Sunday, 8 May 2022

Awake! Awake! O Christian

 Awake! Awake! O Christian,

For Satan seeks your joy,

He wants to make you falter,

Your walk he would destroy.

He whispers in your ears,

Puts sin before your eyes.

He tries to change your thinking

With his devilment and lies.

 

Awake! Awake! O Christian,

For the world would seek your soul,

It wants to make you like it,

Not partial, but the whole.

It offers you its pleasures,

Its money and its sin.

It makes you discontented,

It tries to draw you in.

 

Awake! Awake! O Christian,

For Jesus is your joy,

He wants to share His blessings,

He saves and not destroys.

He tells you of His comfort,

He shows you wondrous grace.

He came to earth to live for you,

To die there in your place.

 

Awake! Awake! O Christian,

For Christ restores your soul.

He wants to make you like Him -

Righteous, pure and whole.

He offers you His calm peace,

He sings love into your heart.

He intercedes for you in heaven,

His grace will ne'er depart.

 

Arise! Arise! O Christian,

Cast off your worldly thoughts,

Come serve your glorious Saviour.

Come enter heavenly courts.

Come, mortify the sin within,

Die to self and shame.

Come to the Great Redeemer,

Come! Give honour to His name.

 

©Carolyn Davison  7th May 2022

Sunday, 16 May 2021

Jesus Seated in Heaven

 No Sacrifice 

Atone for all

That man could ever give,

But Jesus Christ,

The Father's Son

Died that we might live


No work we do

Can win God's heart

For filthy rags we wear.

But Jesus Christ

The Father's Son

Keeps us in His prayers


No chair there was

For earthly priest,

Their work was ne'er complete

But Jesus Christ

The Father's Son

Sits on the heavenly seat!

© 2021

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Spiritual Clothes

 

How weak and flimsy,

Clothes of Adam,

Fig leaves from the tree,

But garment made of nature’s branch,

Will not avail for me.

 

Priestly garments,

Clothes of Aaron,

Worn by Levi’s kin

Garments made for only few,

Won’t rid me of my sin.

 

Richest purple

Clothes of David,

Made from mollusc shell,

But garment coloured with rare dye,

From sin, won’t make me well.

 

My own good deeds,

Like filthy rags

Torn by guilt and shame.

No human garment is enough

For me to take His Name.

 

How weak and bleeding,

Naked Man,

Hangs on Calvary’s tree.

The garment woven by His blood,

Is made to set me free.

 

How dark and cold –

No robes for Christ,

He’s bound in clothes for grave.

The Garment of Salvation’s formed

For those He died to save.

 

Now death has died!

The Son has risen!

Gold band around His chest,

Crown of glory on His head!

Entered His heavenly rest


 

How white and pure

My wedding clothes,

Fashioned on the tree.

This garment made from Jesu’s blood,

Forever avails for me

 

© Carolyn Davison 30th March 2021

Sunday, 20 December 2020

Rejoice! For the King is Born!


 

Rejoice, O Mary

For good news I bring,

Good news, from God on high!

Rejoice, be happy

For comes a King.

Good news – Salvation is nigh!

 

Sing praise, O Joseph

For good news is here,

Good news of a baby boy!

Sing praise, be glad,

Redemption's near -

Sin He will destroy.

 

Bless God, O Simeon

For the Light breaks in:

The Consolation of Israel is born.

Bless God for His sign,

Atonement He brings

Turning darkness to glorious dawn.

 

Bear witness, O Anna,

Give thanks to the Lord

For the promise of God is complete.

Bear witness, rejoice,

For He is God's Word:

Death He has come to defeat.

 

So, come all you people,

Sing praise to the King!

Sing all the ends of the earth.

Rejoice and be glad;

Your praises - come bring,

Through Him you can have new birth.

 

All glory, all honour to God on high!

Rejoice with the angels, come sing!

Holy, holy, holy is His Majesty -

Worthy of the praises we bring.

 

© 16th December 2020

Thursday, 3 December 2020

A Promise

 

A great promise to the world is born,
A promise for every nation,
For fallen man in all his sin –
A promise of salvation.


Seed of Abraham, Son of Man,
Son of David – King.
Born of a virgin in Bethlehem.
Salvation He will bring.

 

Root of Jesse, Light to all,
“His banner over me is love!”
Redemption for iniquity,
Salvation from above.

 

Lion of Judah, Bread of Life,
A sceptre in His hand.
Ruler over all the world
Salvation for every land.

 

O come, Immanuel – God’s King,
Oh come to crush our sin.
Come, enter into every heart –
Salvation for Your kin.

 

Prince of Peace, Almighty God;
Everlasting Father,
Name above all other names.
Come, all Your people gather.
Sing great praise to the Lord,
Master o’er creation,
One who freely pardons sin,
One who gives salvation

 

© Carolyn Davison 3rd December 2020

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Based on Psalm 104

We praise God for creation:

His clothing is His light.

He laid the earth’s foundations.

He made both day and night.

 

We bless God for creation:

We bless Him in our soul,

For He gives in abundance -

He makes the empty, whole.

 

We see God in creation:

His power, omniscience, love.

Leviathan in the oceans,

The birds in sky above

 

We hear God in creation:

The mighty thunders roar.

The fastest flowing rivers,

Earth shaking at its core.

 

We feel God in creation:

The wind upon our face,

The showers of many blessings,

The sunshine of His grace.

 

We taste God in creation:

His bread gives strength to all,

Wine to bring us gladness,

Grace sweetens bitter gall.

 

We smell God in creation:

Scent of the dew of morn,

The fragrance of the flowers,

The smell of day’s new dawn.

 

So, come our souls to bless Him,

Jehovah Jireh gives.

Our souls should sing His praises,

As long as we shall live.

 

© Carolyn Davison 1st December 2020

 

 

 


Sunday, 4 October 2020

Empty Manger, Empty Tomb

 Mary holds her tiny baby Underneath her finite arms: With her love and care, protects Him, Safely keeping Him from harm.

Weak and helpless, tiny baby,
Comforted on Mary’s breast:
Full of peace and reassurance,
Falls asleep in calming rest.

Mary kisses tiny baby,
On the cheeks of El Shaddai.
Arms of love to comfort, calm Him.
Songs of joy, sweet lullaby.
Look! We see the manger empty,
Saviour now on Calvary’s road.
To the cross He climbs Golgotha -
For to bear sin’s awful load.
See the nails holding our Saviour
Outstretched are infinite arms.
In His love He dies for sinners -
Keeping them from hellish harm.
Weak and bleeding, dying Saviour,
All alone - no comfort there.
Wrath of God is poured upon Him -
For our sins, which He doth bear.
Father turns away from His Son!
El Shaddai bears mortal sin.
Close to death He is forsaken.
For His people’s souls to win.
Look! we see the tomb is empty!
Death is dead - it reigns no more!
Jesus, Saviour, now ascended -
Intercedes forever more!
© Carolyn Davison 3rd October 2020