Showing posts with label Christian Poems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian Poems. Show all posts

Generating Thirst In Others



Text: Matthew 5:13; James 2:14-26


Table salt without pleasing flavor is useless,
Like a weak Christian lacking “good works”;
For the world is in need of divine examples
Of how to live within the Kingdom’s framework.

There are many souls craving spiritual waters,
To have their endless abyss of thirst quenched.
Are we testifying of God’s love to reach those
In strongholds- where they’re firmly entrenched?

Unless there are obvious and significant change
In the personal behavior of our everyday lives,
The World will have no real motivation for faith
When there’s no evidence of transcendent lives.

We’re still called to be the salt of this planet,
Demonstrating victorious lives as saved brothers;
As Christians, we’re supposed to add loving flavor.
We’re responsible for generating thirst in others!

Author's Notes
Loosely based on:
Matt 5:13; Jam 2:14-26

Learn more about me and my poetry at:
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By Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, © 2014, All rights reserved.

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Joseph Breunig, Author/poet
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Where Are Your Tears?



Text: Hebrews 7:25; Proverbs 11:30; Mark 16:15


There are tears in the sinner's eyes,
Habits of sin binding heart, hand and feet;
Broken with shame at his sin and defeat,
Hot burning tears coursing down his hot cheek -
There are tears in the sinner's eyes.

There are tears in the sufferer's eyes,
Long weary hours of disease, weakness, pain,
Praying that health be restored once again;
Waiting for healing, but waiting in vain -
There are tears in the sufferer's eyes.

There are tears in discouraged eyes,
Misunderstood by the ones who should know;
No one to love, to compassion bestow,
Fainting, discouraged, with hope burning low -
There are tears in discouraged eyes.

There are tears in non-Christian eyes,
Calling to idols of wood and of stone,
Calling in vain, Christ and Saviour unknown,
Comfortless, helpless, without God, alone -
There are tears in non-Christian eyes.

There are tears in the Saviour's eyes,
Tears for those sinning, discouraged and ill,
Tears for straying ones, out of His will,
Tears for millions unreached by us till -
There are tears in the Saviour's eyes.

But where are the tears in your eyes?
Can you not weep with millions who weep?
Have you no tears for the other lost sheep?
Jesus is weeping! Are you still asleep?
Oh! Where are the tears in your eyes?

*** Written by Wesley L. Duewel ***


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The Cross, Stark And Still



Text: Isaiah 55:6; John 3:16


Into the depths of untold depravity,
A perfect creation had fallen away;
Unimagined grace poured out from our God above -
As His Hand of wrath was firmly stayed.

The Cross, stark and still, standing upon a naked hill…
Subtly calls for the World’s attention.

Since the dawn of everlasting time,
Our Savior awaited His appointed day;
Despite humanity’s race to certain doom –
His Hand of wrath was intentionally stayed.

The Cross, stark and still, standing upon a naked hill…
Continues to demonstrate His gift of Salvation.

The twinkling stars danced across the midnight blue
As songs arose from the angelic array;
Quietly the Messianic babe in a manger lay –
As His Hand of wrath was lovingly stayed.

The Cross, stark and still, standing upon a naked hill…
Serves as a testament of Love’s perfection.

A carpenter's son? He’s just a man!
His godly claim on earth displayed
Had believers searching for purest faith –
His Hand of wrath was securely stayed.

The Cross, stark and still, standing upon a naked hill…
Reminds that our debt was paid for sin’s violation.

In the face of false accusations,
Christ held His tongue to Pilate’s dismay,
For God’s plan played out for all to see –
As His Hand of wrath was purposely stayed.

The Cross, stark and still, standing upon a naked hill…
Is a backdrop for a risen Lord calling us with adoration.


*** Author's Notes ***
This is a collaboration piece with Mr. Jeffrey Jordan of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Learn more about me and my poetry at:
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By Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, © 2012, All rights reserved.


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Antiphon



Text: 113:3


Put your voice to use and gladly sing
Praise the Lord, our God and king

The heavens are not too high
With gratitude His praise will fly
The earth is not too low
For His praise go grow

Put your voice to use and gladly sing
Praise the Lord, our God and king

Believers with psalms must shout
No door can keep them out
But above all, the heart
Must bear the longest part

*** Originally written by George Herbert | Edited by Jacobs Adewale ***


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A Broken Heart



Text: Psalm 34:18

Key Verse: "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."


A broken heart,
A soul that shatters
Needs the One
Who really matters.

Though time cures,
The dejected heart
Jesus will heal . . .
The broken part

Life is unkind,
We all know this
And His compassion
We often miss.

Human affection,
Can be so cruel
But to Him we're like
A precious jewel.

Jesus loves,
The broken heart
From the sorrowful one
He'll never part!

*** Written by Deborah Ann Belka ***


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Living Dangerously In The Hands Of God



Text: 2 Chronicles 16:9


How easily Jesus is forgotten amid the comfort of our lives
How the flames become a flicker, and faith a brilliant disguise
Our Sundays become a holiday, they're an empty exercise
And the cost of real devotion seems so foreign to our lives

Oh, to gladly risk it all, oh to be faithful to His call
Abandoned to grace yet anchored in His love
Living dangerously in the hands of God

Our Lord He is a hiding place, His hold is strong and sure
Though the storms may rage around you, in His love you stand secure
So live like you believe it, and though your faith is prone to fail
Though you cower under trial, by His grace you shall prevail

Oh, to gladly risk it all, oh to be faithful to His call
Abandoned to grace yet anchored in His love
Living dangerously in the hands of God

There's safety in complacency, but God is calling us
Out of our comfort zone into a life of complete surrender to the cross.
To live dangerously
Is not to live recklessly but righteously.
And it is because of God's radical grace
For us that we can risk living
A life of radical obedience for Him.

You've got to walk on for the Lord He walks with us
You've got to walk on though it costs you everything
You've got to pray on

Oh, to gladly risk it all, oh to be faithful to His call
Abandoned to grace yet anchored in His love
Living dangerously in the hands of God

Living dangerously
Are you living dangerously?
Oh we ought to be living dangerously in the hands of God

*** Written by Steve Camp ***



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Welcome To September: Vanity



Reference Text: Isaiah 55:6-7; Ecclesiastes 1:2-14


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Happy New Month!

The fleet astronomer can bore
And thread the spheres with his quick-piercing mind:
He views their stations, walks from door to door
Surveys, as if he had designed
To make a purchase there: he sees their dances
And knoweth long before
Both their full-eyed aspects, and secret glances

The nimble diver with his side
Cuts through the working waves that he may fetch
His dearly-earned pearl, which God did hide
On purpose from the ventrous wretch
That he might save his life, and also hers
Who with excessive pride
Her own destruction and his danger wears

The subtle chymick can devest
And strip the creature naked, till he find
The callow principles within their nest:
There he imparts to them his mind
Admitted to their bed-chamber, before
They appear trim and drest
To ordinary suitors at the door

What hath not man sought out and found
But his dear God? Who yet His glorious law
Embosoms in us, mellowing the ground
With showers and frosts, with love and awe
So that we need not say, where is this command?
Poor man, thou searchest round
To find out death, but missest life at hand.


*** Written by George Herbert ***


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The Agony




Philosophers have measured mountains,
Fathom’d the depths of seas, of states, and kings,
Walk’d with a staff to heaven, and traced fountains
But there are two vast, spacious things,
The which to measure it doth more behove:
Yet few there are that sound them; Sin and Love.

Who would know Sin, let him repair
Unto Mount Olivet; there shall he see
A man, so wrung with pains, that all his hair,
His skin, his garments, bloody be.
Sin is that Press and Vice, which forceth pain
To hunt his cruel food through every vein.

Who knows not Love, let him assay,
And taste that juice, which on the cross a pike
Did set again abroach; then let him say
If ever he did taste the like.
Love is that liquor sweet and most divine,
Which my God feels as blood; but I, as wine.


*** Written by George Herbert ***


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Committed To Him?




When we’re truly betrothed to Him,
We can’t help, but divinely succeed;
Christ’s not a Man that He should lie
And He’s promised to meet our needs.

Are we, not more important than birds
Found about the land, trees and air?
Are we better clothed than flowers?
Are we committed to Him and His care?

Are we not made after God’s image?
As His Children, are we responsible,
For applying The Word to our lives?
Are we spiritually irresponsible?

We’re accountable for understanding
How to divinely develop and grow.
Spiritual progression doesn’t allow
Us to blindly accept the status quo!

The Day of Judgment is still coming.
Will you be seen as a goat or sheep?
Are you joined to the True Vine or
Will your soul burn on Hell’s heap?

Author Notes
Inspired by:
Num 23:19; Prov 16:3; Matt 6:25-34, 25:31-46
Learn more about me and my poetry at: http://amzn.to/1ffo9YZ
By Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, © 2014, All rights reserved.
--------Joseph Breunig, Author/poet
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Welcome To August: Build A Mind To Rise




Your foes your ruin desire,
They’ll shoot their words of fire;
Their aim to raze your heart
And watch you from God depart.

Night and day they conspire
That you faint and retire
In the abyss of fear;
They mail you throes you cannot bear

Build a mind to rise
Above despair and dear be wise;
Come know the Lord and you’ll find strength
That leads one’s faith to any length.

Build a mind to rise…
Arise and shine and rise and shine;
O, shine and rise
But slay the whine.

Since the days of Tobiah
Have men drowned in phobia;
Choose this day to end the trauma;
Come know the Lord and your groans are over.

=== Written by Jacobs Adewale (Admin) ===


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Don't Give Up On God




Life may on you come crashing down,
Your heart bruised and glee overwhelmed;
When at the edge of surrender, about to drown,
Don’t give up on God.

When death has a loved one hidden
Beneath the clay of infinity;
Your thoughts darkness clouds and you’re bedridden,
Don’t give up on God.

You hold but pain and grief,
You see no cause to live;
When fury routs your hope and belief,
Don’t give up on God.

He sees your woes,
He knows you’re sore;
He cares and wants you close,
Only that you call and give Him all.

Ask in faith for succor,
Stand on the promises of God;
Kneel and ASK for guts and grace
And watch the Lord become your anchor.

When despair is all that you see,
Your life an epithet of shame;
When you’ve tried so hard to be free,
Please don’t give up; don’t give up on God.

Help is on the way,
Tomorrow is a brighter day;
Only trust and obey,
And all troubles shall fade away.


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Welcome To June!




From The Truth Media family,
Happy New Month!!!

It’s best to serve the Lord in June,
For His coming is very soon;
While you plead the Lord’s call to wait,
Tomorrow might just be too late

Be mindful of the life you live,
The creed you hold, the words you give;
For when the trump shall sound on high,
The soul in sin will have to die

The time to wake truly is now,
And at the Cross contritely bow.
The Lord Jesus bids you to come;
Giving your all and not just some

Welcome to June:
A month of grace,
A month to spend and then be spent
Urging lost souls to please repent


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What Will You Do?




Everything is going his way he's feeling good sitting at the top,
Money is flowing he's living life like it ain't never gonna stop.
That's his style fast money and even faster cars,
Never worrying about tomorrow he's looking up trying to reach the stars.
But before he knew it that's when disaster struck,
That was the moment he ran outta luck.
He never looked at the BIBLE he didn't care at all about what the preacher had to tell,
Always mocking and laughing when he heard about hell.
This story is fiction, yet it is true
In the light of eternity what will you do?


=== Written by: Carl Hatter ===


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He's All You Need






When you're alone, your heart is torn, He is all you need.
When you're confused, your soul is bruised, He is all you need.
He's the rock of your soul, He's the anchor that holds
Through your desperate time.
When your way is unsure His love will endure, a peace you will find
Through all your years, the joy, the tears, He is all you need

When you give in to that familiar sin, He is all you need
Guilt as you're paralyzed, it slowly it eats you alive,
He is all you need
He'll be faithful to you though your heart is untrue
And your love's grown cold
His forgiveness is real, it'll comfort and heal your sin-weary soul
Well, God loves you so, He'll never let you go
He is all you need.

He'll be faithful to you though your heart is untrue
And your love's grown cold
His forgiveness is real, to comfort and heal your sin-weary soul
Through all your years, the joy, the tears, He is all you need.

=== Song Lyrics by: Steve Camp ===


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Help Is On The Way




When I saw you, you were staring
I could see the clouds that covered your eyes
And the look of desperation
If somebody loved you, you could change your life
Make day from night
Well, I can't help you, but I can show you
The one who can take your tears away

Help is on the way
Love is coming to you
All you need to say is you need him too
Is on the way
Help is on the way

When there's nothing to keep you going
Every day is a fight and you never win
How the world can work you over
You run for cover, trying to shield your eyes
From the pain and the lies
There's nowhere to hide but in God's love
Oh, don't you hear him calling you?


Help is on the way
Love is coming to you
All you need to say is you need him too
Is on the way
Help is on the way

Oh, it's here to stay

You want to change you life
And make day from night
Only Jesus' love will free your soul
And he's reaching out to you

Help is on the way
Love is coming to you
All you need to say is you need, need him too

Help is on the way
Love is coming to you
All you need to say is you need him too
Is on the way
Help is on the way

It's on the way
Now listen

Help is on the way
Help is on the way

He can take your tears away
Help is on, help is on the way

=== Song Lyrics by Steve Camp ===


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