Poems of Praise, Hope and Inspiration

By David L. Harris

These poems are meant to encourage those
Who now are in despair
Those who knowingly have made the choice
To put their souls in for repair

Giving themselves unto the Lord
And following His instruction
Studying daily in his word
Is helpful (in my deduction)

This book is full of Truth and Grace
And I intended it to be
Help for the entire human race
If they take time to read and see

When you sing praises to God above
And count your blessings so real -
He will send to you, abundant love
Changing the way that your heart feels

In this book there is encouragement and hope
Peace, Joy, and giving of Thanks
Pure sweet love that can help you cope
And fill in most of life's blanks

There is no need for dread or for worry
If you have chosen Jesus Christ as your way
His promise is "to receive you in glory"
Because you have refused to let Satan sway

I have written this book to be uplifting
Most readers, I won't be privileged to know
I pray these verses a blessing
As through this life's journey you go.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 15, 2004
• ISBN: 9781414077512

David L. Harris

I was born in April, 1936 at home, in Nogales, Arizona. Nogales, Arizona is shared with Nogales, Mexico. We used to say "going across the line." When I started school at age 6, it was in a small border village called Lochiel about 25 or 30 miles East of Nogales. I went to a little one room, one teacher, 8 grades school. About halfway through 2nd grade we moved back to Nogales. I moved from Nogales to the little community at McGee Ranch (where I reside currently). When I started 4th grade. This also was a single room, one teacher, eight grade school. We had a lot of trouble keeping a school teachers until I reached the 6th grade. Finally, the county school superintendent in Tucson sent a teacher, who herself was a rancher and she was my teacher through grade 8. It was through this great woman's teaching that I learned to enjoy poetry. She taught us so many things that I have been thankful for all my life. I learned and recited many American, and some English poems (Sir Walter Scott, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Longfellow, James Whitcomb Riley, etc) I didn't start writing poetry until the 1980's except for some personal greeting cards, like family weddings, birthdays, anniversary's and some odes I read at peoples funeral services.

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Contents

A GIFT

MY TEACHER

FAMILY

CHRIST SHOWED THE WAY

TREASURE

IN THE CITY OF GOLD WE’LL RESIDE

ROMANS 13: 11-14

PRAYER FOR THANKSGIVING SEASON

OUR SOULS SHALL BE REDEEMED

STUMBLING BLOCKS TO STEPPING STONES

GOD’S PLAN OF LIFE

THE LOVE ON HIGH

BROTHERLY LOVE

WE CAN COME INTO CHRIST, WHERE IT’S WARM

PEACE ON EARTH

FACE TO FACE

AN EXAMPLE

MARRIAGE

FORGIVENESS

MY FAITH IS FOUNDED ON A ROCK

WHEN ALL IS CALM AND STILL

WE MUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER

LOOK IN THE BIBLE

LOVE

SORROW IS JOY IN DISGUISE

HELP FROM ABOVE

NEW BIRTH

PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR

THE OUTSTRETCHED HAND

WITH GOD

WE’LL ABIDE WITH GOD

THE NEW COMMANDMENT

I TRUST HIM

THE CHOICE

FOR JESUS SAKE

WHEN WE RECEIVE HIS SAVING GRACE

IF WE’LL COME TO HIM

WITH HIS HOLY SPIRIT

CHARITY

WHEN YOU FIND JESUS

CONTENTIONS

NOT OF OURSELVES

GOD IS NEAR

HOPE IN THE LORD

HE’LL MAKE ME FULL

A SERVANTS PRAYER

LET US

AS A TREE FALLETH

THE WORD OF GOD WILL NOT FAIL

A ROOM IN A MANSION

WHEN

IN CHRIST LIES THE POWER

CHILDREN

TALK IT OVER WITH JESUS

LIFE IS LIKE THE WEATHER

WEDDING PREPARATIONS

OUR CHOICE

LOVE, UNITY, AND FORGIVENESS

BIRTH OF JESUS

WE NEED TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN

EYE HATH NOT SEEN

FRIENDS

THINGS TO REMEMBER

REDEEMED

SAVED

PEACE

GOD WANTS TO HELP US

THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD

SING YOUR PRAISES UNTO THE LORD

THE FIRST EASTER

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A GIFT

The Lord gave me a gift to write

In verse about his ways

About His love-He is the light

That brightens all our days

When in faith we cling to Him

And always, on His word stand

He will forgive our every sin

So let us take His outstretched hand

By walking hand in hand with God

We’ll have love beyond compare

He is our strength; our unbinding rod

To be with us everywhere

The sacrifice of Jesus Christ

May I always keep in sight’

Up on the cross He paid the price,

And gave me a gift to write

David         3-10-82

MY TEACHER

Long ago, to a schoolhouse on a hill

God sent a woman in Levis

To use her teaching skills

She taught us all so many things

That have been helpfull through our days

What I want to thank her for the most

Is