Content with what I have

Content with what I have

He that is down needs fear no fall, He that is low, no pride: He that is humble ever shall Have God to be his guide.   I am content with what I have, Little be it or much: And, Lord, contentment still I crave; Because thou savest such.   John Bunyan...
A stricken deer that left the herd

A stricken deer that left the herd

I was a stricken deer that left the herd, Long since with many an arrow deep infixed. My panting side was charged, when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades. There was I found by One who had Himself Been hurt by the archers. In his side He bore, And...
Blind unbelief is sure to err

Blind unbelief is sure to err

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face.                                                               His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; The bud may have a bitter taste,...
Longing to believe

Longing to believe

While faith is with me, I am blest; It turns my darkest night to day; But, while I clasp it to my breast, I often feel it slide away.   What shall I do if all my love, My hopes, my toil, are cast away? And if there be no God above To hear and bless me when I...
A Falling Leaf

A Falling Leaf

… My life is in the falling leaf: O Jesus, quicken me. My life is like a faded Leaf’ My harvest dwindled to a husk; Truly my life is void and brief And tedious in the barren dusk; My life is like a frozen thing, No bud or greenness can I see: Yet rise it shall – the...