Hand

Help Me Pray

Ah shallow words spoken now I’ll laugh at fear once more Because words spoken of What my Father has in store All to gain and nothing to lose My life to Him I give I can’t repay what He’s done To die that I might live Yes my honor now to bow And thank Him everyday Would now be my heart’s desire Before His Throne to stay Nowhere else to find this peace When in His presence be Not what I or other man But what He did for me For when darkness on me falls And I search to find the way Out of that place sin has taken me I ask Jesus help me pray

Her Eyes See
	Her eyes see blue Her eyes see sad Her eyes see A life gone bad Her eyes see sky Her eyes see rain Her eyes see a world Full of pain Her eyes see doubt Her eyes can’t mend Hr eyes see her life Come to an end Her eyes look up Her eyes see light Her eyes see Christ Walk in the night Her eyes see peace Her eyes see love Her eyes see hope In God above

Her Heart

She held the key cautiously in fear that something waited on the other side. But there had been promises given from many sources not to fear what lay ahead, and yet uncertainty because of other things said. What should she believe, though choices had been made before? She was confident of herself, but this was different than anything she had faced. She felt this was a difficult decision. The door hung before her as she stood with key still in hand, gripped tightly by her fears. And a voice called saying, “Use this key given to you.” But she knew it would require her giving up something that she wanted to keep. “How can I trust someone else with this”, she thought. I think I shall do well by myself. For I would have to share with others, this thing that belongs to me. Now she hears knocking from the other side of the door. Who could this be? Now her desire was overtaken by curiosity, as she used the key and the door opened. Now she saw and knew for herself as Love entered her heart. She knew now who to believe for the rest of her life. There was not enough room for doubt as Love quickly filled each space. Yes it was still her heart, but it was filled with His Love.

Her Name

Oh but when she opens her eyes Just to look upon is as the sunrise Her beauty beyond what I know Yes true to be my heart’s desire To speak what my mind can see And find peace as for one alone She will not hide her face from me From open sight she’s never gone Yes I call with open arms I reach her beauty to embrace Grasp it tightly in my heart Until darkness pass without a trace She speaks to me of places right For this my heart loves her more And quietly follow her delight To stand before her open door And when to join once hand in hand A change will remain the same Give freely from my Father above I shout to know Wisdom is her name

He's Still in the Fire

Oh king we think we’ll never bow Before none but our Lord He who reigns from Heaven above Who gives true life’s reward So bind them tight and cast them in We’ll see their boastful pride Can their God deliver them From the flaming fire inside What’s this I see the king replied As to the furnace he ran Is not true there were but three But now the Son of Man Bring them forth with hair not singed Without the smell of flame As healthy as thrown in the fire They came out just the same As true for us today we need What ever this life require For only three came out that day And He’s still in the fire

Hiding in My Heart

What’s this thing here I see I thought once was gone Cast out by the Love of God From a cold heart of stone Yet here again it seems to rise When my weakness moment is shown Oh rid me of this wretched thing To leave my heart alone Anger from a happened past When pain from words of old Were hiding in that darkest place When to my heart were told Now I know that I shall find This thing now brought to Light By the flow of His Holy Word To change what once was night Now the River of His Love Once again to start And rid me of this wretched thing That was hiding in my heart

Highway Called Home

This highway is called home because that is the only place it goes. There is no need to turn to the right or to the left because all you need for your journey is already on this road. This highway is crimson red and clothed pure white. Those who walked this highway before left footprints that can be clearly seen. The singing and rejoicing at the end of the road can be heard all along your journey. The words of those traveling before are echoing their truths about this road. Familiar faces can be seen with those you do not know. As you approach the end of your journey, though it seems that darkness appear because of uncertainty, the light shines even brighter as you finish your course on this highway called home.

Him

A line to say I still recall A line to say I love you all A word spoken from me sincere A word called a friend so dear A song to sing of happiness A song to sing that can bless A name given by God above A name given to show His Love We call Him Jesus Christ our King We call Him Jesus Lord of everything Once in His Presence bow Once found by Love somehow Glad with Him to reign Glad He's coming once again Then His Precious Face to see Then to stay eternally

His Love

Was not as simple as I had supposed This thing that I must do Now has come the time of your own To move to His Will for you I've trained you in the way you should go That Christ is the answer for all That no matter where you go in life Upon His name you can call Putting you safely in His Hand His Grace is sufficient for you And bearing you in His Arms of Love A peace and joy tried and true I can't say I'll always be there I know yet forever He will Where your steps take you in life He'll be loving you still Memories linger and life goes on Your face kept in my mind Yet greater to be placed in His Hands His Love so tender and kind

His Precious Love
	I said who is to blame For this thing is such a shame Thought it was a silly game In this world to get my fame   Now in this time I realize This thing's too big , not my size Why is life such a disguise For which death is it's prize   Work for self until day is done Rising up until setting of sun Going through motions calling it fun At ending of life see what you've won   But there is hope for all of man Even when it's the best that you can And from death all your life you ran Searching for truth all your life's span   Though this world is push and shove There is hope sent from above Father, Son, Spirit come like a dove Forgiving and cleansing in His Precious Love
His Time
	Time was waiting patiently For it knew when things were right To Him it was for all things A season given to the Light And still I waited there with it Knowing for me it would come And this I knew without question When my life's work here was done Standing now on the bridge crossing over Expecting soon His face to see And enter that rest He had promised When life here ceased to be Remembering those things He said To share the things to betide And speaking Hope give eternal His Time is on my side

Holding On

Why do I seem to struggle so In the life I’m living here Within my heart and mind to find The thing I love so dear Is it peace of mind to know Within a broken heart And to find my dreams come true Today to surely start I feel as if to fall away And slip to place unknown Maybe yet forgotten still From the seeds I’ve sown In my heart I truly know I serve a Living God To each and every promise of To ask He gives a nod So this to my trials I say When all my hope is gone I thought it was that I tried But it was Him that was holding on

Home
	I guess now as I’m getting older I understand what growing up really meant. I miss a lot about those days with family, including the sibling rivalry that comes with growing up and the feeling sorry when I’d said something that hurt one of their feelings. I knew by that feeling I really loved them.  What I feel now about them I thought would be hard to explain, but as I think it becomes plain and simple. It was a good childhood. There are a lot of wonderful memories of family and friends. Sure there were bad times, but somehow what I’m thinking now hide them from my memory.  With mom and dad gone on to rest with Jesus, I have a desire to be with them again. There are so many things I’d like to say to them, but they probably know anyway. I understand that today is important and telling people I love them is more important. Some say that showing it is more important; well, what about the many times we don’t have opportunity to show it. I’ll just say it every chance I get. I believe they’ll know it by the sound of my voice.  In my many years of searching for home, I found it close all the time. Yes here in my mind and heart. I can go there any time I want to and have a warm feeling in my heart. It always gets stronger around a holiday, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas. We were taught their true meaning, and that makes them so much better.  I call this place in my heart home, and I know one day when my home here has ended, I’ll join mom and dad again in that Home prepared especially for us. They say home is where the heart is and my heart is home.
Hope Chest
	How is your life today What are you placing in heart The good things by God you do His Love to other impart Lay these treasures in Heaven above Those things that can’t fade away Living a life pleasing to Him By faith walking each day Carefully furnished in wisdom to be A work well done He will say All things in word and deed Upon His Altar to lay On foundation never to move What storms of life cannot harm Leading others to the place you have found To show them God’s Outstretched Arm When once crossing over death’s sea In this you’ve done all your best All these treasures to carry with you When your coffin becomes your Hope Chest

Hope in the Garden

Its beauty just fell before my eyes, like rain falling softly. Was a garden I read about before and a place I had desired to go for such a long time. Ah! I thought to myself, just the place I need to be, as I walked into its entrance. Flowers and all manner of fruit trees beyond those things that I had seen in my life here on earth. I said I want to stay in this garden. Something on the ground caught my attention, and as I got closer it looked like tears the color of blood. This is proof again what I read in the Bible about this place is true. I reached down and touched one of the tears; but, jerked back quickly, because the deep sadness I had felt in just that one touch was more than I could bear. How did He stand it I asked myself. I looked up and in the midst stood a tree I knew was Life, because of the feeling I had as its view blew across my heart. I walked to this tree and was able to look inside. There I saw a man so torn I could not recognize His face. The blood flowed from the wounds on His back...His hands…His feet...His head from the thorns pressed into His skull…and from His side it ran mixed with water. I knew I would never be able to touch the pain He had, even though part of it was mine. I knew also what I was looking at was LOVE……. And there was for every man….Hope in the Garden.

Horse of a Different Color

The horse I rode was colored gray With black spots here and there It took me wildly through my life So often without a care No particular path would he take Just wherever his feet would turn Here and there and everywhere Through time with no concern I knew I had to saddle up And change my ride in life But the horse kept riding onward Through the forest of pain and strife But then a King of the day Rode calmly into my night Took me gently from this horse Brought me safely into the light My King gave me life anew My path is now another I'm so glad my ride is on A horse of a different color.

Hour of Thought

Why am I here again? I tried to stay away I felt not to ponder yet These thoughts I have today How can I return to hide? From these thoughts so true When they stay so cunningly hid And suddenly appear without clue But maybe was a word one said That called them to my mind Perhaps I could stop your hour If the cause I would find Oh yes I know this I’ll face Those things that I have sown For the deeds we each have done We can only claim our own So I now shall heed this voice And face this hour of thought To release the chains of sin That by His Blood was bought

How Did You Find My Heart

It is well hidden I had thought I’ll cover it with care No one shall ever enter in Or come to meet me there I believe I’ve guarded it good For none shall find this place I’ll keep this pain hidden now So none else will ever embrace To feel this pain that I know Would not with other share Could they bare this for me From my heart this pain to tear But what is now this I feel Falling softly over me And this pain that’s holding on Begin to be set free So how did you find my heart That I had hidden so well The answer came so I could see From Words only Love can tell

How Do You Want To Be Known

Careful where you place your foot Or on which path you lay Walk softly where He leads In each and every day Don’t look around at other’s things That cannot bring soul’s gain But searching out the way of love And the Spirit’s Holy Rain Wear gloves of care on your hands And shoes of peace on you feet A helmet of salvation upon your head Look above to Christ’s Heavenly Seat We can be a mirror of Our Father’s Perfect Love To show a lost and dying world Why Christ came from above Take this time you have on earth You reap the seeds you’ve sown The question then I ask of you How do you want to be known

How I Thank You

This is not a surprise I've known this thing for years I need to accept this thing Before the flood of tears When sorrows come upon my soul This thing that I know When He should stand alone for me His Love to freely show Was not for things I could do For price I cannot pay Life's source given in His Blood The Cross an appointed day So how shall I who owes so much To a Savior dying to live My sacrifice for sins He gave His Desire for this to give And this to offer Him I say Tis all that I can do Within my heart is truly My Lord how I thank You

How Long is Time?

They say time heals a broken heart And this I want to believe Because it places hope in my life Against which words can’t deceive I’m standing now at two roads diverse So which way shall I choose? Which way is right for me On which one shall I lose? One seems short, my easy way out The other looks rough and long But I can’t see the end of each With eyes that need to be strong So I look to the giver of life And ask how long is time It’s simple enough to be understood Until you hear death’s chime So now I know while living on earth There is time for all to heal So how long is time matters not But to spend time loving until