REST IN HIM

Oh take a chair and sit beneath
the shadows of the trees
And watch the water ripple as
the Lord blows gentle breeze.
Rest in Him and watch with Him
and make your soul at ease
And sing His praise within your heart,
if God you seek to please.

Doris S. Jamison
Copyright © 1997
All Rights Reserved.
From my book, "Poems From The Heart".

SANCTUARY

I often feel a need in me
To leave the noise and strife,
And find a place of solitude
Mid ways of country life.

A place of quiet peacefulness
Where life is more serene,
A sanctuary for my soul
Where trees and hills are green.

I'd like to seek a shady glen
Next to a singing stream,
where I can lay my cares aside
To pray, reflect and dream.

A place where nature reigns supreme,
And birdsong fills the air
With melodies so beautiful,
And no distractions there.

I need communion with the hills,
With beauty that I love,
For there I find a quiet strength
And peace sent from above.

Beverly J. Anderson
Praise Him
New Hope Books
A Salesian Missions Publication,
New Rochelle, NY

BESIDE THE WATERS

Beside the quiet ripling streams
My Lord is leading me,
All nature bears His spoken word
In everything I see.

For lo, He comes to comfort me
And sits down at my side,
He whispers in the breezes
Blowing gently through my mind.

The waters ripple gently on,
So quiet and serene,
And on its waves I see His truth
Reflecting like a dream.

And mounted up on eagle's wings,
The Master makes me soar,
Above the waters running still
And all because He's Lord

Reflected on the ripples are
The trees and skies above,
Resplendent with the sun,
As warm as God's abiding love.

A place where I find solitude
Without a single care,
Beside the waters deep and still,
My Father leads me there.

~Thomas P. McHugh~