Evidence of a Creator

You see a cake with beauty there
There is a baker somewhere.
You see an airplane flying high.
They’ll be an engineer by and by.
You see a painting on the wall
There was painter in it all.
You have a pen in your hand.
There was a pen factory, understand.
And yet…
You see a lily, in full bloom
You say, “This happened with a boom.”

How can you think this?

I see a lily blooming fair.
There is a Creator there.
Not only did He make that bloom,
He formed me in my mother’s womb.

Based on Psalm 139: 13-18
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 24, 2008
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There Ariseth Light

There ariseth light in the darkness
To them who walk upright
The Lord shall fix their hearts
By faith walk they, not sight.
Trusting the Lord, they shall not be
Moved from their way.
Fearing not men or tidings
Of the evil day.
There ariseth light in the darkness
Gracious, compassionate, he.
The light in the darkness is Jesus,
And He shall walk with me.

Based on Psalm 112:4, 6-8
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 23, 2008
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The Needful Thing

The day had been long
The supper was cooking
The red beans and rice
Were so yummy looking
But our van needed picking
Up from the shop.
I was needed to drive
So I turned down my pots.
I left them on simmer,
Told a sister to stir.
“Don’t let them burn,”
I firmly told her.
Just fifteen minutes later…
I returned from my trip.
When I walked in the door
With a bang the smell hit.
Burnt! Oh, fly quickly!
Run, quickly run!
I’m afraid that at that point
Not much could be done.
I quickly changed pots
Tried to save what I could
But with sinking heart realized
Supper would not be good.
As I cleaned up my mess
I wore a big frown.
How I wished that my sister
Wasn’t clowning around!
She should’ve watched it!
My frustration grew.
Then the Lord showed me something
I want to show you.
Noah ran in the kitchen
Gave a big hug to me.
I, despite my frustration,
Lifted him up to see.
“Whata ya cookin’?” he said,
Questioning eyes upturned.
And suddenly, it mattered not
That supper was burned.
For there in that moment
The Father said, “This,
Child, this is needful
When life is amiss.
It’s not about dinner
You spent your time making
It’s about those who sit
At your table partaking.
Child, this is needful,
And now is the time.”
So there with burnt supper
I made this resign.
That even when someone
Else burns my food.
I will try to respond
In a Christ-like mood.
For this thing is needful,
Yea, this thing will last.
The relationships I’m building
As the days pass.
If I may let me ask
As I close, this of you:
Next time things go wrong,
What will you do?


Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 22, 2008
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Stand Fast

For Rosie, to whom those words have extra meaning, with a hug

When Satan sends His heavy blast;
Stand Fast.
You feel temptation’s urging grasp;
Stand Fast.
When stormy winds whip your ship’s mast;
Stand Fast.
When Satan digs up sins of past;
Stand Fast.
When you fear life’s sea so vast;
Stand Fast.
Everything on Jesus cast -
Great Redeemer, First and Last -
Him for strength and vict’ry ask;
Stand Fast.

Based on I Corinthians 16:13
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 21, 2008
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Clothed in His Righteousness

Clothed in His righteousness, robed in salvation
Jesus hath cleansed me and made me His own.
He left His glory to bring me redemption
That I might enter my heavenly home.
Chorus

Chorus:
Clothed in His righteousness
Robed in His sacrifice
Jesus hath changed me; now I am His own!
Robed so the Father will know me in glory
When I appear before His glorious throne.

Clothed in His righteousness, robed in salvation
Christ hath prepared me to meet Him on high.
When He changed me, He gave me His white garment
Keeping it spotless from sin’s blot am I.

Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 20, 2008

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Opt. Tune: Great is Thy Faithfulness

Kept by Thy Power, Safe in Thy Hand

In Thee I’m hiding, in Thee I rest
Safely abiding; Thy will is best.
Lord show Thy power, Thine I would be
Lord ev’ry hour I trust in Thee
Chorus

Chorus:
Kept by Thy power, safe in Thy hand
Moment by moment trusting Thy plan.
Thine arm securing, nothing can harm
While I am upheld by Thy strong arm.

Thou art my Keeper, my Hiding Place
I am Thy seeker, saved by Thy grace
Lord by Thou near me that I not fall
That Thou would hear me; answer my call!



Based on Psalm 17:8; 199:114-117
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 20, 2008
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Opt. Tune: Blessed Assurance

Happy Day, Joyous Way!

As I walk in His way
All my heart rejoices
I sing praise to His name
Joining heav’nly voices.
I am His, He is mine,
Wondrous love is this!
Since my heart has been redeemed
He my substitute is.
Chorus

Chorus
Happy day! Joyous Way!
Walking with my Savior.
In His love, eyes above
Living in His favor.
Sins erased by His grace
Now I seek His face
Thus I live, my heart rejoicing
To His praise.

Once I walked in the path,
Road of sin and sorrow.
But that changed, now I have
Hope for all tomorrows.
He has giv’n, peace and heav’n,
Bought by His own life.
Now I rejoice in His love
Tell others of my Christ.
Chorus

Based on Psalm 68:3-4
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 20, 2008
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Opt. Tune: Wonderful, Wonderful

Teach me to do Thy Will

Teach me to do Thy will, O Lord,
Lead me by Thy Word.
When I grow weary, my heart restore
For I am Thy servant.

Teach me to do Thy will, Thy way;
So shall I seek Thee each day.
Close beside me Thou shalt stay
For I am Thy servant.

Teach me to do Thy will, Thy plan
To Thee I stretch forth my hands.
I need Thy help if I would stand,
For I am Thy servant.

Teach me to do Thy will as I walk
With Thee each hour will I talk
For enemies and temptations stalk;
For I am Thy servant.

Teach me to do Thy will fore’er,
Thy full salvation share.
Moment by moment seeking Thee in prayer;
Lord, I am Thy servant.


Based on Psalm 143:6, 8-10, 12
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 19, 2008
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Opt. Tune: Seek Ye First

Before

Before ye call I hear thy cry.
Before the world was formed, was I.
Before thee I will go always.
Before ye rise, I know thy way.
Before Thy birth I knit thy form.
Before the sunshine comes the storm.
Before ye think I know thy thoughts
Before ye sinned thy soul was bought.
Before ye speak I know each word
Before all else I AM thy LORD.


Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 18, 2008
Based on Isaiah 65:24
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Unity

U nending joy, like mountain dew
N o strings, helping others through
I n unity, as unto Christ
T rue pleasantness in every life.
Y es, Lord, this is good.

Based on Psalm 133 and Philippians 2:1-8
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 17, 2008
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By Touching Him

By touching Him we could not find Him out;
How excellent is He!
In power, justice, judgment too
His glory none can see.

By touching Him we could not find Him out.
His greatness now proclaim.
For our creator He is God;
Almighty is His name.


Based on Job 37:23
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 16, 2008
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Keep Yourselves in His Love

Now to Him who’s able to keep you
Through His wonderful grace from falling.
Praise and glory ever to His name!
Hear His quiet voice calling:
Chorus

Chorus:
Keep yourselves in the love of the Savoir
Praying in the Holy Ghost.
Building up yourselves in your most holy
Pure faith through grace alone.
So keep yourselves in the love of the Savoir
In His mercy ever boast.
Make a difference, hate even a spot of sin
‘Till heaven is your home.



Based on Jude 1:20-25
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 15, 2008
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Opt. Tune: A New Name Written in Glory

As I Love Christ

I love thee as I love my Son
Thou art my very own.
I gave my Son to die for thee
That ye might have a home.
I’ve loved thee since before thy birth.
Before time had begun
I’d numbered the hairs on thy head
And knew them, ev’ry one.
I love thee more than tongue can tell
Than human hearts can know.
And just as I have known my Son
I’ve known thy heart also.
My Child, I love thee endlessly –
As endless as the sea.
I love thee as just I love Christ
Thou art special to Me.

My God loves me as He loves Christ;
What wondrous love is this!
What can I give Him in return?
For small are all my gifts.
I know what I shall give to Him,
Though even it is small.
He loves me as He loves His Son!
I’ll give to Him my All.

Based on John 17:23-26
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 14, 2008
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Send Out Thy Light

Once I floated in derision and despair on earth’s wide sea
My ship had wrecked, I had no hope.
Then suddenly, a shadow, a ship along beside
Then a man threw me a scarlet rope.
Chorus

Chorus:
Send out Thy light
Send out Thy truth.
Lord, let them lead me
To Calvary.
Use me, I pray
To show Thy way.
Lord send out Thy light,
Thy truth through me.

With joy I grabbed the life-line; my hope had been restored.
To think that Someone cared for me!
I know there in that moment that I would give me life
To helping others to safety.
Chorus


Based on Psalm 43:3
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 13, 2008
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Opt. Tune: He Could Have Called Ten Thousand Angels

Be Found Without Spot

Be found without spot
Ye people, ye saints;
Without malice, anger,
Pollutions, complaints.
Be faithful is His work
For He is at hand.
Be found without spot -
Pure hearts, minds and hands.

Based on 2 Peter 3:14
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 12, 2008
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The End is At Hand

The end is at hand
Be sober in prayer
For soon Christ is coming
Again in the air.

The end is at hand
Are you watching for me?
Are you preparing
For eternity?

Based on I Peter 4:7
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 11, 2008
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Ye Are Kept

Ye are kept by the power of God
Safe in His hand, where e’er you trod
Wherein this promise now rejoice
Sing praises, lift ye up your voice.

Ye are kept by His mighty arm
Hidden there from the Devil’s harm.
Though ye are tempted, in this rest:
He is perfecting through this test.

Ye are kept by our Jesus Christ
Thus serve Him with your heart and life.
Protected from the Devil’s darts
Yield to Him mind and soul and heart.

I am kept by Thy power, O Lord
As I take up Thy Shield, Thy Sword.
I will fight daily enemies
Lord, help me! Thine the glory be.


Based on I Peter 1:5-8
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 10, 2008
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Opt. Tune: Doxology

My Puzzle

Your life is like a million piece puzzle particularly placed by My hand.
Each color is joining to testify that beautiful is My plan.
You tend to see the pieces that lay beside in a pile.
But I see ahead to the finished work and I see the end all the while.
You tend to see the sharp corners, the bends, the jigsaw shape.
I see the puzzle completed and I make no mistakes!
You tend to try several pieces before you get the right one.
I‘ve not picked up the wrong piece once since the world has begun.
You tend to look for edge pieces and with those pieces start.
I always start with the middle; not the outward, but the heart.
You tend to come to a trouble spot you can’t add the pieces, you quit
I see trouble; I add even more. My picture grows from it.
Your life is like a puzzle and one day you will see
How faithful I was in designing your puzzle’s entirety.

Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 9, 2008
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My All-Consuming Fire

How I need Thee, Lord, in this world of sin
For I tend to fill my heart
With the easy ways and the earthly things
And forget how great Thou art.
Chorus

Chorus:
As a fire burns, so burn in me, now
To shine for Thee: my desire.
As a fire consumes so captivate me, Lord;
Be my all-consuming fire.

Purge my heart from sin, cleanse each thought within.
Heaven’s pleasures now my gain.
Lord, rekindle love in my heart for Thee
Lord, renew in me Thy Flame!
Chorus

Lord to burn for Thee, through eternity
Never hiding my Wondrous Light.
For my heart is Thine, so Lord through me shine.
Lord, for faith and truth I fight!
Chorus


Based on Hebrews 12:29
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 8, 2008
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Opt. Tune: Draw Me Nearer

By Faith

By faith the heroes of the past have lived,
That faith that trusteth in the saving blood,
That faith that makes us righteous through God’s grace,
That faith that loves the Holy Word of God.

By faith a man named Abel served the Lord
By giving to the Lord his much-loved lamb.
By faith Enoch was translated to Heav’n
So that He wasn’t found by any man.

By faith, yet being warned of things not seen,
One moved with fear, yea, Noah built an ark
And Abraham, by faith, when called to go,
Did into unforeseen country depart.

By faith, Sarah conceived past bearing age
And bore to Abraham the promised son.
Then Isaac, in his turn, by faith did bless
Both of his sons concerning things to come.

By faith, as Jacob died his grandsons blessed.
Likewise, when Joseph died he told his sons
About his bones and of the Promised Land
Instructing those to come what should be done.

By faith, hidden three months was Moses born,
Then stood he for the Lord rather than men.
By faith the harlot Rahab saved the spies
Danger enduring for the sake of them.

By faith, Gideon, Barak, Jephthah too,
Fought battles for the glory of the Lord
By faith, they subdued kingdoms, valiant, strong.
By faith they were saved from the en’mies sword.

By faith at night Samuel hear the Lord call.
By faith David did kill Goliath tall
By faith did Samson do work for the Lord
By faith the walls of Jericho did fall.

By faith today I’ll live and trust in Christ.
For as He was with these, He’ll be with me.
I place my faith in Him and step ahead
Relying on Him ever may I be.


Based on Hebrews 11
Copyright Miriam Rainwater, February 7, 2008
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