Author Archives: Joel Emerson

LUTHIER, COMPOSER, PICKER, SUBLIME

I am just an old guitar, dead wood and cold steel strings,A hole inside an empty box, alone I cannot sing.But when my master picks me up, holds me to his heart,Look out baby here it comes, the music’s bound … Continue reading

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JOEY

Joey was the finest girl,Her beauty and song surpassed the world.Her beauty and song surpassed the world.We thought she left us way too soon,But God gave her a special tune.But God gave her a special tune.And she still sings those … Continue reading

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IS GOD A PERSON?

God is a Person, so often we forget,Do you really know Him, have Him you ever met?Jesus is a human, a human through and through,But the Father and the Spirit, they are a Person too.They are not a being with … Continue reading

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IN REMEMBRANCE OF HE

Blood of Jesus Holy Divine,Represented by this fruit of vine.His Body, Manna from heaven sent,An image of is, this bread we rent.As He commanded we partake,Till His return, until that date.As we remember His painful death,Our faith in Him we … Continue reading

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IMPOSTER

Hiding behind the robe of the One who died for mePretending to be someone whom you may never be.You pay no mind to the Word He spoke,His precious blood is but a joke.I would not want to fill you shoes,The … Continue reading

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HOPE IN THE WORD

The world holds no hope,It is a dead-end street.It’s really hard to cope,When death we all will meet.The grave swallows allWe are and what we know.The reaper he does call,And every soul must go.But God’s Word has a plan,That rescues … Continue reading

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HOMESICK

No matter which winding road I take, or where my feet shall roam,My course is steady as I make my journey towards my home.Twist and turn through thick and thin, through valley and through plain,Meeting angels and the worst of … Continue reading

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HEAVEN’S REVEALING OF EARTH’S CONCEALING

One day my eyes will see, my mind will understand,These troubles that now be, the perfection of God’s plan.Mysteries now concealed from our finite minds,Will one day be revealed in God’s own way and time.The questions of men that now … Continue reading

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HEART TO HEART TALK

For many years we worked together,His face was weathered, his hands like leather.The good old days I remember well.We worked most days of the week,Most times silent, no need to speak.That weathered look and I could always tellThe thoughts inside … Continue reading

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HEART OF STONE

Murder is the most terrible crime,It’s fueled by hate most every time.How sad to hold contempt of others,Made in Gods image, our very brothers.The tongue that calls them stupid fools,That tongue is Satan’s evil tool.To curse your brother, do you … Continue reading

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