Things Have Gone Wrong
Things Have Gone Wrong Things have gone wrong, weary pilgrim,But is it sin at your door?Judgment hath heavily fallen.Seek God, His mercy implore. Things have gone wrong, but life’s transient.Heaven awaits further on.Lift up your eyes; He is coming.Rest your hard lot thereupon. Things have gone wrong. Men are watching.Will you victorious be?Will they seek […]
Twas Just a Whisper of Satan
Twas Just a Whisper of Satan ‘Twas just a whisper of SatanInto the ears of Eve,Causing her faith to falter,That did her heart deceive. Subtle suggestions from SatanFollow us every day,Making us doubt God’s promise,Crippling us on our way. He’ll undermine God’s power;Question that He could beTrue to His word and faithfulAmidst adversity. Jesus said, […]
I Need Not Fear
I Need Not Fear My feet are dragging forwardWith reluctance, precious Lord,For all the loads of yesteryearUpon my back are poured. Instead of leaning hard on TheeAnd finding strength to faceThe challenges each day will bring,I falter in the race. The enemy is whisperingA darkened future, Lord.Instead of shutting up my ears,I’ve his suggestions stored. […]
They Point a Finger at Me
They Point a Finger at Me They point a finger at me, dear Lord,Accusing me of sin,Of saying words I never said,Gone where I ‘ve never been. They point a finger at me, dear Lord,Accuse me of having lied.Ah, see my misery and grief;The tears that I have cried. They point a finger at me, […]
Her Cry
Her Cry No-one understands, dear Lord,My heaviness of soul,The sickness that has crippled me,The yearning for console. No-one understands, dear Lord,My loneliness, despair,As I battle private woes,Not a sign of care. No-one understands, dear Lord,What I crave fulfilled.Human comfort has not onceMy great heart-ache stilled. No-one understands but Thee,Comforter and Friend.Ah, what bliss to find […]
The Load Has Come with Passing Years
The Load Has Come with Passing Years The load has come with passing years;A prayer became a cry.Where e’er I go the burden’s there,‘Midst a depressing sigh. I smile, I laugh within the crowd,My burdens deep within;A heart-ache gnawing at my sideMidst all the clamour, din. But some-one knew and saw my pain.He tenderly stood […]
Are You a Wandering Pilgrim?
Are You a Wandering Pilgrim? Are you a wandering pilgrim,Lost in the dark land, Despai,rFearing imag’nary tyrantsWho wait to seize you right there? Are you despondent and timid,Fearful to trust in the Lord?Christ’s strength is fully sufficient.On you His strength can be poured. You must not tremble at giants;You must not fear in the throng.God, […]
Dark Clouds Round Daniel
Dark Clouds Round Daniel Dark clouds were gathering ‘round Daniel that day,Hinting that he should depart from God’s way.Should he obey as his life was at risk?Lions that are hungry make dinner quite brisk! Daniel was threatened. Would he compromise,Secretly pray, hid from men’s prying eyes?No, he was faithful; he did as before,Honouring God, though […]
The King Desires Your Beauty
The King Desires Your Beauty The King desires your beautyTo spread His loving grace;To radiate His sweetnessThrough you in every place. Submit, Oh kingly daughter,To be His instrument;Your beauty, His endowing,His work to complement. Within, His glorious workingFlows forth to beautifyYour works, your words, your being;Your God to glorify. Jenny Daniel Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest […]
Hearken to Me, Oh Daughter
Hearken to Me, Oh Daughter Hearken to Me, oh daughter.Yes, hear your heavenly king.Forget thy father’s peopleAnd to My being cling. I see in you rare beauty.I long to save your soul,To take you broken vesselAnd make you truly whole. You too, oh erring daughter,Who failed so public’ly,Do not allow the devilTo rob and cripple […]
Have You Purposed?
Have You Purposed? Daniel had landed in foreign soil.Heathen would him in their toils embroil.Temptations came to deny the Lord.”Do what we tell you!” their voices roared. We too seem sunk in a world of sin.We can’t escape all its sordid din.At work or school the incessant cry:“Join us, ‘tis nought if you God deny!” […]
Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego Stood when the others were falling low,Knowing that death was the price they’d payIf they were faithful to God that day. Drums rolled, the cry rang to bend the kneeBefore the image a King’s decree,But they were willing to burn and die,For God they’d honour and not deny. You […]
A Child Ambassador
A Child Ambassador Tiny little girlie in a foreign landIn a household strange so much to understand.Mother, father gone so small alone to be!Can this child be strong enough to be a test’mony? Tiny little girlie you were upright true.Diligent in work. Child, I honour you.Ready to be pointing to your God aboveChild, you led […]
My Protection
My Protection Why did you not heed My call, precious wand’rer,There where you walk ‘neath the judgment of sin?Time and again oft My voice has been callingYou to repentance your soul would I win. But you have left My protection foolhardyYou who were once ‘neath My sheltering wing.See how the elements rage in their fury.I […]
Don’t Push Me from the Nest
Don’t Push Me from the Nest Don’t push me from the nest Where all is safe and sound,For then I’ll plummetTowards the hard, stone ground. I’ll dash against the rocks.I’ll be a crumpled mess,And thus I cling and hold,Refusing Thy request. I feel a rush of wind,As from the nest I fall,Tremulously trustingThat Thou would’st […]
As a Hen
As a Hen The farmyard is a happy scene of noises.The hen, contented, chuckles with her brood.When swift o’erhead dark wings begins to hover,As swift, the hen, alert, doth change her mood. She cries aloud, an urgent stringent warning.She calls and pleads, ”Come right unto my side,”Her wings outstretched to shelter all her chickens,”Come nearer […]
Though He Slay Me
Though He Slay Me The Christians in the dread arenaFaced death in many different ways.Their bodies torn and cleft asunder,Bestrewed with blood within those days. Yet in the fires, they trusted in the covertOf wings almighty covering them in love.They did not doubt a loving God’s compassion,Though tortured, slain, He ruled above. I too may […]
Can Thy Word Still Be Fulfilled
Can Thy Word Still Be Fulfilled Oh can Thy word still be fulfilled?With fear my courage has been stilled.I cannot hope I cannot seeHow thou canst make it true for me. But perfect love should not instilFears, doubts, beneath God’s perfect will.For His own word can never fail,Despite the storms, it will prevail. Ah Lord, […]
Sinking Child
Sinking Child Ah sinking, fainting child of mine,I hear your plaintive cry,As there beneath the pressing loads,Your bruised, weak form doth lie. You think the promises are void;No hope they will come true.You feel as if ‘tis mockeryTo trust in them anew. You do not have the strength to call;Your faith has been destroyed.It seems […]
The Pure
The Pure Unto the pure, all things are pure,For they do look uponThe true , the good, the innocentAnd shun all sin and wrong. Unto the pure all things are pure,For since the world’s begun,Within it’s sordid boundariesFrom evil they will run. E’en in the depths of darkness,They see God’s glimmering light.They know God’s intervention;They […]
My Feet Had Wandered
My Feet Had Wandered
Why Was I Ever Born?
Why Was I Ever Born? What am I doing here?Why was I ever born?Life’s filled with so much sorrow,My path with many a thorn. Is there a purpose for my life,A plan for little me?I’m drowning midst the multitudesThat are humanity. Ah child, my dearest, precious one,You’re here to do my will.There is a plan […]
Leah Was Not Beautiful
Leah Was Not Beauti Leah was not beautiful.Her sister was the oneFor beauty cherished, loved, preferred,Whom Jacob’s heart had won. But Leah had a tender eye.We know that from God’s word.Despite her trials, rejections, hurt,Her heart with pity stirred. Jenny Daniel Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email
My Confidence Has Slipped
My Confidence Has Slipped Dear Lord, I let my confidenceIn Thee, Thy word, Thy powerSlip from my fingers in this year,And thus my life turned sour. My joy in Thy salvation,The peace that is within,Had disappeared as doubt crept inAnd doubting Thee is sin. Thus in exasperationI flung my trust away.I did not lean on […]
This Year I Lost My Confidence
This Year I Lost My Confidenc This year I lost my confidenceIn God; His love, His care,So that I stumbled on the pathMy helpmeet was Despair. I seemed to hear a gentle voiceThat bid me look on highTo see the jagged, rugged pathWas leading to the sky. Lift up, lift up your confidenceAnd see your […]
How Could God Send These Trials?
How Could God Send These Trials? How could God send these trials to me?How can I pass this test?It seems more difficult than thoseAllotted to the rest. How can God hold the universeWithin His mighty hand,And yet allow the things that IJust cannot understand? Ah child, if you had confidenceIn God who ruleth all,You would […]
I Used To Trust Thy Word
I Used To Trust Thy Word I used to trust Thy word, Oh Lord.It was my strength and stay.But then I lost my confidence,And stumbled on my way. The promises that used to keepMy faith buoyant and strongAre not the same, for I’m scared that To me they don’t belong. I’ve disappointed Thee, dear Lord,And […]
Confidence Gone
Confidence Gone Ah Lord, I lost my confidenceWhen sickness took her hold.I doubted thy omnipotence;Pain made my trust grow cold. I could not understand, dear Lord,Why I should suffer so, And sensing my receding strengthMy state has laid me low. The woman in the Bible timesWas healed; the blind could see,And thus it seems so […]
I’m Despondent
I’m Despondent Ah Lord, I am despondentIn circumstances bleak.I’m losing trust and sinkingThy presence I must seek. The battle is the Captain’s.He’ll conquer every foe.If He is at forefront,He’ll counter every blow! Jenny Daniel Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email
What Is The Worth of Riches?
What Is The Worth of Ric What is the worth of richesWhen you stand before God’s throne?Compared to God’s salvation,Hear the rich young ruler’s moan, “Why did I turn and leave Christ?That day when He said to me,‘Sell your goods,‘ I refused HimToo late for eternity.” But the woman cried, “I have found Him!”When He […]
Why Should I Not Be First?
Why Should I Not Be First? Why should I not be first, dear Lord,In all consideration?Surely the rest should see that IDeserve their adulation! I will not make an effort, Lord,For others’ need of care.After all that’s spent on me,Nought is left to spare! I am not really selfish, Lord,But people need to seeThat life […]
My Focus
My Focus How can I let my focusBe other than the Lord?He should be first and foremostBy me obeyed, adored. Who else left heaven’s glory,Came to the earth to die,So that He could redeem us;Mankind could justify? His will is first and foremost.To Him, I give my all.My eyes on Him are focused.I will obey […]
I Should Be First
I Should Be First I should be first in your heart, dear child,None other rise aboveAnd claim your first allegianceAnd capture all your love. I should be first in your heart, dear child.Decisions that you makeShould not be those that grieve My heart,E’en for a loved one’s sake I should be first in your heart, […]
The New Year
The New Year I timidly step in the darkness aheadLooking back on the year that my Saviour has led I timidly step in the darkness aheadLooking back on the year that my Saviour has ledSo unknown, so untried, doth the new year appearThat I step on the threshold with shrinking and fear My child, I’ll […]
My Child
My Child My child, I long that you may lookTo Me, alone, as guide My child, I long that you may lookTo Me, alone, as guideI wish you’d in My Ears aloneYour hurts and fears confide My child, ’tis not the world’s acclaimI covet, you may winBut rather that you’d honour MeWith victory over sin […]
The Bearer of Your Burdens
The Bearer of Your Burdens Why has the Lord so burdened meWith loads of pressing care Why has the Lord so burdened meWith loads of pressing careI seem to struggle dailyIn the pit of deep despair My joy is lost ‘m murmuringDear Lord how can it beThat I should be so flounderingSo far from victory? […]
I Know That He’ll Uphold Me
I Know That He’ll Uphold Me It seems my feet have wanderedOn an awesome precipice It seems my feet have wanderedOn an awesome precipiceYet the winding path leads upwardsAnd my footsteps dare not miss There are looming clouds of darknessThere are wailing cries of woeStill the winding path leads upwardsAnd I know I there must […]
The Lord Doth Lighten My Darkness
The Lord Doth Lighten My Darkness The Lord doth lighten my darknessMy loneliness, despair The Lord doth lighten my darknessMy loneliness, despairWhen everything’s against meAnd no-one seems to care The Lord doth lighten my darknessIn deep financial strainI’ll turn to Him for comfortTo meet each pressing claim The Lord doth lighten my darknessWhen sickness takes […]
The Rock
The Rock Oh Rock within the raging storm,I cling to Thee though spent and worn, Oh Rock within the raging stormI cling to Thee though spent and wornAh lift me up, reach out to meThat I might rest myself on Thee. Jenny Daniel
In the Potter’s Hands
In the Potter’s Hands ‘Tis marvelous that I may lie,Within the potters hands, ‘Tis marvelous that I may lie,Within the potters hands,That he can form and fashion me,According to his plan. Jenny Daniel
The Best of the Flock
The Best of the Flock I ask for the best of the flock, dear childThe offering you give Me I ask for the best of the flock, dear childThe offering you give MeBut what is this weak and puny lambUpon the altar I see? For the world outside, you present your bestNot a bit from […]
I Need Thee Lord
I Need Thee Lord To steer my craftAmid lifes stormy sea To steer my craft Amid lifes stormy sea To safely reachThat higher destiny Where sorrows cease And loved ones wait ashore Dark nights ahead The lighthouse dim to meUncertainscared I give this craft to Thee Thou long ago Life’s sorrows braved And safely crossedEach ‘towering wave’ In Thy scarred Hand The craft is saved! […]
The March of Faith
The March of Faith The march of faith doth rhythmically move onDown ages dark and turbulent it’s gone The march of faith doth rhythmically move onDown ages dark and turbulent it’s goneAnd now in worldly times so wild and freeThe remnant still are faithful, God, to Thee My little footstep in that glorious marchDoth echo […]
Trust Me, My Child
Trust Me, My Child This year ahead lies in His HandFor thee, His child, the path is planned This year ahead lies in His HandFor thee, His child, the path is plannedHis whispering voice in love doth sayTrust Me, My child, to lead the way Each day I have a work for theeYour mundane tasks […]
Every Part of Thee
Every Part of Thee There were so many little thingsI gave up Lord to Thee There were so many little thingsI gave up Lord to TheeSomehow I felt I’d sacrificedWhat was required of me But then I read Thy word anewWhich said so tenderlyMy child, I seek not little thingsBut every part of thee! “Present […]
He Knoweth Best
He Knoweth Best Storms gather, skies darkenHopes light grows dim Storms gather, skies darkenHopes light grows dimTimid, I step aheadLeaning on Him. Tender His voice whispersSweet in my ear‘Dear sinking child of mineHark I am here’ Weary and woe begoneEverything lostResting, refreshed in HimHe bears the cost Weak, fragile, spent–sereneWhen storms at restSlowly I comprehendHe […]
His Loving Care
His Loving Care His loving care-a mantle tender warmTo brave the roughest seas, the fiercest storm His loving care-a mantle tender warmTo brave the roughest seas, the fiercest stormHis loving care-when all seems gone astrayAnd every fibre cries-too much to-day! His loving care? Yet tears flow through the nightWhen all seems dark and satan dims […]
He’ll lead You Through Darkness
He’ll lead You Through Darkness When the night is endlessAnd light is never more When the night is endlessAnd light is never moreHe’ll lead you through the darknessAnd to the morrow’s door He’ll whisper words of comfortAnd stirring words of hopeAnd so on firmer, surer feetOn Him, you’ll lean and cope I’ll never, never leave […]
I Do Not Know the Answer
I Do Not Know the Answer I do not know the answerPerplexed I turn to Thee I do not know the answerPerplexed I turn to TheeA maelstrom of conflictingsNo hope to struggle free! I fling myself upon TheeI cling with waning strengthI will not be abandonedNothing my grip shall wrench A weaned child with her […]
Hold Fast
Hold Fast Hold on dear child to all My Word doth sayHold fast dear child, to keep within the way Hold on dear child to all My Word doth sayHold fast dear child, to keep within the wayThe Word of God thy only guide and stayFor ‘it’ the world did many a martyr slay Don’t […]
He’s There
He’s There He’s there within the darkest stormHe’s there when you are tired and worn He’s there within the darkest stormHe’s there when you are tired and wornHe’s there to take your loads from youHe’s there to give you strength anew He does not take your cares awayHe wants to bear them day by daySo […]
A Partial Offering
A Partial Offering We sometimes think the sacrificeOf many a mundane thingWill satisfy a jealous GodA partial offering. Yet Jesus came to give His all,His life on CalvaryHow can I come and say to GodTake only part of me? My all within His loving HandsTo do with what He will‘Tis then He can His purposesThrough […]