Heaven?

If heaven is not

 

 

 

 

 

at the top of your list,

 

 

 

 

your world is upside down.

 

– eab 3/31/09

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I REMEMBER

Wandering Ohio’s woodlands

All alone and unafraid.

Getting my first check for working,

Such a grown-up way to get paid. ^[1]

 

Staring at the dorm-room ceiling

City-lit — where I was used to dark.

Seeing Cincy from the Tower,

Playing tennis in the park.

 

Eating cookies, drinking hot drink,

After door bells, looking for a “winner.”

Smelling turkey strong in Tuesday’s air;

Preparing for Hilltop’s big day dinner.

                – eab, Feb. ‘93

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^[1] Somerset’s band director hired Keith; I worked also.

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Blanche Kerr Brock – birth, Feb.3, 1888

I was lost in sin, but Jesus rescued me,
He’s a wonderful Savior to me;
I was bound by fear, but Jesus set me free,
He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

For He’s a wonderful Savior to me,
He’s a wonderful Savior to me;
I was lost in sin, but Jesus took me in:
He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

He’s a Friend so true, so patient and so kind,
He’s a wonderful Savior to me;
Everything I need in Him I always find,
He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

He is always near to comfort and to cheer,
He’s a wonderful Savior to me;
He forgives my sins, He dries my every tear,
He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

Dearer grows the love of Jesus day by day,
He’s a wonderful Savior to me.
Sweeter is His grace while pressing on my way,
He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

Blanche Kerr was born this date 2/3/1888 to Dr. and Mrs. James D. Kerr of Greens Fork, In­di­a­na.  She at­tend­ed both the In­di­an­a­po­lis Con­ser­va­to­ry of Mu­sic and the Amer­i­can Con­ser­va­to­ry of Mu­sic (Chi­ca­go).  She married Virgil Brock and was his com­pos­er and pi­an­ist.  Together they became one of the best-loved of the Gospel hymn writing-singing couples.  She wrote the music to the above – Virgil penned the words. She died 1/3/1958 at Wi­no­na Lake, In­di­a­na.

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