Poems by Raelene J. Elliss

When my faith is weak
You are my strong hold
You are with me Lord
In your teachings it's told

I'm with you always
Dear child of mine
The enemy will fall
For my love is divine

Pray dear child
For thousands are taught
In a silent place
My face is sought

My words are on pages
Sung in joyful voice
Lift your heart child
In deep love rejoice

My wings are your rampart
The enemy will fall
Up hold your faith child
Rejoice in my call

For thousands are praying
The truth and the light
Will never be diminished
In my precious sight

Looking in the mirror
To see what's going on
Peering around the corner
For things a heart so longs

My faith needs your assurance
Jesus take my hand
My faith becomes so weak
In the depths of the sand

Like the many grains
Are the trouble of my life
Looking in the mirror Jesus
Your voice is the sweeteners of the fife

Tears streak your child's face
Looking in the mirror
You gently wipe them away
Your love is ever nearer

Dear Lord Jesus
I'm looking in the mirror
You've taken my trembling hand Lord
Jesus your love is ever nearer

With a listening heart
Every heartfelt prayer
To our sovereign king
Love is open to declair

He hears every crying word
He wipes away the tears
Gods knows every prayer
He knows our every fear

Our frail faith is like a seed ,
Plant it in his mission  field
Hold his guiding hand child
Against the enemy He will wield

His grace ,his love his truth
A passion of a farthers heart
He tore the veil apart 
We're under his wings rampart

Cry out on bending knees
He'll hear your every prayer
Lift your hands unto him child
Nothing else compares

Where the ocean meets the sky
The setting colours stun
Breathe in the serenity
The scene was made by one

The very breeze he created.
It's soothing cooling touch
Sand sculptured between your toes
Lord than you very much

Be with my disquieted soul
Your peaceful breath I breathe
My heart yearns for you Lord
My soul longs to receive

Lift me Lord close to you
My hearts voice shall sing
Fill me oh Lord
The one is the King

My simple prayer I'll always pray
For a kind heart and caring hand
Acknowledging His truth and grace
Across the rippled sand

Time has passed
The road we have walked
Things we've said
When the road is forked

Faith falls weak
In the soft cool sand
My cry Lord Jesus
Take my hand

In you it is done
When my faith is weak
You raise me up
Your voice will speak

Words of love
That lift me up
Praise you Jesus
Raise the cup

Be with me now
In the steps I'll tread
When the sun is risen
Until I lay my head

I'll walk with you
In the darkest times
Your never forsaken
My love for you climbs

Over the mountains
In the deepest seas
You can't be separated
My promise decrees

By deed or by sin
Child I'm your creator
Stay on my pathway
Heavens rewards are far greater

Above earthly riches
Nothing compares
I'll walk with you always
Through all your despairs

My yoke is easy
My burden is light
I'll walk with you every step
In faith and might

When my faith is weak
My steps are lost
Dear Lord Jesus
You paid a great cost

Blindly I stumbled
Reach for you hand
Longing oh Lord
I should understand

The greatest gift
Upon that cross
Cry dearest ones
For our loss

Risen you are
To free my sin
A resurrection
Is a life to begin

My weakness is taken
My heart cleansed anew
You draw my heart
Jesus a longing for you

Angels came to say
A babe was born this night
Follow yonder star
Shepherds in delight

Lowly cattle shed
She gazed into his face
A tiny baby born
To save the human race

Precious gifts
Frankincense, myrrh, and gold
Wise men adorned him
A wonder to behold

His ministry led the way
With twelve friends in three years
He died on that bloody cross
He brought the world to tears   

The lamb came to save us
To bring us such great hope
His love touched mankind heart
The prayer, the power, the scope

The first Christmas morn
Was the very beginning toward the end
Leading to the wonderful time
For Jesus to descend

Our world is labeled
With words so curt
Spoken words aimed
To wound and hurt

Jesus set injustice
To right from wrong
His resurrection
Brings peace that's strong

On that rugged cross
He gave everything
We are the ones to carry
The deep love Jesus brings

A small step to take
A stone makes a great ripple
Jesus reached out friend
He restored a cripple

A lamp shines it's light
To show a just way
Be near us Jesus
These words we pray

In His image we are made
Lead like a sign post
With hearts and hands
Lead towards our heavenly host

Three nails one cross
Precious blood spilled
Prayers for mankind
The holy spirit filled

The veil is torn
These words were the last
Soldiers at his feet
For his clothes lots cast

The darkened shy
The earth shook
Men on earth
Know not what they took

On the third morning
In her steps of grief
Mary confronted by
Her deep disbelief

Rejoice in his name
The kingdom is come
The day of pentecost
To seat the one

Gathered they were
In that place
Fire filled the air
Blessed each face

In tongues they spoke
With the spirit we're filled
In all the earth
His words will wield

His truth and grace
In heaven and earth
Nations all worship
With all their worth