When This Passing World Is Done

By Robert Murray McCheyne, 1837

 
When this passing world is done,
When has sunk yon glaring sun,
When we stand with Christ in glory,
Looking o’er life’s finished story,
Then, Lord, shall I fully know,
Not till then, how much I owe.
 
When I hear the wicked call,
On the rocks and hills to fall,
When I see them start to shrink,
On the fiery deluge brink,
Then, Lord, shall I fully… Continue reading →

The Bible – A Poem

by C.T. Studd, missionary

The Bible

 
What could we do without the Book
That God gave us to read?
No more than any farmer
Who hadn’t any seed!
 
No other tells us of our Lord,
The God of grace and love,
Who made the whole creation,
This world and those above.
 
What could we do were we without
The Gospels or the Acts?
No more than could a barrister
Who didn’t… Continue reading →

Only One Life

A poem by C.T. Studd, missionary

Two little lines I heard one day,
Traveling along life’s busy way;
Bringing conviction to my heart,
And from my mind would not depart;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
 
Only one life, yes only one,
Soon will its fleeting hours be done;
Then, in ‘that day’ my Lord to meet,
And stand before His Judgment seat;
Only one life, ’twill… Continue reading →

Take Courage

By Elo Bowman

When the tempest rages round me

In a wild and stormy land,

And it seems I’m all forsaken,

Oft I barely yet can stand.

When the folks I counted loyal

Falter back and leave me lone,

Then I struggle feebly onward,

Though the storm more fierce has grown,

Oh, I must, I must remember,

We are mortals every one,

And perhaps they took for-granted

That I would not feel alone.

Or… Continue reading →