What Love Means

[Judy Harder]

Bread of Life John 6:35

Bread of Life,
Eternal Manna from Above,
Sweet Jesus, transform me,
Renew me in Your love.

You are my Treasure,
My Food, my Everything;
You are the Word made Flesh,
My Creator, my King.

Lord, You reign above all,
Yet in my heart You dwell,
Indeed more intimately
Than my words can tell.

Your Word I consume,
You and I are then one;
As bread becomes flesh,
I am one with the Son.

Yea, glorious truth:
You are one with me.
I abide in Your Word,
Thus we are one eternally.

Yet a mere sinner I am,
How can this be so?
How can the Holy One
I intimately know?

'Tis by Your bloodshed,
By Your amazing grace;
By my faith in You,
I know Your embrace.

Eat of Your Living Bread,
Lord, I vow I shall do;
I long all the more
To be ever closer to You.

You are my Treasure,
My Food, my Everything,
You are the Word made Flesh,
My Creator, my King.

Jesus, Bread of Life,
Eternal Manna from Above,
I vow to live for You,
You nourish me with Your love.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©July 2012
Purposeful Pathway

And Jesus said unto them,
I am the bread of life:
he that cometh to me
shall never hunger;
and he that believeth
on me shall never thirst.
John 6:35(KJV)

[Judy Harder]

In God's Perfect Time...

The ocean waves lap gently,
Above the sea sets the shining sun:
O, remarkable rhythm
Fixed by the Eternal One.

The Lord sets the ocean tides,
He separates day from night
Shall I not then trust
That His timing is always right?

The Almighty created time,
Yet restricted not by time is He;
Time is but a dimension,
Our Lord dwells in eternity.

A thousand years are as a day,
A day as a thousand years;
Perfect is God's timing,
Though imperfect as it appears.

For our mere mortal eyes
Cannot see all of life's tapestry;
Yet the eyes of the Eternal
See all in its entirety.

Let us then trust fully
In God's most perfect time;
We know the Omniscient One
Does all with reason and rhyme.

From the rising of the sun
To the changing of the seasons,
Perfect is our Lord's timing,
Powerful are His reasons.

Even the return of Jesus,
We know not day nor hour;
Long we do for the day we see
Our Lord shining in His power.

The angels know not the day
Nor even the Son in His glory;
Yet all trust fully in the Father,
In the perfect timing of His~story.

Let us then, dear Christian,
Trust in the time of our King;
Surely perfection He creates,
Only good our Father does bring.

For He created time,
Yet limited not by time is He;
One day we shall be with our Father,
We shall dwell in eternity.

He sets the ocean tides,
He separates day from night
We, children bought by blood,
Shall trust His timing is right.

As ocean waves lap gently,
As above the sea rises the sun,
We rejoice in the remarkable rhythm,
In the perfect time of the Eternal One.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©July 2012
Purposeful Pathway

But of that day
and hour knoweth no man,
no, not the angels of heaven,
but my Father only.
But as the days of Noah were,
so shall also the coming
of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24:36-37 (KJV)

[Judy Harder]

Thy Word is a Lamp

Precious Lord Jesus,
The Son of the skies,
Radiant You are before me,
Dazzling to my eyes.

Surely Your light shines
Throughout all eternity.
I praise You, O Beloved,
Your light embraces me.

Embodiment of the Word,
My Jesus, You are;
Radiating truth,
My bright Morning Star.

A light for my path,
A lamp unto my feet,
Your Word is my guide
To my heart ever sweet.

Yea, sweeter than honey,
Far more precious than gold,
Is Your Word of truth
Of eternity old.

How I love You, my Lord,
My heart beats only for You;
Your Word revives me,
My spirit You renew.

I kneel before You now,
My Master, my King;
All I place on the altar,
I give You everything.

I rejoice in Your light,
I am enthralled by Your love,
I embrace Your many graces,
Your kisses from Above.

A light for my path,
A lamp unto my feet,
Jesus, You are my guide,
In You I am complete.

Radiant as the sun,
In the skies I see You shine,
Guide me with truth,
Warm me with light divine.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©July 2012
Purposeful Pathway

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105 (KJV)

[Judy Harder]

Priceless is the Love of God
Finer than silver and gold
His Love stretches long, wide
And eternally from days of old

How blessed we are, you and me
To receive this precious Love divine
With thanksgiving may we sing
And with radiant peace may we shine



Wealth and health come and go
They make us neither safe nor secure
Yet of God's unchanging Love
We can remain forever sure

What do you feel in this Love?
What story does its song share?
God's Love whispers of eternity
Of boundless grace beyond compare



His Love heals body and spirit
It binds even the broken heart
It comforts, transforms, uplifts
Yes, all from the very start

So let's sing a song of Love
For God is Love True
Let's sing of Love Eternal
Love lavished upon me and you



And let's tell a story of God
Of His Love precious and sublime
Let's share a message of Love
Stretching beyond the end of time

For priceless is the Love of God
Finer than silver and gold
His Love stretches long, wide
And eternally from days of old

© Caroline Gavin
Purposeful Pathway

Beloved, let us love one another:
for love is of God;
and every one
that loveth is born of God,
and knoweth God.
1 John 4:7 (KJV)









 
















 























   

[Judy Harder]

Rose in Bloom


Lovely rose,
Brilliant in bloom,
Beautiful vision
My heart to consume.

Lord Jesus, may I be
As one of these:
Beautiful, fragrant
Your heart to please.



As the soft bud
Emerging from earth,
May I stretch upward
To claim rebirth.

As the petals
Colorful and bright,
May my beauty grow
From Your luminous Light.



As the pattern
Of the petals 'round,
May I circle about You,
Your love to abound.

As the fragrance of roses
Aromatic and sweet,
May my prayers rise to You
Lovely incense to greet.



As roses intertwine,
One next to another,
May my life bring joy
To sister and brother.

As amidst the beauty
Of the rose is the thorn,
May I recall Your agony,
The bitter Cross borne.



As the bloom withers,
As the petals do fall,
May I remember
Dust we are all.

As the rose petals
With earth become one,
May I recall the promise
Of You, God's Son.



Eternal life we find
When to ourselves we die;
We become one with You
When flesh we crucify.

~**~

© Caroline Gavin
Purposeful Pathway

I am the rose of Sharon,
and the lily of the valleys.
Song of Solomon 2:1-3 (KJV)

[Judy Harder]

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace,
How sweet the sound,
Music touching my soul
To depths profound.

When I hear the lyrics,
Lord, I see Your face;
Yea, how amazing
Is Your eternal grace.

Who am I
That You should love me?
Who am I
That You should set me free?



A wretched sinner am I,
Once lost and blind;
Yet Your grace transformed
My heart and mind.

Your love warmed
My once shivering soul;
Your luminous truth filled me,
Making me whole.

I shall sing Your praises
Today and all my tomorrows;
Jesus bears my burdens,
He carries my sorrows.



Who is amazing like Jesus?
Whose love is like His?
Who can transform eternity
With one gentle kiss?

Jesus is my symphony,
He is the song of my heart;
By His amazing grace
He and I shall never part.

Brothers and sisters,
Join me now in song;
Together and forever
With Jesus we belong.



And when we are in Heaven,
His song we will still sing;
Amazing is His grace,
Glory to God, our King!

By His precious blood
He has set us free;
By His limitless love
We live eternally.

Lord, how amazing
Is Your eternal grace.
Yea, how amazing
We shall Your face.



Your loves touches us
To depths profound -
O, Amazing Grace,
How sweet the sound.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©July 2012
Purposeful Pathway

For by grace
are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God:
Ephesians 2:8 (KJV)

[Judy Harder]

Jesus Is Lord!


Jesus is Lord,
My heart does sing;
Jesus is Lord,
Forever my King.

He saves, He redeems,
He rules, He leads,
He guides, He reigns,
He fills, He feeds.

He warms with love,
He kisses with graces,
He uplifts with joy,
His light embraces.



Lord of my life,
Lord forevermore;
Jesus is Lord,
The One I adore.

Lead me, my Lord,
Show me Your will;
Follow You I shall,
My needs You fill.

O, Your love is
Sweeter than life,
You beautify all things,
Yea, even strife.



Brethren, how can joy
We contain?
Jesus is Lord,
All in Him we gain.

He is All in all,
He is Everything,
Come now, brethren,
In joy let us sing.

We shall see Him
Come on clouds on high;
Our spirits live forever,
For He chose to die.



Forever He reigns,
He rose from the dead,
He is Living Water,
Our Life Bread.

Jesus is Lord,
Jesus is Love,
Jesus is Truth,
The Son shining above.

He warms with love,
He kisses with graces,
He uplifts with joy,
His light embraces.



He saves, He redeems,
He rules, He leads,
He guides, He reigns,
He fills, He feeds.

Jesus is Lord,
Forever our King;
Jesus is Lord,
Forever we sing!

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©July 2012
Purposeful Pathway

If you declare with your mouth,
Jesus is Lord,
and believe in your heart
that God raised him
from the dead,
you will be saved.
Romans 10:9 (NIV)

[Judy Harder]

Book of Life

Pages radiant with truth,
The Book of Life shines before me;
Awed by the Word of God,
Enthralled by His love story.

Proverbs and Psalms,
Prophets, Judges and Kings,
Rich wisdom to the reader
The Book of Life brings.

Behold the center of the book,
The core of His~story:
The Cross of Jesus Christ,
His resurrection in glory.

Yea, this is the center,
The crux of it all:
God Himself died for man
To save man from the fall.

Surely I can never find
Truth sweeter than this Book;
I need only travel to Calvary,
Allowing my eyes to look.

Trembling before the Cross,
My Savior bleeds for me;
Every blood drop He pours
That I may be free.

Eternal life I know
Through His willing death;
The One who died for me
Sustains heartbeat and breath.

In pure love my Lord died,
In pure love He arose;
Love sweet and eternal
The life of my Lord shows.

Prophets and Kings
Foretold His very birth;
Yea, the Book details His life
Before He came to earth.

A foreshadowing of Christ
Glimmers in those many pages;
The Lamb is seen in Passovers
Over the many ages.

So, dear brother and sister,
In awe let us read;
Remember Jesus loves us so,
For us He did bleed.

In the many pages
Let us gather wisdom to live;
Praise God for Words of Life
He does generously give.

Let us share the Gospel,
Let us proclaim His~story:
Jesus Christ died for us,
Yet He arose in glory.

Proverbs and Psalms,
Prophets, Judges and Kings,
All speak of Jesus,
The eternal life He brings.

Yea, radiant with truth,
The Book of Life shines eternally;
The Word of God endures,
Infinite is His love story.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©July 2012
Purposeful Pathway

He that overcometh, the same
shall be clothed in white raiment;
and I will not blot out
his name out of the book of life,
but I will confess his name
before my Father,
and before his angels.
Rev 3:5 (KJV)

[Judy Harder]

Alone I sit,
Hearing the rushing waterfall;
I feel Your presence, Lord,
I hear Your call.

As the leaves glow
With sunshine streaming,
I see You, the Son
Could it be I am dreaming?

Daughter, take My hand,
I have heard you weep;
I will raise you now
From this valley deep.

You need not cry,
You need not ever fear;
Remember I am with you,
I am always near.

I smile at You, Lord,
I reach out my hand;
Trials lead me closer to You,
All this You planned.

You lift me from the valley,
Raising me to the skies,
Cloaking me in white,
Wiping tears from my eyes.

Yea, You raise me up,
Indeed to highest heights;
Below is a beautiful world,
Yet You are loveliest of sights.

Precious You are, Jesus,
Pierced are Your hands and feet,
Daughter, remember I died
That You may enjoy life sweet.

By My stripes you are healed,
Your iniquities I bore;
I love you more than you know,
My children I adore.

Let this truth raise you up
When you are tempted to weep;
My love will raise you up
From every valley deep.

Yes, I shall rejoice in You,
Your Son~shine eternally streams;
My Jesus, You are far sweeter
Than my loveliest of dreams.

Never alone am I,
You are my Living Waterfall;
Beloved, You raise me up,
Forever I follow Your call.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©July 2012
Purposeful Pathway

Thou hast thrust sore at me
that I might fall:
but the Lord helped me.
The Lord is my strength and song,
and is become my salvation.
Psalm 118:13-14(KJV)

[Judy Harder]

Jesus Holds the Key to Heaven

Behold the break of dawn,
See the dancing sunshine,
Hear the whisper of Home,
Our dwelling place divine.

Surely behind breaking clouds
Sweet treasure awaits;
Surely unfathomable beauty
Is behind Heaven's gates.

Yet how will I enter?
Where is Heaven's key?
How will I see Elysium?
How will I live eternally?

I hear then a gentle whisper,
Child, you know the way;
Cling to me, your Jesus,
Every moment, every day.

I hold the key, My daughter,
I am the Way, Truth and Life;
I shed My blood on Calvary
For the Church to be My wife.

So you and all your brethren
Shall see Heaven's pearly door,
Lovelier than all imagined,
Sweeter than all dreamt before.

Jesus, thank You for salvation,
You are the One whom I adore,
You shed Your blood for me,
For You my life I pour.

Each day I live for You,
May Your will and mine unite;
You are the joy of my spirit,
My meaning, my love, my light.

Jesus smiles at me,
Daughter, forever I am Your key;
We shall unite in Heaven,
You are My beloved for eternity.

Yea, behind the breaking clouds
Sweet glory awaits;
My Jesus prepares treasures
Behind Heaven's pearly gates.

I worship the Son of God,
I bask in His eternal Son~shine,
I hear His gentle whisper of Home
I am His, and He is mine.

~**~

Caroline Gavin ©July 2012
Purposeful Pathway

And I will give unto thee
the keys of the kingdom of heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt
loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 16:19 (KJV)