Blessed Sunrise

Blessed Sunrise

  This is what I saw this morning,

 when I looked out my kitchen window. 

  I could only say, "Yes Lord." 

The chorus of this song came to me: 

"Lord, lift me up and let me stand,

By faith, on Heaven's table land.  

 A higher plane than I have found;

 Lord, plant my feet on higher ground."

Oh what a Blessed morning, this is.

Hope you have a Blessed day where you are.

                                                                                 Trisha

In the Wake of all these Storms

   Just now I was thinking on the terrible storms that have been raining devastation across the US.  There has been so much pain, and so much affliction, I was thinking, how will those suffering be able to stand.  I no sooner had the thought, that this song came to me:

 Stand By Me  by:  C.A. Tindley

When the storms of life are raging, Stand by me,

When the storms of life are raging, Stand by me.

When the world is tossing me, like a ship upon the sea;

Thou who rulest wind and water, Stand by me.

In the midst of tribulation, Stand by me,

 In the midst of tribulation, Stand by me.

When the host of hell assail, and my strength begins to fail,

Thou who never lost a battle, Stand by me.

This old hymn from the early 1900's, is so relevant for the times we now live in.  These first two verses of the hymn speaks volumes.  So, when I go through seemingly unthinkable circumstances, and think I cannot go on, I can assuredly call on the name of Jesus Christ, and God the Father, to Stand by me.   

Gone Away with a Friend

 I heard a beautiful old song the other day 

 It goes like this:

"Gone Away with a Friend"

I looked into the face of an old saint of God,
I thought your race is finished, your life's crown is won.
Separated for the present, but, soon to live again.
He's only gone away with a Friend.

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Gone away with a Friend, someone closer than a brother,
Someone who loves you more, than children, dad or mother.
He holds your very soul in the palm of His hand.
Let read on my tombstone, Gone Away with a Friend.

Now He's my constant companion, through life's joys and
life's pains, all my hopes and my fears, I hold in His dear name.
And when my soul breathes free from the ties that bind me here.
I'm going away with Jesus, no other Friend so dear.

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