Royston's Poems

Here's the list of poems submitted by royston  —  There are currently 283 poems total — keep up the great work!

He’s dead!

He’s dead! I cannot believe that He just died.
They beat Jesus and had Him crucified.
Now He’s gone. The One I used to follow,
and without Him life is bleak and hollow.

What shall I do, and where shall I go?
You tell me what to do, for I...

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It Is Finished

Resounding throughout the universe
transcending time and space
Is the greatest shout of victory
heard by the human race
From the lips of the Lord Jesus Christ
came that tremendous cry
'It is finished' was His shout

 as He laid down His...

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added 27 days ago
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The cost of saving the lost

Our sins divide the Godhead
as Jesus hangs there all alone.
A crown of thorns upon His head
our sins and trespasses to atone

The Father, His Only Son forsakes
as He hangs there upon the cross.
That awful sight, God’s heart it breaks,
‘tis...

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added 29 days ago
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Flexing the muscles of Faith

When I doubted my doubts and believed my beliefs
things began to work out bringing me joy and release.
Flexing the muscles of Faith walking close with the Lord,
Praying to Him and praising Him, following His...

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added 7 months ago
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The dandelion clock

I picked the loades dandelion stem and I blew
watching each of the seedlings as they flew.
1-o’clock, 2-o’clock, counting each hour,
hoping each seed would become a new flower.

7-o’clock, 8-o’clock, they wafted into the sky
11-o’clock,...

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added 8 months ago
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Christ is all, and is in all

In Christ there is no nationality,
no circumcised or uncircumcised,
for we are citizens of the heavenly
and into his family are baptised.

Neither is there any male and female,
barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free.
For the death of Jesus...

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added 9 months ago
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Love so amazing, so divine

His hands and feet to the cross were cruelly nailed
and deep into his side a roman spear was impaled.
Although Satan fought hard, Christ to overthrow,
Jesus held me tight and He would not let me go.

He was wounded for me there on Golgotha’s...

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added 9 months ago
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Our first and last fag

We saved up a tanner and ran to the shop down the road
then crept quietly back home hiding our precious load.
No one was around so the three of us crept up the stairs
The excitement mounting as the light from the match flares

We all had a fag...

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added 10 months ago
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I come from afar

Light through the darkness comes from afar
Shining in the night sky from every star.
travelling across such vast distances
and speaking into todays circumstances.

What are you saying to me, oh wondrous star?
What is the message that you have...

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added 11 months ago
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Broken and outpoured

The flask had been broken, and the perfume poured.
It was a love token for the One she adored
Nothing had been spoken, but so much was said,
by her words unspoken, and the tears that she shed.

His body was broken, and His blood outpoured. ...

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added 11 months ago
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Woe is me

In the most holiest of places dwells He
unapproachable by the likes of me.
None may stand before Him or dare draw near,
for He's Omnipotent and His name is Fear.

The temple was shaken and filled with smoke
and I trembled there as the...

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added 12 months ago
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Where were you?

Where were you, when I laid earth's foundation
and the stars sang with angels at creation,
when upon the threshold of time and space
I flung the mighty galaxies into place?

Where were you, at the dawning of that day,
when firstborn light...

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added 12 months ago
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When words just fail

No one has ever loved me like You do,
or gave their life that I might have life too.
For You bore my sins, and You paid the price
wiping out my debts with Your loving sacrifice.

Sometimes words are not enough and they fail
to express the deep...

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added 12 months ago
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Who is He?

Down in the gutter where the rubber hits the road,
and the people are carrying such a heavy load,
You will find Jesus walking and talking with them
The Son of God, this Holy Man of Bethlehem..

There He reaches out to the man with leprosy.
...

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added 12 months ago
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What manner of man is this they cried?

'What manner of Man is this? ' They cried.
'That at His word wind and wave subside.'
This One there in the boat, Who can He be?
The Man Who commands both the storm and sea.

Quelling the storms of life by His presence,
bringing calm in...

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added 12 months ago
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We start this life with a cry

We start life with a cry
and end it with a sigh
as with our closing breath
we enter into death
bidding this world goodbye
our soul then soars so high
to meet with our maker
The Lord our Creator.

I'm so glad that I know
that when...

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added 12 months ago
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Tick, tick it goes so quick

Tick, tick time goes so quick.
Tick, tock it's now 12.00 o'clock.
Was that what life was all about?
For now my time has just run out!...

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added 12 months ago
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He came to me

He came to me so gentle like a dove,
satisfying me with His warmth and love.
Then opened my eyes and helped me to see
the wonderful love that Jesus had for me.

He breathed upon me His life giving breath.
Taking away from me my fear of...

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added 1 year ago
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The four anchors during the storms of life

Sometimes sad things happen during our life
they flare up suddenly causing such strife.
No stars or sun shine during night or day
so four anchors we drop to hold our stay.

The first anchor is the Teaching of the Lord
for we all believe...

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added 1 year ago
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The bondage of debt

Debt is here to stay
— it will not just go away.
Debt means that I have no heat
— and sometimes do not eat.
Debt is not just overspending
— it's a downhill spiral, unending.
Debt means staying at home
— feeling an outcast and all...

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added 1 year ago
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Prayer during communion with Jesus

Lord, what can be said
as I break this bread
and reach out to touch
the One I love so much.

 
I feel Your cleansing power
in this hallowed hour
as I drink this wine
with One so Divine,

How can I ever show
the debt of love I owe? ...

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added 1 year ago
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I looked to You

When life was tough and the going was rough
I looked to You.

Through the dark wilderness when feeling stressed
I called to You.

When needing a guide with you at my side
I followed You.

Then through heaven's door when life was no more
I...

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added 1 year ago
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The Light of the World Went Out

The dastardly deed was done.
We have crucified God’s Son.
This wonderful Man called Jesus,
stretched out His arms for us.
“Forgive them, Father,” He said,
and for us His blood was shed.

Then, “It is finished.” Jesus cried,
as He bowed His...

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added 1 year ago
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Peace. perfect peace in the storm of life

The lightning flashed
and the thunder clashed
as the rain came hurtling down.

The swelling waters rose
and the fast current flows
over the edge of the steep waterfall.

Down so deep it went
in its fast descent
into the swirling pool...

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added 1 year ago
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The mystery of the Heavenly

He pierced the fabric of space and time
and entered into the world of mine.
Then contracted Himself to a span
and confined Himself to a man.

He who lives in the eternal now
restricted Himself to time somehow,
and the Creator of the great...

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added 1 year ago
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Love inconceivable

Love indestructible
Love so divine
Love incomprehensible
Love that is Thine.

Love inconceivable
given so free
Love unbelievable
from God to me.

Love unimaginable
How can this be?
Love indescribable
He gave to me.

Love...

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added 1 year ago
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I have heard your tears

I have heard the sobs and tears you shed
in your bed before the hours of the morn,
and reached down and caught each tear that fell
from your weeping eyes before the light of dawn.

Then I turned each one of those tears into a gem
that mirrored...

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added 1 year ago
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The sand artist of Time

During the fading moments of the year 2022
the sand artist had completed all he wanted to do,
and sat down to watch the tide of time rushing in
washing the beach clear for the new year to begin.

Then with the loving use of kind words and...

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added 1 year ago
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What can I give Him

What can I give to the One who came and gave His all
as I bow before Him now and in deep reverence fall?
For He is God my Creator and He is Christ my Lord,
and has no need of Gold and silver, or of empty words.

Nothing in my hands I bring,...

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added 1 year ago
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A Lifetime Learning the language of love

The language of love was not known to me then,
for I’d been schooled only in the hardness of men.
Taught to bury my emotions inside of me
and never express feelings or act lovingly.

Then, as though out of the blue you entered my life
and...

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added 1 year ago
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The Rich man and Lazarus

He was rich and was dressed in a fine way
and lived in luxury every day.
At his gate a beggar named Lazarus
lay covered in sores and begging for crusts.

So poor and destitute he longed to eat
crumbs that fell from the table at his feet,
and...

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added 1 year ago
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He chose to go alone

10,000 angels watched You climb the hill,
waiting for Your command, ready to kill.
Just think of the massacre there would be
for one angel could destroy an entire army.

But that was not to be the Jesus Way.
For You kept silent and sent them...

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added 1 year ago
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The passing of the servant Queen

As a nation we mourn our Servant Queen.
Through royal robes such servanthood was seen.
We keep our vigil from before the dawn,
and standing silently, your passing mourn.

Our loving memories now turn to tears.
For you served so well for...

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added 1 year ago
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Come and dine with me

Come now, not because you feel worthy to
but because God calls you to and loves you,
Come now, and break the bread and drink the wine
Come now, to His table and with Him...

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added 1 year ago
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Oh to see the dawn

Oh to feel the power
of the risen Christ.
Love that conquers death
in glorious sacrifice.

Oh to see the new dawn
and the darkness turn to day.
That resurrection morn
as the stone was rolled away

Now Death no longer stings
for Christ...

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added 1 year ago
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Love dawned in the early morning mist

On a distant hill in the early morning mist
our eyes embraced each other with a loving kiss.
Although no contact was made or word was spoken
on that green peak the silence of love was broken.

The dawning sun burst out in radiant glory
...

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added 1 year ago
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The best was saved ‘til last

The best was saved until the last
and all other wine was surpassed.
For He turned water into wine
and things of earth became divine.

Changed from glory into glory
Common turned extraordinary,
Acts of love from the hands of Christ
Hands...

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added 1 year ago
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All are welcome

At God’s Holy table all are welcome.
Here the stranger and outcast can come.
Bread and wine awaits each special guest
“Come to me,” Jesus says, “and I will give you...

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added 1 year ago
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Waiting for His coming

I am waiting for the coming of the Christ who died for me.
To be there in His presence and His lovely face to see,
I’m longing for the appearing of Jesus Christ my Lord,
resting in His promises and I’m trusting in His Word.

I am waiting for...

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Just a glimpse is all it takes

Just a glimpse, it was so faint and so dim,
came through the mist. I thought it must be Him.
The Holy Spirit made it real to me.
It was my Lord Jesus that I could see.

Then I viewed His hands and His feet and side.
Those wounds of love and...

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added 1 year ago
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When we weep, Jesus weeps too

Sorrows flood His soul and tears fill His eyes
as the Son of God grieves with them and cries.
This Man of Sorrows knows all about grief
and seeing how He feels brings us relief.

It is so amazing to think that God cries
and shares our sorrow...

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added 1 year ago
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He saved my soul that day

“Not My will, but Yours be done.”
To the Father said the Son.
As that awful road He trod
to the cross, The Son of God.

Lash by lash the pain He bore.
and a crown of thorns He wore.
Then they nailed Him to the tree
where He suffered there...

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added 1 year ago
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Lord, please help my unbelief

Please enlarge my spiritual horizon Lord
and give me the kind of faith that comes from Your Word,
opening my eyes wider so that I might see
more of the beautiful world surrounding me.

Unblock my ears to hear more of Your loving voice
raising...

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added 1 year ago
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In an eternity long, long ago

In an eternity long, long ago
“Here I am, and I am willing to go,”
to The Father and Spirit, said the Son,
and this was agreed with the Triune One

“I will be born a child by Virgin birth,
grow up as a man and walk upon earth,”
“The things...

by Royston

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added 1 year ago
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already it’s almost too late.

Contaminating and consuming,
wasting and throwing away,
business is simply booming;
resources deplete every day.

Take heed of what we’re doing

 before it is far too late,
For the things we are pursuing
will lead to a terrible fate.

The...

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added 1 year ago
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The way of love

Moment by moment a sinless life He led
and they placed a crown of thorns on his head.
Lash by lash the whip tore down to the bone
and scourged He stood before them all alone.

Step by step He climbed up Golgotha’s hill
determined to fulfil His...

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added 1 year ago
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The Way of Jesus

Loving your enemies.
Turning the other cheek.
Going the extra mile.
Giving and not taking.

Faith moving mountains.
Stepping out of the boat.
Walking the narrow way.
A mite is more than gold.

A cup of cold water.
Mustard seed sized...

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added 1 year ago
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Footprints

I traced His footprints up Golgotha’s hill,
and paused for a while as my heart stood still.
Because there upon the cross I could see
the One who had laid down His life for me.

No footprints led from the Cross to the tomb
For He was carried to...

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added 1 year ago
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The price was paid

The last and gruesome journey had begun
for Almighty Gods’ One and Only Son.
Angels looked down in awe with bated breath
as He walked the road that led on to death.

The day loomed closer as the cross drew near
and in the garden He was filled...

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added 1 year ago
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A hope that is a certainty

There is a hope that is a certainty,
centred in the Lord Jesus Christ.
An anchor reaching through eternity,
sealed by His loving...

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added 1 year ago
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I have been weighed and have been found lacking.

MENE, MENE, AND TEKEL UPHARSIN.
I have been weighed and have been found lacking.
The finger of God wrote for all to see
upon the wall incriminating me.

Then it turned and pointed, piercing my soul
and I fell on my knees wanting to be whole.
...

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The dreaded DBS Check

The sins of the past are haunting this old man of today.
I wish I’d never done them and could wash them away.
But they are recorded in the lawful records of old
and by a DBS check to the whole world are told.

Hang me up high, Lord, for the...

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A life changing moment in Jesmond Dene

In Newcastle there’s a place called Jesmond Dene
where a wonderful waterfall can be seen.
Alongside it a rough arched stone bridge spans
and upon it two teenage lovers stand.

They’re looking into the sparkling water
holding hands; the air is...

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The Devil was on His back

Take the easy way and avoid the cross.
Bow down to me and do not pay sins cost.
The kingdoms of the world I’ll give to You
if you follow me and do what I do.

Get behind me Satan. Get off my back.
I will climb that hill and I will not slack....

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Where the rubber hits the road

As the wine began running out
I wondered what life was about,
caught up in that awful place where
life gets tough and the rubber hits the road.

The world was just passing me by
and I could not understand why,
not knowing what I should do,
...

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Feed my sheep

Open up Gods’ holy Word and feed my soul
for it alone can heal and make me whole.
I cannot live by earthly bread alone
and need the food from Gods’ heavenly throne.

His Word’s my Inspiration and my Light
and helps me walk by faith and not by...

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Despair was rife

Outside of His grave all hope was shattered.
Despair was rife, His disciples scattered.
They felt distraught and the outlook was grim.
All their hopes had been centred upon Him.

All forlorn, they did not know what to say.
Defeat and...

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added 2 years ago
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He's dead!

He’s dead! I cannot believe that He just died.
They beat Him and had Him crucified.
Now He’s gone. The One I used to follow,
and without Him life is bleak and hollow.

What shall I do, and where shall I go?
You tell me what to do, for I don’t...

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added 2 years ago
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Because He died

Because of Jesus I go free.
Because He suffered there for me.
Because He stayed and did not run .
Because He said 'Your will be done.'

My transgressions on Him were laid
as lash by lash my debts He paid.
Blow by blow for each iniquity
...

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Ride on, Lord Jesus, ride on

Ride on, Lord Jesus,
ride on.
Your final battle is to be won.

Ride on, Lord Jesus
ride, ride.
To Golgotha to be crucified.

Take up the cross, Lord Jesus,
take it up.
For our sake please take it up.

Climb the hill, Lord Jesus,
...

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With Faith and Doubt we dance through life

Faith and Doubt dancing together
help us work difficult things through,
and as they dance with each other
they bring me much closer to You.

Lord, I believe, but also doubt,
please help me with my unbelief.
Stay with me as I work things out
...

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He turned water into wine

All the other wine was surpassed.
and the best was saved 'til the last
For He turned water into wine
and things of earth became divine.

Changed from glory into glory
Common turned extraordinary.
Acts of love from the hands of Christ
Hands...

by Royston

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added 2 years ago
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Now that the curtain has closed

My life’s over for the curtain has closed
and the place where I have gone no one knows.
I had no faith in which to put my trust
and so, have I just died and turned to dust?

Who knows what lies upon the other side?
Who knows where I am now...

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I cannot stay a baby if I'm to set you free

I cannot stay a baby if I'm to set you free.
For I have to climb the steep hill called Calvary.
I need to leave the manger to become a man,
and follow the path that completes Salvations plan.

Although you've just celebrated my nativity,
...

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Candlemas - The Lord of The Temple

Led by the Spirit His parents had brought
the Child Jesus into the Temple court.
The Temples' Lord to the temple had come
to keep the law and the required custom.

The glory of the Lord was there that day
in that building composed of...

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The wonder of Christmas

It is good to take time to wonder.

 Stop all our busyness and ponder.
To sit down and to try to work out.
What Christmas is really all about.

Nothing like this had happened before.
Angels gazed down from heaven and saw
that God Himself had...

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Come and pause for a while

Come and pause for a while to contemplate with me
and celebrate the wonder of Christ’s nativity.
For God came to earth that very first Christmas day
a shining light from heaven to show us the way.

Love was difficult to find in the world of men...

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God with us, Immanuel

God with us, Immanuel
Came to earth through Israel.
A virgin gave birth to a Son
Jesus The Belovèd One.

God with us, Immanuel
Came to earth with man to dwell.
Walked this way in holiness
His Glory veiled by earthly flesh.

God with us,...

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Christingle

As the candles were glowing and brightly burning.
I was quietly praying and my heart was yearning
for that peace and love that only Jesus can bring
to flood into our world all the people reaching.

Then my soul was lifted up and began...

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The mystery of Godliness

God is not confined to a single place,
or restricted to any time or space.
The Almighty One is forever there.
Omnipresent, He is everywhere.

Before the beginning our God we see,
and after the end of time He will be.
He’s deeper than...

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Twas on earth, the cradle of the human race

Come ponder this event in history
when God came to the world for you and me.
'Twas Earth, the cradle of the human race,
He had chosen to be His Son's birthplace.

Then to show the Wise Men where Jesus lay
sent a star in the sky to blaze the...

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God Only Wise

Wisdom unfathomable, God only wise.
So incomprehensible in human guise.
To men unbelievable, How can this be?
It’s so inconceivable, He became like me.

Manhood and full Deity combined in flesh.
In human frailty such holiness.
I fall down...

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God

God, Almighty and Invisible
came to earth becoming visible.
God, the Eternal and Immortal
condensed Himself to a mere mortal.

God, Omniscient and Only Wise
came to us dressed in our human guise.
God, Who is Incomprehensible
was born...

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The Christ Child

It was within a young virgins' womb
that the Child of God was given room.
Because Mary the angel believed
and through the Holy Spirit she conceived

The wise men came with their gifts of gold
from distant lands the Child to behold
For to us...

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Swing open wide the stable door

Swing open wide the stable door.
Come with me now and look down in awe,
as into the manger we gaze,
lost in wonder, love and praise.

God, a baby! How can this be?
The Immortal clothed in mortality.
Almighty God, the Son of Man!
The...

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There is room in my womb

It was within a young virgins' womb
that the Son of God was given room.
Through the Holy Spirit she conceived,
for Mary the angels’ message believed.

 
Her Child was the Long Promised One.
Who came to earth as Gods' Only Son.
Fully man...

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The world was a busy place

No room, for the world was a busy place.
No room, for the Son of God to show His face.
But God had already found Himself a room
warm and cosy inside a young virgin's womb.

The conception of His Son had taken place,
and now it was time for God...

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This precious speck of cosmic dust

This small speck of cosmic dust tinged with blue
of all the planets is special to You.
Chosen to be the birthplace of Your son
bringing Light and Life to everyone.

For Jesus Christ has come into our World,
and just like a flower His life...

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The candle of Peace

Peace, all other peace transcending..
Peace so eternal and unending.
Peace that passes all understanding.
Peace so lovely and undemanding.

Peace perfect peace floods into our soul.
Peace of healing making us whole.
Peace from God, peace...

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The candle of Love

The candle of God's love burns ever bright,
brightening up even the darkest night.
It turns water into precious wine
and all the things of earth become divine.

For we’re loved with an everlasting love
coming from God and lifting us above...

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The candle of Joy

The candle is burning, its flame so bright,
and joy floods the soul to our delight.
For the Light of Life has shone upon us,
bringing joy so perfect and marvellous.

Joy unspeakable and full of glory
as we remember the Christmas story.
...

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The candle of Hope

Hope for the hopeless and hope for the lost.
No matter the price, whatever the cost.
Jesus had come and was willing to pay,
being born as a baby that first Christmas day.

Hope that's a certainty, hope that is sure.
Though the earth is...

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Love came to earth

Love was difficult to find in the world of men,
for the Roman armies occupied Israel then.
But heavens glorious light had come to the earth,
as choirs of angels announced the Saviours birth.

The almighty God condensed Himself to a span.
...

by Royston

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It was the dawning of the day of grace,

It was the dawning of the Day of Grace,
when Christ entered into the Human Race.
The Infinite God confined to a span
Incomprehensibly becoming man.

The angels in heaven looked down in awe
for there in a manger their God they saw.
Now at...

by Royston

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A Christmas wish to you

May the true meaning of Christmas be yours
as God’s wonderful blessing outpours
upon a world that He so greatly adores.
May the love of that first Christmas be yours.
...

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Off to Church

Go with a desire to hear from God's word
to lift up your voice and to praise the Lord.
Join with the congregation and to sing
and to the Lord your God your worship bring.

'Come to me,’ you hear the Lord your God say
as off to the church...

by Royston

 6 Views
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Come

Come and see things not of this world.
Come and feel the love of God unfurled.
Come and know the peace of sins forgiven.
Come and discover the way to heaven.

Come and hear the Words of life.
Come and see Love’s great sacrifice.
Come and...

by Royston

 5 Views
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The Glorious Ancient of Days.

Such a wonderful way to worship
and a marvellous way to declare,
the Splendour of God and His Lordship
to all the people gathering there.

You filled the Cathedral with harmony
as you played out your heartfelt praise,
each chord declaring...

by Royston

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Broken and poured out

The flask had been broken, and the perfume poured
it was a great token, of love for her Lord.
Nothing had been spoken, but so much was said,
by her words unspoken, and the tears that she shed.

His body was broken, and His blood outpoured. ...

by Royston

 9 Views
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Fill the cathedral with awe and wonder

Hit those keys and make the organ thunder.
Fill the cathedral with awe and wonder
and let your music proclaim the story
of our mighty God and His great glory.

As your gospel shoes press down each pedal
may they enhance your heartfelt recital
...

by Royston

 2 Views
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Footprints through time

Tramp, tramp, tramp. We watch them going
and throughout time hear their voices flowing.
See the phantom footprints through the mist.
Remember those who are so dearly missed.

We follow their footprints through war torn times
midst the muddy...

by Royston

 4 Views
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I was at a loss as to what to say

I broke the bread with my Lord Jesus today
and I was at a loss as to what to say.
For He had carried all of my disgrace;
when He hung upon the cross in my...

by Royston

 6 Views
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Love took the cup

Love took the cup
and drank it up.
It's empty now for me.

Love climbed the hill,
fulfilled God's will,
and suffered there for me.

Love cried out loud
before the crowd.
Laid down His life for...

by Royston

 8 Views
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Love

Love turns mere water into wine
and earthly things become divine.
Swallowing hurt and hatred up
it sweetens the bitterest...

by Royston

 9 Views
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You are there

In the small places and the vast open spaces.
You are there.

In the blinking of an eye and throughout eternity.
You are there

Even in the quiet space and the noisy market place.
You are...

by Royston

 13 Views
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Woven on a heavenly loom

Woven together on a heavenly loom
I was formed by God whilst in my mother's womb.
Then the days of my life in His book were penned
from before I was born right up to the...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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Proclaiming throughout the universe

I look up at the starry heavens and can see
the galaxies proclaiming God's great majesty.
As throughout the whole world the shining stars declare
God's greatness to us all and of His loving...

by Royston

 2 Views
added 2 years ago
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Who is this Man?

Who is this Man, of whom all prophets speak,
the One who is so strong and yet so meek?
The Man of miracles Who spreads around
wisdom and love nowhere else to be...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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Where would I be without the cross?

I went to the cross again in despair,
and knelt down at the feet of Jesus there.
“It is me, dear Lord, and I've come once more.”
(For I had been there many times...

by Royston

 13 Views
added 2 years ago
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Where the rubber hits the road

As the wine began running out
I wondered what life was about,
caught up in that awful place where
life gets tough and the rubber hits the...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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When the wine runs out

When the wine runs out and all seems so bleak.
To whom shall we go and who shall we seek?
When all the options fail and all seems lost,
how shall we get more and who'll pay the...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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When the road was rough

The road was rough, the going tough
I knew not what to do.
Then Jesus came and spoke my name
and helped me work it...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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When all prophecy becomes history

When Christ has come like a thief in the night
and believing faith has turned to sight.
When all prophesy becomes history
then there will be no need for...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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We've lost the baby

We've lost the baby or so we thought
rushing back from holiday all distraught.
Anxiously waiting with concern as we pray.
'It's alright', we heard the doctor...

by Royston

 6 Views
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We are soulmates ‘til death.

Bound by loving devotion forever
and holding hands we will stand together.
Heartbeat for heartbeat and breath for each breath,
eye blink for eye blink we're soulmates ‘til...

by Royston

 11 Views
added 2 years ago
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We are off to Lulworth Cove

We decided to go to Lulworth Cove
and got into the car and off mum drove.
Granny, Granddad, Hannah, mummy and me
all set off to spend the day by the...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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Jesus heard you cry in the night

I have heard the sobs and tears you shed
in your bed before the hours of the morn,
and reached down and caught each tear that fell
from your weeping eyes before the light of dawn.

Then I turned each one of those tears into a gem
that...

by Royston

 6 Views
added 2 years ago
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Travelling light

The goods and chattels of life I've shed
and I'm travelling light instead.
Walking through life the 'Jesus Way'
unhindered by the clutter of each...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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To the edge of despair worry took me

To the edge of despair worry took me
and a bottomless pit I could see.
Then an awful chasm opened wide
and I felt myself falling...

by Royston

 9 Views
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Through the good days and the bad days

Through the good days
and through the bad days
God is always there.

For all our gladness's
and all our sadness's
are covered by His care.

"I will never forsake you
and will never leave you,"
is His promise so...

by Royston

 10 Views
added 2 years ago
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Though The Fig Tree Will Not Blossom

Things were bleak and the outlook was bad.
My soul despaired and my heart was sad.
No job and no income. How can I provide?
I needed to know that God was on my...

by Royston

 28 Views
added 2 years ago
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They gave themselves

They gave themselves in bloody war
and months and years will see no more.
They were so young, they were so brave.
Their future and their existence...

by Royston

 8 Views
added 2 years ago
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The worm that squirmed

I am only a worm, a wriggly worm.
I crawl and I slide and wriggle and squirm.
But I noshed the vine that gave Jonah shade
destroying the shelter that God had...

by Royston

 6 Views
added 2 years ago
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The touch of Your hand

I was fascinated by your hands yesterday,
touching all those you met on your way.
Holding the hand of a child so tenderly.
Working hard to care for friends and...

by Royston

 17 Views
added 2 years ago
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The Sweet Aroma Of Love

The room was crowded, but not deterred,
she was determined to reach her Lord.
With tears of love flowing from her eyes,
she washed Jesus feet to their...

by Royston

 7 Views
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The river was high and its current was fast

We laid out the picnic in the warm sun
watching the children having great fun.
Then tragedy happened to our surprise.
You fell in the river before our...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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The Jesus Way

Let’s turn the other cheek
and not be arrogant but meek.
Greet our enemy with a smile
and walk the extra...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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Blessed Holy Spirit of God

He came to me as gentle as a dove,
satisfying me with His warmth and love.
Then opened my eyes and helped me to see
the wonderful love that Jesus had for...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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The Great I Am

Before the beginning of time and space.
Before the onset of the human race.
He was there, The Triune One
The Father, The Spirit and The...

by Royston

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The empty shoebox

The empty shoebox had fallen upon the ground.
Waiting there unnoticed and hoping to be found.
Lost and forgotten gathering dust all alone.
It was laying there upside down and all...

by Royston

 8 Views
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The earth shook and the sea roared

It reached 8.9 on the Richter scale
and the hearts of all began to fail
as they forecast a huge Tsunami:
a great tidal wave rising from the...

by Royston

 6 Views
added 2 years ago
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The dawning of a new morning

The full moon shone in the cloudless night
casting shadows with its reflected light,
and myriad stars glowed as time flew past,
spanning the cosmic distances so...

by Royston

 3 Views
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Stilling the storm

Voices, more voices. Too many voices!
Choices, more choices. So many choices!
Where shall I go and what shall I do?
Out of my confusion I turn to...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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Sing out my soul His anthem raise

Sovereign Lord Whom angels worship
may this mortal sing Your praise?
For my Glorious God You are worth it.
Sing out my soul His anthem...

by Royston

 5 Views
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Marilyn

She lies
Upon her bed so very still
unable to summon the will
to get up and face the day
as time slowly slips away.

She shies
From inevitability
not accepting the reality.
For Death was approaching fast!
How much longer will she...

by Royston

 8 Views
added 2 years ago
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Shipwrecked

When at Crete a gentle south wind began to blow,
we weighed anchor deciding it was time to go.
But the wind began to blow of hurricane force,
A 'Northeaster' sprang up and blew us way off course.
 
Then giving way to the strong wind we sailed...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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Precious microbe

Living on a piece of dust in the cosmic sky
this insignificant microbe gave out a cry.
“Who am I in this immense universe? “ He sighed,
feeling lost in the great multitude as he...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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Celebrating 50 years

My dear, ’twas fifty years ago when we first met
on a trip to Stratford that I'll never forget.
When as a sweet girl of fourteen you caught my eye,
and love first began its great work in this old...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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Painting the streets red with poppies

At the whistle blast I went over the top.
I just kept on going and would not stop.
As the barrage of bullets whistled by
I knew that if one hit me I would...

by Royston

 9 Views
added 2 years ago
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Open me up

Look not for cyphers or for formulae,
for I have more important things to say.
I speak of One: the Creator of all things
and prophesy what the future...

by Royston

 6 Views
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Only love is the answer

Greater love has no man
than the love I have for you.
For you're such a lovely woman
to love me as you do.

My dear I’m lost in wonder
as I gaze upon your face,
and my heart grows even fonder
of your beauty and your...

by Royston

 7 Views
added 2 years ago
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One of the books God has written

God has penned the page that told of my first breath
and has written paragraph depicting my death.
Then by grace the myriads of paragraphs between
All the pages which tell of my life on this earthly...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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Excitement Was High At The Church Today

I wondered what God was going to say
for excitement was high at church today.
The piano played as we were talking,
then towards the pulpit he came...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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The silence of love

Before the Sanhedrin, He spoke no word,
and from His mouth no sound was to be heard.
Silent as a mute not a word was said,
as to the cruel cross Jesus was...

by Royston

 18 Views
added 2 years ago
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No light only the darkest shades

No light, only the darkest shades.
No colours, just blackness pervades.
There's no movement of any kind.
I cannot see for I am...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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My Lord and my God

I was not there when they first saw the Lord,
and did not believe the disciple’s word.
“We have seen the Lord, ” they all said to me,
but it seemed too impossible to...

by Royston

 7 Views
added 2 years ago
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My alphabet of faith

A—The AFTERLIFE that I still have to come
B—My BELIEF in Jesus Christ, God's Only Son
C—The CROSS upon which He was crucified
D—The DEATH which for me He willingly...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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Moving home for the last time

I have passed on my earthly wealth and gone away.
My life was now over so I moved home today.
No need for my goods and chattels to follow me,
for they're not required where I am going to...

by Royston

 4 Views
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Love personified

Jesus is patient and will always wait,
for the right moment then not hesitate.
Jesus is so kind and thinks only the best
and will withstand the most arduous...

by Royston

 11 Views
added 2 years ago
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Made by God

Woven together on a heavenly loom
I was formed by God whilst in my mother’s womb.
Then the days of my life in His book were penned
even before I was born my life was...

by Royston

 14 Views
added 2 years ago
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Love Is

Love is patient and will always wait,
for the right moment then not hesitate.
Love is so kind and thinks only the best
and will withstand the most arduous...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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Looking to Jesus

Looking closely at Jesus we can then see
the full Glory of God dwelling bodily.
Born of the Spirit by a virgin birth,
God the Almighty walking on...

by Royston

 10 Views
added 2 years ago
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Look what happened when I shared my lunch

Off with my basket of loaves and fishes I sped,
as I rushed up the hill to hear what Jesus said.
Sitting down I listened well to those words of His
for I had never heard any man speak like...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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Like a thief in the night

With a great command and a final trumpet call,
The Lord will appear in the sky before us all.
For the Heaven's will open wide as He bursts through,
when He comes back here to collect me and you.
 
Earth's time will now be over for Jesus has come,...

by Royston

 16 Views
added 2 years ago
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Light

Light, uncreated shone upon the earth,
born within the stable by virgin birth.
Light immortal descending from above
embracing the world with God's perfect...

by Royston

 7 Views
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Life more abundantly

Life for us given.
Life from heaven
Life everlasting
all life surpassing.

Life of sacrifice.
Life for our life.
In Jesus unfurled
the Life of the...

by Royston

 7 Views
added 2 years ago
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Let's take the risk

Let's take the risk and step out of the boat,
for Jesus will always keep us afloat.
Let's take a chance and reach out to touch
those around us that do not have so...

by Royston

 8 Views
added 2 years ago
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Lest we forget

We remember them. They were so brave.
The price they paid. The life they gave.
For by their death they bought us peace.
They gave their life that wars may...

by Royston

 602 Views
added 2 years ago
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Legion

With this man the demons had their way
among the tombs during night and day.
Men chained him attempting to subdue
and prevent what those demons made him...

by Royston

 7 Views
added 2 years ago
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Jesus, You're the centre

Jesus, You're the focus
of my heart,
and my love.
Jesus.

Jesus, You're the Centre
of my work,
and my world.
Jesus.

Jesus, You're the Reason
that I live
and I breathe.
Jesus.

Jesus, You're the Lover
of my life,
and my soul. ...

by Royston

 10 Views
added 2 years ago
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Jesus Christ the Nazarene

The greatest Man to walk this scene,
was Jesus Christ the Nazarene.
Son of God and Son of Man
alive before the world...

by Royston

 7 Views
added 2 years ago
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It's hard to imagine nothing

It's hard to imagine Nothing:

No breadth,
no length,
no depth,
no height.

No time,
no space,
no life,
no light.

No atoms,
no sun,
no moon,
no stars.

No Saturn,
no Jupiter,
no Earth,
no Mars.

Absolutely...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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Holding on to the moment that I came to Jesus

I wanted to hold on to the moment
and never to let it go.
I wanted to stay there forever but knew
that it could never be so.
I wanted it to go on and on and just hoped
that it would never stop.
But the moment had finished and I had to
come down...

by Royston

 7 Views
added 2 years ago
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Lord, Help my unbelief

Help my unbelief, help me trust Your Word
for I believe that You can do it Lord.
You asked me to step out of the boat.
I know that You can keep me...

by Royston

 49 Views
added 2 years ago
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Heavenly harmony

With nimble fingers dashing across the keyboard
they created melody with every chord.
My soul was lifted to heaven as they began
their duet on the piano and church...

by Royston

 8 Views
added 2 years ago
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Heavenly banquet

I went to the heavenly banquet,
the table that Jesus had set,
and broke the bread and drank the wine
nourishing this poor soul of...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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He who had been dead was dead no more

‘He's mine' boasted the grave in victory.
'He is dead so now he belongs to me.'
But Death had forgotten about the One
Who is God's One and Only Belovèd...

by Royston

 2 Views
added 2 years ago
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He was a carpenter. He worked with wood.

He was a Carpenter. He worked with wood.
His work was flawless. His work was good.
'Come to Me,’ He said,’ and I'll give you rest
For my yoke is easy and God's way is...

by Royston

 30 Views
added 2 years ago
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He crossed the man-made boundaries

Jesus broke man-made codes and crossed the boundaries
and did not agree with the scribes and Pharisees
but reached out to the outcast and those left outside
welcoming them all with His loving arms opened wide.
 
‘Though He had come to Israel He...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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I was in the dock

It came as a great shock
for I was in the dock.
Standing all alone
before the judgement throne.

Who can plead my case?
Who will take my place?
Who is willing to pay
to take my guilt...

by Royston

 6 Views
added 2 years ago
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I looked into the mirror today

I looked into the mirror today
and I just did not know what to say,
for the person looking back at me
was the man that I’d turned out to...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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I heard your cry as you first breathed air

The moment that you were born I was there
and heard your cry as you first breathed in air.
Thrilled by the sheer beauty of your small frame
We decided that Ruth would be your...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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I dressed differently today

Wanting to dress in a different way
these are the garments I put on today….
 
Using Compassion as my underdress
I followed with Kindness and Gentleness.

Then Humility and Patience like a glove
and on top I placed a garment of...

by Royston

 7 Views
added 2 years ago
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Grumbles into gratefuls’

Turning grumbles into gratefuls
and all my worries into joys.
Full of lovings and not hatefuls
as with praise my tongue employs.
 
Jesus makes such a difference
to me each and every day,
as with wonder and reverence
I walk with Him along the...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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They broke God’s one and only rule

There was a sneaky, slithery, nasty snake
who encouraged poor Eve, Gods’ law to break.
The fruit on the tree looked so wonderful
and she reached out and broke God’s only...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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God’s arithmetic

Using one and one to only make two
with God sometimes just will not do.
For His arithmetic is exponential
and is not confined to human...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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Get up, go to work, go home, go to bed

Get up, go to work, go home, go to bed
Is this what life’s all about I said?
Work, work, work every single day
just to earn enough my bills to...

by Royston

 78 Views
added 2 years ago
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What are we doing?

Oh, foolish humanity what have you done!
You're killing off my offspring one by one,
and then complain when my virus kills you.
Why should you not be done by as you...

by Royston

 16 Views
added 2 years ago
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From womb to tomb is my life going to be

From womb to tomb I am condemned to be
completely blind and unable to see.
I have never, ever seen the light of day
and have to use a stick to find my...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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From the slime to the sublime

Some believe we began in the primeval slime
back near the dawning of our earthly time.
A fortuitous concord of atoms are we
evolving by chance throughout...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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From doom and gloom to ecstasy

His body had been wrapped and firmly bound
as it lay dead and lifeless in the ground.
The stone rolled over shutting out the light
and the door of death was sealed up so...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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From a distance

From a distance Lord, I followed You
as I wondered what the crowd would do.
There undetected I moved with stealth
keeping silent, walking by...

by Royston

 14 Views
added 2 years ago
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Floundering faith

I have lost my faith and drifted away.
My zeal has all gone and I cannot pray.
The church is an anathema to me
and is the last place that I want to...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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Walking the Emmaus Road

Their eyes were downcast and the pace was slow.
Why these things had happened they did not know.
On their shoulders they bore a heavy load
as they walked along that Emmaus...

by Royston

 18 Views
added 2 years ago
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Dreams waiting to be dreamt

Young people are:

The future of our world.
Flowers yet unfurled.
Latent talents waiting to express
Youthful potential and...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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Wow, Did you see what Jesus did?

Unclean, unclean" the leper had to say
and sadly watch the people run away.
But then to Jesus at the mountainside he came
to be healed of all his sickness and his...

by Royston

 14 Views
added 2 years ago
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Deep silences like thunderbolts were hurled

Deep silences like thunderbolts were hurled
through the noiseless deafness of my quiet world.
External sounds my ears could not take in.
so these sounds were generated from...

by Royston

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added 2 years ago
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David and Bathsheba (Part 5)

Nathan’s inspired and Spirit driven dart
had convicted David and pierced his heart.
“Oh what a wretched man I am, ” he cried,
“That because of my lust a man has...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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David and Bathsheba (Part 4)

Great was the passion in David the king
that drove him to do this dastardly thing.
Uriah the Hittite had now been slain
so that David his new conquest could...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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David and Bathsheba (Part 3)

He who’d killed lions and a giant man
was slain by this beautiful woman.
Her pure loveliness had captured his soul
and now he had to face sins awful...

by Royston

 8 Views
added 2 years ago
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David and Bathsheba (Part 2)

Let us continue the erotic tale
of David the king and the alpha male.
So full of testosterone and desire
he wanted to take her into his...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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David and Bathsheba (Part 1)

Upon the palace roof he walked around
for his poor restless soul no sleep had found.
But then those eyes of his all red and sore
could not believe the lovely sight they...

by Royston

 8 Views
added 2 years ago
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Blessedness through brokenness

Upon that hill near Galilee Jesus fed
multitudes with some fishes and bread.
Nourishment could only be provided
once the food was broken and...

by Royston

 7 Views
added 2 years ago
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Blasted Computer

That blasted computer, I hates it so.
What he's doing with it I'll never know.
Surfing in Cyberspace, he works alone.
Leaving me back on earth all on my...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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Beyond the deepest darkness

Beyond the deepest darkness there shines a great light
inextinguishably burning there so bright.
But the evil underlings of darkness joined as one
in their hatred against this brightly burning...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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Behold I stand at the door and knock

The door was closed firm, and the way was blocked.
It would not open, even though I'd knocked.
So I stood outside, unnoticed by you.
My arms opened wide. I love you, I...

by Royston

 127 Views
added 2 years ago
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At the Pool of Bethesda

I've been lying here for another year
feeling left all alone in my great fear.
So perhaps this time? I can never tell.
Maybe it is my turn to be made...

by Royston

 10 Views
added 2 years ago
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As the red wine into the cup is poured

Christ the Lamb upon the alter stone.
Christ the sacrifice to atone.
Christ's blood, the wine's a token.
Christ the bread that was...

by Royston

 7 Views
added 2 years ago
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Another catch of fish

All through the dark night we were toiling there
and as dawn rose we looked on in despair.
Then a voice called aloud from the sea shore
'On the other side you will catch much...

by Royston

 10 Views
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Another book written by the Heavenly Author

I was intricately woven upon Your heavenly loom
as You carefully knit me together in my mother’s womb.
In that most secret of places where my conception took place
You prepared me for my birth and entry into the human...

by Royston

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An ode to a skylark

I am a little skylark, and God made my colour brown.
Some people look upon me, and in disappointment frown.
But God has been very wise you see, because I have found
that my colour camouflages me whenever I'm on the...

by Royston

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An ambassador's prayer

Lord, please tune my ears so that they may hear
words spoken by you that I count so dear.
Then open my eyes so that they may see
opportunities for You to work through...

by Royston

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Always there

Before the Daystar was in position
and the planets began their round,
or the galaxies were called into being
and a single star was...

by Royston

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All was quiet, like the lull before a storm

All was quiet, like the lull before a storm.
No word spoken. Hardly a breath was drawn.
The earth stood so still but the mountain shook
and I closed my eyes too afraid to look.
 
As the scroll opened prophecy unfurled
revealing God's purposes...

by Royston

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A name so dear

A name above all
on whom people call.
A name revered
and by devils feared.

A name so dear
that we love to hear.
Who bears that name
and deserves such...

by Royston

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A Lovely man called Jeff

For eighteen long days he had hardly slept
and night and day his loving vigil kept
Sat by her bedside, and with tender care
he swabbed her mouth and stroked her long brown...

by Royston

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A debtor to mercy alone

When time's no more and the eternal future has
begun.
When I stand before the throne of God, The Almighty One.
When this mortal body has put on immortality.
Then, shall I fully know how much my Lord has done for...

by Royston

 8 Views
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Thank You Lord, ” I said

His body was broken
And His blood was shed.
Words of love were spoken
when He bowed His...

by Royston

 8 Views
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Talitha Cumi”*

The crowd outside were wailing and crying,
for the daughter of Jairus lay dying
Then some people came saying she was dead
and poor Jairus felt such sorrow and...

by Royston

 11 Views
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The Touch of Jesus - Part 1

Reaching out to me Jesus touched my eyes
enabling me to see to my surprise.
I stood before Him with my new found sight,
gazing into His face so clear and...

by Royston

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In that sweet moment our love had begun

Our two hands touched as our warm bodies met
it was a feeling that I’ll never forget.
Then as our hearts beat together as one
in that sweet moment our love had...

by Royston

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I wanna new one

I wanna new one cos this old one is broke.'
She wasn’t talking about the hi-fi but her old bloke,
I was a high flyer, but now I’ve run out of dough
and she wants a new one so this old man has to...

by Royston

 5 Views
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The Angelic stranger

Who knows what angel we shall meet
in each stranger that we greet?
Who knows what visage so divine
from their face upon us shall...

by Royston

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Loves everlasting year

In the springtime our love blossomed and grew
each day filled with wonder and each year new.
I’m still yours my beloved and you’re mine,
‘though we’ve drunk the last of summers...

by Royston

 5 Views
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Yukon’s Yellow Fever

The Yukon's where gold diggers go.
An unforgiving land of ice and snow.
A place that demands the hardest and best.
A rugged and beautiful...

by Royston

 5 Views
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Fish and chips

Fish and chips down at the seaside
washed down with a bottle of wine.
A beautiful woman sat at my side
‘twas a wonderful way to...

by Royston

 14 Views
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Soulmates ‘til death.

Bound by loving devotion forever
and holding hands we will stand together.
Heartbeat for heartbeat and breath for breath,
eye blink for eye blink we're soulmates ‘til...

by Royston

 9 Views
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Beauty and complexity in loving harmony

You are who you are and it has often been said
you’re blessed with the ability to think ahead.
God has given you a loving and caring heart
a place in which your deep emotions take their...

by Royston

 10 Views
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Ecstasy

I'd like to hold your hand
and lead you to the land
of ecstasy.

For you're the one for me
inspiring such poetry
and ecstasy.

Please will you come with me
and we can ever be
in...

by Royston

 7 Views
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The dreaded “C” word

I don't think much of what I have just heard
for they have mentioned that awful “C” word!
How dare they talk about cancer to me
and then refer to a...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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Busy Hands

Jabbing.
Grabbing.
Unzipping.
Unclipping.
Gesticulating
congratulating.
Zipping and pouring.
Clipping and clawing.
Messaging and clapping.
Massaging and snapping.
Ripping, reeling and dealing.
Tipping, pushing and peeling.
Tickling, tinkering...

by Royston

 52 Views
added 2 years ago
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All my days had no colour

All my days had no colour and looked very grey
and I wished that my depression would go away.
Nothing excited me as I went through the motions.
No feeling of joy, only negative...

by Royston

 3 Views
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Simply Love her

Once more I gaze into your loving eyes
as they sparkle like pools in paradise.
Then as I give your lips a tender kiss
we both enter into that world of...

by Royston

 16 Views
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Capturing the moment that changed my life

It was a precious moment; a moment so divine
when you appeared into my life and your eyes first met mine.
The world appeared to stand still caught up in such ecstasy
and my heart was smitten by the girl standing next to...

by Royston

 3 Views
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Grow old with me

Grow old with me my lovely lass, I pray,
and let us hold hands as we walk life’s way
embracing together the passage of time
for I’ll always be yours and you’ll be...

by Royston

 67 Views
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It’s not about the body

It’s not about this body that’s subject to decay.
but it’s about the soul that will never fade away.
This body’s getting older and does not function well
and upon its limitations my mind began to...

by Royston

 3 Views
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The battle of Reading Rock - Part 10

The rubbish piles, stretched on for miles,
where the enemy's tents had been
as I packed away, on that final day,
I surveyed this great battle scene
It was as though, God used this to show,
and took time to reveal to me
what had taken place, in...

by Royston

 3 Views
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Be thou mine as I am thine

Be thou mine as I am thine.
Let our love forever shine
and the beauty of your face
in my heart shall take its place.
There forever it shall be
shining always before...

by Royston

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The battle of Reading Rock - Part 09

Then I saw him, he was coming,
and I wondered about his intent
watched him stagger, saw him swagger,
‘til he stood there at the tent.
“Just who are you, that you can do,
these things to me?” he cried
“A servant of God, of Jesus the Lord,”
I...

by Royston

 2 Views
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My precious

How precious is my computer to me,
it gives me fun and provides great company.
Switched on it helps me to disappear
and into another world to...

by Royston

 6 Views
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The battle of Reading Rock - Part 08

Before daybreak, I was wide awake,
so I got up well before dawn
I could not sleep, and had to peep,
outside in the early hours of morn.
All was so still, and behind the hill,
a sky full of stars so clear
the horizon met, where heaven set,
and...

by Royston

 2 Views
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Always a mother

Cutting the umbilical cord was so tearful
and letting them go so difficult and fearful.
Confusion and doubt came flooding into my soul,
my future uncertain now that I’ve lost my...

by Royston

 8 Views
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The battle of Reading Rock - Part 07

Drums were banging, and music clanging,
throughout the day and the night
Repeating constantly, it was affecting me,
and I just did not feel alright.
But June saved the day, and her flute did play,
bringing peace and harmony
now my mind was calm,...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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My wife’s a good looker

My wife’s a good looker, she can spot anything.
No matter if it’s well hidden she’ll find the thing.
I look in the cupboard unable to see
and she comes along and points it out to...

by Royston

 7 Views
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Darling of my life

Greater love has no man
than the love I have for you.
For You’re such a lovely woman
to love me as you do.

I am still lost in wonder
as I gaze upon your face
and my heart grows more fonder
at your beauty and your...

by Royston

 14 Views
added 2 years ago
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The battle of Reading Rock - Part 05

The next morning, as day was dawning;
Ahmed burst into our tent
and his hands he lay, on Dave to pray,
with such a menacing intent.
Then he spoke and sung, in a raucous tongue,
so hideous and so satanic
an act so surreal, that it made Dave...

by Royston

 5 Views
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My Fledglings Have Flown

Many tears I shed as I watched them grow
knowing that one day I’d have to let the go
As they grew up so independent and free.
But they will always be a part of...

by Royston

 5 Views
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The battle of Reading Rock - Part 04

Later on we prayed, as in bed we laid,
and snuggled down for the night
Then with a mighty rip, loud went the zip,
and two faces came into sight.
Thinking that we, would fail to see,
or understand they tried to leave
“The Lord will know, and to...

by Royston

 2 Views
added 2 years ago
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The universal language of love

He spoke the universal language of love
When He came to us from heaven above.
Reached out in words and deeds of love to us
this wonderful man of God we call...

by Royston

 3 Views
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The battle of Reading Rock - Part 03

Another flag flew high, over the blue sky,
where the Japanese fortress lay
As they drove their tank, through each festival rank,
the fans scattered and ran away.
Imparting fear, to all those near,
folk panicked as they fled
No one would dare,...

by Royston

 2 Views
added 2 years ago
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Two In One

I am a man with two lovers in my life.
One is my mistress and the other my wife.
The wonder of it all that makes it such fun.
Is that both these women are combined in...

by Royston

 2 Views
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The battle of Reading Rock - Part 02

There in full view, the banner flew,
so God's love the fans might see
But Festival fans, had other plans,
and its' message did not agree.
For on Sunday, they had their way,
in the darkness of that morn
With curse and frown, they ripped it down,...

by Royston

 2 Views
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Love blossoms as it grows

When we were young we walked together hand in hand.
Looked into each other's' eyes thinking love was grand.
Life can't get any better than it is now we thought,
as we walked along life's pathway, God's will we...

by Royston

 9 Views
added 2 years ago
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The battle of Reading Rock - Part 01

“Before you go, I'll have you know,
that the Lord has said to me
Psalm 91, is just the one,
so read it and you will see.”
“I don't know why”, was my reply,
“But Sara I'm sure you're right”
And off I went, to pitch my tent,
at Reading's Rock...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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Me, you and the wardrobe

I hid in the wardrobe thinking this will be great.
But my timing was wrong and I left it too late.
My plan of seduction had gone wildly adrift.
For when you found me hiding there you were so...

by Royston

 9 Views
added 2 years ago
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Out of step with Love

‘Didn’t Peter do well at school”, she said;
again he felt that great feeling of dread.
It didn’t even enter his mind to ask.
He’d been too busy working on his...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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I almost lost you yesterday

I almost lost you yesterday.
My life all shattered and in disarray.
God could have chosen death to part
and brought such sadness to my...

by Royston

 52 Views
added 2 years ago
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Camelot

For one brief moment for you and me
life was perfect and Camelot came to be.
There love was shown in all its fervency
and the poetry flowed fast and...

by Royston

 14 Views
added 2 years ago
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Love always forgives

Oh foolish man to test her love in this way.
hurting her so and causing her such dismay.
Her wonderful love so faithful and so true
has been challenged by the deeds that you...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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What kind of woman is this?

What kind of woman is this?
That I'm so privileged to kiss.
My precious gift from above
who so freely gives me her love
 
So wonderful and lovely is she.
Praise God that He's given her to me.
Just as Eve for Adam was sent
so Dorothy for her...

by Royston

 4 Views
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Fond(ling) memories

I awoke at 4:00 again this morning.
Rolled over to your side and began exploring.
You had your back to me my love
and I fitted my body to yours like a...

by Royston

 9 Views
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Deep pools of love and mystery

I‘ve been gazing in your eyes recently,
they're such deep pools of love and mystery.
As I look deeper into your sparkling eyes
I see back to the past and remember my...

by Royston

 5 Views
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The Gremlin

Pale faced she was looking so terrified.
"There's a gremlin in the toilet she cried."
I heard the roar of the Gruffalo there;
the monster responsible for her...

by Royston

 10 Views
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Lulworth Cove

We decided to go to Lulworth Cove
and got into the car and off mum drove.
Granny, Granddad, Hannah, mummy and me
all set off to spend the day by the...

by Royston

 11 Views
added 2 years ago
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My daddy saved me

We laid out the picnic in the warm sun
watching the children having such fun.
Then tragedy stuck to our great surprise..
You fell in the river before our...

by Royston

 9 Views
added 2 years ago
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Repentance Road

The way of repentance is rough
and walking its pathway is tough.
But I have to travel its road
carrying my sins heavy...

by Royston

 11 Views
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The unknown soldier

Unknown to us, yet known to God,
as through World War One he trod.
He'd never fought a war before
and did not like the sights he...

by Royston

 83 Views
added 2 years ago
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Winter wonder

Trees like skeletons as sunlight shines through.
Cobwebs sparkling with drops of frozen dew.
Glistening white frost carpeting the grass,
dazzling light reflecting from window...

by Royston

 10 Views
added 2 years ago
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Struggling in the desert of life

Struggling in the desert of life wondering why
the way was so barren and my throat was so dry.
The bright sun was beating down with heat so intense
and I was wondering why my life made no...

by Royston

 6 Views
added 2 years ago
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Young People are:

Flowers yet unfurled.
and the future of our world.
Latent talents waiting to express
youthful potential and creativeness.
Diamonds to be unwrapped
and Protégées untapped.
Though sometimes treated with contempt
they are dreams yet to be...

by Royston

 10 Views
added 2 years ago
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The Lottery of Life

His life had just not gone to plan,
it should not have worked out this way.
For he was a business man
and invested his hard earned...

by Royston

 11 Views
added 2 years ago
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Loneliness

I struggled through that long wormhole to the other side
into a very dark cavern that gaped so deep and wide.
Fearfully I leant against the dank wall of that black hole
and felt the coldness of loneliness flooding my...

by Royston

 10 Views
added 2 years ago
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Come back to me my Love

My dear, how much I miss
the sweetness of your kiss.
Feeling your lips touch mine
was so wonderfully divine.

Oh, darling of my heart
let us not stay apart,
but let's wipe the slate clean
and return to how we'd...

by Royston

 17 Views
added 2 years ago
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An ode to a Trilobite

Swimming in profusion in the Cambrian sea
this lovely creature is so appealing to me.
It's a fossil of variety and surprise
with its simple three lobed shape and its compound...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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Creaky Bed

Two creaky crocks slept upon a creaky bed
when 'Are you asleep my love?' One of them said.
Then rolled over holding him in her embrace
and he lay there gazing upon her lovely...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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4-poster bed

There was a large 4-poster bed where we stayed.
So we had great fun together as we played,
and wondered what it would be like to make love
with a large silky canopy hanging...

by Royston

 4 Views
added 2 years ago
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My 666 nightmare

The Internet would not work so I could not trade.
I was unable to contact my Bank and was afraid.
Then my credit card and Pin number were rejected,
and to make matters worse my email was...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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Like a Bull in a china shop

Like a Bull in a china shop he crashed through
testosterone raging frightening you.
Why can't he just woo and gently wine and dine
building the relationship, taking his...

by Royston

 26 Views
added 2 years ago
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If Only Women Were...

If only women were not so admirable
then I would not find them so desirable
and I'd not be tempted to go astray
whenever a pretty woman passed my...

by Royston

 6 Views
added 2 years ago
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A Hair From Her Head

I will treasure this glorious white hair
that fell from the head of my Muse so fair
More stunning than Galadriel is she
and the source of my loving poetry

_my Erato...

by Royston

 10 Views
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When the butterflies come out to play

Whenever it’s a very hot and sunny summers’ day
and all the lovely 'butterflies' come out to play.
Then these genes I've inherited become the bane of my life
and I have to control them to remain faithful to my wife.
A pretty woman just walks by...

by Royston

 5 Views
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Footprints throughout time

Tramp, tramp, tramp. We watch them going
and throughout time hear their voices flowing.
See the phantom footprints through the mist.
Remember those who are so dearly...

by Royston

 6 Views
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Skeleton

The skeleton lay there upon the sea bed.
It was all on its own but had no head.
 
Not liking the thought of being this way
His mind wandered back to another...

by Royston

 17 Views
added 2 years ago
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Alzheimer's

This is no way to live my life my dear,
for I am so muddled and full of fear.
Who is this person that's living with me?
I cannot remember who I should...

by Royston

 28 Views
added 2 years ago
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The Child of the Past

I see you crying and feel the pain of your tears,
the sorrow and anguish over so many years.
Such senseless abuse and wanton ill treatment
of someone so young and so innocent!

Oh child of my past and source of my tears
ever with me...

by Royston

 11 Views
added 2 years ago
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Freedom

Freedom to give.
Freedom to live.
Freedom to question why.

Freedom to walk.
Freedom to talk.
Freedom to live or to die.

Freedom to sing.
Freedom to swing.
Freedom to just walk on by.

Freedom to speak.
Freedom to seek.
Freedom to laugh or to...

by Royston

 21 Views
added 2 years ago
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The saga of the speaking digital clock

I had a digital clock that helped me to see
the time by projecting it on the ceiling for me.
One night I woke up at 12.08
and could see the name of Rob my...

by Royston

 2 Views
added 2 years ago
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Close to my heart

Our eyes touch even though we are apart
and I can feel the beating of your heart.
'Though separated by geographic space,
close to my heart you always have a...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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An Ode to Bond

It all began with a car chase
zooming around all over the place.
Then with the girl jumped into the boat
all others sank but they kept...

by Royston

 10 Views
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Shane (A Childhood Memory)

Rooted in the ground defiant it stood
stronger than steel though it was made of wood.
It was stubborn and determined to stay
but it had to go for it was in the...

by Royston

 10 Views
added 2 years ago
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Confronting a ghost from the past

Oh no, it's time to read out loud again.
I hate doing it and find it such a pain.
I stutter and everyone can see
reading aloud is anathema to...

by Royston

 3 Views
added 2 years ago
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It was my turn to cook today

I hammered the steak ‘til it spread out wide
shrinking back again in the pan as it fried.
Along with the chips and red wine to please,
I added the onions, mushrooms and peas.
This was the secret to my meal's success
but it left kitchen in rather a...

by Royston

 5 Views
added 2 years ago
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I have never known love like this before.

I have never known love like this before.
He loves, loves again and loves even more.
Greater love has no man than this:
that for my life Jesus surrendered...

by Royston

 13 Views
added 2 years ago
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The Lord of the traffic lights

I had to stop because the light was red
although I wanted to race on ahead.
The Lord said that it was time to be still.
Time to reflect and to discern His...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 2 years ago
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Memories of Yesteryear

My early days at nursery school
running around and playing the fool.
Getting meningitis and almost dying
and then waking up in the hospital...

by royston

 8 Views
added 2 years ago
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It should have been me

Lost in the crowd hoping God did not see,
the part that I'd played in Christ's agony.
For I'd cried "Hosanna, " then "Crucify."
Then stood there at His trial and watched Him...

by Royston

 6 Views
added 2 years ago
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Schizophrenic man

The good that I would I find I do not.
My mind’s in turmoil and tied in a knot.
For that which I would not, I find I do
and it feels as though my mind’s split in...

by Royston

 10 Views
added 2 years ago
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Love Climbed The Hill

Love broke the bread
Died in my stead
and bore the cross for me

Love took wrath's cup
and drank it up.
It's empty now for me.

Love climbed the hill
fulfilled God's will
and suffered there for...

by Royston

 23 Views
added 3 years ago
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Whatever it takes Lord

Whatever it takes Lord, Your will is best
my spirit's in turmoil and I cannot rest.
For sin permeates through me affecting my soul
and I'm in need of cleansing to make me...

by Royston

 12 Views
added 3 years ago
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Because of Jesus

Because of Jesus I go free
Because He suffered there for me
Because He stayed and did not run
Because He said "Your will be...

by Royston

 16 Views
added 3 years ago
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The sound of silence

Not a single word was spoken
neither was any music played.
The silence remained unbroken
and no audible sound was...

by Royston

 15 Views
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Weep not for behold The Lion of the Tribe of Judah has prevailed

There in heaven John sobbed great tears and cried.
Then, “Weep not” one of the elders replied:
“The secrets of the scroll can be unveiled”
“for the Lion of Judah has...

by Royston

 13 Views
added 3 years ago
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A Picnic By The Riverside In Henley

It was a peaceful and mild autumnal day
as the river Thames flowed upon its way.
Colourful boats were moored rank upon rank
as we picnicked there by the river...

by Royston

 17 Views
added 3 years ago
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