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: 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: Always Sunshine

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Always Sunshine

Always 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)

 

Whether the snow falls

Or the sun does shine,

I feel in my heart

A song divine,

 

A presence peaceful,

A joy everlasting,

A happiness heavenly,

A treasured blessing,

 

A bliss beautiful,

A hope to endure,

A faith forever,

A love ever pure,

 

Yes, no matter the weather,

No matter what may be,

I feel heavenly happy

As Jesus is with me.

 

So come what may,

Snow, sun or rain,

Come what may,

Joy, laughter or pain,

 

I will sing,

Yes, I will sing with my all,

Rejoicing in music

Of my Savior’s call.

 

I will live for Him,

For His Kingdom and glory,

Yes, I will live for Him

And for His~story.

 

For Jesus gives to me

A hope to endure,

A faith forever,

A love ever pure,

 

A presence peaceful,

A joy everlasting,

A happiness heavenly,

A treasured blessing…

 

Yes, He gives me

A song divine,

So no matter the weather

It is always Sunshine!

 

© COPYRIGHT 2014 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Source of my Song

Hymn of Praise

Source of my Song

Source of my Song

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“Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!” (Psalm 105:2)

 

You ask me, my friend,

The source of my song…

How can I sing

All the day long?

 

How can my eyes

Sparkle so bright?

How come like day

Shines every night?

 

How can my joy

Be constant and true?

How can this happiness

Each day renew?

 

The answer, dear friend,

Is one very clear:

Happy I am

Because Jesus is near.

 

He is the sun

Of my night and day,

He is the light

On my pathway.

 

He is the song

In my heart playing,

He is the inspiration

For all I am saying.

 

He is the joy

Pure and complete,

Making each day

Beautifully sweet.

 

So, my friend,

I ask you now,

Into your heart

Our Jesus allow.

 

Let Him also

In your life reign,

For then good things

You will gain.

 

You will find joy

Both constant and true;

You feel happiness

Each day to renew.

 

Surely your eyes

Will sparkle so bright;

Like the noonday

Will shine your night.

 

Yes, you and I

Will sing all day long,

As Our Lord Jesus

Is the Source of our song!

 

© COPYRIGHT 2014 Caroline Gavin

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Hymn of Praise

Source of my Song

 

Hymn of Praise

Hymn of Praise

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“…speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord…” ~ Ephesians 5:19

 

A continual hymn

Of praise may I sing,

A ceaseless prayer of love

May my life bring,

 

A song of joy,

A sweet harmony,

A symphony pure,

A psalm heavenly,

 

A musical delight

For Your glory,

A continually telling

Of Your story –

 

Yes, my Lord Jesus,

This I do pray:

Let music of love

Ring in all that I say.

 

May all whom I meet

Smile in delight,

For in me they see

Your glorious light.

 

May all whom I touch

Feel Your sweet love

Flowing through me

From Your throne above.

 

And may all whom I know

Your song ever hear,

As I sing of You

In a song crystal clear.

 

Lord, let me be a song,

A sweet harmony,

A symphony pure,

A psalm heavenly.

 

Yea, a continual hymn

Of praise may I sing,

A ceaseless prayer of love

May my life bring.

 

© 2013 Caroline Gavin

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Poem: Nothing Lovelier than My Lord

Poem: Nothing Lovelier than My Lord

Nothing Lovelier than My Lord

 

Christian Poem: Nothing Lovelier than My Lord

 

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“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” ~ 1 John 4:8

                                                             

Nothing is lovelier,

Lord, than You,

Nothing is lovelier,

Yes, it’s true:

 

No flower blooming,

No bright morning sky,

No majestic mountain,

No bird on high,

 

No glorious sunrise,

No river flowing,

No sparkling snowflake,

No star glowing,

 

No laughter, no smile,

No baby to be born,

No lush summer garden,

No dew drops of morn.

 

No, nothing is lovelier,

My Lord, than You,

You are love in all I see,

Love in all I do.

 

I ask then, Jesus,

To be always with me;

Live here in my heart

For all eternity.

 

And let me also

In Your heart abide,

Allow me to travel

By Your lovely side.

 

For You are lovelier

Than every morning sky,

Every majestic mountain,

Every bird on high…

 

Yes, nothing is lovelier,

My Lord, than You,

For You Yourself are Love

Timeless and true!

 

© 2013 Caroline Gavin

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In Awe of Autumn

In Awe of Autumn

In Awe of Autumn

In Awe of Autumn

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Autumn River by Evgeni Dinev

 

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Morning sunlight

Gentle breeze

Songs of birds

Rustling trees

 

Autumn colors burst

Outside, and in my heart

I resonate with the colors

God’s dynamic work of Art

 

Autumn sings of His glory

The leaves exude color deep

My soul celebrates with them

For this pattern God does keep

 

He creates the seasons

Beautiful, meaningful each one

He separates the days

With rising and setting of the sun

 

Amazing that He

Who created heaven and earth

Set His affection upon me

Before my very birth

 

The colors peak in the leaves

Before returning to the ground

The seasons stride in rhythm

A cycle going ‘round

 

Yet our God is eternal

Unchanging amidst changes

He is the Alpha and Omega

All He makes and arranges

 

As Autumn leaves dance

And burst with color bright

My heart wells with joy

Our Creator is my delight

 

Sing with the birds

And clap with the trees

Uplift arms in the air

Praise, standing or on knees

 

For God loves us

Each and every one

He sent His Beloved to us

His only begotten Son

 

So, in the colors, in the rustling

I feel His Voice divine

He says we are His children

I am His…and He is mine

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© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

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Amazing Grace

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Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound

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“Amazing Grace,

How sweet the sound,”

Music touching my soul

To depths profound.

 

When I hear the lyrics,

Lord, I see Your face;

Yea, how amazing

Is Your eternal grace.

 

Who am I

That You should love me?

Who am I

That You should set me free?

 

A wretched sinner am I,

Once lost and blind;

Yet Your grace transformed

My heart and mind.

 

Your love warmed

My once shivering soul;

Your luminous truth filled me,

Making me whole.

 

I shall sing Your praises

Today and all my tomorrows;

Jesus bears my burdens,

He carries my sorrows.

 

Who is amazing like Jesus?

Whose love is like His?

Who can transform eternity

With one gentle kiss?

 

Jesus is my symphony,

He is the song of my heart;

By His amazing grace

He and I shall never part.

 

Brothers and sisters,

Join me now in song;

Together and forever

With Jesus we belong.

 

And when we are in Heaven,

His song we will still sing;

Amazing is His grace,

Glory to God, our King!


By His precious blood

He has set us free;

By His limitless love

We live eternally.

 

Lord, how amazing

Is Your eternal grace.

Yea, how amazing

We shall Your face.

 

Your loves touches us

To depths profound –

O, “Amazing Grace,

How sweet the sound.”

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© 2012 Caroline Gavin

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Independence Day Poem

Independence Day Poem

Waving in the air,

Our flag, red, blue and white,

Dancing in the sun,

Its stars shining in the light.

 

Overwhelmed with gratitude

That in this nation I do live;

Thankful for the many who

Their lives did bravely give.

 

America, America,

May God richly shed His grace;

America, America,

May you seek His radiant face.

 

Founded on a love for Him,

Surely you are blessed;

May you walk in His truth,

Committed to what is best.

 

For Independence is not free,

It is bought with bloodshed;

The flying colors of the flag

Grew from battlefields of red.

 

So let us never forget

Those who died to set us free;

Let us never forget the God

Who blesses us so lavishly.

 

On this Independence Day,

As fireworks echo in the soul,

Let us celebrate our Nation

And the One who makes us whole.

 

As colors stream gracefully

Across the dark night sky,

A reminder of colorful history

Dances before the eye.

 

The colors of freedom fly

In the flag that does wave;

For this is the land of the free

And the home of the brave.

 

Glory, Glory to God

For loving our nation so;

It is in embracing Truth

That pure freedom we do know.

 

America, America,

May God richly shed His grace;

America, America,

May you seek His radiant face.

 

I thank You, my Lord,

That in this nation I do live;

I thank those who for freedom

Their lives did bravely give.

 

For, dancing in the sun,

Its stars shining in the light,

Waving gallantly in the air is

Our flag, red, blue and white.

© 2012 Caroline Gavin

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God on High

God on High: Inspiratonal Christian eCard and Poem

God on High

God on High: Inspiratonal Christian eCard and Poem

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Glory of glories:
The Son shining on high.
Glory of glories:
Though far, He is nigh.

For Jesus reigns
High in Heaven above;
Yet surely He is near
To all He does love.

The highest Heavens
His Presence cannot contain;
Yet in our hearts
He does surely remain.

He dwells in His children,
Yea, in us He does abide;
He wraps us in His love,
Tenderly He does guide.

How can this be,
How can this be so?
How can the Creator of all
I intimately know?

Surely I am not deserving,
Surely He is far too great;
Yet surely God is with me,
Though me He did create.

The stars sing of His glory,
The sun shines with His light;
The universe shows His wisdom
In division of day and night.

Every star He has named,
My hairs are numbered too;
How my heart adores my God,
Yea, Lord, how much I love You.

So I shall sing of Your glory
All my life, all my days;
I shall sing of Your love,
My life is a song of Your praise.

Dance I shall in sunshine,
Rejoice I shall with clapping trees;
Live for You I shall, my Lord –
Every moment for You to please.

The highest of the Heavens
Your Presence cannot contain;
Yet in my lowly heart, Jesus,
All the while You do remain.

Yes, You reign, my Beloved,
High in Heaven above;
Yet surely You are near to me,
Surely me You do love.

O, glory of glories:
You, the Son, shine on high.
Glory of glories:
Though far, to me You are nigh.

© 2012 Caroline Gavin

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