HOPE IN HIM

 

Hope is heaven’s promise, 

That the sun is shining bright,
Even though dark shadows loom,
To swallow up the light.

Hope declares to everyone,
That it has never failed,
Espouse your faith to hope and you,
Will never be dismayed.

Hope when rooted deep in faith,
Will spring eternal fruit,
It lives up to its sacred pledge,
That it is wed in truth.

The door to hope can be unlocked,
The key is to concede,
To the grace of God that will,
Ensure you succeed.

If you place your hope in Him,
His promise He will keep,
Peace and joy will flood your soul,
The well of God runs deep.

Myra D’Souza / 16th February 2011

MOVEMENT OF LOVE

His love for me each morning,

As silent as the dawn,
Awakes my quiescent spirit,
Without reserve I am drawn.

His call begins in cadence,
Measured, soft and low,
Moving from key largo,
To swell in crescendo.

My captive spirit urges me,
To raise my heart in prayer,
Surrendering my being,
To my Beloved’s care.

Prostrate before His Majesty,
I sing in joyful praise,
The tabernacle of my heart,
Radiates His grace..
 
 He knows I am unworthy,
But He  loves me anyway,
With generous abandon,
He blesses me each day.

Myra D’Souza / 15 February 2011

I AM NOT ALONE

I will walk with You my Lord,

No matter where you lead me,

I will stay by You my Lord,

No matter where we go.

Though the road is dark as night,

And narrow is the pathway,

With my hand in Yours I know  -

I never am alone.

My life has had its share of pain,

I’ve tasted joy and sorrow,

Death has strode in boldly,

As it claimed with  wanton force.

How often I have drowned in tears,

But in my darkest hours,

Unfailingly my Lord I've known -

I am not alone.

Recently the gloom of night,

Enshrouded me in shadow,

Agonizing grief and loss,

Overpowered my soul.

Vanquished for a while I lost,

Awareness of Your power,

Forgetting for a while that I -

Never am alone.

Every time I feel bereft,

And sorrowing I falter,

You deign to stoop from heaven,

Embracing me once more,

How wonderful it is to know,

That in my darkest hours,

You reassure me once again -

I am not alone.

Myra D’Souza / 6 January 2011