Archive for the ‘poetry’ Category
Posted by appolus on July 25, 2013
I believe the cross is empty
Because He dwells in me
No longer bound and chained by death
Because He set me free
I believe the tomb in empty
Because my heart is full
I believe the Lord He died for me
Hands pierced with nails so cruel
I believe in my Lord and risen King
Because I met Him on the road
He washed me clean, restored my soul
And took from me a heavy load
I know my King is coming soon
I hear His small still voice
Can you hear Him whisper in the wind?
Can you hear above the noise?
People running to and fro
Distraction, they abound!
Much noise is heard throughout the land
The Lord is nowhere to be found
Hush your voices Christendom
Let silence fall like rain
Let the dew of holy reverence
Soak us once again
Our God is vast beyond compare
He dwells in a lofty place
And His children dwell within the veil
And His glory shines upon their face
Seek the Lord in the quiet place
Run from all the noise
And up from the glory of silence
We begin to hear the saints rejoice
And the prophets of Baal make more noise
As they try to bring God down
Yet Gods unmoved by fleshly things
So they do not hear a sound
More drums perhaps, more noise may work?
If we worship all day long?
Perhaps the fire of God will fall
If we sing a louder song?
And still our God He is unmoved
By the sacrifice of Cain
And instead of God we see strange fire
As they make more noise again
Gods remnant children seek His face
And in the desert places bloom
For the bride she knows the Bridegroom comes
And the Lord our God is coming soon!
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Posted by appolus on June 22, 2013
In an age where there is an assault on the work of Calvary and the work of forgiveness and the ongoing forgiveness that we experience as we pick up our cross daily and follow Jesus down the narrow path of sanctification, the Lord gave me these words below. I pray that it edifies the saints.
SO I’LL PICK UP MY CROSS
Lord let my flesh be crucified
That thou oh Lord be glorified
When they look at me please let them see
Christ my Lord and Calvary
Forgiveness begins
At the foot of the cross
It was there that I gladly
suffered the loss
Of my life, of my sin
Of all that I am
I was washed in the blood
The blood of the Lamb
So I’ll pick up my cross
And follow this day
The Lord my Redeemer
Who alone is the way
Redeemed by the blood
Refined by the fire
It’s the narrow path
That takes me up higher
Higher and higher
And higher to thee
Because of the blood
That has set me free
I shall humble myself
In the sight of my King
He shall raise me up
With the angels to sing
Glory, glory
Glory to thee
Released from my chains
And gloriously set free
And Christ my King
Is still on the throne
He never leaves nor forsakes me
I am never alone
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Posted by appolus on June 21, 2013
Another night’s begun
But it’s just one more setting sun
Maybe whiskey can unlock the door?
And maybe I can feel once more?
Bottles gone and here I am
A tiny trickle in the shadow of a dam
Might as well throw punches at the moon
Cause there aint no tears flowing anytime soon
Time stands still in the middle of the night
When you drink yourself sober it just aint right
Reaching and grasping for something not there
And your mind drifts back to a childhood prayer
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Posted by appolus on March 21, 2013
In the shadow of Jerusalem
My Christ He died today
For you and I, He died alone
On the rugged cross He’d stay
He did not die within the walls
He died outside the gate
He died that you and I may live
To make the crooked path straight
He did not die a rich mans death
On Him our sins were cast
A thief on either side of Him
He gave up the Ghost at last
Now into the grave they put our Lord
Where all dead men are placed
Yet this was the mighty Son of God
Whom God Himself would raise
And on the third day He arose
And death had lost its sting
The grave had lost its power
Yet the earth had gained its King
All glory to the King of Kings
All hail Emmanuel
No power on earth could hold Him down
Not even the power of hell
The Lord our God is coming soon
He is coming for His own
And men from every tribe on earth
Shall gather round His throne
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
Can you hear the angels sing?
All glory to the risen Lamb
All glory to the King
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Posted by appolus on March 5, 2013
Jesus is such a friend to me. I was broken and crushed. He healed me, He gave me life where there was death ,He raised me from a terrible living death. I was also diagnosed with an incurable disease shortly after I was saved 22 years ago ( pulmonary fibrosis, stage three with irreversible fibrosis) He healed me. Yet that healing pales in comparison to the eternal healing of my crushed heart and broken spirit. I was a captive to so much sin and He set me free. A friend ? Ah, the word seems to fall so short does it not? Yes my King calls me friend and my heavenly Father invites me to come and speak with Him before His throne. I, a pauper, born and raised in poverty, and He, the King of Kings in all His glorious majesty. It is such a wonder.
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Posted by appolus on February 5, 2013
You welcomed me with open arms
Protected me from many harms
I found in you a warm embrace
I would find this in no other place
It did not matter, the social classes
For you invited the huddled masses
And in a world that was ruled by greed
Yours was a land to plant ones seed
America you took me in
And now my journey could begin
Born and bred in poverty
You opened doors and set me free
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Posted by appolus on January 23, 2013
Here are some of my poems for those who prefer to listen rather than read poetry. I pray that they will bless you and I will add more as I go along, but first listen to a dear sister in Christ worship the Lord and bring you into that place of communicating with Jesus.
http://soundcloud.com/appolus/aileen-gilchrist-1
http://soundcloud.com/appolus/let-the-skies-fall-down
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Posted by appolus on January 14, 2013
How to keep your soul
From burning in the fire
Sometimes to walk this world
Is to wade through muck and mire
To see what Spirit sees
Would drop man to his knees
And in agony look up
And see Christ drink the cup
All the hell in all the world
Came together in one place
Yet even in the midst of hell
There was love upon His face
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Posted by appolus on January 13, 2013
Praise the Lord of the morning
When the sun rises from its sleep
Praise the Lord for His excellent greatness
For His beauty makes me weep
Praise the Lord when the darkness falls
And the moon rises high above
Praise the Lord for His majestic glory
And His everlasting love
Praise the Lord in the winter
When the snow falls on the ground
Praise the Lord for His glorious presence
When we stand upon holy ground
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Posted by appolus on January 9, 2013
Just to meet you in the darkest night
Sets my soul on fire, it gives me light
To meet you on the highest peak
Is to feed my soul, tis all I seek
Whether high or whether low
Is neither here nor there
For you alone I want to know
I want to see your face so fair
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Posted by appolus on December 29, 2012
Have you wept at the Master’s feet?
Have you fallen upon the mercy seat?
Has you’re eyes been opened wide?
Have you looked to your soul, deep inside?
Like a mirror coming into view
Have you ever seen yourself so true?
That you cried out when you first begun
” I am a man and I am undone.”
Coals of fire heaped upon your head
Falling on your face as one whose dead
“Please Oh please don’t look on me
With eyes that burn and can truly see.”
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Posted by appolus on December 24, 2012
Our Lord He came from the glories above
He came to earth with a heart full of love
And choirs of heavenly angels sang
As the bells of upper Hades rang
Oh joyous night Oh Christ divine
A star in heaven, a heavenly sign
For Christ the Lord is born today
He came to show the world the way
He came to set the prisoners free
He came that every eye might see
A light at the end of a tunnel deep
A glorious harvest ready to reap
Consider this babe so innocent and pure
He has come to make your salvation sure
Lift up this child in your heart tonight
Lift up your eyes to a glorious sight
Behold your King is born today
Fall to your knees,worship and pray
For unto you a child is born
Behold the darkness gives way to dawn
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Posted by appolus on December 14, 2012
The heavens are clothed with blackness
And the sun has fled away
Who will weep for all the children
On this most terrible day
My heart is so thoroughly broken
And is wounded in so many ways
Who can heal this broken heart of mine
On this most awe-full of days
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Posted by appolus on December 11, 2012
Consider what .W.Tozer says about faith………………..
Faith is the least self-regarding of the virtues. It is by its very nature scarcely conscious of its own existence. Like the eye that sees everything in front of it and never sees itself, faith is occupied with the Object upon which it rests and pays no attention to itself at all. While we are looking at God, we do not see ourselves-blessed riddance. The man who has struggled to purify himself and has had nothing but repeated failures will experience real relief when he stops tinkering with his soul and looks away to the perfect One. While he looks at Christ, the very things he has so long been trying to do will be getting done within him. It will be God working in him to will and to do ( see Philippians 2:13) (Tozer)
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Posted by appolus on December 6, 2012
I would run a million miles
Just to see your face
And I would climb the highest peak
Just for one embrace
I loved you from the very start
When you fell right into my heart
And became a very part of me
No longer ” you and I,” but “we”
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Posted by appolus on December 3, 2012
I have seen the heavens descending
And the beauty of Christ arise
For there is no comprehending
As His glory fills the skies
Are the eyes of your heart full of wonder?
Has perfect love cast out all fear?
Can you hear the heavenly thunder?
As our Lord and God draws near
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Posted by appolus on November 22, 2012
Parting is such an empty sorrow
Yet there is always a sweet tomorrow
There is such a pain within my heart
When that time comes that we must part
And the minutes and hours that slipped away
Were taken for granted day by day
Until the time comes when you have to leave
And I’m left standing with my heart on my sleeve
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Posted by appolus on November 4, 2012
A word to the Lord’s children in these last days………………
I bore you up on eagles wings
And took you to my heart
When troubles are all the enemy brings
Know that we shall never part
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Posted by appolus on November 1, 2012
One day the Lord will rend the heavens and His glory will flow down the mountains and fill every valley with His majesty. The seas will flee at His presence, the mountains will humbly bow and say ” Glory , glory to the risen King.” The sun will turn its face away in shame for it is outshone by the brilliance of His illumination. The moon and the stars will cry out ” Holy, Holy is He who was and is and forever shall be.” And every voice from every tongue will say “Jesus,” and acknowledge the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. And the beasts of the earth will fall down and cover their faces and then the lion will rise up and approach the lamb and they will lay down together. And every knee shall bow in every tribe Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by appolus on October 30, 2012
Let the skies fall down
Let them fall before your crown
Let the seas rise up
They could never fill your cup
You drunk down all the fires of hell
And forever broke sin’s deadly spell
Let the rivers run deep
As they see you come they weep
Let the stars fall from the sky
Let every hand be raised on high
At Golgotha you broke every chain
And now forever you shall reign
Let every valley flood
And be filled with precious blood
From the veins of Calvary
That were drained for you and me
That we may lift our voice and sing
Of Christ the Lord our risen King
Let the mountains touch the sky
And shout aloud as they reply
To the mighty rushing wind
That testifies that all men sinned
And speaks to men in pain
Ye men you must be born again!
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A Call To The Remnant 