Darlene Gifford Poet Rhyme

Thumbing Through My Hymnal

This songbook that I'm thumbing through,
uplifts my soul, I sing anew.
""Amazing grace how sweet the sound,
that saved a wretch like me."
(John Newton, thank you for this song,
you changed your life, you righted a wrong)

"At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light,
and the burden on my heart rolled away"
(With Jesus, your sins, too, will roll away,
and the joy in your heart will grow stronger and stay.)

"Love lifted me! Love lifted me!
When nothing else could help, love lifted me."
(Jesus is a lifter of souls.
When sins are forgiven, heaviness goes.)

"This little light of mine, Yes! I'm gonna let it shine;
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine."
(Everyone of us in our own unique way,
can shine their light for Jesus today.)

"Take my hand, precious Lord. Hear my cry, hear my call,
hold my hand lest I fall. Take my hand, precious lord, lead me home."
(When you need a hand to hold,
know His touch is more precious than silver or gold.)

"When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus, we'll sing and shout the victory."
(This world is not our home.
Someday we'll see Jesus sitting on His throne.)

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James Tate March 3, 2016 at 8:02 AM Wow Darlene, you took me way back on those precious songs. I wish we could sing from the books like we used to. Thanks for bringing them to memory. Darlene Gifford March 5, 2016 at 5:31 PM Thanks, James, I do get a lot of inspiration from the old hymns as well as the newer ones from the younger generation. Although I do love the gospel hymns best.

Monterey Sirak June 10, 2015 at 6:17 AM Amazing and so touching. I so love the old hymns. They always raise my spirits and bring me back to when I was young and learning to love Jesus. Darlene Gifford June 10, 2015 at 8:22 PM I feel the same way, Monterey. Than you so much for reading my poem~~~~Blessings, Darlene

Justin Worthy May 29, 2015 at 2:22 AM A beautiful poem Darlene...it touched my soul :) Darlene Gifford May 29, 2015 at 6:54 AM Jesus will do that! Thanks, Justin.

Kp Nunez May 26, 2015 at 9:42 AM Beautiful worship songs that always sound new to the person who's in that stage where the hymns just touched a deep chord. It was a nice touch, your comments in parenthesis. A 7 from me, Darlene. Darlene Gifford May 26, 2015 at 10:05 AM Good morning, Kim and thank you for brightening my day with your comments. And it's always great to connect with another poet who enjoys hymns of worship and praise. Thanks for the 7....Darlene

Laura Leiser May 26, 2015 at 12:04 AM I love the deep words in hymns, too, Darlene, and the truth they behold! Wonderful reminders of faith are seen on your lovely poem :) Darlene Gifford May 26, 2015 at 12:19 AM Thank you, Laura, for your comments. I totally agree! And I also think they are great witnessing tools. Jesus' light and love shines through all of them.