A Lifetime of Verse in Praise of Jesus: The Rose of Sharon

By W Herbert G Palfrey

From 1942 until 2008 Herbert Palfrey has written poetry in praise of Jesus; it is his hope that purchasers of his book will enjoy, take comfort and feel as happy reading them, as he has in writing them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: May 18, 2011
• ISBN: 9781456774912

W Herbert G Palfrey

W Herbert G Palfrey was born on 19 May 1916 at Spaxton, Somerset. He married Violet May Collard at Chedzoy on 18 July 1936. Violet left for Heaven on 25 November 2002. Herbert served with the R.A.M.C. for 6 years during the war in London, France, Germany, North Africa and Palestine, leaving as W S Sergeant. Life since the war was spent with the Western National Omnibus Company, retiring on 18 May 1980. He was brought up attending the King Street Methodist Church in Bridgwater, Somerset and became a Local Preacher; he conducted his first service at Ashcott Methodist Chapel during October 1929 and served on the Bridgwater Plan for many years. During December 1974 he was promoted to D.T.S and also over the Seaton Depot. From 1959 to 1975 he was Lay Pastor of the Congregational Chapel at Stawell, working also with the Church of England at Moorlinch for the Healing Meetings. In 1975 Herbert became a member of Colyford Chapel and served on the Sidmouth and Bridport circuit. He taught Religious Education at King Alfred Private School for Boys, was Secretary of the Bridgwater Youth Leaders Association and was Captain of the 2nd Bridgwater Company of the Boys' Brigade. In 1962 Herbert was presented to Princess Alexandra for his service to the Youth of the area. Herbert also served on the Bridgwater Borough Council. Now residing in Seaton, Devon, Herbert is enjoying a relaxing life with his devoted son, Jonathan.

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Contents

THE AUTHOR

1.   The children’s friend

2.   The sun goes down with a golden crown

3.   For all the world he came

4.   I.H.S. Jesus Honinem Salvator

5.   Wonderful Jesus

6.   Keep your eyes upon Jesus

7.   A pilgrim’s prayer

8.   One in ten

9.   Can you tell me?

10.   Think again

11.   The storms

12.   Blessed be the morn

13.   Our Dot

14.   Asleep in Jesus

15.   The man who knew

16.   The chapel in the valley

17.   God’s Holy River

18.   Jesus

19.   Useless? You? Never

20.   He knows, my Heavenly Father knows

21.   The greatest of these is love

22.   My concern

23.   Thank you Lord for all my friends

24.   The secret of our garden

25.   For today

26.   The tree

27.   The Golden Thread

28.   His will is love

29.   The seas

30.   Wonderful story

31.   Hiding in Thee

32.   The Journey

33.   Oh Lonely Heart

34.   Ring Bells of Heaven

35.   Through Christ alone

36.   Lord how should I pray?

37.   Jesus the rock solid friend

38.   He gave his life a ransom for many

39.   Forward the banner

40.   The Babe

41.   Our Story

42.   The Burden of Proving

43.   Prayer for God’s presence

44.   A family vesper

45.   The photograph

46.   The Anniversary

(King Street Sunday School, Bridgwater)

47.   Oh death where is thy sting,where grave thy victory?

48.   To my Mother

49.   Rose of Sharon

50.   Voyage into Harbour

51.   A Mother’s warning

52.   He is our all

53.   A letter to Jesus

54.   The silver lining

55.   A child’s letter sent to Jesus

56.   The Golden Chord

57.   No other friend

58.   Some evening vespers

59.   The stranger within our gates

60.   There’s joy in believing

61.   Even me?

62.   Thank you Lord

63.   God’s garden – The Quantocks

64.   My heart is with you, Lord

65.   Defeat?

66.   Be ye temperate in all things

67.   My prayer

68.   I love thee Lord

69.   Behold he stands at the

door and knocks

70.   God’s great concern for all men

71.   Many gifts we receive

72.   Doubt

73.   Spring reminds us, life is real with God

74.   Mr. Preacher, thank

you for bringing Jesus

75.   God is a spirit

76.   Love is the answer

77.   Jesus shines through all our

darkness (love breaks through)

78.   The Holy hour

79.   Jealous of Jesus? Never

80.   My England

81.   Eastertide

82.   I’m allergic to sin

83.   Be happy

84.   Hold thou my hand

85.   Fantasia Fantastic

86.   Holy, Holy, Holy Spirit

87.   The Church on the hill

88.   Dreaming of yesteryear

89.   The elderly lady of Seaton

90.   Hands

91.   Tender heart

92.   Daybreak

93.   Heaven

94.   A little child shall lead them

Love makes a Difference

95.   Let my people go

96.   Father, hear my prayer

97.   Love my Son

98.   In the eyes of the Creator

99.   Jesus my Lord

100.   If my Guide were Jesus

101.   Throw the stone

102.   Jesus take my heart

103.   Lord I need you

104.   Ken’s Christmas

105.   Hold your head high

106.   The battle is ours

107.   Patterns

108.   In the eyes of a stranger

109.   The Storm

110.   Faith

111.   Faith’s Reward

112.   Faith’s hope

113.   Just to be there

114.   What’s my reward?

115.   Oh what a night

116.   Jesu’s Love

117.   Easter Day

118.   Which way?

119.   Saturday

120.   Easter bonnet day

121.   Harvest time

122.   Jesus knows you

123.   The Pilgrim

124.   Why did they die?

125.   Thank you Lord for my sight

126.   Oh what a friend

127.   The penitent’s journey to grace

128.   My Lord and my God

129.   That we may all be one

130.   Oh Adam

131.   I’m not ashamed of him

132.   I love my country

133.   Just waiting

134.   It’s only me

135.   The latter seasons

136.   I’d like

137.   Judge not

138.   The loving few

139.   Worship

140.   Where are you Lord?

141.   Vestry prayers

142.   Prayer for the choir

143.   Offertory

144.   The Blessing

145.   Vestry Prayers (ult)

146.

147.

148.

149.   Prayer for the sick

150.   Thank you for the flowers

151.   I knew him at once

152.   I am he

153.   Just to be near Lord

154.   Diana

155.   The Violet

156.   My God and my King

157.   Jealousy

158.   Oh what a day

159.   His name shall be called Jesus

160.   The span plus

161.   Wait on the Lord

162.   The tree

163.   Now is the hour

164.   I belong to you

165.   The Bible punchers

166.   You, me, who?

167.   You can trust Jesus

168.   The smile

169.   The simple faith

170.   The night watches

171.   Christmas, whose birthday?

172.   Pray for God’s wisdom

173.   Ball of Silver

174.   Beauty

175.   Walking with the Master

176.   We love thy kingdom Lord

177.   Where art thou Lord?

178.   Poetry

179.   I would speak with Jesus

180.   Sheep? ……………………….. Goats?

181.   Why oh Lord? Oh why?

182.   The whipping boy

183.   Oh what a night!

184.   Blest memory

185.   This house is blest

186.   I walk in peace

187.   The human mind

188.   The human mind (2)

189.   The human mind (3)

190.   The human mind (4)

191.   I’ll praise him

192.   The pain of Jesus

193.   Happy dreams belove’d

194.   Tree of life

195.   Spirit power

196.   Holy City

197.   Rabboni

198.   Protecting wings of the almighty

199.   Little Bridge House

200.   Be happy, Jesus lives

201.   Easter Hymn

202.   Woodlands

203.   Life in a nutshell

204.   Prevenient Grace

205.   Tell me why

206.   Stay closer Lord

207.   St Cuthbert

208.   Guided by faith

209.   The blessing

210.   Jesus is life

211.   Ode to Charles

212.   Love destroys fear

213.   A glimpse

214.   Vista supreme

215.   As oft: (Ye do it for me)

216.   Twists and turns of life

217.   Sing to the Lord

218.   Thank you so much

219.   Journey to glory

220.   When I forget you

221.   Christmas

222.   He careth for you

223.   I need my Saviour

224.   Lift up your head

225.   Where are you now?

226.   Closer than a Brother

227.   The strength of love

228.   Happy day

229.   The all seeing eyes of God

230.   Until we meet

231.   Beware envy, beware jealousy

232.   Thank you Lord

233.   The Spirit of God

234.   A letter to my wife

235.   God is sacrificial love

236.   My prayer

237.   I am that I am

238.   Praise my Soul your mighty Saviour

239.   My greatest friend

240.   My Wonderful Saviour

241.   The Children’s Friend

242.   Wonderful spirit

243.   Love is the answer

244.   God’s Freedom

245.   God is love

246.   Be strong

247.   Be strong

248.   Sing to Jesus

249.   Beneath the Cross

250.   What love

251.   Their great day

252.   In praise of Jesus

253.   Real good friend

254.   How great his love

255.   A real good friend

256.   Jesus keeps his promise

THE AUTHOR

W. Herbert G. Palfrey was born on 19 May 1916 at Spaxton, Somerset. He married Violet May Collard at Chedzoy on 18 July 1936. Violet left for Heaven on 25 November 2002.

He served with the R.A.M.C. for 6 years during the war in London, France, Germany, North Africa and Palestine, leaving as W. S. Sergeant.

Life since the war was spent with the Western National Omnibus Company, retiring on 18 May 1980.

He was brought up attending the King Street Methodist Church in Bridgwater and became a Local Preacher; he conducted his first service at Ashcott Methodist Chapel during October 1929 and served on the Bridgwater Plan for many years. During December 1974 he was promoted to D.T.S. and also over the Seaton Depot.

From 1959 to 1975 he was Lay Pastor of the Congregational Chapel at Stawell, working also with the Church of England at Moorlinch for the Healing Meetings. In 1975 he became a member of Colyford Chapel and served on the Sidmouth and Bridport circuit.

He taught Religious Education at King Alfred Private School for Boys, was Secretary of the Bridgwater Youth Leaders Association, was Captain of the 2nd Bridgwater Company of the Boys Brigade.

In 1962 he was presented to Princess Alexandra for his service to the Youth of the area. He also served on the Bridgwater Borough Council.

Now residing in Seaton, Devon, Herbert is enjoying a relaxing life with his devoted Son, Jonathan.

The Author wishes to thank his Step-Sister,

Brenda Hunt, for her help in the production of this lifetime of verse.

1.   The children’s friend

Jesus is the friend of children,

He delights to see them play,

Loves to watch them in the green fields,

With the clover and the hay.

Likes to see them picking flowers,

Buttercups and daisies too,

‘Specially when they say all smiling,

These, dear Mother, are for you.

When beside the sea in summer,

Underneath a sky of blue

And enjoying happy hours,

Make sure Jesus is there too.

How he loves to see you happy,

Oh! How he enjoys good fun,

And if you should ask his blessing,

He will bless you, everyone.

But if you should have some trouble,

Making brightest days seem dull,

Tell Friend Jesus all about it,

And he’ll see that all is well.

So, whatever comes, dear children,

Be it joy and sorrow too,

Jesus sees it from his Heaven,

And is looking after you.

Jesus is the friend of children,

He delights to hear them pray,

Loves them singing songs of gladness,

To our Father day by day.

01.06.1956

2.   The sun goes down with a golden crown

The sun goes down with a golden crown,

As it slides right out of sight,

The flowers and trees and the birds and bees,

Slip away, into the night.

Then all around, is a quiet sound,

As the earth lays down to rest,

The Lark nestles down quite close to the ground,

With its head upon it’s breast.

Lord we shall be deep in silent sleep,

In our cosy little beds,

So we pray your angels, their watch to keep

Quite close to our sleepy heads.

Then in the morn, when the sun reborn,

And we are once more awake,

Stay with your children through sunshine and storm

And teach us your way to take.

Keep us Dear Lord, in the Christian way,

That will lead us to your home,

Where we’ll sing with the angels hymns of praise,

And never more wish to roam.

08.09.1970

3.   For all the world he came

Black or white, or red or yellow,

Any colour of the skin,

Male or female, girl or fellow,

All are just alike to him,

For it is the soul he studies,

Spirits given by God above,

Giv’n to tell the wondrous story,

Of a great redeemer’s love.

Shall we then, forsaking others,

Cleave we only unto him,

Shall we march along together,

Through the valley City,

Where our ransom has been paid?

Paid by one who went before us,

Paid upon a cruel tree,

Paid in blood and pain and service,

All for love of you and me.

When we pass beyond the shadows,

There our bodies will be changed,

And our souls become untangled,

From these sinful earthly frames.

Thus dear brother, we shall see him,

AS he is our Lord and King,

And we’ll worship him forever,

Praise and Glory to him sing,

Praise and Glory, Hallelujah!

Praise the omnipotent King,

Praise our Lord who came from Heaven

And did FULL SALVATION BRING.

1970

4.   I.H.S. Jesus Honinem Salvator

I.H.S. Is in his service,

Jesus Saviour of mankind,

We thy children humbly ask thee,

To enfold our lives with thine.

Jesus Saviour, how he suffered,

Hanging there upon the tree,

All because he loves us children,

And our ransom died to be.

In his service we would follow,

Follow ever in the say,

Trusting for our strength to Battle,

From our Jesus day by day.

Jesus Saviour, we go forward,

Soldiers of thy cross to be,

Minutes, hours and days we’re spending,

Leaning ever upon thee.

Bless us soldiers, saviour bless us,

Let us set the world on fire,

With a yearning to be like thee,

Fill all hearts with great desire.

Well done good and faithful servant,

This they words shall be to us,

We are Saviour in thy service,

Bless our club and strengthen us.

1948

5.   Wonderful Jesus

O Jesus, my Jesus, O wonderful Jesus,

You came from your home and your Father above,

To tell me, to tell me, that marvellous story,

The story of God and his infinite love.

O Jesus you told me in Pain and in Pleasure,

On Calvary’s Cross and by Galilee’s sea,

You told me in stories of love beyond measure,

The depth of your dear Father’s longing for me.

But Oh! I can see by your life, I am nothing,

The chief of all sinners it seems I must be,

Yet still I can hear your sweet voice is appealing,

IT’s saying, oh sinner, Please come unto me.

Your arms are outstretched and I see you are smiling,

That welcoming smile that disperses all fear,

While down in the depths of my soul there is singing,

There’s singing because I can tell you are near.

Oh! Wonderful Jesus, Oh! Jesus my Saviour,

Teach me all my days to be faithful and true,

And then when at long last my life’s work is over,

Bring me to our Father, to Heaven and You.

1935

To the tune by H. Novak

6.   Keep your eyes upon Jesus

Keep your eyes upon the Saviour, as you pass on through this life,

For you need his Holy smile, in the trouble and the strife,

When the waves of life are tossing and your load you cannot bear,

Keep your eyes upon the Saviour and you’ll find your comfort there.

Keep your eyes upon the Savour, when you’re friendless and alone,

For you need his friendly smile, to give strength unto your own,

When your kind deeds are forgotten by the people everywhere,

Keep your eyes upon the Saviour, and you’ll find your thank you there.

Keep your eyes upon the Saviour, when you’re doubtful of the way,

For you need his loving smile in the perils of each day,

And you can be sure he’ll lead you in the way that you should go,

Keep your eyes upon the Saviour and the heavenward way you’ll know.

Keep your eyes upon the Saviour, and be happy all the while,

For you need his welcome smile to assist you o’er each mile,

When you have your hand held close in his, from morn to end of day,

And your eyes upon the Saviour, he will keep you all the way.

19.06.1956

7.   A pilgrim’s prayer

O Lord, forgive me, if I have this day,

Forsaken thee in any kind of way,

For all those things I have or have not done,

And thus have caused pain to anyone.

Some message Lord, that I should take for thee,

To some poor friend who thus might happier be,

Some word of love, some little deed of grace,

That through my act might show my Saviour’s face.

Although my spirit waits with willingness,

To do thy great command or least request,

My body is so weak and full of fear,

That I forget to say, the Lord is near.

O speak dear Lord, with patient tones and clear,

Teach me to trust thy power ever near,

Lead by the hand as Mother leads her child,

Teach me to be thy servant, meek and mild.

So shall I live my days, so close to thee,

That all they love and truth, shine out in me,

And this poor human heart by calvary cleansed,

May win Well done belov’d the great Amen.

22.03.1955

8.   One in ten

Ten little men whom Jesus healed,

Wandered away o’er lane and field,

Never a thought of turning back,

To thank the healer for his act.

These who were lepers now were clean,

Far different men than they had been,

One of them felt a conscience dart,

That wounded him through, to the heart.

His conscience burned within him now,

And bade him back, to Jesus bow,

His grateful heart did overwhelm,

With gratitude for healing balm.

Then turning