Before getting to the poem "welcome cross", check out this poetic paragraph by Cowper also:
....I, who scribble rhyme
To catch the triflers of the time,
And tell them truthes divine and clear
Which, couched in prose, they would not hear.
This poem magnifies the mercy and goodness of God in the trials He designs for us here (comment by J. Piper).
Welcome Cross
'Tis my happiness below
Not to live without the cross,
But the Saviour's power to know,
Sanctifying every loss;
Trials must and will befall;
But with humble faith to see
Love inscribed upon them all,
This is happiness to me.
God in Israel sows the seeds
Of affliction, pain, and toil;
These spring up and choke the weeds
Which would else o'erspread the soil:
Trials make the promise sweet,
Trials give new life to prayer;
Trials bring me to His feet,
Lay me low, and keep me there.
Did I meet no trials here,
No chastisement by the way,
Might I not with reason fear
I should prove a castaway?
Bastards may escape the rod,
Sunk in earthly vain delight;
But the true-born child of God
Must not -- would not, if he might.
Full Version: Welcome Cross
Some truly inspired thoughts in this piece. Having a penchant for acrostics, I came up with this one for TRIALS: "We are exhorted To Rejoice In Agonies Long Suffered."
Awesome, thank you for sharing!
Michael & Rainbow:
Enjoyed this! Touched my heart!
Isaiah 61 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the suffering and afflicted. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted, to announce liberty to the captives and to open the eyes of the blind. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of God's favor to them has come, and the day of wrath to their enemies. To all who mourn in Israel He will give.
Lift up your head to see the good that I am doing to bring you out of established patterns, for you cannot progress until these corrections are made. You must see in the realm of the Spirit to begin to understand the value of the tests and trials that you are now enduring. As long as you can only see with your physical eyes instead of your spiritual eyes you will become a victim of your circumstances and will only grumble and complain as you dump down into self-pity. I tell you the truly that this attitude is not only of the flesh but is also demonic in nature. But you, beloved, belong to Me. It would be in your best interest to rise up and rejoice in this important work, says the Lord.
HEAVEN REJOICES WHEN YOU GO THRU TRIALS WITH A SINGING SPIRIT. YOUR FATHER'S HEART IS CHEERED WHEN YOU ENDURE THE TEST AND DO NOT QUESTION HIS MERCY.
Enjoyed this! Touched my heart!
Isaiah 61 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the suffering and afflicted. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted, to announce liberty to the captives and to open the eyes of the blind. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of God's favor to them has come, and the day of wrath to their enemies. To all who mourn in Israel He will give.
To Rejoice In Agonies Long Suffered."
Beauty for ashes.
Joy instead of mourning
Praise Instead of Heaviness.
T o
R ejoice
I n
A gonies
L ong
S uffered."
Beauty for ashes.
Joy instead of mourning
Praise Instead of Heaviness.
T o
R ejoice
I n
A gonies
L ong
S uffered."
Lift up your head to see the good that I am doing to bring you out of established patterns, for you cannot progress until these corrections are made. You must see in the realm of the Spirit to begin to understand the value of the tests and trials that you are now enduring. As long as you can only see with your physical eyes instead of your spiritual eyes you will become a victim of your circumstances and will only grumble and complain as you dump down into self-pity. I tell you the truly that this attitude is not only of the flesh but is also demonic in nature. But you, beloved, belong to Me. It would be in your best interest to rise up and rejoice in this important work, says the Lord.
HEAVEN REJOICES WHEN YOU GO THRU TRIALS WITH A SINGING SPIRIT. YOUR FATHER'S HEART IS CHEERED WHEN YOU ENDURE THE TEST AND DO NOT QUESTION HIS MERCY.
http://songsofpraise.org/song.php?songid=34
music to worship & praise and read with....
Beautiful music to jam with the lamb! Enjoy!
By the prophets, God foretold
of the sending of His Son
Who would give His life
to set the captive free.
Stepping down from His throne
and the glory He had known,
Jesus came to give His life for you and me.
Though He knew well the cost,
He was prepared to suffer loss
and give Himself as ransom for us all.
Into our hopeless world He came,
Endured the suffering and the shame,
Every moment staying faithful to the call.
Yet the One who spoke of love
was rejected and despised;
He knew all too well the sinful heart of men.
Those with eyes refused to see;
Those with ears refused to hear,
as they sought a way to bring Him to an end.
By a friend He was betrayed,
By soldiers, led away,
Yet for this very hour He had come.
They did not take - He freely gave;
For those He came to save,
the road to the cross He walked alone.
He could have called a million angels to His side,
Or stepped down from the cross and walked away.
Yet His love held Him there,
Through the pain and despair,
To free us from the debt we could not pay.
In His suffering and pain
Took the guilt and the shame
As He hung between the heavens and the ground.
Every nail, every thorn,
Every stare, every scorn
pierced the One who so freely laid it down.
With His face to the sky,
"It is finished!" was His cry
The words that broke the gates of hell.
When His final words were said,
Breathed His last, bowed His head,
Darkness o'er the land so quickly fell.
Yet death and darkness could not stand against His power:
He rose, victorious o'er the grave.
In His light we now may live,
By the grace He came to give
All who call upon His name are surely saved!
All who call upon His name are surely saved!
music to worship & praise and read with....
Beautiful music to jam with the lamb! Enjoy!
By the prophets, God foretold
of the sending of His Son
Who would give His life
to set the captive free.
Stepping down from His throne
and the glory He had known,
Jesus came to give His life for you and me.
Though He knew well the cost,
He was prepared to suffer loss
and give Himself as ransom for us all.
Into our hopeless world He came,
Endured the suffering and the shame,
Every moment staying faithful to the call.
Yet the One who spoke of love
was rejected and despised;
He knew all too well the sinful heart of men.
Those with eyes refused to see;
Those with ears refused to hear,
as they sought a way to bring Him to an end.
By a friend He was betrayed,
By soldiers, led away,
Yet for this very hour He had come.
They did not take - He freely gave;
For those He came to save,
the road to the cross He walked alone.
He could have called a million angels to His side,
Or stepped down from the cross and walked away.
Yet His love held Him there,
Through the pain and despair,
To free us from the debt we could not pay.
In His suffering and pain
Took the guilt and the shame
As He hung between the heavens and the ground.
Every nail, every thorn,
Every stare, every scorn
pierced the One who so freely laid it down.
With His face to the sky,
"It is finished!" was His cry
The words that broke the gates of hell.
When His final words were said,
Breathed His last, bowed His head,
Darkness o'er the land so quickly fell.
Yet death and darkness could not stand against His power:
He rose, victorious o'er the grave.
In His light we now may live,
By the grace He came to give
All who call upon His name are surely saved!
All who call upon His name are surely saved!
Genesis & Lois,
Thankyou for posting such encouraging and edifying words. I was composing this reply yesterday when the weather knocked out the phone lines & internet connection for almost 24 hours. I wanted to say...
Genesis - may your high standard of spiritual marksmanship continue as you attend to your calling in the work of the Lord of Lords.
LoisFaith2000 - The grace of God be with you as you keep writing and dancing in the Spirit of Our Lord with His anointing upon you.
Blessings from MCF.
Thankyou for posting such encouraging and edifying words. I was composing this reply yesterday when the weather knocked out the phone lines & internet connection for almost 24 hours. I wanted to say...
Genesis - may your high standard of spiritual marksmanship continue as you attend to your calling in the work of the Lord of Lords.
LoisFaith2000 - The grace of God be with you as you keep writing and dancing in the Spirit of Our Lord with His anointing upon you.
Blessings from MCF.
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HEAVEN REJOICES WHEN YOU GO THRU TRIALS WITH A SINGING SPIRIT. YOUR FATHER'S HEART IS CHEERED WHEN YOU ENDURE THE TEST AND DO NOT QUESTION HIS MERCY.
I've had many trials that last 10 years and my heart is still singing. People who know me and what I've been through are amazed that I'm stay cheerful and ask how I do it. I just tell them, I have the love of God in my heart. I just let his light shine. My life may be like Job's, but I always remember that God blessed Job in his latter years. I have faith, that he is well able to bless me and he does, even in the midst of my trials he gives me joy and gladness and miracles.
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