Archive for March 26th, 2009
Drama? No Thanks
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Here OR There
Posted in opposing wrong, philosophy, worship, tagged arena, ball, bodies and souls are never sold, buildings spacious, check, checking account, count, disappointed, fast car, favorite, favorite car, fleeting toys, folly of all, frown, fully honestly in cheapness appear, games of chance, grand glorious Day, it all stays here, must be born again, narrow way, on one gallon, one gallon, paid all taxes, paid on fees, remember, Remember it all stays here, sea song in your throat, selfish strife, serenity, short life, sleek sailboat, smile with delight, souls sold, streets of gold, survey, Thank God, the blue clear, the surveyor agrees, toys great medium or small, wild sailor’s gloat, wind in your hair on March 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The next time you check, your checking account,
You smile with delight – what a fine amount,
Or you frown, disappointed at the low count,
Remember, it all stays here.
The next time you survey all the surveyor agrees,
Is yours to do with just as you please,
You’ve paid all taxes, paid on fees,
Remember, it all stays here.
The next time you sail on your sleek sailboat,
Your wind in your hair, a sea song in your throat,
Taper the glee, turn down the wild sailor’s gloat,
Remember, it all stays here.
The next time you climb into your favorite, fast car,
Or the other one that can travel on one gallon, so far,
Or the third that you polish and clean the least mar,
Remember, it all stays here.
“Here” is the place for toys great, medium, or small.
“Here” is the arena for games of chance or of ball.
“Here” is the land for buildings spacious and tall.
‘Here” is were all the above stay.
There is, Thank God, beyond the blue clear.
Where the folly of all we’ve held so dear
Will fully, honestly, in cheapness appear,
And life there is one grand, glorious Day.
There is a place where streets are made of gold.
A land where bodies and souls are never sold.
The hope of the holy and at the same time, bold.
The road to such serenity is called the “Narrow Way.”
Release your hold on fleeting toys of this short life.
Give in to God, give help to men, stop selfish strife.
Take your children, your siblings, your noble wife.
“You must be born again” and friend, you also may! – eab, 3/25/08
John Hart Stockton – death, Mar. 25, 1877
Posted in Jesus Christ, worship, tagged “Down at the Cross”, “Glory to His Name”, “The Great Physician”, Believe in Him, by sin oppressed, celestial land, converted to Christ, crimson flood, free, full salvation, He will save you, His word, holy band, immortal, Jesus, John Hart Stockton, mercy, Methodist, Methodist Camp Meeting, PA, Philadelphia, precious blood, soul, the truth, the way, trusting, white as snow, with the Lord on March 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
“Only Trust Him”
Come, every soul by sin oppressed;
There’s mercy with the Lord,
And He will surely give you rest
By trusting in His Word.
Refrain
Only trust Him, only trust Him,
Only trust Him now;
He will save you, He will save you,
He will save you now.
2.
For Jesus shed His precious blood
Rich blessings to bestow;
Plunge now into the crimson flood
That washes white as snow.
3.
Yes, Jesus is the truth, the way,
That leads you into rest;
Believe in Him without delay
And you are fully blessed.
4.
Come, then, and join this holy band,
And on to glory go
To dwell in that celestial land
Where joys immortal flow.
5.
O Jesus, blessèd Jesus, dear,
I’m coming now to Thee;
Since Thou hast made the way so clear
And full salvation free.
John Hart Stockton died (3/25/1877) in Philadelphia, PA. He was a converted to Christ at a Methodist Camp Meeting and became a Methodist. He also wrote the music to : “Down at the Cross” (aka “Glory to His Name”) and “The Great Physician.”
Truth – weight
Posted in eabits, philosophy, tagged scales, truth, weight on March 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Robert Frost – birth, Mar. 26, 1874
Posted in born today, nature, today in history, winter, tagged 1874, “The Road Not Taken”, born this date, CA, darkest evening of the year, downy flake, easy wind, farmhouse, fill up with snow, harness bells, heard him live on the radio, in the village, John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, little horse, lovely dark and deep, miles to go before I sleep, promises to keep, Robert Frost, San Francisco, today in history, woods on March 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of the easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost was born this date (3/26/1874) in San Francisco , CA. He wrote the favorite “The Road Not Taken” and many others poem. I heard him live on the radio read his poem at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration.