Between The Lines
Judith Gayle Smith
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Our GOD is King - with praise exalt HIM!
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How, where and when?
Just WHO do I follow?
In grief? in despair?
are my praises hollow?
________________________________________
With joyous shouts and grateful sighs.
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It is so hard sometimes
to have unceasing prayer.
I can sigh, try to shout,
but does HE really care?
________________________________________
With temptings sore we dare not fault HIM -
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So easy to yield -
temptings are Satan's dare!
Satan wants me - a sinner.
I must beware.
________________________________________
HE's not excuse for merchandise.
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Yeah, sure. Just ask
the greedy storekeepers.
Always selling HIS Name -
dirty money reapers.
________________________________________
A tearless eye and hardened heart
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Sometimes I am just
too darn proud to be humble.
At other times I simply
whine, sniff and grumble.
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are cause for drawing far from grace.
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I cannot attend church
with those hypocrites.
Pretenders to grace -
I won't fit where they sit.
________________________________________
With prideful stance we draw apart
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Do I thank GOD because
I'm not like THAT sinner?
I don't think GOD looks at me
and sees a soul winner.
________________________________________
and, thankless, do not seek HIS face.
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What? HE expects me
to love my enemy?
I cannot help it!
It's good that he's afraid of me!
________________________________________
HE reigns! How can we fail to see
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I must close my eyes
lest to me HE shows
that my carnal nature
caused me to sink this low.
________________________________________
HIS mighty hand at work today?
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Oh dear Lord, let me be.
I am "saved" and have my rights!
Oh dear Lord, you're blinding me!
I cannot bear seeing Your holy light.
________________________________________
HE deigns to pity such as we
---------------------------------
Odd. If I have been "saved" -
why should HE ever pity me?
From the punishment for sin -
haven't I been truly set free?
________________________________________
Who blindly seek to go our way.
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I have Christ! I am SAVED!
Why do YOU still bother me?
Sure - I still wilfully sin,
but I'm answerable only to me.
________________________________________
Unheeding, blinded by our sin
----------------------------------
Is this truly why Christ came?
That I may sin again and again?
Oh, lay off convicting, Holy Spirit -
don't come back 'til I tell you when!
________________________________________
to HIS sweet Spirit Who strives within.
--------------------------------------------
What's that? "The "sin unto death"?
By defying HIS Holy Spirit, did I
turn a deaf ear to HIS pleas
to be holy as HE is, and cry
________________________________________
"But I am saved! I need not fear!
---------------------------------------
"Fear of the Lord is the
beginning of knowledge"?
Lord, I cannot stop sinning -
I'm teetering now on the edge.
________________________________________
HIS love for me doth keep me jolly!
-----------------------------------------
"Our sins have hid HIS Face
from us that HE will not hear us".
What a foolish person I've been -
I am merely corruptible dust.
________________________________________
My every prayer I'm sure HE'll hear!"
-------------------------------------------
Sometimes I wonder
why HE pays me heed -
when I eagerly call to HIM
just to supply my greed.
________________________________________
While I
still choose
to follow folly?
_________________
MATTHEW 15:8 & 9
"This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
Judith Gayle Smith
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Our GOD is King - with praise exalt HIM!
----------------------------------------------
How, where and when?
Just WHO do I follow?
In grief? in despair?
are my praises hollow?
________________________________________
With joyous shouts and grateful sighs.
--------------------------------------------
It is so hard sometimes
to have unceasing prayer.
I can sigh, try to shout,
but does HE really care?
________________________________________
With temptings sore we dare not fault HIM -
--------------------------------------------------
So easy to yield -
temptings are Satan's dare!
Satan wants me - a sinner.
I must beware.
________________________________________
HE's not excuse for merchandise.
--------------------------------------
Yeah, sure. Just ask
the greedy storekeepers.
Always selling HIS Name -
dirty money reapers.
________________________________________
A tearless eye and hardened heart
----------------------------------------
Sometimes I am just
too darn proud to be humble.
At other times I simply
whine, sniff and grumble.
________________________________________
are cause for drawing far from grace.
-------------------------------------------
I cannot attend church
with those hypocrites.
Pretenders to grace -
I won't fit where they sit.
________________________________________
With prideful stance we draw apart
----------------------------------------
Do I thank GOD because
I'm not like THAT sinner?
I don't think GOD looks at me
and sees a soul winner.
________________________________________
and, thankless, do not seek HIS face.
-------------------------------------------
What? HE expects me
to love my enemy?
I cannot help it!
It's good that he's afraid of me!
________________________________________
HE reigns! How can we fail to see
--------------------------------------
I must close my eyes
lest to me HE shows
that my carnal nature
caused me to sink this low.
________________________________________
HIS mighty hand at work today?
-------------------------------------
Oh dear Lord, let me be.
I am "saved" and have my rights!
Oh dear Lord, you're blinding me!
I cannot bear seeing Your holy light.
________________________________________
HE deigns to pity such as we
---------------------------------
Odd. If I have been "saved" -
why should HE ever pity me?
From the punishment for sin -
haven't I been truly set free?
________________________________________
Who blindly seek to go our way.
-------------------------------------
I have Christ! I am SAVED!
Why do YOU still bother me?
Sure - I still wilfully sin,
but I'm answerable only to me.
________________________________________
Unheeding, blinded by our sin
----------------------------------
Is this truly why Christ came?
That I may sin again and again?
Oh, lay off convicting, Holy Spirit -
don't come back 'til I tell you when!
________________________________________
to HIS sweet Spirit Who strives within.
--------------------------------------------
What's that? "The "sin unto death"?
By defying HIS Holy Spirit, did I
turn a deaf ear to HIS pleas
to be holy as HE is, and cry
________________________________________
"But I am saved! I need not fear!
---------------------------------------
"Fear of the Lord is the
beginning of knowledge"?
Lord, I cannot stop sinning -
I'm teetering now on the edge.
________________________________________
HIS love for me doth keep me jolly!
-----------------------------------------
"Our sins have hid HIS Face
from us that HE will not hear us".
What a foolish person I've been -
I am merely corruptible dust.
________________________________________
My every prayer I'm sure HE'll hear!"
-------------------------------------------
Sometimes I wonder
why HE pays me heed -
when I eagerly call to HIM
just to supply my greed.
________________________________________
While I
still choose
to follow folly?
_________________
MATTHEW 15:8 & 9
"This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."