Author Archives: Joel Emerson

Inseparable

No one can tear asunder, the mercy, grace and wonder, The peace and joy of life, the Love of God in Christ. Life itself can’t do it and neither can my death, His Love will still abide with me after … Continue reading

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Bread Upon the Waters

I cast my bread upon the waters and the tide rolled it away, And as I stood on peaceful shore my heart in silence prayed. Take it, my sweet Jesus, this meager gift for thee, And one day there in … Continue reading

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Our Singing Saviour

I read some words the other day that conflicted with my thoughts, In all my years in Sunday School these words I’d not been taught. That God He is a singer and we can hear Him too, Was the writer … Continue reading

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My Distant View

From my barred window I see barbed wire, And steel, beyond which are beautiful Mountains, so close and surreal. All around the prison are God’s wonderful Creations, all at which are my distant view That I’ll see for the duration. … Continue reading

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Thorns of Sin

How do you ever do it God, your Love must be so great. You put up with a world of people, faithless, full of hate. You know each evil thought they own, each pain that they inflict. Their eyes are … Continue reading

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The Preacher

I, the preacher, gave a sermon though I had so little time, It’s not too late for those lost in sin, your souls the Lord to find. And though a thief, my life in grief has walked on evil path, … Continue reading

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Smokescreen (Hides Eternity)

Oh how the past devours the present, our lives are but as smoke, The future of our earthly journey, it’s permanence a joke. Fleeting as the morning dew it’s there and then it’s not, And by all wealth and worldly … Continue reading

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Morning Appointment

Morning time with Jesus in the room that keeps my bed, I gaze at joy and wonder at the words that are colored red. My body usually fights my soul for a little extra sleep, But battleship chains couldn’t hold … Continue reading

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The Bully

Goliath was a mountain of a man, Nine foot plus was how tall he’d stand. A bully of the fiercest kind, On a scale to ten he was a ninety-nine. He taunted God’s own chosen ones, For one to fight … Continue reading

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The Attributes of God (In the Key of G)

God is great, greater than all, God is gentle as He picks us up from the fall. God is good; there is no one better, God is guiltless; He keeps His laws to the letter. God is gracious; the Host … Continue reading

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