Joyfully sing a song of praise
Our hearts, our hands, our voices raise
Join with Angels high above
Giving thanks to the one who loves

Dance a dance both free and fun
Celebrate God's only son
Who lived to die and died to give
A way that we might truly live

Clap your hands and dance along
Join me in a Joyful Song
We bow our heads we lift our hearts
And on our knees the healing starts

All praise to Him the King of Kings
Creation alive as your name rings
Lord of Lords and Prince of Peace
The song we sing will never cease

From mountain to valley, river to sea
If I pause it is clear and plain to see
You sing a joyful song to celebrate
The goodness of life that you create

You dance with us across the sky
And lead us in a happy sigh
You are with us day and night
May we walk in your radiant light

Joyfully sing a song of praise
Our hearts, our hands, our voices raise
Clap your hands and dance along
Join us in the Joyful Song!

AMEN!

I don’t know how we clicked
I don’t know why we are this way
I don’t know why you confided in me
I don’t know if I’m dating right? Its friends until it’s special
I need some help, tell me what to do
I don’t know why God used us
I don’t know how things will work out
Would having a play date be a good idea?
I get daily suggestions and accusations from little Tom
I don’t know how to express my thanks to you and to God
I don’t show my feelings well at all
But it seems to me that opposites really do attract
I don’t know if any of my poems are more meaningful than
“Hope When None”.
You keep me aware that the most simple things are sometimes the best
Showing emotion, laughing, and jogging add years to your life
The simplicity, innocence, and heartfelt gratitude touch me
There are so many things I don’t know in life
So many things I never will
For now I have to “trust” God knows what he is doing with me
‘Cuz I sure as heck don’t!
I begin to doubt whether I loved you for the trouble you were going through
I’m sure there are many hundreds or thousands of verses in the bible saying not to doubt God
I need to accept that I’m not with you just because
That might just be for him to know and me to have faith
Please pray and I will too for good judgement and insight
I would appreciate it if you could help me open my ears and heart to God

There’s something about today I know
Like a present wrapped in a pretty bow
Like a little puppy just waiting to be
Shining like an angel for all to see
The second you open and I see you smile
Just brings me back several years for a while
That special love and trust that you have for all
When I hear you crying I can’t help but answer the call
You don’t know how special to me this moment is
For a few seconds now I am in show-biz
It means so much to me to know you
As I have ever ‘ere you were just two
Hoping hopes and dreaming dreams
Loving loves and loathing screams
All is calm and all is bright
Once again on this precious night
Together we remember the good and the bad
We’ve laughed together and made it through the sad

Everything but nothing has changed between us
Very different, but still the same: no more and no less
You are still you friend and I am still me
Sadly in a few short years our paths changed so drastically
Could it be I am sorry to speak, so instead I write words on paper?
Would I be embarrassed to stumble over words so I write them to be safer?
I truly wish I could express all my feelings to you
Should I write and then speak or stumble and act like a fool anew?
I have so many questions in my mind at the moment
Would it be foolish or really wise to try for a poetic enrollment?
So many questions to ask, so little time to ask them
So many it would go to mayhem or even pandemonium
So many raging, fighting thoughts in such a tiny space
Oh me Oh my! Could this spell disaster for the whole human race?
I have so many thoughts popping out of my ears, mouth, nose and eyes
You could take all my thoughts end to end and string them a mile in size
Do I go on pretending that nothing has happened or make some scene
Some days I wake up and feel like my whole life was just a dream
This changes everything, but nothing changes
It’s a difficult ride like traversing mountain ranges
There are highs and lows valleys and peaks
My head and my heart play hide and seek
I want to say something, but I know I can’t
I need to do something, but I’m stuck like a plant
Nothing, but everything is different now
If you only knew just how…

I live my life and I love it
If you think about your strikes you can’t hit
Time isn’t nice to those who waste their whole life
And when it passes on it cuts like a knife
Life is so short with so many things to do
But it helps to pass the time when I’m with you
People grow older and things go on
I feel lifted up when I see the rising sun at dawn
Friends make life much brighter
Don’t give up hope, you’re a strong fighter
Take a moment to reflect on the past
Life has gone by as it seems much too fast
If you don’t feel right don’t give up my friend
We are always with you until the bitter end
You are here to change lives and save some as well
When your gift is calling, soft and clear as a bell
Reach out and change someone’s life today
It will be so worth it in each and every way
Even though you don’t get money for doing something good
You get a good feeling from doing what you should
My friends have changed me so much I wouldn’t be myself
Personally, I put my pride on a shelf
I am very thankful for the friends I got
Don’t mean to order you, but this is a lot
Just expressing my feelings in this letter
I hope reading this makes your day better
I wish the best of life and all to come
I hope that some of you know where I’m coming from
I owe it all to my friends, all those people out there
I want things to be more right and fair
I wouldn’t have made it to where I am now
To try to keep growing and improving: this will be my vow

Someday soon we’ll lift our gaze
Someday soon we’ll sing the Lord’s praise
We’ll be welcomed through heaven’s gates
Everything there is all first rates
No more crying no more pain no more fear
Always sun and no more rain; always clear
Ever happy no more sad or anger no’s
Precious love is here in perfect beauty like a rose
All the bad things that exist are in your mind
You’ll only see nice things of every kind
Take shelter in God’s all-encompassing wings
Rest in ease safe from the evil shadow’s things
You are only one, but you have made a great change
That which is unknown is no longer strange
Do you fear God and also love him
Don’t try to fake for he is never asleep or dim
With God by our side we can never go wrong
Because of Jesus, I am writing this song
I truly hope my words reach out to you out there
That this paper travels across land, sea, and air
My goal right now is to teach about the Lord
So in the song of life you have the right chord
We are here to make a difference and to learn
With the right help, there is much we can turn
Happy are those who do not have much
But are rich in love and such

If you keep your face turned to the sun
Deal with some blisters, but you’re number one
Look up at the sky and see how it’s blue
That feeling of calm has you born anew
In a tornado you have deadly strong winds
God is like that: destroying our sins
After a storm the air smells so pure
If only to bottle one and find cancer’s cure
Rain makes the plants and flowers grow
And in the spring it’s an awe-full show
Then there is snow to cover the ground white
Get a chill in the air everything’s alright
On a cloudy day it’s dull and gray
Dampens the spirit and sends happy away
When the sand picks up in desert dunes
Feel like flying in the air like helium balloons
When the fog lifts up, a veil is gone
After the sunset you know there must be dawn
When a mist covers the sleepy city streets
Like lying in bed under soft cool sheets
When polluted air enters your lungs
It’s like climbing a ladder with unstable rungs
Sometimes you have a pipe that will leak
But any way out the evil will seek
Never let your guard down; always be prepared
A problem had is a problem shared