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

The last word is the beginning
The revelation that starts it all
The images of His word
The things that have unfurled

The wicked are not so
The meek shall inherit the earth
Each nation and her children
Seek their spiritual worth

The enemy will meet his doom
In the lake of fire
The righteous will receive
The Heaven they desire

He is the Alpha and Omega
The one who's promise is to come
Blessed are those who praise Him
His love will become

The corner stone of the world
Heavens pearly gate
Many rooms in His mansion
We can pray and celebrate

Faith is like a mustard seed
It's frail and it's weak
Planted in his mission field
It's majesty we seek

The strongest in the garden
In its branches birds will nest
The truth and the light
Are the words we can attest

The wind blows across the lands
For thou art our heavenly father
We stumble and we fall
Grace saves our forever after

You walk with us in our day
You protect us by the night
Your words in the very sword
Are our truth and light

We pray for you to walk with us
We'll feel the spirit there
Your grace and love shines in us
For it's our growing faith to share

Amen and hallelujah
Faith is like a mustard seed
Growing ever stronger
In kind and in deed

Raise me up in your joy
When my heart fears
Take my hand father
Wipe away my tears

You are with me always
In the night my heart be still
My prayer lord Jesus
The Holy spirit fill

I'm your stumbling child
My faith needs your hand
Leading me towards thee
Across the soft  cool sand

Your breath is the sea breeze
Gently blowing to cool my face
Your light sparkling across the ocean
I long to take my place

Lift me up lord Jesus
Walk this road with me
Heavenly Father I'm your child
I long to be with thee

It is written in the pages
like a letter to a friend
The first book of Genesis
to Revelations at the end

Prophets in the ancient world
foretold of the one
The lamb born to save
he's greater than the sum

Three years and twelve friends
his father's ministry shared the word
Praying and healing
heavens word unfurled

Jesus wept tears of blood
in the garden of Gethsemane
Tears that hit the ground
for sinners just like me

He is the one who came for the many
three years and twelve friends
He came to save the world
Jesus is the beginning not the end

It is written in the pages
like a letter to a friend
He promised to return
it's our beginning not our end

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

Go and see
The angels said
The saviour King
In a manger bed
Cradled him
In Swaddling clothes
A virgin mother
Her saviour chose
Shepherds worshiped
This precious sight
Angels sang hallelujah
Into the night
Hosanna in the highest
He is born to save
His begotten son
The good Lord gave
A humble birth
A royal King
Lion and the lamb
He's everything.

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

Then sings my soul
Your abundant love for me
A sinner in the world I am
Raise me up to be

Greater than I could be
My faith in it's weakness
By your loving grace
You created my uniqueness

Farther lift me up
Lead me by your light
From blindness and the darkness
You are my visions sight

Steps that lay ahead
Rocky is the road
Heavenly father lift me up
Your yoke is the light load

The story of my life
In your hands it be
Bless me I'm the sinner
Lord lift me up to thee

My soul sings for you lord
The sinner that you saved
Jesus lift me up to be
Worthy of the road you've paved

Deeper than I know
Holy spirit in me fill
May a glimpse of your glory
Come forth and in me spill

Amen and hallelujah
Jesus walks with me
Towards your holy light
Lord Im forgiven in thee

The things we long for
Wonders of what's to come
More than imagined
We are more than the sum

Of parts and the scenes
Memories we play
What's been and gone
The prayers that we've prayed

Pathways lay ahead
Steps we must take
God has great plans for us
Fear no debate

More than just moments
Deeper than imagined
Snippets of passing time
A faithful life awakened

Painted skies in sunlight
The promise of the new
Breathe deeply in the love
It’s the plan he has for you