Tuesday 31 December 2013

Time to stop thinking

It's time to stop thinking 
And just simply be 
To accept all the Beauty 
In where God has called me 
To quieten my mind 
And open my heart 
To let God remain
Never to part 

It's time to stop dividing 
Over too many things 
To allow others freedom
Before their King of Kings 
To seek more than what's right 
But rather a heart deeply pure
That heals the broken 
Sending heavens divine cure 

It's a new year 
Perhaps a new time to start
Seeking God
With a brand new heart
That prefers the welfare 
Of each brother 
Truly loving 
One another 

Will all be saved?

Will all be saved 
No man knows
Either way 
Oh hope compose
A melody of joy 
Deep in my heart
That none in the end 
From Christ will depart 

Don't steal hope
Let it flow
Kneel and pray
Let love grow
For all sinners 
Of whom I am chief
Don't preach hopelessness
Don't preach grief 

Hell is real 
Unending for sure
So we believe for all men 
So hope can endure 
We fail not 
We never cease to pray
That every lost soul
Will find their way 

Sing to me

Sing to me 
Of love unfailing 
How on the cross
We were nailing 
Love eternal 
Ever true
Who died for me
And died for you 

Keep my eyes
Ever upon 
Calvary 
From dusk till dawn 
Let his bleeding 
Wounded brow
Compel my heart 
To ever bow 

Sing to me 
Of endless grace 
Who compels all
To seek his face
Lifted on 
The cross was He
To draw all
Unto thee 

Oh soul why would 
You stay away 
Eternal soul 
What can we say 
When loves rejected 
To the end 
Who then can heal
Who will then mend 

Monday 30 December 2013

Sometimes I fear

Sometimes I fear
That God isn't there
That we're left on this lonely planet
And no one does care
That we're all spinning
Way out of control 
And we'll be lost in space
Each lonely soul

Then I remember 
The times God did speak
Into my life
Though I remain weak
I meditate 
On all His wonders
And tremble and shake
As His voice thunders

Endless mercy 
Endless grace
Oh come behold Him 
Face to face
He cares for all
Though the world is dying
His Compassions heal
The wounds of the crying 

The mind will ache to grasp
What the heart knows
The mind will tremble
As your spirit grows
In love and wisdom 
It's now time to be still
And know God will do
Whatever He will

Nothing to say

I've nothing to say
My minds gone dead
Overloaded
It's been too well fed
While my heart ached
To be filled
My spirit broken
To be stilled

The mind can rarely know
What the heart hears
It may at times agree
Still it ever fears
Oh keep it quiet
While your heart immerses
Into endless wonder
Of Holy written verses 

Be still poor soul
The silence will speak 
Be still in awe
Kiss a Holy Cheek
Be still my mind
Quieten your fears
Be still worried child
He's bottled your tears 

Friday 27 December 2013

Different stages

We're all at different stages
Along the journey of life
Let's leave each other to walk it
Without causing needless strife
People change with time
Let's not press them too hard
Treat the young with gentleness
Don't play the moralising card

Make your main purpose
To be full of love and grace
Don't hand out many laws
Instead show them Jesus face
Don't condemn the outcast
The gays and the poor
Keep your eyes on your own sins
And you'll do well for sure

There's a time and a place
To speak of what you know
The good laws God has taught you
You may help people grow
When they're ready to take that
Step you want them too
Just don't push them too quickly
Even though what you know is true

Come be filled with wisdom 
Come be filled with grace
Come be filled with love
Walk the weak mans pace
Come be filled with hope
And be full of beauty
Carry your brothers burden 
Tis your only duty 

Unconditional love

Unconditional love
Stay with me
A foolish request
I can see
Tis unconditional love
That begs for me
To receive him still
When I want to flee

Unconditional love
Kneeling for me
Washing my feet
How can it be
Unconditional love
Crawling for me
As I nail him too
That cursed tree 

Unconditional love
Make me still
Unconditional love
All of me kill
Unconditional love
Help me stay
Unconditional love
When I want to run away 

Unconditional love
My sins are more
Than the hairs on my head
Oh grace do pour
Unending oceans
To wash them away
That's all I want 
For this I pray 

Lift my eyes

Lift my eyes
Back to your gaze
For I've lost you Lord
In my sinful haze 
Life can sometimes
Feel like a maze
Leaving me confused
And so dazed

All is well
But in a moment
All is hell
And daily lament
Help me God
To get back to thee
To the place you set
Sinners free 

Oh watch and pray
My foolish soul 
For you can lose your way
With a casual stroll
The time is short
The days so dark 
And satans wrenching souls
From off the ark 

Oh my righteousness
Be with me
When you seem gone
Tis I who flee
Oh living God
Men say you're dead
But how then can my soul
Be so well fed 

Thursday 26 December 2013

Oh blinding darkness

Oh blinding darkness
Of depression 
You sneak up again
Leaving deaths impression
On my face
Happiness to steal
I sit with you 
For none can heal

I seek for something
To make me feel
I get lost in sin
To the enemy kneel
What a fool
I am to all
As through the day 
I barely crawl

Still God remains
My steadfast hope
If not for Him
How could I cope
I offer all I am
To Him alone
Though I ache
And though I moan

Tuesday 24 December 2013

God in flesh

This is not the night for despair
For a star has risen on high 
This is not the time for sadness 
For your redemption draweth nigh 
Oh lift up your weary head
Oh poor soul do awake 
Go forth and sing your praises 
For God will not forsake 

It's time for Holy mass
On this cold Christmas Eve 
It's time to go forth in joy 
No longer poor sinner grieve 
For God has come to rescue
Behold He becomes man 
The Son of God in meekness
To fulfil the Fathers plan 

Awake, awake
Oh my soul do awake
I long to eat the Bread 
Of life, oh how I ache 
For the bread of heaven 
Manna has come down 
In the manger in Bethlehem 
God in flesh has now been found 

Falling in the darkness

Falling in the darkness 
Of a cold wet windy Christmas Eve
Lost in my despair 
Oh how I began to grieve 
So many sins unconquered
Does God really care
Where is His mighty power 
For one so naked and so bare 

Then a star did rise 
Deep within my heart so sure 
Like on that first Christmas 
Gods promise would ever always endure 
Hope began to rise 
The deeper in me God descended 
Fear began to vanish 
Despair soon had ended 

Oh be still his child await 
For God is very near 
He ever comes in victory 
To conquer every fear
Let His Christmas promise 
Bring joy amid your trials
And though you fall in sin 
Let that never steal your smiles 

For Christ the weak Child 
Came forth on Christmas Day 
Knowing that for all 
The deadly price he would pay 
So rejoice though your journey 
Is still not yet complete 
And have faith this Christmas time
Though you still taste much defeat 
 
For God the victory 
He has surely won 
Lift up your fallen eyes 
To God the Holy Son 
And hope once again 
Let not satan steal 
For God in your weakness 
Knows surely how to heal 

Monday 23 December 2013

Do you show God?

Do you show other people
Who God is
Do you love like Him
Showing you are His
Are you patient
Are you kind
Are you gentle
Or are you blind

Do you show other people
What God is like
Do you love unconditionally
Or tell men to take a hike
Do you always always
Always forgive
Do you help the poor
To somehow live

Do you show other people
The Living God
Or do you them
Always defraud
Are you stuck in hate
And foolish pride
Not showing to others
The one who died

God forgive me
For not revealing thee
God forgive me
I want to be
A living Saint
To help others see
The depths of your love
Oh God let it be 

Who is like Him

When I get things wrong
People tend to walk away
They depart far 
With nothing to say
But ever closer
Comes my God Yahweh
Ever closer
Him who is the way 

It's been like this
Since I was born
I know my self pity 
May seem a little worn
But it never ever
Lasts too long 
For the Christ He is
My eternal song

Who is like Him
Who loves like God
Who comes like Him
The risen Lord
Descending deep
Into my sin
Banishing it all
And rising again within 

Oh come out
Pour out of me
That other men
May also see
The hope that reigns
Always inside
Where the eternal God
Loves to abide

Immanuel

In my sin 
He comes again
To always deliver
He remains the same
Immanuel 
Immanuel
Oh his love to the nations
Go forth and tell

It's Christmas time
Oh love ring out 
From every heart
Now vanish doubt
For Christ in love
Has come to dwell
Our Saviour King
Immanuel 

Reign in my heart
This Christmas time
Let hope and peace 
Always ryhme 
Trample down
Every sin in me
Come again 
And set me free

God changes not
It's man who changes
But God in hope
Ever rearranges
All the things 
We break apart
Oh come in love
Enter every heart 

Saturday 21 December 2013

Can you hope again

The world is growing darker
The night is separating
Oh come and let us love
And despise our foolish hating
Behold our King will come
At the darkest hour
Oh lift your head behold
His bright and shining star 

Has the darkness stolen
Hope from your heart
Can you hope again 
And from despair depart
Immanuel will come 
In quietness and in peace
Let Him enter in 
For love to never cease

Oh world so dark
Christ's light will shine
He comes each year
To bring the best new wine 
It's Christmas time again
So come lift up
Your weary head 
And drink His healing cup

Friday 20 December 2013

Go forward

Go forward 
To receive
With faith and love
Oh do believe 
This is the Living
Only wise King 
So be reverent
As you to him bring

Gifts of love
Hope and joy
Approach in awe
Truth employ
Why stand 
If you can kneel
Bow down low
For God to heal

Oh unconsecrated
Fragile hand
Why stretch it forth 
Do you not understand 
Almighty God
Could fall between
Your broken fingers
Where He has been

It may be lawful
Your preferred way
But the Church to has preference
I've heard her say
Oh on this meditate
And fear not to kneel
And kiss your saviour
In the sacrificial meal

Thursday 19 December 2013

When you stop breathing

When you stop breathing
Where will you be
Before the face of love
Unable to flee
You'll give an account 
Before justice so pure
You will you will
This is for sure

What will you say
When you stop breathing 
What will be your excuse
For just not believing 
When the heavens declare
The glory of God
When you stop breathing
Truth won't then seem so odd 

Oh soul dear brother
Now is the time
To seek eternal life insurance
Oh it would be a crime
If you were to stop 
Breathing today 
And had no eternal account
Unable to pay 

Don't you know
Hell is sure
Don't you know
There'll be no cure
When you stop breathing 
And you've made no peace
Then you'll know only suffering
That never shall cease 

Is this fear tactics 
I'm rhyming today
Or simple reality 
In what I say
Oh know that justice
Will one day be done
And you'll come face to face
With Gods only Son 

Gods love burns

Gods love burns
Inside of me 
He burns up sin
And sets men free
How can I not but
Fall in love with thee
Oh saving God
Come to me

I know I am tempted
By power and control
And other religions
That can't make whole
They draw me deeper 
Into self
Destroying hope
And eternal wealth

Every mortal sin 
Is basically the same
Though we call them all
By different names
They all in the end
Corrupt the soul
As we lust after power
And to be in control

The pleasure means nothing
It's so foolishly fleeting
It's the power and control
We long to be meeting
This in the end 
Is eternal hell
Only left with self
With sinful self to dwell 

How that must pierce
And torment us so 
No longer able
To God to go
To return the love
That burns for all
Oh come now to Christ
Before you're eternal fall

Sinful pleasure

Sinful pleasure
Is here and gone
In what seems like a breath
It disappears like the dawn
So why do we cling
To what does not last
Why do we crave
Unable to fast

Few there be 
That walk in life
Preferring destruction 
Broad roads strife
Oh come oh come
Immanuel
Teach us how to 
In thee dwell

For love of thee
And for no other reason
Teach us to give up
Our daily treason 
Against the Kingdom
Of the living God
Kiss us with truth
Let us no longer defraud 

When the Church speaks

When the Church speaks
Oh soul be quiet
Men's multiple opinions
Cause too many a riot
God wants us
To be at peace
And see much love
In us increase

I never understand
Why Catholics fight
Over matters the Church
Has surely set right
We are blessed 
With the Churches teaching
So we don't need to do 
Our own wee preaching 

Extra ordinary ministers
The Church has allowed
Give up your opinion
By now you should've bowed
Of course we see in this
So much abuse
But let's pray against this
Man made tradition so loose

So be at peace 
And pray much 
That God His Holy 
Church would touch 
And put right
What man has abused
Let's not one another
Ever again accuse

It's silly arguments
Over foolish matters
That tend to not gather
But rather scatters
Let's be like David
Like a well fed child
Not concerned with great things
Instead let's be meek, gentle and mild 

Wednesday 18 December 2013

Beautiful Bride

Beautiful bride
Quiet and meek
Your noiseless meditation
Leaves me weak
Weak with love
In strong devotion
To cover me fully
In annointed lotion 

Oh Holy Hour
Quiet in power
The Holy Host
Brighter than any star
Draws me to 
His loving gaze
As I His sheep
Do contently graze 

Oh in quietness
In Meekness with hope
How your ways
Do help me cope
Without you I
Would surely be dead 
Instead my soul
Is so well fed 

Tuesday 17 December 2013

Seal me

Seal me Father
Into your heart
Let me never 
From you depart
Let your glory
Fall on me
Never ever
Let me be 

My mind wanders
So often at times
In an impulsive moment
I can heed foolish rhymes
In my head
Songs of the dead
Dishonouring Christ
As my only head 

Oh come seal me
Deep into you
For I can get so weary
Seeking what is true
A million questions
To answer I can't
Oh let me for you
Alone now pant

Monday 16 December 2013

Under Grace

You can live under law
Or you can live under grace
You can find comfort in rules
Without seeing Gods face
But once you've tasted
And God you've seen
Then whatever again 
Can come in between

Oh the beauty 
Of our God
Infinite love
Faithful Lord
Oh come and seek
The one who is true
For nothing else
Will ever satisfy you 

He comes lowly
Disguised as bread
He enters quietly 
Blinding the dead
He heals perfectly
All whom he does dwell
He saves his Whole Body
From the torments of Hell

Come exalt 
Our humble King
Who pursues his people
And over them sings
Songs in the night
Over his flock
Oh come now exalt 
Our living Rock

Wipe away the dust

We wipe away the dust
To try and find peace
We fill in the cracks
In our walls that increase
We scrub away the mould
To try and find joy
All these outward things
That tend to annoy 

Yet we neglect the soul
That abides forever 
How foolish we are
No, not very clever 
So before we tidy 
Our house today
Come tidy our souls
Before the Mighty Yahweh 

Everything outward
Is perishing
All those things
We have been cherishing
Will soon be gone 
While you live on
It's now time we all
Did awaken the dawn

With praise and thanksgivings
Upon our lips
Daily at the cup of salvation
Let there be many sips
Oh come now 
Once and for all
And hear the Spirt
To us all call 

Of all women

Of all women 
You are the most blessed
You who fed the Heavenly Manna 
From your breast 
Your immaculate food
God did digest
As in your arms the Creator
Did lay his head to rest 

Oh blessed Mother Mary
So full of grace
You taught Him who is Eternal Wisdom
To one day face
Death upon a cross
As you did crush the head
Of the wicked serpent
As the price was paid 

You were there beloved Mother
At that tree
The blessed New Eve
Saying yes to set men free
As you gave up your will
And watched your only son die
One with the Father
As the Spirt did cry 

It is finished 
Oh beloved spouse
Enthroned are you forever
In the Fathers house
More honourable than the Cherubim
And more glorious beyond compare
Than the Holy Seraphim
Because God you did bare 

Satan hates the woman

Satan hates the woman 
Who is full of grace
He makes war on her offspring
Who reflect Christ's face
He is furiously enraged 
At our Holy Queen
And at those who call her blessed 
For from conception she has been

Come and enthrone
Our beloved Mother
Come every sister
And every brother
Come bow your knees
Before her royal power
Come Israel's children
Come now this hour  

Hail Mary 
Full of grace
Immaculately conceived
Queen of Israel's race
Theotokos 
The God bearer
Mother of God 
None there is fairer 

Come and delight
In the new Eve
No longer allow
Your hearts to grieve
For the Ark of the New
Covenant 
Has to all mankind 
In love been sent 

Hail the one 
Who bears the Son
God the Word
The Mighty One
She who feeds
The bread of life
Is the Holy Ghosts
Eternal Wife 

Men reject

Men reject
They block and flee
They know not Christ
Who sets us free
They hide away 
In their cold hearts 
Knowing not 
Their magic arts

To wound and hate
They've bought the lies 
They've turned from truth 
As they idolise
The hope that's meant to 
Set men free
They pierce him still 
Upon a tree

Yet blessed are you
When men separate you 
From their company
Declaring they hate you
They claim to be
Gods elect
But all they do 
Is hide and reject

A tree is known
By its fruit
Love joy and peace 
Deep in its root
But see the wicked 
Who have no kindness
See their hearts 
So full of blindness 

They've turned the cross
Into an idol of gold
They've gone and made
Their own fold
And anyone who won't
With them agree
They'll kill with silence 
As they flee 

Sunday 15 December 2013

Immaculate Mary

Immaculate Mary
God the Word living
Is safe inside you
Graciously giving 
Himself to all the world
To redeem fallen men
Oh arise all you poets
And pick up your living pen 

Let it dance upon the pages
In joy let it flow
Tell out the glorious gospel 
To all men do now show
The word inside your heart
That God is pouring out
Sing of Bethlehem 
Oh come and raise a shout

Immaculate Mary
Preserved from all sin
Oh God inside you
Is safe so deep within
What glory 
Is this we've all seen 
Oh blessed Mother Mary
You are our Holy Queen 

Oh blessed be the Father
For giving us His Son 
Oh blessed be our Mother
For carrying the one
The Holy Living Word
To be written in men's hearts
By the pen of the Holy Spirit
Who from us never departs 

Oh the Wonder

Oh the wonder 
God in flesh appearing 
To the seeker
God is ever nearing
Pouring out gifts
Into the sinners heart
God with us
To never ever part

Behold Him there 
In a manger laid
Worship the Child
Bow your weary head
That He may lift you
To the highest height
For you're his beloved
You are Gods delight 

Shout out in awe
God has incarnated
The one the demons
Have despised and hated
Oh come kiss Him
Sing praise with all your might
For He comes to save 
Into our cold dark night

If while we were yet sinners
And enemies of God
Still He would save us
The Holy Child our Lord
How much more
Us who do believe
Will be saved forever
Oh now no longer grieve

Psychiatry

Psychiatry 
Does not acknowledge God
So how can I 
Her ways applaud 
How can I 
Her wisdom seek
That leaves me frail
And daily weak

I will lift up my eyes
Unto the hills
From where comes my help
When I am ill
My help does come
From the mighty one
The Father, Spirit 
And the Son 

While psychiatry masks
Each persons pain
Covers it up 
But does not make sane
I will flee
Away from thee
Into the Trinity's grasp
That does ever free 

Saturday 14 December 2013

Hide me God

Hide me God
Under your wings
In their shadows
My Spirit sings
Of our eternal
King of kings
My God to me 
Daily brings 

Love in the midst
Of rejection from men
Hope in the midst
Of my frail broken pen
Joy amid 
Too many lows
Annointing oil flowing 
In the presence of my foes

In a world so dark
So cold and black 
I find my soul
Does nothing lack
For in our God
And His Body so pure
There's daily food
That's always sure 

Outwardly

Outwardly 
Nothing lasts
Everything 
In the end does pass
Away into
Nothingness
On prepare your soul 
For God to bless

Moth and rust
Corrupts always
Nothing of earth lasts
Eternal days
Outwardly
What you're seeing
Will soon be gone
So let your soul be fleeing

To your God
Everyday 
To the King
He is Yahweh 
Let your soul
Be lost in Him
Found ever new
Oh to Christ Hymn 

Deep in your
Inner being
May you daily 
Be ever seeing
Joy, peace 
And righteousness 
Oh come to God
Who doth always bless

From glory to glory 
You can be going
Daily renewal 
You can be knowing 
Let everything else
That fades away
Never disturb you
Even for a day

Only the soul
Will in the end matter
Everything else
Will surely scatter
So when you're left
Naked and bare
Your soul alone
Will into Gods eyes stare

Where will you be found
On that day
The great day of judgement
To decide where you'll stay
For eternity
Where will you be 
Eternally lost
Or forever free

Healing for bipolar

Awake early 
Kiss your God
In the liturgical hours
With our risen Lord
Then come before 
Gods Holy Being
In Adoration
May you Christ be seeing

As you open 
The Word of God
Lectio Divina 
Come Holy Lord 
In preparation
Hearing these Mass readings
So God you can be 
Ever heeding 

Time for the daily
Rosary 
Just before Mass
Oh praise be 
The bells ring out
Oh blessed Mass
Before Gods throne
I am at last 

Throughout the day
Praying the liturgical hours
This my whole being
So empowers 
And before I lay my head
Down to sleep 
I examine my conscience 
Oh for joy do leap

And don't forget 
The divine chaplet of mercy
Every day
This do pray
For all us sinners 
In the world 
So grace, mercy and peace
Can be fully unfurled 

Out of my way

Out of my way
All medications
I've found healing
And jubilations 
In the body of Christ
In her Holy Ways
I'm following this now
All my days

She teaches me 
To think right
She heals in mercy
My dark nights
She teaches me 
To suffer with dignity 
She loves me 
And sets me free

To live the life 
She provides
Is full healing 
To him who abides
In all her sacred
Mysteries
And fully obeys 
St Peters Keys

So don't lock me up
Or think I'm mad
For finding healing
And being glad
In all her sacraments
Purely divine
In the blood I drink
That once was wine 

Just a label

What is bipolar 
But just a label
Unscientific diagnosis
From their Tower of Babel
Fools who don't even
Believe in God
Label me mad
And the world applauds

But if I be a fool
I'll be a fool for Christ
Though this world
Has me lowly priced
Still Christ has lifted me
On eagles wings
As my Spirit daily 
To him sings 

I fear not my loyalist 
Proud enemy
He's loyal only to satan
Blinded is He
I'd pray forever daily
At his dividing peace wall
And sprinkle it with holy water
And to them all call

If that labels me manic
Then so let it be
I won't submit no more
To their label on me
For psychiatry's foundations
Are purely satanic
And I'd much rather be
Just a little manic 

Than follow the ways of wisdom
Of this wicked age
The dark ones philosophy 
Puts men in a cage
Oh come my God
Burning bright
And destroy this age's 
Dark cold night 

Medications

Depart from me 
Oh medication 
You're the source of all
My deep frustrations 
Stealing my energy 
And making me sleep
Ruining my life 
And making me weep
 
Who can understand 
This inflicted pain 
None at all
There is no gain
When I consume 
A lonely pill
That won't make well
It keeps me ill

I long to meet God
In the early morn
But I can't awake
To greet the dawn 
Cursed are these 
Medications 
Destroy them all 
From among the nations 

Friday 13 December 2013

Every mans theme

I will sing
Of unending love
I will point men
To look above
And see the heavens
That declare Gods glory
In the very stars
Is Salvations story

Oh child of His
He loves you so
And there be just two destinies 
You can go
As you get to choose
In the end 
But before you do
May God to you send

A simple heart 
That will help you see
God is so beautiful
And he does set free
The freedom you think
That lives in sinful pleasure 
Always destroys 
Without measure 

Please don't lock
Your own front door
The door to hell
On yourself to pour 
Unending misery
Upon your soul
Please come to Christ now
And be made whole

You could be moments
Away from death
Many in the next second 
Have breathed their last breath
I don't say that lightly
To manipulate or scheme 
It's the reality for us all
It's every mans theme 

God bled and died

Hello precious soul
This poem you read
Is for you to know
That God did bleed
For you for you
Oh I'll sing it out
God bled and died
I'll raise a shout

Deep into
Your quietened mind
I long for you to know
God is so kind 
Oh help me God
To make your child see
God bled and died
So men could go free

No sin
Is worth clinging onto
Every one 
Destroys is true
God bled and died
God bled and died
So you could see child 
That the serpent had lied  

I'll say it again
Oh please stop and listen 
God bled and died
And the serpent is hissing 
For fear you will finally 
Believe this is true 
And God in one moment
Comes and saves you 

Let the earth see destruction

Let the earth see destruction 
Let the mountains fall down
But ever in my God
May I be daily found 
Let my flesh see corruption 
My mind grow more weak
But the renewing of my Spirit
May it heaven only seek

Everything outward 
Is Perishing and failing 
But my spirit and soul
Are ever always hailing
Blessed Mary 
Full of Grace
Oh your gaze is transforming
As I behold your face 

Don't be afraid
Though everything breaks
Don't be afraid
When every joint aches
Don't be afraid
In the face of death
Don't be afraid
When you ache for breath

Your soul alone
Will only remain
Look after it well
And endure the pain
Of a body dying
From the day of its birth
To return again
To the cold wet earth 

So rejoice oh sinner
Deep within
God in the sacraments
Destroys all sin
The work alone 
Belongs to Yahweh
Just show up 
Every day

To believe and receive
The Bread of life
Follow the Holy Ghosts
Beloved wife
Hail her daily
Your blessed mother
And always love
Your wayward brother 

Thursday 12 December 2013

Surrender

I'm coming off Facebook
And saying goodbye
I've found life in reality
It's now time to die
To all of my good
Earthly desires
I'm asking God to baptise me
In His Holy fires

I've found life in daily
Holy Adoration
In Daily Mass
I've kissed jubilation
In daily reading
The Word of God
Lectio Divina
Your ancient ways I applaud

I've found life in a daily
rosary
I've found it's the answer
To help men go free
I've found life in a daily
Divine chaplet of mercy
Oh Catholic beauty
To follow you is my only duty

Facebook has its
Time and place
But my soul does ache
For more of Gods grace
I'm determined to cast off
All that hinders my way
It's time to surrender
And follow the way

I've found unending joy
Oh office divine
And daily examining my conscience
Oh Holy new wine
That runs over me
Making me whole
To do Gods will alone
'Tis now my only goal.

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Goodnight

Goodnight my dear 
Facebook friend 
God loves you so much
I silently send 
You a thought 
From me to where you are
That this night you'll remember
God is not very far

Perhaps you're hurting
Or feeling blue
Perhaps you're happy
In all that you do
No matter what way
Tonight you are feeling 
I pray that for you 
God would send his healing

That you will know
His love much deeper
That all through your life
He is your keeper
Now rest your head
On your pillow to sleep
And awake in the morning
Knowing Gods love is so deep

Deep and wide
Yes deep and wide 
There's a fountain flowing
From his blessed side
Of water and blood
From a heart so broken
May Gods peace in you
Tomorrow be awoken

God is good

God is good
That's the news
That they won't report
They will abuse
Your poor wee mind
With what is bad
The daily news
Will make you sad 

Just turn it off
That constant doom
Reporting what is wrong
From their news room
Do we need to hear
Every mans pain
To heed it daily
Will drive you insane 

Open up
The Good news book
Read inside
Take a deeper look
At the Good news story
Of joy and peace
Let this Word be in you
Let hope now increase 

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Weak points

Satan knows your weak points
Please do watch and pray
He'll sneak up behind you
On your soul to prey
He hates it when you're walking
In Gods victory 
He'll attack you from behind
But turn and watch Him flee

When you submit to God
And resist that old snake
Oh give up your will to Christ
No matter how much it aches
You can only live
When you first do die
You can only laugh
After you do cry 

So get to know your weak points
And be ready for an attack 
The war does rage so fiercely 
But nothing you do lack
When all your will
Is given over to God
It's time to die to self
And be risen with The Lord 

Send me

Who will dry 
My endless tears
For the fallen man
Who never hears
The Gospel story
He willfully blocks
Hells door 
He forever locks

Oh Holy Spirit
Send me out
With a thunderous voice
And a mighty shout
To break through
The built up walls
Let many lost
Hear my calls

Save my God
Save them all
Cut me off
If even one does fall
Into Hell
Let it not be
Let me show your love
That many might see

Come Home

Deep in my Spirit
I can see hell
No earthly flame
It's torment could tell
The sense of loss
Its eternal misery 
No earthly frustration 
Could help men see

Oh the weeping
So unending
Eternal love
Forever sending
Flaming fire 
Into souls
That appear as wrath
And tormenting coals

Beating down 
Upon each brow
Of fallen men
Who would not bow
Now in company 
With Demonic forces
No love or light
No Holy courses 

All is lost
All is dark
Oh come now men
And board the Ark 
Be ye saved
Be now found
Let my poem
Be heavens hound

Chasing passionately 
After you
Flee from wrath
Receive what's true
Not another 
Breath is sure
Oh don't die in sin
So impure 

See my tears
I weep for thee
See my anxiety
Oh be set free
Today is the day
To now come home
Safe and secure
In Holy Rome 

Give me words

Give me words to praise thee
Most Highly exalted King
Loose my tounge to exalt you
That I may forever sing
Of the salvation 
You do bring
Oh repenting prodigal
Receive royal ring 

Oh to be free
From sin and shame
There's nothing greater
Than to have no blame
Oh hell how horrible
Will be your sound
Weeping and gnashing
Forever unfound 
  
Shut down 
The gates of hell
Go on the offensive
The Gospel tell
Speedily run 
With the good news
Oh come ye nations 
And Christ do choose 

Preference

I prefer a room
With no TV
I prefer my ears 
To be free 
From constant noise 
Endless talk 
I'd rather go out 
For a nice wee walk 

Away with modern 
Expensive living 
Let's spend more time 
Simply giving 
Seek Gods house 
More and more
For that's the place 
God will pour 

Hope, joy 
Mercy and grace 
That's where God 
Will reveal His Face 
Endless delights 
Await you there 
The place to cast on God 
All your care 

Oh joy

Oh Joy
In Adoration 
Oh peace 
In full salvation
Oh Hope 
In everyday 
In Christ 
The Life, the way 

Making use 
Of all Gods treasures 
Rejoicing in 
His many pleasures 
At His right hand 
Forevermore 
All of them 
On me do pour 

In His Body 
They are found 
In the Pillar 
And the ground 
Of the truth 
Oh I'm bound 
Towards heaven 
Oh blessed hound 
  
Pursuing me 
In daily Mass
Pursing me 
Oh I cast 
All my burdens 
In Adoration 
And find full joy 
In my salvation 

Rosary 
Blessed beauty 
Rosary 
'Tis my duty 
To daily pray 
This blessed way 
For all my friends 
In Christ today 

God has given 
Oh so much 
But we still need
To all them touch 
Don't neglect 
All these blessings 
If you do 
Just start confessing 

Oh the glory 
In each sacrament
Oh the peace 
In a soul who repents 
And takes hold 
Of all God gives
He now knows how
To truly live 

Monday 9 December 2013

Dwelling in God

I dwelt with God today 
In Holy Adoration 
He came and destroyed
All of my deep frustrations
Fears and worries
Panicked and ran
'Twas perfectly timed
The Fathers plan 

I'd been hungering 
For more of God 
And his Holy reality 
In me my Lord
He burst forth
From deep within 
As His Church helped me see
All of my sin

I fleed in repentance 
To our Holy Lamb
Who applied in His goodness
His Healing balm 
Revealing to me 
All of my sin
Venial and Mortal
I'll no longer let in 

No not for more
Than a day at all
I'll examine my conscience 
And nightly call
Deliver me 
My Holy King
For all of my heart
I to you alone bring 

Pursuit

Depart from me 
Every false creed
I've mine eye on the prize
Upon the one who did bleed
Flee away satan
You I resist
Only the truth my God
Will my lips ever kiss

Oh Holiness 
Is my only goal
Unity with God
To be fully whole
Take away
Every other thing
Out of my way
I'm in pursuit of my King

Come to me 
In daily Adoration
In daily Mass
Let me know jubilation 
Though I face
Hourly tribulation 
Who cares as long
As I'm Gods new creation

The Church she is

The Church she is
A perfect Mother
Enter her 
Oh my brother
She will not
Lead you astray
In faith and morals
Oh her obey 

At times she may seem
To go off course
But God holds her sail
You know this of course
For He always guides her
Through the Stormy seas
T'was St Peter alone 
Who was given the Keys

To bind and loose 
As on earth so in heaven
To gives us day 8
And close down day 7 
No longer to stone
Those who the sabbath would break
But mercy now revealed
For all those who ache 

Oh forgive me my brother 
If I love the Church too much 
If it seems my love 
Appears as worship oh touch
The hem of her garments
That your mother does wear
She will nourish you wholly
And you'll find healing in her care 

Turn off your phone

You won't find life in self
You won't find it in health 
You won't find life in hobbies
Nor find life in wealth 
You won't find life anywhere 
But in God alone 
In the secret quiet place 
Where you turn off your phone 

Come draw near 
To God for an hour 
Find in adoration 
Holy power 
Daily do 
Draw very near 
Let Daily Mass
Annihilate all fear 

Oh joy 
That floods your soul
An hour with Christ 
To be made whole
Then to Mass 
Man's greatest treasure 
On this earth 
Who can measure

What victory 
Christ has given 
Daily abide 
For joyful living 
Lay aside 
All earthly cares
You know Gods numbered 
All your hairs 

Sunday 8 December 2013

Born to suffer

Man is born to suffer 
Man is born to die 
But Man avoids the obvious 
Oh why oh why 
Do we seek to hide 
In comfort and pleasure 
To numb the pain 
Of Gods greatest treasure 

Trials, sufferings 
Difficulties, pain
Sent in love 
Heaven to gain 
Don't forget 
It's the wicked who smile
And have a good life
That lasts a long while 

While the righteous suffer
Afflictions many  
But God delivers Them
As they pay the last penny
To escape 
The eternal flames 
God has in His hands 
Each one of their names 

Arise oh joy

Arise oh joy
It's time for Mass
The Lord's day here
Don't God by pass
He calls you now
To come and eat
The bread of life
Now direct thy feet

To Gods house 
With Holy Faith
Christ in you 
Will keep you safe
Not from trials
Or many a snare 
But your soul will be kept
Deep in Gods care 

Cast your all
Upon Him now
Come to eat 
To God do bow
Bend your knee
Worship God with peace
Kiss his beauty
Let all sin cease 

Oh arise with joy
It's time for Mass
In a state of grace 
Let all now fast
And prepare to eat
The bloody flesh
The daily Bread
God keeps ever fresh 

Saturday 7 December 2013

Live

Live 
Before you die
Give
Before you buy
Die 
So you can live
Always always 
Always give 

Heal 
A lonely soul
Visit
Make them whole
Bring hope
To a hurting heart
Never ever
From God depart 

Wound
A straying friend
To heal
Them in the end 
Never kiss
Them on the cheek
Hurt them always
To heal them deep 

Pray
Do daily pray
Make time
For God each day
It's not that
You simply can't
It's deep down
You do what you want 

So walk in 
The Spirit always
Don't be carnal
The rest of your days
Choose now
To die to live
Forget yourself 
And always give 

I surrender

God I surrender
To your will
Even if you want 
Me to be ill
Whatever you want 
I am here
Your unworthy servant
Do draw near 

Take my will
Make it thine
Change me as
You change the wine
I Consecrate 
Myself to you
To do anything
You want me too

To have many children
Here am I
To be a martyr
I'm yours to die
To live in pain
If that's what you want
Then I am yours
For you alone I pant 

Conversation with God

I told God 
It's too hard
But he said back 
Don't play that card
I told God
It's a tight squeeze
He said back
Because you prefer ease 

I asked God
For another way
But he said back
Don't ever stray
I asked God
Take away my cross
But he said back
It will be my loss

I said to God
I can't obey
But he answered back
You just want to stray
I said to God 
I surrender
He said He loved me
Oh so tender 

I'll run to God
In confession today
Though my flesh wants
Another way
I'll ever walk 
The Catholic path
With a full heart 
Not just by half 

I'm a sinner

I'm a sinner 
Through and through
I may appear outwardly
Okay to you
But spend a moment
In my head
And you'd soon see
I walk with the dead 

For my old heart 
Is so unclean
Oh hear me Holy Mother
Come my Holy Queen
Send your Son
Do intercede
For I'm a sinner 
So in need 

Evil thoughts
Out of this heart do flow
Though outwardly 
I can put on a good show
A nice young man
I can appear to be
But deep inside
I need set free 

Stay with me 
Most merciful God
Stay with me 
Most gracious Lord
I will run 
To you today
Oh sacrament of confession
Do come my way 

What do you want

The good I want to do 
That I do not do
The evil I don't want to do
That I often do 
Who can save me 
Who can save me
Oh God who can save me 

Thanks be to God
Who gives the victory
In His Son Jesus
Who does ever free
Oh wretched man
Oh wretched man 
Oh wretched man that I am 

Failing faith 
Do draw near
Failing faith 
Have no fear
When God does seem
So far away
Who's gone missing
You or Yahweh 

Thursday 5 December 2013

God

God 
You're all I want 
Lead me on
For I do pant
Nothing else
Compares to you
I thirst alone
For what is true

You alone 
Are all I need
People leave 
You bleed 
For all
Come inside
In me
Do abide 

Who have I in heaven
But you my God
Who have I on earth
But my risen lord
When death does call
Who will walk with me 
When death pangs groan
Who will free 

In the valley 
Of the shadow of death 
Who will be there
When gone is my breath 
Father, Son 
And Holy Ghost
In Him alone 
Will I make my boast 

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Trust in Christ

How do I love you more
So sin I will not choose
How do I desire your heart
So I may never lose
How do I think of you
In the moment of temptation
How do I become your holy 
Spotless unblemished creation 

Trust in your mercy
Trust in your grace
Daily seek
Your Holy face
Trust in God
And not in me
Trust in Christ
To set me free 

He came

He came to trample down
Death by death
He came to give life
With His last breath 
He came to bring hope
In your darkest night
He came to abolish death
With His eternal light 

He came so quietly 
Behind enemy lines
He came in weakness
With many signs 
He came in meekness
Death to kill
He came to do
The Fathers will 

He came to destroy
The hellish grave
He came to free
Every slave
He came in love
Calling all
He came to redeem
Men from the fall 

He came for you
Will you come to Him
He came for you 
Don't be so dim
Run to
His bloody cross
For to gain everything else
Will be your eternal loss

Monday 2 December 2013

The shadow of death

We live under
The shadow of death 
That always comes to steal
Many a man's breath
Why Unexpected 
Does it stun
When multitudes die daily 
Under our Sun 

Any moment
We could have an appointment
And may be soon needing
Holy annointment
Yet we are always filled
With shock and awe
When death arrives
At our door

Death puts us to sleep
Lest we live for ever
With a fallen nature
But God said never
Could he leave us
In such a state
So a flaming sword 
Did guard The Gate 

Till the appointed 
Time should come
In the fullness of times
God sent His Son
To be the resurrection 
And the life
God married heaven and earth
Come be His eternal wife 

So fear not 
For death is mercy
Unnatural 
Yet loves key
Opens the door
Who is God
Jesus Christ
Our only Lord

Choose

It all depends 
On how you choose
To look on things
Will it be win or lose 
Two men in 
A prison cell
One feels heaven 
The other hell

One sees only
Iron bars
The other sees beauty 
In the stars
What way will you
Fix your gaze
To sink it down low 
Or in Hope it raise 

So seek wisdom 
With your mind 
In your thoughts 
Don't be blind
To how 
You choose to see
One way can bind
The other free 

Sunday 1 December 2013

Keep me pure

Keep me pure
Each sacrament divine
Wash me in blood
That once was wine
Consume my sin
Deep inside of me
When troubles come
Let others still you see 

Purify me
From disordered passions
Let me eat the whole truth 
And not only rations
Oh body divine 
Deep iniside of me
Let your presence 
Daily set me free 

Holiness is
Joy that's everlasting 
Oh pursue God
With a life of fasting
Imagine living forever
And hating Holy ways
Oh how that must torment you 
All your eternal days  

Saturday 30 November 2013

Dying to live

Through your trials
I'll stay awake
Though it makes 
My mind to ache 
I will stay 
This night with thee
I will wait 
Till you are free

From the earthly
Tent your wear 
It's many wounds
But I will care 
I will pray
And I will stay 
I will weep 
Oh on Him lay

All your burdens 
Down this night
Fear not to give up
Your earthly fight
The time has come
The shadows end
The promises of God
Behold the rainbows bend 

Colours of hope 
Bend over thee
God is calling 
Come now to Me 
There's a pot of gold
Awaiting you there
All your loved ones
For you do care

So be at peace
End your breathing 
From us really 
You're not leaving
You're just taking a trip
We all must soon take
Where there's only love
And we'll never again ache

May God 
Open your ears
In Him now
He'll destroy all your fears
For God is love
And He loves you so
Now into his arms
I release you now go 

Friday 29 November 2013

God gave us a mother

God gave us a Mother 
A beautiful Queen
God gave us her heart
So on hope we could lean
And come to her 
And fall on our knees 
For she reigns with her Son
Who hears all our pleas 

Blessed Mary
I enthrone you above
Blessed Mary
Your heart owns my love
Blessed Mary
Do come hear my plea
Blessed Mary
Let me be more like thee 

Love or hate

The world's at war
The wicked mock
But time is ticking 
On the clock
Evil reigns
In these dark days
But soon the Son will shine 
His eternal rays 

How in the heat of his glory
Will the wicked be tormented
They lorded it over others
And never have repented
Thy think they've escaped
And gotten away 
With their wickeds deeds
They do each day 

Still Yahweh sees
His righteous ones in pain
Suffering at the hands
Of the wickeds gain
Pay them back double
For each wicked deed
And still for them 
God did bleed

Sometimes I'm torn
Between love and hate
My enemies I want
To have a horrible fate
When they hurt
My little child
I want to reign down fire
I want to go wild 

Then I look 
To the cross of Gods Son
And I behold the mystery
Of all that God done
They tore Him apart
And the Father did nothing
While the wicked went home
Still mocking and laughing 

Oh God help me to love
My child's enemies 
Help me to pray
And raise up aching pleas
For their hope 
And for their salvation 
Oh help me see them 
As your creation 

Broken sinners
Putting others down
To lift themselves up
They'll kick you to the ground
Oh God 
Let them kick me
I'll bear it all
If my child can go free

Yet the greatest pain
Is not what's done to me
It's to watch another you love
Be broken you see
How deep the Fathers love
To watch His Only Son
Oh blessed Mary our Mother 
What a salvation you have won 

Morning is near

Kiss this age goodnight
Morning is near
The reign of satan
Is over soon hear
His death
And his hell
Soon cast into the lake 
Of fire do tell 

Love wins
All shall be raised
Love wins
None shall be erased
Those who love 
Will reign with you
In joy unspeakable
Oh how true

Love wins
The dammned shall even 
Rise again
The eternal heathen 
Burning in 
Tormenting fire
They shall weep at the sound
Of the heavenly choir 

Unending songs
Sing of the Lamb
Eternal praise
Oh this will dam
All Gods
Enemies 
Jesus Christ 
Has the keys 

Oh hell and death
You are no more
Into the fiery lake
God will pour
All your 
Evil reign 
All your
Hateful pain