Poems

                                 ~OTHERS~

Lord, help me to live from day to day
In such a self forgetful way
That even when I kneel to pray
My prayer shall be for others.

Help me in all the work I do
To ever be sincere and true
And know that all I’ll do for you
Must needs be done for others.

Let self be crucified and slain
And buried deep – and all in vain
May efforts be to rise again
Unless to live for others.

And when my work on Earth is done
And my new work in Heaven begun
May I forget the crown I’ve won
While thinking still of others.

Others, Lord, others
Let this my motto be.
Help me to live for others,
That I may live like Thee.

~Anonymous~
                                                                          

                              ~DON'T QUIT~                         

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out

Don't give up though the pace seems slow--You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint and faltering man.Often the struggler has given up,When he might have captured the victor's cup, And he learned too late when the night slipped down,How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

~Author unknown~

                                   

ABANDONED

Utterly abandoned to the Holy Ghost!
Seeking all His fullness, whatever the cost;

Cutting all the moorings, launching in the deep Of His mighty power— strong to save and keep. Utterly abandoned to the Holy Ghost!
 
Oh! The sinking, sinking, until self is lost! Until the emptied vessel lies broken at His feet; Waiting till His filling shall make the work complete.

Utterly abandoned to the will of God; Seeking for no other path than my Master trod; Leaving ease and pleasure, making Him my choice, Waiting choice,Waiting for His guidance, listening for His voice.
 
Utterly abandoned! No will of my own; For time and for eternity, His, and His alone; All my plans and purposes lost in His sweet will, Having nothing, yet in Him all things possessing still.
 
Utterly abandoned! It’s so sweet to be Captive in His bonds of love, yet wondrously free; Free from sin’s entanglements, free from doubt and fear, Free from every worry, burden, grief, or care.
 
Utterly abandoned! Oh, the rest is sweet, As I tarry, waiting, at His blessed feet; Waiting for the coming of the Guest divine, Who my inmost being will perfectly refine.
 
Lo! He comes and fills me, Holy Spirit sweet! I, in Him, am satisfied! I, in Him, complete!
 
And the light within my soul will nevermore grow dim While I keep my covenant abandoned unto Him! 

~Author Unknown~