Best Hymnals Poems

Image of Grandparents Country Home from my family collection

The Two Drivers In My Life

In my younger years ...
I got to know the souls of my...

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She never knew she had them
that the basket had been placed
upon her past and future
by the color of her face

He gazed upon the sunrise
at the...

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Queen in our eyes! 
Goddess in our hearts 
Alleviated fears ;Shaped behaviors 
Built careers ; Educated a nation 
Sang hymnals :Through the moments slowly.

She learned...

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Take notice of your hand.
Each finger moves separately.
Each finger is a different size,
Yet all belong to the same hand.
All nationalities may be seen as
Different fingers...

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She looked peaceful in her lavender dress-
as I suppose she was. Eyes closed as if lost
in childhood dreams, small hands folded across her chest.
Her glasses...

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I Held Mary’s Hand 

I held Mary’s hand as John covered his face,
So still,
At Peace,
Faded are the slapping sounds of the whip against his flesh,
Gone...

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A seven day event 
Based on African descent 
Culminating in giving gifts and a large feast
Based on African festivals ranging from the West to the...

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Recently at an office
Where they check my ailing heart
While thumbing through a magazine
A photo set apart
The timeless snapshot black and white
I couldn't turn the page
Through...

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the priest have all dug their way out, 
to lethargic to suffer another rebirth.

   they need advanced medicine and 
  perhaps a...

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HYMNS

Hallelujahs aloud
Hail our redeemer King
Honour His Majesty
Hear our heavenly praise-
Holy hymnody so
Heartfelt in musical
Hymnals of true worship...

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HARMONEY AND HEAT

A mansion made of music
a house formed of harmony
a room filled with rhythm
living with a lady I call honey

I walk the halls of...

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Nobody loved like they did 
those nights splayed
like open books, 

soggy foils at humid peace, 
at least until the next 
morning riot.

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I ran to the...

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One cold Sunday morning 
I walked across the road
Cold wind striking my cheeks, leaving its bleeding marks
Hands stuffed in my pockets, feet peeping through my...

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Various Heresies 3

Breakings
by Michael R. Burch

I did it out of pity.
I did it out of love.
I did it not to break the heart of a...

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**Parody time!  Please open your hymnals to "He Lives" as this what you can sing this parody to the tune too.

I eat a deep...

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