Poetic Inspirations and Practical Applications for Blissful Living

Poem: Sitting in Sunshine

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Sitting in Sunshine

Christian Poem: Sitting in Sunshine

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“He dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.” (2 Samuel 23:4)

 

Sitting in sunshine

I feel Your love

Embracing me sweetly

From Heaven above,

 

Touching me gently

With joy, with bliss,

Melting me happily

In Your sweet kiss,

 

Lifting me happily

To highest heights,

Opening my eyes

To loveliest sights…

 

Yes, I feel Your love

In sweet sunshine,

A taste of heaven,

Of courts divine,

 

So Your praise

I so joyfully sing,

Smiling gratefully

At bliss You bring,

 

Dancing so freely

With happiness pure,

Celebrating a love

To always endure,

 

Lifting me up

To heavenly heights,

Brightening even

Darkest of nights,

 

Raising me high

In joy endless,

Melting me happily

In Your sweet kiss…

 

Yes, sitting in Sonshine

Streaming from above,

Jesus, O Jesus,

I feel Your love!

 

© 2015 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Tender Mercies

Tender Mercies Poem

Tender Mercies

Tender Mercies Poem

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“…because of the tender mercy of our God,

by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

to shine on those living in darkness

and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the path of peace.” (Luke 1:78-79)

 

  

Tender mercies are falling
Like soft kisses of dew,
Showers of grace are streaming
Through everything you do,

Oceans of love are flowing
From My heart to yours,
Sweet songs are springing from you
As your heart adores,

My joy is gleaming through you
As bright rays of light,
Happiness is beaming from you
Shining ev’n through night…

Yes, My child, I love you,
More than your heart can know,
Which is why these sweet gifts
To you forever flow.

So smile and dance,
Look up and radiantly rejoice,
Frolic through the wide green fields,
With music lift your voice,

And share with one and all
These gifts with you I share,
Tell to all you touch
Of My gifts beyond compare,

That they, too, may know
The heavenly light you see,
That they, too, may taste
The bliss of eternity,

That they may also smile
As My torrents of grace flow,
That they too may rejoice
In My love to know.

Feel My kiss now,
Upon your sweet forehead,
Feel so deep in your soul
The endless grace I shed,

Yes, feel My sunshine streaming
To you in all you do —
Amen, My precious child,
Bask in the love I have for you!

 

© 2015 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Always More (I Love You, Lord)

Always More (I Love You, Lord)

Poem: Always More I Love You, Lord

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 “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight…” (Philippians 1:9)

Always more, Lord,
Yes, every moment more,
More love for You
From my heart does pour,

With every happy song
My soul does sing,
With every bright smile
Your grace does bring,

With every pure joy
Your love does inspire,
Through pleasant pathways,
Through trials of fire,

Through pain and tears,
Through rich delights too,
Oh, my sweet Lord,
All the more I love you!

So accept this song,
As for You it does beat,
As one expression of love
For my Savior sweet.

How I long to pour
My very life for You,
To shine of this love
Through all that I do.

For nothing delights me
More than Your will,
To be closer and closer
To Your heart still.

So all the more
Of You I sing,
Through happiness, through pain,
Through everything,

With every beat of my heart,
With every breath I take,
With every smile I share,
With every friend I make,

All the more I sing,
All the more I adore,
Yes, I love You, Lord Jesus,
Always more!

 

© 2015 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Above the Clouds

Above the Clouds

Above the Clouds - Poem by Caroline Gavin

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“He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.” (Psalm 40:2-3)

 

When dark were the skies
Looming above me,
When troubled clouds
Were all I could see,

When the rain fell
Relentlessly around,
When barren before me
The once fertile ground,

When bitter tears fell
In endless streams,
When sleep was beset
With unhappy dreams,

I looked up to You
Your Name I did cry,
I called on my Lord,
My God the Most High.

And You outstretched lovingly
Your gentle hand,
You whispered so tenderly
The good You planned,

You held me close,
Drying each tear,
With lullabies of love
You allayed each fear,

You lifted me high
Above clouds once looming,
You pointed to me
Countless flowers blooming…

And so I now sing
Though the tears once fell,
As glorious is the story
Of my Jesus I tell.

Deep in my heart
He has restored sweet song,
While lifting me high
In His arms so strong…

O, yes, I have Jesus,
How can I ask for more?
Now high above the clouds
My heart does soar!

 

© 2015 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: My Cup Overflows

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My Cup Overflows

Poem: My Cup Overflows

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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows…” (Psalm 23:1-5)

 

Though the way be treacherous,
The path unclear,
My heart ever heavy
With trembling, with fear,

The ground beneath me
Rocky and steep,
Though the peace of rest
Elude me at sleep,

I will look to You,
Your Name I will cry,
I will see Your face
Through tear-stained eye,

I will smile again
To feel Your hand,
I will rest assured
In all You planned,

I will sing Your praise
As You lift me up,
I will rejoice to drink
Your overflowing cup,

I will dance with abandon
In Your eternal light,
I will burst with joy
Through day, through night.

Yes, I will look up
To You, Most High,
For in clinging to You
My soul does fly,

My heart delights
That me You keep
As Your precious beloved
Little sheep…

And I will release
Every single fear,
For Lord Jesus, my Shepherd,
You are near!

 

© 2015 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Lavished in Love

Lavished in Love Poem

Lavished in Love

Lavished in Love Poem

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“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” (1 John 3:1)

 

Lavished in love

I am by You,

Yes, lavished in love,

Love so true,

 

 

From head to toe, 

In all I hear and see, 

Today, tomorrow, 

Through all eternity,

 

 

In sunrays streaming 

Through golden clouds above, 

O Sweet Lord Jesus, 

I am lavished in love…

 

 

You kiss my heart 

With Your tender grace 

You light my steps 

With Your smiling face,

 

 

You inspire my heart 

With psalms to sing, 

You touch my life 

With endless blessing.

 

 

So how can I feel

Anything but loved by You

In all that I am,

Through all that I do?

 

 

My heart bursts 

Your love to receive, 

How wondrous in You 

To freely believe!

 

So I will sing 

With eyes on You above, 

With a heart of gladness 

Bursting with love,

 

 

 

With all I am,

With all I will be, 

Today, tomorrow, 

Throughout eternity…

 

 

 

Yes, with love so pure, 

Love so true… 

Because lavished in love, 

I am by You!

 

© 2015 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Winter Warmth

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Winter Warmth

Wisdom of Winter - Inspirational Christian Poem by Caroline Gavin of Purposeful Pathway Christian Life Coaching

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“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” (Genesis 8:22)

Remember, My child,
When cold it may be,
In the winter of life
You are closest to me,

Yes, just as the sun
Hovers closest to earth
In the coldest season
Before spring rebirth,

So too I am with you
Indeed all the more
When the snow falls,
When cold rain does pour.

So do not grow weary,
Do not let tears fall,
For Your Jesus is here
Throughout it all.

I am kissing your days
With brightest sunshine
I am warming your heart
With pure love divine,

I am filling your soul
With peace deep and pure,
I am uplifting your spirit
With love to endure,

So embrace the storms,
The bitter cold days too,
For I promise, little one,
I am all the closer to you.

Yes, rejoice, My child,
When cold it may be,
For in the winter of life
You are closest to me!

 

 

© 2014 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Endless Thanks

Poem: Endless Thanks

 

Endless Thanks 

Poem: Endless Thanks

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“…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

To You, O Lord,
Endless thanks we give,
For Your limitless love,
For life to live,

For grace abounding,
For beauty in all things,
For the deep joy
Your divine love brings,

For smiling children,
For families so dear,
For seasonal celebrations
Drawing loved ones near.

Yes, Lord Jesus,
Thanksgiving we raise
With songs of love,
With hymns of praise.

Thankful each day
May we be,
With our eyes fixed
On eternity,

Holding You
To our hearts so dear,
Rejoicing how You
Are always near,

Smiling in radiance
Your presence brings,
Lifting our hearts
As on angel’s wings.

Yes, wonderful it is
This life to live…
So to You, Lord Jesus,
Endless thanks we give!

 

 

© 2014 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Beautiful Is Your Creation

Beautiful is Your Creation

 

Beautiful Is Your Creation

 

Beautiful is Your Creation

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“And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” (Genesis 1:31)

 

Beautiful is Your creation,
Yes, beauty You create,
Beautiful is Your creation,
Inspiring me to celebrate:

The leaves of the trees
Radiant in the Fall,
The glory of mountains
Stretching so tall,

The stillness of the lake,
A mirror divine,
The dance of the clouds
As they intertwine,

The songs of the birds
Flying high above,
The rays of the sun
Warming with love…

Yes, blissfully beautiful
Is the world I see,
Lord, I thank You
For all You give me.

In the beauty You make
How can I but see You?
Your creation reflects
Your love ever true.

Endless are blessings
I find are mine
By Your grace,
By Your love divine,

Surely in everything,
Both big and small,
You are the beauty
In the midst of it all,

Yes, beautiful is Your creation,
Beauty You create…
You, my Lord Jesus,
I celebrate!

 

 

© 2014 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Seasons of Change

Poem: Seasons of Change

Seasons of Change

Poem: Seasons of Change

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“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

 

Crisp morning air,

Whispers of change,

Glory of seasons

You beautifully arrange,

 

Songs in the winds,

Celebrations in the sky,

Expectations of new things

Sparkle in my eye,

 

Colors transforming,

Leaves aglow,

Fragrance of Autumn

Wherever I go…

 

Yes, in the crisp air

My heart soars with delight,

In Your arms, Jesus,

My spirit takes flight,

 

For surely You whisper

In this season new,

You speak of treasures

Timeless and true,

 

You assure me

Good things await

When You and Your love

I celebrate.

 

So as the seasons

Change now blissfully,

I sing to everyone

All You do for me,

 

I share of Your love

Wherever I go,

As my eyes sparkle,

As my heart is aglow,

 

I keep my eyes fixed

On the heavenly sky,

For You alone, Jesus,

Make my heart fly…

 

Yes, the seasons

You beautifully arrange,

And I embrace Your love,

I embrace sweet change!

 

© 2014 Caroline Gavin

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