After the heat of the battle's long day,John happened to pass where a young soldier lay-Covered with blood - limbs twisted askew,And found, after all, his compassion still grew. So John moistened the dying man's lips and his face,And lovingly straightened his limbs...
When I lived so long that a child cannot findSoft comfort within my arms,When the midnight’s brilliant star-studded skyNo longer calms my alarms,When my eyes cannot hold the sunsetAnd my ears find the melody gone,Come, Lord, look me over closely.Isn’t it time to move...
"Whence cometh faith?" the Master asked."From us!" the four friends cried;"Had we not put him through the roof,We’re sure, he would have died."(Luke 5:20 -Mark 2:5) "Whence cometh faith?" He asked again."From me," the woman said." I only touched His garment’s hem -I’m...
She was old, and worn, and weary.She prayed, "Lord take me home.I'm so tired and oh, so homesick -For that mansion of my own.Lord, my youth is gone and I have usedAll my energy for You.Now, my voice breaks when I sing Your song.Oh, Lord, what can I do?""Precious...
Understanding must be difficult for me, as my lessons have been hard. Come to think of it, my heart has always been what got me in trouble. But, one lesson stands out in particular, today.My granddaughter, at 5 lbs. And 2 weeks of age, was quietly deposited into my...
Go to the end of your life, dear one.Read what the paper says.Will the account be true and say the thingsYou always hoped would be said?Even when we are very young,The Bible says we are knownBy the deeds we are doing, the deeds we have done.They follow, won’t leave us...
Mary chose a precious LambWhose life was pure and white,A choice she made with greatest careThat made her soul feel right.She took Him everywhere she went;To school, at play, and working.She found her peers just loved her more,No danger round her lurking.One day, the...