Miriam’s Song
Sound the loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea! Jehovah has triumphed—His people are free. Sing—for the pride of the tyrant is broken, His chariots, his horsemen, all splendid and brave, How vain was their boast; for the Lord has but spoken, And chariots and horsemen...
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Light After Darkness
Light after darkness, Gain after loss, Strength after weakness Crown after cross, Sweet after bitter, Song after fears, Home after wandering, Praise after tears. Sheaves after sowing, Sun after rain, Light after mystery, Peace after pain, Joy after sorrow, Calm after blast, Rest after weariness, Sweet rest at last. Never after distant, Gleam after gloom, Love after loneliness, Life...
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The Day Before
Some time some ordinary day will come, A busy day, like this, filled to the brim With ordinary tasks—perhaps so full That we have little care or thought for Him. And there will be no hint from silent skies, No sign, no clash of cymbals,...
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The Dream of the Kings
Nebuchadnezzar, sleeping, saw a vision That vanished with the night, Troubled, he sought the seers and magicians To call it back to light. But none could tell it till Jehovah's prophet Read him the dream aright: The symbols of the empires of the ages, Their splendor and...
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Show Us Thy Grace
Show us our need, O Lord; how lost, how helpless, How poor, how sunk in sin our carnal hearts; Show us how vain to change our sad condition, Our best endeavor and our utmost arts; Show us how weak we are, and how dependent, How...
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Jacob Wrestling
Come, O Thou Traveler unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see; My company before is gone, And I am left alone with Thee: With Thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day. I need not tell Thee who I...
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The Tongue
"The boneless tongue, so small and weak, Can crush and kill," declared the Greek. "The tongue destroys a greater horde," The Turk asserts, "than does the sword." The Persian proverb wisely saith, "A lengthy tongue—an early death." Or sometimes takes this form instead: "Don't let your...
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The Wounds of Jesus
His Hands were pierced, the Hands that made The mountain range and everglade; That washed the stains of sin away And changed earth's darkness into day. His Feet were pierced, the Feet that trod The farthest shining star of God; And left their imprint deep and...
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Comfort
I've found a joy in sorrow, A secret balm for pain, A beautiful tomorrow Of sunshine after rain. I've found a branch of healing Near every bitter spring, A whispered promise stealing O'er every broken string. I've found a glad hosanna For every word and wail, A handful of sweet...
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