Come See About Us: The Poet and Teacher Series

By Haneef Nelson

A book of devotional and inspirational writing

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 4, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499042993

Haneef Nelson

Haneef Nelson and his wife, Marilyn, live in Mount Vernon, New York, and attend Grater Centennial AME Zion Church. He is the author of numerous poems and articles. He has written two other books, The Upper Room and Come See about Us, from the series The Poet and the Teacher.

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Contents

Acknowledgements

1.  Teach Me To Pray

2.  I Just Want To Say Thank You

3.  Passover

4.  Order My Steps

5.  Be Careful That You Do Not Forget The Lord Your God

6.  He Chose Me

7.  A Sons’ Refrain

8.  Stranger In Paradise

9.  You Are Always On My Mind

10.  If You Can Use Anything

11.  Listen To The Voice Of The Lord

12.  KJ

13.  Seventh Day

14.  Open Your Soul Unto Me

15.  Early In The Morning

16.  The Coffee Pot

17.  The Sun Also Rises

18.  God Has Me

19.  God Gave The Song

20.  I Know Who He Is

21.  Umbrella In Her Hand

22.  Open My Heart

23.  On My Knees Lord

24.  Rest Your Head On My Shoulder

25.  I Am So Grateful

26.  Over My Head

27.  Men Ain’t Suppose To Cry

28.  Let The Church Say Amen

29.  Fill My Cup

30.  6:15 Am Gathering

31.  Sunday Kind Of Love

32.  I Heard A Voice

33.  Will You Love Me Tomorrow

34.  Birth To Rebirth

35.  The House We Build

36.  God Won The Tournament

37.  Is God Deaf?

38.  And God Cried

39.  When Jesus Speaks

40.  Because Of My Lord I Live

41.  At The Master’s Feet

42.  I’m Not Alone

43.  And They Cried

44.  Come See About Us

45.  Time To Plant The Seeds

46.  I Wonder

47.  It Shall Be Done

48.  Lord I Don’t Ask For Much

49.  God’s Guide

50.  The Test

51.  Lord

52.  I’d

53.  Old Friend Of Mine

54.  Easy To Be A Man

55.  God’s Creation

56.  Over And Over Again

57.  Shout Hallelujah To His Name

58.  The Other Side Of Nothing

59.  When Men Pray

60.  The Bible

Table Of Scripture

Note To The Reader

Declaration of Love

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To Him who is first in my life; who makes all things possible; for the words that He deposited in me through His Holy Spirit; to whom all honor and glory belongs; thank you Jesus. For the assistance and devotion of my wife Marilyn, for the many hours she spent going over every page, and allowing me to take away from the time we spent together to write that which the Lord has given me; to Presiding Elder Rev. Dr. Cynthia Willis Stewart, Sis. Marlene Council, Bro. Rodney (Rock) Olden and Charles Howcott for the many hours they spent, along with my wife, reading and rereading, correcting and suggesting; to Mother David, who led me to the altar that I might praise His name-thank you.

And to you the reader: may the words that were given to me guide you to the only words that matters- His.

TEACH ME TO PRAY

Matthew 6:9-13

This, then, is how you should pray

Thank You Lord for Your mercy and Your Grace.

Thank You for this day and the things it brings.

I thank You for loving me and knowing my name;

For the wind, the sun and the rain.

Thank You for the things I see; the things I hear;

The wonderful sound of Your word.

Lord I’m forever grateful for this life that I live;

For the journey You’ve taken me through; My wife;

My children and You.

Lord I don’t want to sound ungrateful for all You’ve done; for the victories that I’ve won. And I understand that there are others who need you; need to learn Your ways; But Lord, Dear God, Can You Please Teach Me to Pray.

H, Haneef Nelson

June 7, 2010

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU

Job 38

Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?

I wasn’t there in the beginning when You created the heaven and the earth. I wasn’t there when You set the stars in their place, I wasn’t there when You told the sun to shine; I wasn’t there when you divided the Land from the sea. No I wasn’t there, but if I were I would have wrote a symphony. I was not there when you set the limits of the sea; when you said This far you may come and no farther; here is where you’re proud waves halt. I was not there when You took clay in your hand, formed it, gave it breathe, made man.

I was not there nor am I able to comprehend the vastness of the earth. I do not know the way to the abode of light or where darkness resides or where the storehouse of snow and hail may be; where the east winds arrive and lighting is dispersed. If these things were known to me, I’d sing a song that would last through eternity.

I do not know if the rain has a father, or where the dew comes from. I do not know where the frost comes from or who birthed the ice, I was not there. I have no control over the beautiful Pleiades nor can I loose the cords of Orion. I can not call forth the constellations or lead a Bear and her cubs out of their den. If I knew and could do all these things, then I would write a poem, a sonnet, a masterpiece.

I was not there when you set the laws of heavens, your dominion over the earth. I was not there when you spoke to the clouds, send lightning bolts on their way; gave wisdom to the heart, understanding to the mind. I was not there when you spoke to Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah; sent Jesus to walk among us; to die for our sins; to lie in a tomb; to rise and live again. If I were, I would have shouted Hallelujah to Your name, bow down and sang praises over and over again.

Although I was not there, I still praise You in my song, praise You in my dance, praise You in my glance, praise You in advance. I praise You in my walk, I praise You in my