Songs In The Night

God’s Workmanship Line upon line, each day Jesus Christ is working in me. Transforming every single page, changing the outcome that I see. Not a free verse poem, there’s order and progression in my life; My Father has His perfect plan, bringing eternal glory out of strife. Laying out His framework, the pattern He sees still; Writing out each fresh verse according to His will. There’s a rhyme and a reason, He has a purpose in His mind - In each finished stanza of my life, many wondrous delights do I find. Maybe my story will be a new song, a hymn to the Risen Lord, Where each part flows into the next, working all out in one accord. The melody sounding forth from a spirit that once was broken, Transformed by the Spirit of God, now filled with praise outspoken. One day, God’s ballad will be complete, my time here at an end; The light and shadows, the trials and triumphs, will all be in perfect blend. When the lyrics of my life are over, my symphony will one day cease, Oh may You be please...

The Day Of Christ The day of Christ is coming - we pray that it won’t be too far away. There’s a hope and a rejoicing as we think upon that day. A day of accountability - a day of reckoning or reward; Can we say, in light of His return, that we have lived sold-out for our Lord? In the day of Christ, we will find many of God’s promises are fulfilled; Glorified and in Jesus’s presence - will your soul say that it is thrilled? First, the rapture to take us to Heaven; what a reunion to behold, When we get our first glimpse of the New Jerusalem and walk the streets of gold. Then, at the Judgement Seat of Christ, we will reap what we have sown. Will it be a time of sorrow or of gladness when we stand before His throne? Seven years of blissfulness, then the marriage supper of the Lamb - Are you excited and hopeful for the future, to be with the Great I Am? We are confident of this very thing: that Jesus will continue the work that He began. We can trust our all to the Saviour, knowing He will...

Write It On My Heart When trials come into our lives, they are here only for a season; As I walk with You, Lord, You teach me they’re all here for a reason. And I know one day soon these trials will have an end - Write it on my heart, my Friend. Living each day by faith in Your Word, and not walking by sight, I may not know the future, but I still see Your footprints in the night. You are the God of my life, the Saviour on which I can depend - Write it on my heart, my Friend. When the trials become overwhelming, I know You will make a way; I’m trusting You in the darkness - until my night is turned into day. When my heart’s broken in pain, You’re the Great Physician who can mend - Write it on my heart, my Friend. Jesus, You are my True Friend that sticks closer than a brother; Looking back on my life, I see You cared for me like no other. And I know that everything will be alright in the end - Write it on my heart, my Friend. I know that one day soon my trials will come to an end - Wri...

Not My Will, But Thine Lord, I know You have power to heal me.  Faithfully, I will daily seek Your will. Like Job, I will keep my eyes upon You - Though You slay me, I will trust You still. Though sometimes the trials we face, The reasons we may not understand,  But I know that everything I face in life - Every test or trial - comes from Your hand. Dying to myself, I know, You will work all things out in Your own way; Will it be soon, I wonder, Or on some future glorious day? I believe that one day that is coming, I will be healed fully in Your sight - Will it be down here upon the earth, Or in the land where there is no night? All that I have and I face each day| Comes from the heart of my loving Father; So I’m trusting in Your will, my Lord - Trusting in the wisdom of the Heavenly Potter. May 30th, 2026 Jerry Bouey (Dedicated to brother Bob. We long for your healing, but will trust the Lord to work out His will.) Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I wi...

Some teens in our church went to a student convention last week, to compete with other sound Christian schools around the world. One teen came back today with the challenge that I turned into a poem. Hope it challenges you too. The challenge is the first line of the poem. When We Stand Before The Lord "When we stand before the Lord, what will we have to show?" Will we receive praise from the Master, or will He have to answer, no? When all our good works are examined, will they really stand the test? Will they be built from precious stones, or will they be burnt up like the rest? When we stand before our Father, will He truly say, “Well done. You’ve died to yourself daily, did all in the name of My dear Son. You’ve showed to the lost world the Gospel treasure in jars of clay - Come, My precious child, enter into the joy of your Lord today.” At the Judgement Seat of Christ, will we have reason to sing? Will we have lived our lives for His glory, a precious offering? Will it be ...

By Faith By faith, Abel worshipped the Lord When he offered his sacrifice on that day. Believing in the coming Lamb of God,| He came to the altar by faith in God’s way. By faith, Enoch walked with God - So dedicated to the Lord he did not roam; He pleased his Heavenly Father so very well, He did not taste death when the Lord took him home. By faith, Noah worked for God; His family was saved from wrath outpoured; Kept securely with the animals upon the flood, Preserved in the ark, shut in safely with the Lord. By faith, Abraham waited on God, Though he did not receive the promises in his day; He looked to the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ - Now all who believe are his children by faith. By faith these believers all worshipped and waited; By faith they all walked with the Lord day by day; By faith they served their Heavenly Father faithfully; Oh consider their examples of faith today. What will you do by faith in the Lord? Will you worship and wait and walk in His way? Will serve yo...

Longing For Home The days don’t seem as bright now that you are gone. I miss your presence and the beauty of your smile. I remember all the joys we shared throughout the years, Knowing you were with me through every tear and trial. Looking forward to seeing you again - yes, I’m longing for home. The world has lost its lustre, something is missing in this place; I look around beside me, and I long to see your face. Everything reminds me of your hugs and the comfort of your touch. Knowing that I will miss you - even my heart can’t express how much; But then I look above with joy and hope, and find I’m longing for home. A place where the light is always on, Where the warmth of love fills each room, Where Jesus wipes each tear away, And removes the shadows and the gloom. A place of brilliant sunshine, where no pain can ever dwell; Walking daily by your side and listening to the stories you tell. Remembering all these things with joy and laughter in my heart, I long to be with you forever, ...