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The Postman

I remembered the times my mother and father waiting on letters in the mail; a check, an answer to an application of some sort or another; news from a friend or family; something they had ordered. And when the expected letter arrived, with some anticipation; being opened to bring good news or a disappointed response. Then the time came when I myself in living life, grew to do the same things. Hopes, dreams, sometimes clinging to the contents of an envelope. One day I sent a letter of a different sort. It was written upon my heart and in my voice. An application for a new home, a new kind of life. A time for change an act of need. As the postman approached, I felt a warm feeling, a touch of anxiety, as if I sensed what was in the letter. The stamp was golden and the seal red. Within the words forgiven, and a lifetime guarantee with the title to a home I could only dream about in this world; signed at the bottom; Yours always...Jesus Truly the postman had delivered.

The River

The river that I dreamed I saw Was the same that I had known It’s waters flowing yet was still As by no wind was blown No bridge there to breech its ebb As clear as glass I saw And yet A man could cross its banks As it beckoned with its call You could look within and see yourself As you truly were And know the truth inside your heart Yet the river made no stir To walk so light upon its back The river would carry you on To calm and soothe your trouble soul Till all your fear was gone And then arrive at a golden throne Beholding the Son of Man This river of life flowing out of me Will forever with me stand

The Rock

I still yet wonder how it can be That this rock is so much to all man Strength for Samson, a lamb for Abraham A cloud by day, a fire by night in the land A burning bush and staff to Moses A keeper in the lions’ den A cover in the fiery furnace It’s today as it was then Oil in the vessels of a widow in need Resurrection for a poor mothers’ son Manna from Heaven, water from a rock Holder of light ‘til the battle was won A healing of life when doctors had failed In a feast became the best wine Rock of Ages, the Rose of Sharon The Tree of Life and the only true vine When on it I stand the storms go away This Rock is a defense against all The Alpha, Omega, First and the Last Gives comfort when on it I fall

The Rope

It was made as another rope By the hands from things God makes To have and find its’ place in life Its’ price was much to be paid Reserved by God for its’ purpose fulfill To accomplish what should have been done A thing so dreaded yet to be spoke The scriptures had left just for one He said by one who now sits with me Shall I be betrayed this day To go as the world so declares In my death the debt I shall pay Yet for silver, not much for what was done To our Lord and Master so great In its’ place to be found so soon The rope now lies in wait By the same hand that betrayed our Lord Now lifted this rope to a tree Was Judas who cried by reason of death To a fate that he could not see

The Sand in Your Shoes

The simplest of things in life So hard to understand To know what lies within a truth Or the touch of a loving hand To feel warmth that life can bring Into a simple soul Of peace and joy and happiness Just who would have control The things we take for granted Given freely to us by God To know and find the way of life As across life’s sand we trod We oft forget what God has done To bring His life to all Who sent His only begotten Son The one who heard the call And as through life we slowly walk To forget God’s love we use Comes a gentle reminder from above When you feel the sand in your shoes

The Star

Was it a major role she played In someone’s life each day Is it in the love she showed The things she has to say Oh why a tear for one so fair With what life has in store I’d think what else for her What else can happen more For sure she stands upon the stage That life has set for her To give a grand performance A nominee for sure I think that I shall vote for her As star of the year For she has stood while others fall This child I love so dear I doubt to say another one Could not perform so grand The role in life she’s had to play To honor the golden strand Her light still yet in all her days Will still be shining bright Until the day her Lord shall come To take her to His light And then this star that shined on earth To play this grandest part Her greatest crown of life receive When her role in Heaven shall start

The Stranger

She walked each day in life to know A friend I like to be To search in every person’s words Something’s she could not see If ever to be found in life A way to make anew Each person that she would meet As if she always knew I know for sure she never found The stranger in someone For all was already known Before talk had begun She would find within her heart A way to make them smile Could be things of least import For just a little while I wish that God had given me The things that she could do In all the people I won’t meet The stranger she never knew

The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back

Oh years that I have known this man For strength that he could find Yet one more straw upon his back He seemed to never mind At time it seemed his knees would bend To bear this heavy load Still onward now this man would walk Walking steadily down life’s road His head held high his heart of love To present a better way And still another straw I saw For each and every day Is this the straw I lay upon To break the camel’s back The sin I had he bore for me For the love he never lacked Satan thought the straw that broke the camel’s back Was there upon Calvary’s cross Yet sin and death was conquered all He reigned without a loss

The String Around My Finger

I can still hear my mother speak Tie a string around your finger my son So as you go on your way in life You won’t forget the things that need to be done I would laugh and say mother my dear I don’t think I’ll hardly forget See I am young and full of life My memory has not failed me yet Mother has now passed on from this world She’s gone to be with her Lord But still yet remains the things that she spoke And the string around my finger I heard It’s strange whenever I’m caught up in life And God I just don’t remember Though it’s not there when I look at my hand I can see the string around my finger

The Thinking Road

Ah yes! Here I am again Walking on this thinking road To a place I’ve never been Where weary thoughts unload Once upon this thinking road The now is left behind And I’ll keep walking ever on Until my dreams I find Nothing is there but by invite Should I decide to allow To come and join me on this road And raise its’ beauty somehow For on this road is what I choose A cover from life’s day to day For sadness and sorrow and troublesome times Can never come past this way The flowers, the trees, the sunshine around The friends I’ve wanted to see Are painted in memory on The thinking road created by me

The Tree That Saw

Oh here they come once again The men to cut us down This time I feel they're looking for The best that can be found I have been just growing here And waiting day by day There is a work for me in life What it is I cannot say I've grown here for all these years I'm too old they pass me by I'll stretch myself to be seen To look my best I will try I can hear them say it doesn't matter Just some old tree will do And then they look as if to say Here you are, we'll take you I now find myself being made Into an Old Rugged Cross Some criminal will die today Oh well I sigh, no great loss What is this now I can feel Lying here upon my chest The pain, the suffering from this man It seems He has no rest I wonder why they laugh and mock Cast lots upon His clothes He looks as if they've tortured Him For what reason, surely someone knows I'm starting now to understand Of this man who hangs on me For the love I feel from Him I know this death must be My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? I hear Him cry out loud But I can see beyond the tomb As fear falls on the crowd This truly is the Son of God Who came and died for all And to these things I testify For I am the tree that saw

The Truth in Friends

Where shall I find a word of truth That will stand soundly by my side Can one be spoken from a friend Wherein my soul can hide Will someone soon walk in my path To speak wise words to me For all I find among my friends Are words that they just see Am I left alone to trust God Be there not in life a friend Who’ll speak wise words from above The truth to my heart send I cry, oh Lord, please send my way Who has your will in mind They that look for you in all When life seems so unkind And now I lift my eyes to see You walked slowly through he door And spoke the words I know from God So I’ll search for that friend no more

The Umpire

Ball one, ball two, ball three Strike two, strike three you’re out I couldn’t believe the words he said As the umpire began to shout What is this thing that you have done In calling my life this way I think I’ll try another game I don’t like the way you play But what game is there in life That a man can truly enjoy Where is fair for one and all A good umpire I would employ Who can in this game in life Call right for one and all A truth is truth, a lie is lie Let goodness around us fall I think that I have found it here Within God’s Holy Word There is a man that walks in truth An umpire, Christ my Lord

The Water on the Floor

Who could have left this here This water on the floor Though it is but a few drops They could have cleaned it up for sure I’ll search until I find someone Who knows of the water on the floor I need to find them right away Before they walk out of this door I asked each one as they passed by About the water on the floor They all just shook their head at me And could answer nothing more Then an older man walked up to me I know of the water on the floor It’s a story that is so true Bare with me I implore A mother knelt over her dying son Her tears, the water on the floor She cried to our God above Don’t let him hurt anymore It still remains to this day The water on the floor It stood the test through all these years From the mother I adore I’m so glad my mother gave This water on the floor And now she’s gone to be with God My mother hurts no more

The Water Talked

I am the mighty water Who can bring fear before men I am more than able to destroy at one’s command Though man may try to control me To suit their own ways There is one who shall command me To know all my days Are you yet able to Bend me, shape, or mold me Yet this is only for the time allowed Are you not serving the purpose Of one to whom I’ve bowed But I have seen a day That I will be calm forever When I will be crystal clear And clearly seen then ever

The Watermelon and the Bean

There was a time in a field When things began to talk The wheat blowing in the wind The corn upon the stalk By chance I got to overhear A thing I'd never seen A conversation that took place 'Tween a watermelon and a bean The bean began to talk of times In the field that they had shared So I moved a step toward the two A little closer than I dared They talked of their differences But yet how each had grown Together side by side In the field where they were sown They had shared the sun and rain And both had now turned green Though different we all can live Like the watermelon and the bean

The Will of Time

How long shall you tarry yet To bring me peace within Is it set or written down For a soul to be free from sin And a man could search for time To make his life a change As to why he lingers still To me just seems so strange I’ll try and find another time For peace to find with God I’ve heard him say so many times As through his days he does trod And now as time go slowly by Another time has not been found Is he yet searching still For a place on hallowed ground And as a man should clearly see Though he doesn’t know The will of God so truly is The will of time is now

The Wind Cried

I was much younger yesterday it seems And I could blow wherever and however I chose But yet I find today I have no cloud to carry No leaves to blow about What has happened to those things That I enjoyed so much Have they chosen some one Or something else that is better than I I know things have changed, but I desire to go on As I was before happy and free I heard the prophet say That I shall blow forever So this is only a time of rest

The Winds of Change

The winds of change now softly blow Across the memories of my life To turn back pages of days gone by Of times spent with my wife I see a child of innocence Unsure of what’s in store Walking through her days in life To find happiness and nothing more The winds and storms have tossed her life Each battle fought strong in love She struggled forward everyday With help from God above And now though in separate paths I admire her in all her ways In love and sincerity I speak these words God bless and keep her all her days

Then I Know How Daddy Felt 1

When I had a child my own Placed joy within my heart Future plans were made that day Of me this child was part The first time the child cried in pain I felt the pain inside And every first for this child I was right there by their side As other children came along And I felt both joy and sorrow I often sat and wondered of What was in their tomorrow They are married each one now But all things I still share I try in each thing I do To show them I still care Sometimes my heart is full of joy Sometimes it seems to melt And when I think upon these things Then I know how daddy felt

Then I Know How Daddy Felt 2

The child had brought much joy Into my life each day I knew the child would find success In each and every way I felt a strong abiding peace About the child's future life I knew this child would make it through All of life's pain and strife In all it's ways the child was good Brought joy to others too And sharing this child's life Was all that I could do The love we shared through the years Was binding like a belt And when I stop to see these things Then I know how daddy felt

Then I Know How Daddy Felt 3

The child had brought much pain It seemed in every way Nothing worked the child would do Most every single day Though the child would try and try In something to be a success Life would always turn its' face As to why is just a guess But still the child would make it through In all the pain and sorrow To try and walk another road To face another tomorrow And every time the child would fail The pain my heart would melt And when I showed I loved this child Then I knew how daddy felt And when this child of mine grew up To succeed with others help And found that God loves us all Then I knew how daddy felt

There is A Place

There is a place inside my heart I've left it just for you I'll keep it clean and spotless And do all that I can do I'll decorate this place for you With all the best in life Satin, lace, and pretty things In hopes you'll be my wife I'll put pretty pictures on it's wall With what I can afford So if you come to see this place You'll know you are adored I'll light this place with candlelight True love will be all around This place for you inside my heart Can easily be found I will reserve for you a tour In this place that's made for you And if you come and take a look In my heart.......I love you

They Want to Be Loved

A lamp that glows within their eyes It seems a light to search To look and find someone to love Upon this God given earth The sadness lies within the lamp A plea calls from within Oh love, oh love please come to me Just where does love begin Isn’t it an easy thing For all in Christ to see The ones who seem to wonder about Are sending out a plea Can we ignore because of self Because of what we think Are we yet better than they If we should let them sink For all be saved is His will It comes from God above The answer is within the lamp It’s just they want to be loved

This Valley, This Valley

I passed through the valley where never was light The cries swept over me from darkness of night Chains and tears and weeping I see And nothing else there but death can it be This valley, this valley of shame and disgrace In the midst a man walked to take my place The blood still dripped from the scars in His hands And nothing in this darkness before Him could stand The cries are ceasing before this man’s walk The power He carries where no one can talk The Spirit, the Spirit, the Spirit I know That covers, that lives It knows where to go This valley, this valley is now out of place It’s shattered, defeated with never a trace I love Him, I love Him, I love Him I cry For destroying and covering this valley so dry The sin, the sorrow, the pain’s gone away I stand on the mountain because of that day With Christ as my Savior I now can rest Because of His love that delivers from death

Thoughts From Days Gone By

The times are so old it seems They’re passing up forgotten dreams Evening fun and morning sighs And lesser thoughts from days gone by I wish so many times again My life was what it could have been That crooked road I walked so spry And thought the thoughts of days gone by I wake up and I feel so cold My heart, my eyes, my head grows old I can’t forget, although I try The thoughts I thought from days gone by I try to run through meadow walls My yesterlife so softly calls From thinking now I feel I’ll die From thoughts I thought from days gone by I bend and pray in solemn prayer To show myself I think I care To hang my head and softly cry For thoughts I thought in days gone by Why can’t I free my burdened heart And from this moment try to start A life to tell my past goodbye And curse those thoughts from days gone by A realistic mind I flee A better man that I could be To myself I truly lie About the thoughts from days gone by Oh someone tell the world I care My heart, my soul, I’ll gladly share I feel that from this world I’ll fly From thinking thoughts from days gone by

Three Jewels in the Ring

The band was like so many others I had seen in days before Nothing different of it to be seen But to look upon it did implore I gathered much closer to its’ circle To turn it round and round And find why the wonder of it What in it could be found Amid the plainness of its’ life I saw three lovely jewels That seemed to perfectly set By God’s most kindly tools They were different entirely in ways But shared the same beauty of love As I look upon each careful cut So precisely sent from above Each stone carried its’ own separate way But yet so much the same thing They together so nicely here In the circle of this ring I know I love these precious stones For what they mean to me And I’ll carry this ring around my heart For all the world to see I’ve named these stones one by one Tho different and yet one kind And wherever I go on life’s paths This ring is on my mind These three stones are children you see The finest that God can give And they’ll be so precious to me As long as I shall live

To the Cloud

I saw you in the heat and longed for your day I know you can bring shade from the sun I know also of your gentle breeze That can cool a soul in time of need I wonder if you might be that same cloud That led the children of Israel For you have such great knowledge And you do things when needed What is your name? I know you only as the cloud And it has been pleasant to know you Sometimes I wish I had your majesty But it is as if I cannot communicate with you Teach me your language That I may know ways

To the One I Remember

It was so many years ago I found a flower in full bloom I thought of its’ beauty rare And how it would brighten up my room But alas, was not to be This flower that I had found For in the days that lay ahead In different directions we were bound And as the years had passed along I often wondered of this thing Where was that flower I had found Once again life to me bring And now again I chance to see That flower that was in full bloom Just as lovely as ever before And I hope to see again soon

To the Rising Son

I will set my face to the Rising Son I will watch and see what will come Is enough that He has promised Once spoken, it is done Care not for the wind that blows For soon is gone to another place Will not stay to comfort you Then you'll find there is no trace Shall I cry in morning light For yesterday what work was done Bring sadness in so I will turn now And set my face to the Rising Son Yes I found a truth when Each moment's life not to shun But spend it thankfully for Jesus And set my face to the Rising Son It's Light remain in all of trouble And refresh a life undone Will be true for all who stand And set their face to the Rising Son

Tomorrow was the Best Answer

When will I accept these things That God has done for me? For what I’ve heard all these years Did He die upon a tree? I have so much life to live And oh so much to do There are places I’d like to go Before I listen to you I’m still young and know this thing That time is on my side Truly if He loves me He’ll remember that I tried It’s really not I’m lazy Or that I just don’t care There are so many choices To decide now seems unfair And for those who slipped away And God’s hope did not occur Because when asked to come today Tomorrow was the best answer