I've got the TV on each day... and sometimes through the night
And yet, for me, that seems O.K., yes, somehow, that seems right...
I've got no wife I must defend, no children to fight for,
No-one on whom I can depend, just four walls and a door...

Lord, I'm still praying for the lost, of course, I donate, too...
I know how much salvation cost, the vicious death for You...
But I'm so weary of it all... I've got a broken heart...
Right now, I need a miracle... so I still play my part...

Lord, I'd rather live here lonely... I've no more need to roam,
There's no friend left to phone me... or visit me at home...
That's why I pray in Jesus Name, don't let me be ignored...
Outside, the world's no more the same, I wait the Rapture, Lord...

Denis Martindale April 2018.

Of all decisions you could make... the finest of them all
Is that each Christian chose to take... and it's a miracle...
Eternal life and happiness... forgiveness even now...
A second chance your soul to bless... and I will tell you how...

Despite the fact that all have sinned... and all have gone astray...
And that the Devil laughed and grinned that Man would disobey...
God pardoned Man right there and then... and even from then on...
He sent His Son, the Light of Men... so that all doubt was gone...
Because we either choose God's Son... in Jesus Name to trust...
And everything that He has done... as Christians surely must...
Or else dismiss the finest gift... the greatest and the best...
And like all dreamers, merely drift... unsaved... just like the rest...
Yet saints have prayed for each lost soul... for revelation still...
That God explains the Saviour's role... according to God's will...

So choose this day... to love the Lord... Seek mercy at His Throne...
Forgiveness is your first reward... the finest ever known...
To be one of the Saviour's friends... and thus true love embrace...
For every Easter that God sends shares God's amazing grace...

Denis Martindale April 2018.

A patient soul awaits the best... the best God's meant to be,
A patient soul still hates each test... each test God's meant to see...
So will we wait and hold our ground... with strong foundation laid?
Or will we fret... because we've frowned... at times we felt dismayed?
The choice remains... so, yes, of course... we choose to wait or fret...
Despite amazing grace God stores... for future times we'll get...
We'll stay alive, should God permit... to see our promised land
And that is all there is to it... for then, we'll understand...
So let the building take its time... and pay the bills that come,
For one day... it will look sublime... to one and all... not some...
Our faith will be rewarded then... and what good works we'll do...
So praise the Lord... for that day when... our patience got us through!

Denis Martindale April 2018.

Have you surveyed the wondrous Cross... like Christ's disciple John?
Considered such traumatic loss... and thought all hope was gone?
Watched Jesus as He wore a crown... of callous thorns that day
While blood was pouring from each frown... as that crowd chose to stay?
Or heard the scoffers full of doubt... when Christ was called a King?
Or Mary's sorrows crying out... while kneeling, wondering?

With John still staring at his friend... condemned at Calvary
And asking... if this was the end... must Jesus die for me?
Those in the Spirit have been there... they've seen the Roman swords...
Yet every day they say in prayer... Christ is the Lord of Lords!
Christ is the King of Kings, indeed! The Word of God, for sure...
The Saviour sent... so He'd succeed... like none God sent before...

Amazing grace came through God's Son... His Name's worth more than gold!
The Bible says what Christ has done... is the greatest story ever told!

Denis Martindale April 2018.

When parents see their daughter grow... with smiles upon her face
And beauty there, for all to know... they think, 'Amazing grace!'
Because her smiles bless those nearby... her smiles none should replace,
For none could beat these should they try... so God bless hers always...

When parents see their daughter trust what Jesus has to share,
Recalling all that Christ discussed... and knows Christ hears each prayer,
They sense that Jesus saved her, too... that now she's in His care,
As if the Lord says, 'I LOVE YOU... WITH LOVE BEYOND COMPARE!'

When parents cherish all God gives... through beauty and through faith,
Believing that Lord Jesus lives... and that He's strong to save,
They praise the Lord, for He's sublime... in all good things He's shown...
To bless their daughter all the time... with beauty of His own...

Denis Martindale April 2018.

How many saw the Saviour die... although Christ was a King?
How many were just standing by... yet would not do a thing?
How many soldiers stood their ground... with swords and shields and spears?
How many heroes stayed around... when challenged by their fears?
How many women wept for Christ... or prayed upon their knees?
How many knew He sacrificed Himself to bring God's peace?
How many scoffed as Jesus bled... blaspheming one-by-one?
How many heard the words Christ said... and knew He was God's Son?
How many thought the world's gone mad... and slowly walked away?
How many mourned, condemned and sad... and yet still chose to stay?

I do not know what I would do... if somehow I stood there...
Among that crowd... or chosen few... to witness that affair...
Would I protest? Would I defend? Would I just stand instead?
Until the moment when my friend... Lord Jesus Christ was dead?
But this I know, Christ's friend stood close... with Mary at his side,
This man was John, as each saint knows... He saw Christ crucified...
Yet later on, with his own eyes... John saw the risen Lord!
His Gospel helps us realise what must not be ignored!
How many will the Saviour save? How many young and old?
What is the greatest gift God gave? The greatest story ever told!

Denis Martindale April 2018.

I had a really strange dream.
I dreamt I'd built a time machine.
I knew exactly where I wanted to go...
I made hundreds of trips and got closer.
And there it was at last: The Garden Of Eden...
If I could stop Adam and Eve, it would save Mankind...
I walked to the exit door and unlocked it and I held the handle...
It wouldn't move... I couldn't leave... but surely that was impossible?
And then I heard this really loud voice ask me this terrifying question...

'And where do you think you're going?' I knew it was God stopping me...
'Oh, come on!' I replied... 'Let me fix this once and for all, please!'
God explained why I must not interfere, despite all that must happen...
'I want all the Christian believers to discover Jesus... and to love Him...'

In my heart I knew God was right... there's no greater love than that...
So I decided to go home... to my own time... and to my own Jesus...
And suddenly I woke up from the dream, a dream like no other...
For that dream made me realise this precious truth like never before,
Because of the Cross of Christ, Jesus isn't just the King of Kings...
He's your Jesus, He's my Jesus... He's Jesus, the King of Love...

Denis Martindale April 2018.