HOPE

I know of late
My poems have been sad
Full of depression
Since I lost my wee lad

The grief that I have felt
No one should have to bear
But that is the way of life
Full of sadness and care

But through it all
My precious Saviour is there
He knows all my heartaches
He has heard my whispered prayer

For I have a Saviour
Who is with me every step of the way
He has held me close
As I knelt in prayer each day

He promised He'd never leave
Nor in any way forsake
He has never left me
His Word He'll not break

Sometimes I wonder
If the pain will ever end
But I have faith
My heart He will mend

And He will use
All that I've been through
To one day help another
Maybe that someone is you

So each day with my Lord
With His help His mercy I'll share
And know there is always hope
As I go through each day with prayer

Jeannine Faith

SET ADRIFT

SET ADRIFT

Seemingly set adrift
On an ocean of tears
No one to talk to
No one who hears

Storms all around
Drifting through it all
Is anyone out there
Who will hear my call

What happened to the anchor
Why did I let go
What happened to my joy
I knew so long ago

Jesus is my anchor
So why do I stray
Why do I let depression
Take over every day

It seems that sometimes
I just go through the motions
That's where I go adrift
And get caught in stormy oceans

I need to listen closely
I need to listen for His will
I need to hear Him say
Peace, be still

For He calms the storms within
And the storms without
It seems I have forgotten
What that is all about

Lord anchor me again
And return to me the joy
Where Your grace peace and mercy
Are my soul's anchor and buoy

Help me to no longer
Be set adrift by depression
Please calm the raging storms
Help me learn from this lesson

Lord You are my soul's anchor
Help me to trust in You
And to never let go again
For I know You will see me through

Jeannine Faith

FELLOWSHIP SWEET

Fellowship sweet
Found at Jesus’ feet
When we draw away
From the world to pray

A time of prayer
A time to share
One with another
With sister or brother

When we pray together
There’s nothing sweeter
Than to lift each other up
And share in worship

How I love to share
Sweet hour of prayer
Coming to the throne of God
Human weak and flawed

He forgives every sin
Giving His peace within
Healing wounded spirits
Helping us never to quit

Come meet my Saviour there
In fellowship and sweet prayer
Share with sister and brother
And pray for one another

A time of prayer
A time to share
One with another
With sister and brother


Jeannine Faith

BETTER OFF?

Sometimes I think I’d be better off
Just my Saviour and I
That way I don’t get hurt
With Him I will get by

People make claims
But don’t follow through
But Jesus came and said
I’ll die for you

He kept His word
And died on a tree
The shedding of His blood
Has set me free

But that was not the end
It was just the beginning
For now He lives in me
And helps keep me from sinning

He wants me to tell others
Of His greatest gift
Of His unfailing love
And a way across the rift

And though I think I’m better off
With just my Saviour and me
I have to tell of His love
And how it can set us free

Jeannine Faith

ANGUISH TO PEACE

Beset and bewildered
Hurting deep inside
Prayers filled with tears
Anguish rolling in like the tide

Prayers with no words
Letting the tears speak for me
Begging my Precious Saviour
To just hold me

I don’t understand
What have I done
Why does despair lay hold of me
At times I am undone

Crying out, Abba, Father
What more must I do
What will lift me up
How will I get through

Slowly the tears subside
A gentle peace fills my soul
I take hold of His nail scarred hand
And He lifts me from the dark hole

His peace washes over me
My tear stained face dries
He has heard my prayers
Sent higher than the eagle flies

He gives me peace enough
To sleep this night
When I awake again
I will seek Him with the morning light

Jeannine Faith

WONDERFUL LOVE

Your wonderful love
Set this sinner free
Coming from heaven above
You died for me

Your grace and mercy
Poured out on the cross
Washing over me
You did not count it loss

You forgave my sin
Turning scarlet to white
Making me clean within
Leading me from the night

How wonderful my Saviour’s love
That fills my soul
Overflowing from heaven above
That heals and makes me whole

Jeannine Faith

ON THE RIGHT TRACK

You know you are on the right track
When the devil gets on your back
No matter how much time you put aside
Your efforts he will deride

When you take the time to pray
he always puts something in your way
Whether it is thoughts or another
We need to cry out to our Abba Father

We need to stick to the narrow path
We need to stop and work out the math
Because if we don’t listen to our heavenly Father
What will happen to “love one another?”

What will happen to “bear each other’s burdens?”
The world is already full of those who are “hurtin”
Our relationships with one another
Would become a burden to suffer

But take heart in the fact
That the devil chooses to attack
Because Jesus suffered too
All for love of me and you

We need to let His love overwhelm us
We need to put our faith solely in Jesus
Then no matter how hard the devil attacks
We know Jesus always has our backs

Jeannine Faith