Longing for Love

Longing for Love

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Glorious this love to know

Joyous this love to feel

Sweet this love You show

Inspiring this love is real

Love streaming from my Savior

Love lavished by my God on High

Love poured out on mount Calvary

Love which draws me to Christ nigh

Love existing before the stars

Love gleaming before the first man

Love long foreknowing salvation

Love which laid the merciful plan

Love who is God Himself

Love knowing me before my birth

Love wondrously stitching me

Love setting foundations of the earth

Oh, sweet Love, please fill me

Lord, may Your Spirit in me overflow

Father, let Your love shine in me

Let my life Your love always show

Your love warms and embraces me

Your love lets me soar to new heights

Filling me with passion and peace

Brightening my days and my nights

Powerful is Your precious love

Opening my eyes and bending my knees

Lord, I long for You and Your love

I desire that You I will always please

For Your love has changed my life

Your love has transformed my mind

Your love has renewed my spirit

My heart to Yours, Lord, forever bind

Sing joyously of Your love I will

I will dance and sing your praise

Let Your love consume me, Lord

For to You my heart I raise

Come with me, dear Christian

Come, let us sing with joy great

Glory to God in the Highest

In Him we rejoice and celebrate

Glorious is God’s love to know

Joyous is the love of Jesus to feel

Sweet the love You, dear Lord, show

Inspiring to know Your love is real

Oh, sweet Love, please fill me

Lord, may Your Spirit in me overflow

Father, let Your love shine in me

Let my life Your love always show

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Feb 11, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 3 Comments

The Lord’s Love

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Love pours from my heart

Love streams from me to You

In response to the love You give

What else, Lord, can I but do?

For You, my God, are love

Beautiful, eternal and vast

Sweet to those who know You

The I AM, the First and Last

Joyfully my heart sings for You

Gratefully my lips sing of love

Thankfully I lift my arms in prayer

Rejoicing in my Father Above

Your love is deeper than oceans

Your love spans higher than the sky

You love extends beyond the universe

This love I receive – but who am I?

Who am I, Lord, that You love me?

Who am I to receive such wondrous favor?

Your creation, Your handmaiden, I am

And Your sweet love I will always savor

Who am I that Christ should die for me?

Who am I that He should suffer so?

Undeserving yet beloved I am

Yes, this love His Cross does show

Kneeling at the foot of the Cross then

With my dear Lord at Calvary

The breadth, depth and height of Your love

In Your pierced feet and hands I see

Blood and water gushing forth

Cleanings the sins of all who believe

No greater gift of love can we ask

No sweeter love can we receive

And love pours from my heart

Love streams from me to You

In response to the love You give

What else, Lord, can I but do?

You died for me, my precious Lord

Yes, this is how much You love me so

For eternity I will love You, my God

May my life of Your love always show

~*~

© 2012 Caroline Gavin

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Feb 7, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 23 Comments

Power of Prayer

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Our Lord made quiet time for prayer

How much more then should we?

He withdrew in the morning while dark

So that with His Father He could be

The Word made flesh, the Son Himself

He relied upon His hours of prayer

For in prayer we commune with God

We speak to Him, and Him we do hear

Oh, so precious is this gift divine

So lovely it is for you and I to know

We can speak freely to our dear Father

In all things to Him we must go

Rejoice, my heart, in this gift

Be ready always my lips to pray

Eager to commune with my Father

Incessantly each night and day

My spirit touches His Spirit

In prayer I feel this, yes, deeply so

God wraps me in His eternal arms

And Heavenly things I see and know

How could we ever be lazy in prayer?

How could our hearts not long for this?

How could we not want to see our Daddy?

How could we not want to feel this bliss?

Let us grow deeper in prayer each day

Let us make time for it all the more

Let us approach the Heavenly throne

Let us rest with our Father secure

In the quiet, dark hours of the morn

May we like our sweet Savior be

May our Father find us deep in prayer

With lifted arms or bended knee

As sweet incense may our prayers rise

As the fragrance of flowers sweet

May our prayers ascend to our Father

Pleasing to Him when they do greet

Join me, dear Christian, in sweet prayer

Raise your heart to our Father with me

Grateful I am to pray with you, dear one

Let us commune with our Father joyfully

Yes, so precious is this gift divine

So lovely it is for you and I to know

We can speak freely to our dear Father

In all things to Him we must go

And rejoice we will in this gift

Be ready always our lips to pray

Eager to commune with our dear Father

Without ceasing each night and day

~*~

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Feb 4, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 11 Comments

Citizen of Heaven

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My citizenship is in Heaven

Gladly this truth I know

So as each day now passes

Farther from this world I grow

For of this world I am not

I am but a sojourner here

It is God’s Kingdom I seek

My Heavenly home I see clear

Beautiful, bright, eternal

Sweet, lovely and divine

Home of the Lord and the angels

Yes, this very Home is mine

Glorious is this truth, dear Christian

Please let your heart never forget

Your name is in the Book of Life

Indeed forever there it is set

Deserving of this eternal reward

Never could I be on my own

For it is the blood of my Savior

His sacrifice for me did atone

Yes, the blood of the Lamb it is

Which cleanses and sets me free

It is the Cross of my sweet Lord

Which brings me bliss eternally

Heaven already is in my heart

Rest and rejoice in Eden I do

Drinking from the Living Water

And eating God’s every word true

For eternal life starts not some day

Upon being born again it did start

Yes, eternal life I live right now

And joy overflows from my heart

So sing with me, sweet sister

Rejoice with me, beloved brother

Let us joyfully thank and praise God

And let us gladly uplift one another

Eternal treasures do await us

For each a crown to perfectly fit

The glory of God we shall see

Forever on the Throne He does sit

Worry not, dear one, of this world

Let not the trials weigh you down

Remember your citizenship Above

Think upon the treasures and crown

For our citizenship is in Heaven

Yes, gladly this truth we know

As each day now passes here

Farther from this world we grow

Yes, of this world we are not

We are but sojourners here

It is God’s Kingdom we seek

Our Heavenly home we see clear

~*~

How do you recall daily that you are a citizen of Heaven?

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Feb 2, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 2 Comments

Joy of Jesus

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Joyfully I arise each day

Knowing You are there to greet

Lord, You have brought joy ineffable

Since You and I did meet

Joy which uplifts me in the dawn

Joy which embraces me in my sleep

Joy which gleams from my eyes

Joy which shines in the dark deep

Joy which makes my heart sing

Joy which warms my body and soul

Joy which fills me to overflowing

Joy which make me beautifully whole

Joy which flows as living water

Joy which wells within me

Joy which brings prayer and praise

Joy which grows throughout eternity

Oh, sweet joy You bring, my Savior

Joy known by only those knowing You

Joy experienced by Your children

Who discover all You said is true

Faithful You are to Your promises

Prophecies are fulfilled time after time

Those who trust in Your Word, Lord

Find then a joy sweet and sublime

We will go out in joy and be led in peace

The mountains and hills will burst into song

Everlasting joy will crown our heads

For with our Father we always belong

This joy of Jesus I sing each day

This brilliant joy which does abound

Ever since the day I called You my Lord

Ever since the moment Your love I found

Join me, Christian, in songs of praise

Join me in thanking our Father Above

Join me in singing of the everlasting joy

He gives to the children He does love

Joyfully then we journey each day

Knowing our Savior walks by our side

Our Lord has brought us joy ineffable

And so in Him we will always abide

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© 2012 Caroline Gavin

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Feb 1, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 23 Comments

Hope: Eternal and All-Encompassing in Scope

Hope Eternal

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Great is our hope, dear Christian

A hope which endures beyond time

Hope through the resurrection of Christ

Hope sacred, spiritual and sublime

Yes, our loving Father gives to us

A wondrous birth in living hope

It transcends our understanding

Eternal and all-encompassing in scope

Let us wear this hope as our helmet

A sure and steadfast anchor of the soul

Yes, through the joy and peace of believing

Hope abounds in us to make us whole

So my heart sings praises to our Savior

For His hope does carry me above trial

Yes, rain and shadows may encompass me

But His hope keeps me joyful all the while

Things external cannot overcome me

No, my eyes are fixed on hope of eternity

For hope that is seen is not hope at all

I instead wait for what I do not see

Christian, then, do not grow discouraged

Do not quench the Spirit living in you

Fix your eyes instead on God’s Promises

Set your heart upon the eternal and true

Then surely hope will well in your soul

Surely it will burst forth as a fountain

It will embrace, uplift and encourage you

Both in deep valley and on towering mountain

So join me, dear Christian, in praising God

May hope keep our eyes fixed on Heaven above

For nothing is more beautiful or more sweet

Than to experience Christ and His eternal love

Rejoice we do in the hope Jesus has given us

It is a hope which endures beyond time

Hope through the resurrection of our sweet Savior

A hope sacred, spiritual and sublime

~*~

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Jan 31, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 3 Comments

Knowing God

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My heart rejoices in You, O God

My soul lifts You in constant prayer

How blessed I am to be Your daughter

To feel Your Presence is always near

So sweet to know You, Eternal One

So lovely to feel You next to me

So beautiful to hold Your Hand each day

So wondrous that Your Way I see

Lifted to new heights I am each day

For I know You, the Creator of us all

I see the world so clearly now

For You raise me to mountains tall

Yes, You opened my eyes to truly see

How blind I was before I met You

You share with me eternal wisdom

You confide in me all that is True

Those who seek You earnestly, Lord

You indeed they will joyously find

Those who set their hearts upon You

Experience transformation of the mind

Suddenly these see more than the seen

They find a world unseen yet real

Clearly they discover that life is eternal

Strongly Your love they do feel

Blessed are those who know You

Overjoyed I am to be of them one

A dear daughter of Yours, Almighty

Purchased by the blood of Your Son

My Father, my Daddy, is Jehovah

How can my joy I ever contain?

Your Name I raise continually in song

Your love is the beautiful refrain

Abba, Abba, my Father, loves me so

Indeed He sent His Son to die for me

Behold the love of my God on the Cross

More than my eyes can bear to see

Faith I have in the Sacrifice of the Lamb

Confident that His blood makes me clean

Pure and holy I am in my Father’s eyes

Justified by faith I have in the unseen

Bursting with joy and thanksgiving

I find myself now each day and night

Thank You, Father, that I am to You

Precious and priceless in Your sight

Rejoice, dear brother and sister, with me

Our Daddy on High loves us so much

How can we not sing of His goodness

Of the way our hearts He does touch

For each of us knows the Eternal One

So lovely to feel Him next to you and me

So beautiful to hold His Hand each day

So wondrous it is His Way we see

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How has your life changed since knowing God?

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Jan 28, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 18 Comments

Watch and Pray

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“Watch and pray,” said our Lord

That into temptation we do not fall

Alert and prayerful may we be then

Eager to answer our Master’s call

For even the most virtuous

Is wretched without God’s grace

Yet with His strength we can endure

With His power we run the race

In our very weaknesses

His strength He does show

When for Him we empty our all

Fullness of Spirit then we know

Sweet it is to know this power

Beautiful to feel God move

Blessed we are to be His temples

Truth of His Word in us does prove

Watch and pray I will then

Each passing day, each moment too

For by keeping wide my eyes

I discern between false and true

And prayer connects me to Him

The Eternal God on High

Communing with Him always

That to my heart He is nigh

Lead me not into temptation, Lord

Prayerful and watchful may I be

Clinging to you, my Master

Of Satan’s shackles living free

For faithful You are to lead us

Lord, loving You are to save

Merciful to strengthen us

In Your Name we can be brave

Full of evil is this fallen world

Yet overcome this world did You

Nothing separates us from Your love

When we cling to all that is True

I thank You, dear Lord and Savior

I praise You for holding my hand

Next to me You walk each moment

Leading me to Your Promised Land

Love You more each day I do

To understand You more I want so

That I may love you deeper, Lord

And Your love to all I may show

Watch and pray I will be then

That into temptation I do not fall

Alert and prayerful will I be then

Eager to answer my Master’s call

And sweet it is to know Your power

Beautiful to feel You move in me

Blessed I am to be Your temple

Set apart to live with You for eternity

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Jan 26, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 9 Comments

Wherever You Go, Lord

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Wherever You go, Lord

Grant that I may go too

For my greatest desire

Is to be always with You

If You travel the mountains

Let me climb them by your side

If You sail seas and oceans

Let me remain through each tide

If into the heavens You fly

Lord, may I reach this great height

If into the dark valleys You go

Lord, remain always in my sight

Through joy and through tears

Through darkness and light

Grant that I may be with You

Through each day and each night

For who knows me like You do?

Who loves me with a love so sweet?

Who gives everything to me

As You have since we did meet?

To the Love and Life You give

Nothing will ever compare

So my every moment with You

Lord, I do long to share

The heights are much higher now

Bright even are the valleys low

Everything You make new and lovely

Your strength in our weakness does show

So my heart is one with Yours

I abide in You, and You in me

Transformed I am inside and out

A new woman You made me to be

Glorious it is to be Your daughter

Sweet to be one whom You love

You share with me every moment now

Just as You will when I live Above

Rejoice in Your Name I will always

Sing to you sweet songs of praise

How can I contain my joy for Jesus?

His love continually does amaze

So wherever You go, dear Lord

Please grant that I may go too

For my greatest desire is

To be always with You

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Jan 24, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 11 Comments

Born Again

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Lest a man be born again

The Kingdom of God he will not see

Such a glorious Truth to know

Yes, such a wondrous mystery

But what is this second birth?

A mother does not carry a child twice

How can we heed Christ’s words?

How can we follow sacred advice?

The birth of which our Lord speaks

Is not of the flesh and blood we know

It is a birth of the spirit from Spirit

Following then wherever the Spirit does go

Sweet is this second birth

Blessed are those who in Spirit live

These taste the bliss of eternity

These savor the grace God does give

For God so loved the world

That He sent His only begotten Son

Whosoever places His faith in Christ

Knows salvation through the Holy One

In surrendering one’s self to Christ

In giving Him everything and all

One finds Life and victory sweet

Following ever his dear Master’s call

For to enjoy the resurrection of Christ

First one must with Him also die

A death of denying the desires of flesh

In order to spiritual heights then fly

Rejoice then in this second birth

Celebrate the Spirit Who now lives in you

Praise God for the Gift of eternal life

Thank Him for His love enduring and true

How glorious it is to live this Life

I count all lost in previous life as naught

I long to live always fully in the Spirit

For Christ’s blood my redemption bought

Let us tell one and all of this story

Let us tell everyone about spiritual birth

No sweeter story is there to share

Than Christ dying to save all on earth

So may we embrace Christ each passing day

And fan the flame of the Spirit in the heart

May we lift our prayer and praise to God

Who loved each and all of us from the start

For so very sweet is this second birth

Blessed are we who in Spirit live

We taste each day the bliss of eternity

Yes, we savor the grace God does give

Praise the Lord we have been born again

The Kingdom of God each one of us shall see

Such a glorious Truth to experience and know

Yes, such a wondrous and glorious mystery

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Jan 20, 2012 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 9 Comments

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