The Devil May Wall You Round (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 insights which she put down in poetry. One of her best poems is “The […]
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 18 miles from his mission station, the area was overwhelmed by a group of 600 […]
Five Minutes After I Die (Poem) 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 not see, Voices that murmur will not reach me, But where, O where will my spirit […]
This Thing is from Me by Laura Barter Stow “This Thing is From Me” by Laura A. Barter Snow (died 1939), is a touching and comforting piece of writing that deserves, and will bless, a wide readership. The expression, “This thing is from Me” comes from 1 Kings 12.24. The disappointments of life are in […]
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 not is known to Me. Thou canst not see today the hidden meaning Of My […]
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 last came down, Hushing the merry din, Mother would look around and ask, “Are all […]
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 all of life’s difficult and dangerous situations: And I said to the man who stood […]
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 knew; Nor dreamed till I was stricken, that He could see me through. Who deepest […]
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 to appall; Let but my risen Lord appear, backward they go and fall. Before, behind, […]
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 born of the Spirit, because he has heard The truth of salvation, as preached in […]
