Works Of A Wordsmith

It’s great to know, God, That it’s all about You, You, You! You make all things good In me, in us, in all You do. Through the fire and flood We glorify Your name and You bring us out purified, washed clean By the very trials we wept through. There is no name like Your […]

Let Your waves… Let Your mighty waves Wash over me, Lord of Hosts. Let Your wings… Let Your mighty wings Lift me up to You, Holy Lord of Hosts. Fill me up with You. Overshadow me So that everyone around Will know that You are God! Make Your presence… Make Your mighty presence Known here […]

Sometimes I need to just be and not do. Wash through my heart, clearing out all the strife. Help me, Lord God, fix my eyes upon You. Teach me to know all You are in my life. I want to rest in Your goodness, O God. Open my eyes to Your glory and grace. Help […]

There are those days, Holy God, When it seems like No matter how hard I reach for You, I just can’t seem to get there. …But that’s when I find You reaching out to me, Bridging the gap of my inadequacies. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for grace. You keep me in Your arms, Even those […]

Sometimes in the silence I find rest— A refuge in His wordless, welcome wings. But when I wander in the wilderness, My God surrounds me as He sweetly sings… In desolation I am drawn to dance In solitude before my Lord and King. And somehow in this solemn circumstance I rediscover joy in everything. His […]

On the finest of days I can lift up Your praise, Whether raining or sunny or gray. For I love the arrays And the various ways Of Your painting the clouds on display. Yet I look at my heart, Still so filled with the dark, And I weep in frustrated despair. I so long for […]

Like a frightened child, I run to You and find All the confusing things disappear In the nearness of You. I can nestle into Your lap, Leaning my head against Your chest, Letting the rhythm of Your heartbeat Drown out all the other noises Beating at my soul. You rock me In the comfort of […]

In the bitter cold of winter When your heart is frozen hard, Know that even then God enters Bringing life to every part. In His all-consuming fire, All your fear will melt away. Let His water cleanse the mire, Fiercely filling you with grace. Sometimes discipline is hardship, But it’s always worth the trial To […]

From the flowing fountain, Down comes every drop of blood. Each drop of willing sacrifice Knows the cost of descent, Still, leaping lower in joyful humility To touch every thirsty, hurting heart With healing, redeeming love — Each drop losing self for Your glory Coming together in a life-giving flood.

Seems to me I can Hear all of nature praising You… See all of creation expressing love for You… The sunlight kisses the green grass. The babbling brook murmurs affection. The breeze blows through the trees Till the leaves all wave in excited acclamation. The eagle screams its joy overhead As woodland creatures scurry around, […]