The Atonement (Selected excerpts) by William Blane This poem was written some time after 1883, when William Blane emigrated from Scotland to South Africa. It first appeared in print in 1887, when William Shaw, of Maybole in Ayrshire, had it […]
Thou Hast No Tongue, O Christ Anonymous Thou hast no tongue, O Christ, as once of old, To tell the story of Thy love divine: The story still as strange, as sweet, as true; But there’s no tongue to tell […]
A Pomegranate and a Bell by J.M.S. Tait With holy awe and reverent pace, The Priest approached the Holy Place; Attired in garments that became The Place where God had set His Name. His ephod shone with gold and gems, […]
Safe Home at Last by Isaac Ewan Fallen asleep, Lying at rest, Tranquil and deep, Safe on His breast! Life’s journey o’er, Heaven’s portal passed, Pilgrim no more, Safe home at last. No more to fear, No more to die, […]
For One Who Is Tired by Grace Noll Crowell (1877-1969) Grace Noll Crowell (1877-1969) wrote 35 books of poetry in her long life. Few are sweeter than the one she wrote “For one who is tired”: “Dear heart, God does […]
I Cannot but God Can (Poem) by Annie Johnson Flint (1866-1932) Annie Flint suffered from crippling arthritis most of her life. However, confined to a sickbed, she experienced the presence of the Lord in a way that brought forth sweet […]
The Devil May Wall You Round by Annie Johnson Flint (1866-1932) Annie Flint suffered from crippling arthritis most of her life. However, confined to a sickbed, she experienced the presence of the Lord in a way that brought forth sweet […]
Afraid of What? (Poem) by E.H. Hamilton E.H. Hamilton, a Presbyterian missionary to China, wrote the poem below to reflect upon and commemorate the martyrdom of his fellow missionary J.W. Vinson (1880-1931). In October 1931, as Vinson visited some believers […]
Five Minutes After I Die (Poem) Anonymous Loved ones will weep o’er my silent face, Dear ones will clasp me in sad embrace, Shadows and darkness will fill the place, Five minutes after I die. Faces that sorrow I will […]
The Maker of the Universe Poem by Frederick William Pitt (1859-1943) The maker of the universe, as man for man was made a curse: The claims of laws which He had made, unto the uttermost He paid. His holy fingers […]
The Legacy (Poem) by J.M.S. Tait What shall he leave his sons? Silver nor gold, Nor heritage, has he, nor herd nor fold. Not these can he bequeath, but this he can – The holy raiment of a saintly man. […]
The Lodger A poem by J.M.S. Tait, based on Numbers 22:8 “Lodge here this night”. Ah, thou that dalliest with temptation And would’st fain a little while thy fell guest entertain; Thinkest thou with morning light he’ll clean depart, And […]
Did You Pray This Morning? Anonymous I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day; I had so much to accomplish that I didn’t have time to pray. Problems just tumbled about me, and heavier came each […]
Flame of God by Amy Carmichael Amy Carmichael (1867-1951), missionary to India, penned this poem, borne out of her own experience of sacrifice and suffering: From prayer that asks that I may be Sheltered from winds that beat on Thee, […]
The Courts of Common Sense by Isaac Ewan The Courts of Common Sense, from the Caravanserai collection by Scottish poet Isaac Y. Ewan, is a critique, in verse, of the ancient Greek poet Homer (circa 7th Century BC). Homer’s influence […]
The Prophet by Isaac Ewan The Prophet, by Scottish poet Isaac Y. Ewan, retells in vivid and poignant tones the story of the courage of a lonely faithful prophet (Micaiah) and the death of a scheming corrupt monarch (Ahab). It would pay […]
The Conqueror by Isaac Y. Ewan Be master of thyself, and hold The earth-born team in hand, Possessed and ordered and controlled, Subdued at thy command. Swiftly your heritage they’ll wreck If once their heads get free. Hold then the […]
He Will Come by Isaac Y. Ewan He will come; surely come; quickly come; And His praise will rise from lips no longer dumb. For the weeping in the night Oft has dimmed the vision bright, But He’ll come; yes, He’ll […]
The Potter’s Wheel by Isaac Ewan The Potter’s Wheel by Scottish poet Isaac Y. Ewan, paints a gripping picture of a murderer on death row contemplating being hanged “at the stroke of eight” the following morning. Sobered by the thought of […]
An excerpt from “The Sexton” by Isaac Ewan In The Caravanserai, a collection of poems by the early 20th Century Scottish poet Isaac Y. Ewan, there is an impressive and unique composition entitled “The Sexton”. A sexton is a religious […]
Only a Worthless Pebble by Albert Ramsay Albert Ramsay, evangelist from Prince Edward Island, Canada (1913-1993) penned the following lines about his own experience of salvation: “I was only a worthless pebble upon the beach of time, Yet He stooped […]
Peace: It Is I by Anatolius of Constantinople (Translated by J.M. Neale in 1862) Fierce was the wild billow, Dark was the night; Oars laboured heavily, Foam glimmered white; Trembled the mariners, Peril was nigh; Then said the Son of […]
If by Isaac Ewan If you can rest from all self-righteous working, As having died with Him who died for you, To walk in light where evil things are lurking, And stamp integrity on all you do; If you can […]
Timeless Eternity A poem by Isaac Y. Ewan Timeless eternity, Shoreless infinity, Measureless, limitless, fathomless sea! Incomprehensible, Vastness extensible, Ever and ever and ever to be! Life’s perpetuity, Love’s continuity, Ceaseless and sinless, in fulness and free! Joyous futurity, Blessed […]
Pain Knocked at My Door Anonymous Pain knocked at my door and said she’d come to stay. Though I would not welcome her but bade her go away, Still she entered — And like my shade she followed after me, […]
The Weaver by Grant Colfax Tullar (1869-1950) My life is but a weaving Between my God and me. I cannot choose the colours He weaveth steadily. Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow; And I in foolish pride Forget He sees the […]
The Rosebud A poem by Darryl L. Brown It is only a tiny rosebud A flower of God’s design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to […]
The Kite A poem by John Newton 1725-1807 My waking dreams are best concealed, Much folly, little good they yield. But now and then I gain when sleeping A friendly hint that’s worth the keeping. Lately I dreamt of one […]
The Bend in the Road A poem by Helen Steiner Rice Sometimes we come to life’s crossroads We view what we think is the end; But God has a much wider vision And He knows that it’s only a bend. […]
Blest Cross Poem by John Bunyan (1628-1688) “Thus far did I come laden with my sin; Nor could aught ease the grief that I was in Till I came hither: What a place is this! Must here be the beginning […]
The Anvil A poem by John Clifford Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith’s door, And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime; Then, looking in, I saw upon the floor, Old hammers, worn with beating years of time. “How […]
Child You Must Wait Poem by Russell Kelfer Desperate and helpless and longing I cried; Patiently, lovingly my Lord replied. I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate; And the Master so gently said, “Child, you must […]
I Asked the Lord A poem by John Newton (1725-1807) I asked the Lord that I might grow, In faith, and love, and every grace; Might more of His salvation know, And seek, more earnestly, His face. ‘Twas He who […]
Is This The Right Road Home, O Lord? Anonymous Is this the right road home, O Lord? The clouds are dark and still. The stony path is hard to tread, Each step brings some fresh ill. I thought the way […]
I Asked God A poem by Claudia Minden Weisz I asked God to take away my pride, And God said, “No.” He said it was not for Him to take it away, But for me to give it up. I […]
Beneath an Eastern Sky A poem by Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843-1919) Beneath an eastern sky, Amid a rabble’s cry, A man went forth to die For me. Thorn-crowned His lovely head, Blood-stained His every tread; Cross-laden, on He sped For me. […]
Read the Bible Through A poem by Amos R. Wells I supposed I knew my Bible, Reading piecemeal, hit or miss, Now a bit of John or Matthew, Now a snatch of Genesis, Certain chapters of Isaiah, Certain Psalms (the […]
Hast Thou No Wound A poem by Amy Carmichael Hast thou no scar? No hidden scar on foot, or side, or hand? I hear thee sung as mighty in the land, I hear them hail thy bright ascendant star; Hast […]
In Acceptance Lieth Peace A poem by Amy Carmichael He said, ‘I will forget the dying faces; The empty places, They shall be filled again. O voices moaning deep within me, cease.’ But vain the word; vain, vain: Not in […]
Four Sleeping Infants Inscription from a tombstone in St. Andrews, Scotland Bold infidelity, turn pale and die. Beneath this stone four sleeping infants lie. Say, are they lost or saved? If death’s by sin, they sinned for they are here. […]
I Will Not Doubt A poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox I will not doubt, though sorrows fall like rain, And troubles swarm like bees above a hive, I will believe the heights for which I strive Are only reached by […]
I Cannot Say A poem by F. G. Browning I cannot say beneath the pressure of life’s care to-day, “I joy in these”; But I can say that I had rather walk this rugged way, if Him it please. I […]
I Cannot Give It Up, This Little World I Know A poem by Margaret Mauro I cannot give it up, the little world I know! The innocent delights of youth, the things I cherish so! It’s true, I love my […]
Day of Judgment A poem by John Newton (1725-1807) Day of judgment! Day of wonders! Hark! the trumpet’s awful sound, Louder than a thousand thunders, Shakes the vast creation round! How the summons wilt the sinner’s heart confound! At His […]
Have a Heart Anonymous Pray don’t find fault with the man that limps Or stumbles along the road. Unless you have worn the shoes he wears Or struggled beneath his load. There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt […]
First Days for God A poem by Will Houghton First days for God, Before Thy life is moulded, And God is given Second place – or none. Give Him thy time, And see His plan unfolded; Find in thy years […]
Child of My Love, Fear Not The Unknown Morrow Anonymous Child of My love, fear not the unknown morrow, Dread not the new demand life makes of thee; Thine ignorance doth hold no cause for sorrow, For what thou knowest […]
Are All The Children In? Anonymous I think oft times as the night draws nigh Of an old house on the hill, Of a yard all wide and blossom-starred Where the children played at will. And when the night at […]
The Gate of the Year by Minnie Louise Haskins (1875-1957) Quoted by King George VI in his 1939 war time Christmas broadcast to the British Empire, the “Gate of the Year” poem by Minnie Louise Haskins speaks to readers in […]
Until I Learned to Trust by William Coltman Until I learned to trust, I never learned to pray. And I did not learn to fully trust till sorrows came my way. Until I felt my weakness, His strength I never […]
5 Poems about the Assurance of Salvation Samuel Whitelock Gandy (1780-1851) I hear the accuser roar, of ills that I have done; I know them well, and thousands more; Jehovah findeth none. Sin, Satan, death, press near, to harass and […]
Doing or Done – Which is it? How clear is the sound which the trumpeter gives, That when a poor sinner believeth, he lives; He has done with his nature, condition, and birth, No longer belongeth to Adam or earth; He is […]
When God Wants to Drill a Man Anonymous When God wants to drill a man, And thrill a man, And skill a man, When God wants to mould a man To play the noblest part; When He yearns with all […]
