BE ENCOURAGED IN JESUS

The poems or spiritual shards of light collected in this volume partake of two main themes—praise and supplication. The succour and encouragement they give is heartfelt and real since, like the Apostle Paul, the author has his own thorn of the flesh to contend with—a thorn that he clarifies in his Introduction and which he has often brought before the Lord. If the Lord does not offer healing or remove a difficulty, he gives us more than enough grace to endure. As our Lord says, “My Grace is sufficient unto thee.” The verses in this volume will remind us that the Lord’s Grace, and the Lord’s strength, and the Lord’s love, are indeed sufficient for our needs, and will sustain us throughout any difficulty.

OPENING PRAYER

1. GLORY AND HONOUR

All glory and honour and praise
be to the name of He
who was and is and evermore shall be.
He who made everything seen and unseen,
King of Kings, Lord of Lords
He is called.

All glory and honour and adoration
be to the name of Precious Jesus.
He who walked on the waves,
spoke peace to the storms,
called Lazarus, dead three days, back to life.
His Name be praised for evermore!

All glory and honour and praise be to the Name
above all Names, Jesus the Lord –
the name that brings joy to the sorrowing,
hope to the despairing and
happiness to the downhearted.
The Great Burden Bearer, He is called!

All praise, honour and thanks
be to Christ the Lord,
He who is pure and true,
the Divine Shepherd of our Race,
Prince of peace and
Lord of Lords!

All praise, honour, adoration and thanks
be to the Divine Shepherd,
the Lamb of God slain that the sinner may live,
the great High Priest
with the key to the gates of heaven and hell –
may He reign for evermore!

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