WHEN REVIVAL COMES

When revival comes
God's Spirit will move mysteriously
Across the land
Stopping at many addresses
We , in our wildest dreams
Would not have planned

When revival comes
It always begins in the hearts of those
Who earnestly seek Him
And not in the grandeur of buildings
Or theological minds , where He
Is not welcome

When revival comes
It comes to those who wait patiently
On the Son
Who are found in the place of prayer
Getting ready for
When revival comes

When revival comes
Our churches will be filled
To overflowing
As prayer and praise are offered
To the all knowing
Saviour of the world

When revival comes
It will be good to pray
With the believers
And spend time searching the Word
For messages
From the Redeemer

When revival comes
Each hymn will be filled
With inspired phrases
And no longer will we look
For guidance and direction
In other places

HATS

There were reds and greens
And shades of blue
Flowers and bows
And feathers too
Some had brims
And some had veils
With patterns
Delicately detailed

And it was clearly evident
Much time and money had been spent
In knowing which design to choose
To match the handbag,coat and shoes
And yet to find some novel form
That no one else had ever worn
To be a major talking point
While chewing on the Sunday joint

And there they sit and frown at me
Because of what I choose to be
Explaining that it does offend
To worship with uncovered head
I'm sorry that I didn't know
My dress could just annoy them so
I didn't come to see the view
I only came to worship You

NOT TOO SURE

I'm not too sure what God wants me to do
Though I've prayed and fasted
Like all good Christians should
Searching through each verse for the slightest hint
Making sure that my next step is no accident
But life is not just painted black and white
When you're going grey and the rest is falling out
Why is it that each passing year I find
A less important issue clogs my mind?
And every new suggestion that He makes
Appears to be in conflict with my present state
It worries me that I still do not know
When some live by tomorrow's horoscope
So I really want to find His will for me
Provided He will then just leave me be!

CALCULATIONS

Twelve baskets , add twelve tribes
Subtract the Laws on Mount Sinai
Divide by Isaac's loving sons
Jacob and Esau were their names
Times the loaves and plus the fish
Then add the crosses on the hill
If you're following the test
You've reached the years in the wilderness
But now its time to move along
Take off the journeys of St Paul
And add the stones which David had
To fight the giant man from Gath
Now take the sons of Zebedee
To multiply your answer please
Add on the dips which Naaman took
To cleanse him in the Jordan brook
Now add the digits that you find
Times Noah's family safe inside
The end is very soon to come
But first subtract all Jesse's sons
Divide by all the types of ground
The farmer threw the seed around
Add on the churches to which John wrote
In his vision in the final book
Remove the days that God did use
To make the earth that we abuse
To get the answer that you wish
Times Jonah's days inside the fish
The answer that I hope you find
To all your sums is ninety nine
But one is still outside the fold
Lost and wandering , all alone
The shepherd wants to bring you home
If you He seeks than let Him know