Poems by Lenora McWhorter

A celebration of love
Is what Easter is all about.
God expressed His love to man
In a way we can never doubt.

For God so love the world
That He gave His Son to die
To satisfy the penalty for sin
For people like you and I.

Who can love like that,
Who will pay such a high cost
To save mankind from sin
So that none need be lost?

Oh, the depth of the father's love,
Who gave his son to pay man's debt.
It surpasses all understanding
And is not something you can forget.

Because God so love the world
Jesus became a living sacrifice
So we could see what love looks like
And so we could have eternal life.

When you must pass through the water
and there's nothing else you can do.
When no other choice is available
except to somehow go on through.

When darkness covers everything
and light is far from your view.
Your way is blocked, there's no way out
what on earth can you possibly do?

When your heart is heavy laden
and your mind is filled with despair.
Where do you turn in times of sorrow
When it seems no one really cares.

When you feel alone and forsaken
to whom can you turn for help?
And when the tears keep on coming
no matter how long you've wept.

There is a promise God has made.
Plainly written so we all will know.
That if we must go through the waters
they will never, never overflow.

So our father controls the waters
And all creatures down here below.
All things are by the power of his might
And He determines how the waters flow.

The Easter story never grows old.
It's the message of hope for us all.
It shows the depth of the father's love
and how Jesus answered the call.

Hopelessly lost, in bondage to sin
was the condition of fallen man.
There was no one to pay the debt,
but God brought forth a master plan.

Such love was not known to man.
None had made such great sacrifice.
Who else would give his own son
and watch as the son give his life?

Oh, the love the Father did show
by offering Jesus to die on the cross,
to bring redemption to fallen man,
who was painfully, hopelessly lost.

Jesus came from heaven to die,
so they nailed him to the cross.
God accepted his death as payment,
for extremely high was sin's cost.

God raised Jesus from the grave,
and forever our Lord is alive.
The resurrection gives hope to us all
that in Christ, we can have eternal life.

I f   y o u  a r e   b r o k e n   b y   l i f e   t r i a l s   
a n d   w e a r y   f r o m   l i f e ' s   d e f e a t s .
  I f   y o u   h a v e   b e e n   b a d l y   b a t t e r e d 
a n d   h a v e   n o   j o y   o r   p e a c e .   

G i v e   G o d   y o u r   b r o k e n   p i e c e s
s o   H e ' l l   m o l d   t h e m   b a c k   i n   p l a c e.. 
A n d   m a k e   t h e m   b e t t e r   t h a n   b e f o r e   
w i t h   a   t o u c h   o f   H i s   s w e e t   g r a c e.

I f   y o u r   d r e a m s   h a v e   b e e n   s h a t t e r e d 
a f t e r   m u c h   s t r u g g l e   a n d   p a i n . 
E v e n   i f   y o u r   l i f e   s e e m s   h o p e l e s s 
0ur  G o d   c a n   r e s t o r e   y o u   a g a i n .   

  Jesus   will  t a k e   t h e   b r o k e n   p i e c e s 
a n d   H e   will   m a k e   t h e m   w h o l e .
  I t   m a t t e r s   n o t   h o w   b a d l y   b r o k e n 
He  h a s   t h e   p o w e r   t o   r e s t o r e .   

  S o   w e   a r e   n e v e r   w i t h o u t   h o p e 
n o   m a t t e r   t h e   s h a p e   w e   a r e   i n.. 
G o d   c a n   t a k e   o u r   f r a g m e n t e d   l i v e s 
a n d   p u t   t h e m   t o g e t h e r   a g a i n .   

S o   i f   y o u ' r e   b r o k e n   b e y o n d   m e a s u r e 
a n d   y o u   d o n ' t   k n o w   w h a t   t o   d o . 
G o d   s p e c i a l i z e s   i n   b r o k e n   t h i n g s 
s o   H i s   g l o r y   w i l l   s h i n e   t h r o u g h!

Christmas brings a smile to every face.
It's a special occasion for all to embrace.
Our hearts rejoice in the Father's love,
for He sent his Son from heaven above.
We celebrate the reason Christ Jesus came
that is to free us from a life of guilt and shame.
And to give hope to folks like you and me
For Jesus paid the price to set us free.
So Merry Christmas everyone!
God declares His love by giving us his Son!
A Gift so special, so costly, so divine
It never stop giving into your life and mine!

Hope is the expectation
Of that which faith believes.
It is the assurance that a thing
will come to pass as one perceives.

Hope lights the candle
so the darkness of doubt will flee.
It is to expect good from God's hand
as He has promised you and me.

Hope is to look on the bright side,
faith believes every prayer is heard.
We have a living hope in Christ Jesus
as we stand on His powerful word.

Christ in us is our hope of glory,
it is that which anchor our souls.
Firm and secure we abide in Jesus
with heavenly treasures yet untold.

Hope keeps God's promises alive
and faith receives them as done.
When we stand strong in our faith
hope will abide till the race is run.

This journey I'm on will one day end
it's not for me to know how or when.
I just look ahead and walk upright
with assurance of having a better life.

This world is not my permanent home
when my work here is done I'll be gone.
I know there will be a brighter day
in my heavenly home far, far away.

While here we face setbacks and pain
but we get up each day and start again.
For God has in store for us all a crown
when we have laid our burdens down.

When I shall reach that peaceful shore
the land where trouble wont be no more.
I shall then forget my stormy past
and I'll enter into sweet rest at last.

I'll meet those who have gone before
and suffering here wont be no more.
I shall be with Jesus for all eternity
And yesterday's pain wont matter to me.

Y e s t e r d a y   i s   g o n e   a n d   i s   n o   m o r e
  a n d   I   can't see   w h a t   t o m o r r o w   has   i n   s t o r e. .
   A l l   I   h a v e   i s   t o d a y ,   t h i s   m o m e n t ,   r i g h t   n o w
   S o   I   m u s t   m a k e   t h i s   d a y   c o u n t   s o m e h o w. .

    Y e s t e r d a y ' s   m i s t a k e s   I   c a n n o t   c h a n g e
   even if I   d o   l i f e   d i f f e r e n t l y   o r   r e m a i n   t h e   s a m e.
   T h e   p a s t   i s   b e h i n d   m e   I've been given   a  n e w   d a y . 
   I   c a n   c h a n g e   d i r e c t i o n   o r   g o   t h e   s a m e   w a y.     

  May it be said of me  t h a t   I   d i d   m y   b e s t , 
T h o u g h  I  may not have  p a s s ed  a l l   o f   l i f e ' s   t e s t s. .
  A l t h o u g h   I   c a n ' t   u n d u e   t h e   m i s t a k e s   I   m a d e
  I   c a n   m o v e   f o r w a r d  and  give  my all on this  d a y. . 

   T o m o r r o w   i s   s o   v e r y   f a r   a w a y
   a n d  I  m u s t  f a c e  l i f e's  struggles  that comes this  d a y .
   I'll attempt to  maintain  great expectation for  t o m o r r o w
  but  I  w o n t  be  jn  bondage to  y e s t e r d a y ' s   s o r r o w. .   

  I   ask Lord, You'll help  me  be  thankful  every moment I  l i v e , 
   so I can  show   l o v e   t o   o t h e r s  and to  s e r v e   a n d   g i v e
.  Lord, help me w a l k   u p r i g h t   a n d   d o   a l l   t h e   g o o d   I   c a n .
   t o  support   t h e   h u r t i n g   a n d   t o   l i f t   m y   f e l l o w m a n .

L i f e   i s   m e a s u r e d   i n   d a i l y   d o s e s
o f   t r i a l s   a n d   p l e a s u r e s   e a c h.
D a y   b y   d a y   g r a c e   i s   d i s p e n s e d
T o   m e e t   o u r   i m m e d i a t e   n e e d s.
   
C o m f o r t   c o m e s   t o   t h e   w e a r y
W e  f i n d  t h a t  w h i c h  w e   s e e k.
A   b r i d g e   i s    b u i l t  at the river
and strength is given  t o  t h e  w e a k.

O n e   d a y ' s   l o a d   w e   h a v e   t o   b e a r.
A s   w e   t r a v e l   o n   l i f e ' s   w a y.
W i s d o m   i s   g i v e n  f o r  t h e  o c c a s i o n
a n d   s t r e n g t h   t o   e q u a l  e a c h  d a y.
   
W e   will   n e v e r   have  t o   s t a g g e r
u n d e r   t o m o r r o w ' s   h e a v y   l o a d.
W e   j o u r n e y   o n e   d a y   a t   a   t i m e
a s   w e   t r a v e l   l i f e ' s  rugged   r o a d.
   
G o d ' s   m e r c y   i s   n e w   each   m o r n i n g
a n d   H i s   f a i t h f u l n e s s   i s   s u r e.
G o d   directs   a l l   t h a t   c o n c e r n s   u s
a n d   b y   o u r   f a i t h   w e   w i l l  e n d u re.