On Wings of Poetry

By Nancy Lee Slack

The words I have written, and have this opportunity to share with you, are from my journey through my walk of faith. They cover a wide variety of spiritual poems; many of which are personal in my life. My hope is you will find something encouraging and inspirational. I tried to give this book a flow from beginning to end. Starting from "Faith," "New Life" with Jesus through "Salvation," progressing through "Storms" of life, "God's Grace," "Future Hope" and ending with "Thoughts to Ponder." Other chapters may enlighten your journey of faith. I invite you in to read my journey and pray you make a discovery that will illuminate your walk with God. My desire is for On Wings of Poetry to touch hearts, dear readers. It is my joy to share with you these words and pray your heart will be touched. Thank you for sharing some of my walk with Jesus and God. As you read through these pages, be blessed in the reading. To God be the glory for all He has inspired me to put in this book. May His touch be on you in His own special way as you journey through life.

In Christ's love,

Nancy

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9781685702892

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On Wings of Poetry

Nancy Lee Slack

Copyright © 2023 by Nancy Lee Slack

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Table of Contents

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

A Tribute to Music

Music is the universal language of mankind. Poetry their universal pastime and delight.

—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

My Letter to the LORD

FAITH

NEW LIFE

SALVATION

YIELDING

ABIDING

For me, dear Lord, You have

done great things.

As I think of these poems,

please give them wings

To go where You want

them to go—

Reaching hearts You

already know,

May need encouragement

for a need

And pick up this

book to read.

Or another to be

pointed to You,

Finding a poem to renew,

their walk of faith,

Meeting You, the

God of Grace

And Jesus, Your

Beloved Son

Falling in love with

Him, as I have done.

Father, please give

these poems wings,

That You may be honored

in all that they bring.

Chapter I

Faith

Hard Faith

It is hard faith we need

As we make the great discovery

That Jesus has met all our needs

On our rocky road of Recovery.

He has been here—He bids us to come,

As we travel along on the path He won.

A future is promised, walking in His way,

Holding to a Hard Faith—not falling away.

Road to Recovery

Hold fast to your faith

Don’t waver or doubt

Jesus has gone on ahead

He is working things out,

His Life has been ransomed

The price has been met

He will meet us one day

So let’s not forget

To hold to a hard faith

As we seek the discovery

Of who Jesus is on our

Road to Recovery.

To the reader,

Hard Faith came to me as I thought of people recovering, as I was, back in the spring of 1991, from so much that had entered my life in the 1980s.

I just wrote those words that came to me.

To me, Hard Faith is standing firm, steadfast in your trust and belief in Jesus when everything you face is difficult and it seems impossible to get through.

That’s when hard faith is needed, and you lean in and hold tight to Jesus.

I did, and Jesus brought me through because my trust was in His power.

Mustard Seed Faith

Faith can be as small

As a mustard seed,

But even small faith

is what we need.

Faith not in ourselves

and what we can do;

But faith in Jesus

to bring us through.

To a greater and more

wonderful faith,

Our little faith grows

by God’s Grace.

The more we lean in

and on our Savior,

God grants more

by His favor.

So we need faith—it

can be mighty;

Or faith can be small;

but faith will grow

When on Jesus we call,

He has told us our

faith overcomes the world

All by loving Jesus our

Precious Lord.

Without My Faith

Without my faith,

Where would I be?

Without my God,

What would happen to me?

I’d be alone with

all my cares.

Praise be to God,

He is always near.

My faith in God and

His Beloved Son

Has brought me through

so many storms.

So I rest in the knowledge,

I am never alone.

God’s with me

each day,

Till He calls

me Home.

Home to My

Eternal place

Promised to me

by God’s Grace

My faith increases

with each new day

Gratefulness is

what I pray.

Over the years

my life has been blessed;

Because God’s Son

became my Savior, Jesus.

Heart Faith

Only heart faith will let us feel,

What our sight cannot reveal

Of all God has for us to know

Or all the ways we are to grow.

Shut up to faith, I need Grace to wait

Until God determines the date

For my heart faith to become sight

Till then God tells me to walk in the Light

Telling the world the victory is won

For all who put their faith in His Son.

The Shield of Faith

The shield of faith protects me

From the flaming darts of the enemy.

He can throw, but they can’t penetrate

My shield of faith, if it is great.

He can attack with his evil ways;

But cannot win, if steady I stay.

Firm in what I know of him

And great faith in the One who wins.

The victory over Satan has been won

By the greatness of God’s Holy Son

Now I can rest in what I know

And tell Satan he must go.

Shut Up to Faith

Shut up to faith, we do not know

What God has planned so long ago.

For faith does not let us see

With our eyes, but with our heart

All that God wants to impart.

Our God has great things for those

Whom He loves so much.

Only your heart will feel His touch.

Shut up to faith may we grow more

Into the ways of the One we adore.

Let faith increase—may His Love flow free

To all of His children and one is me.

More Faith

More faith is needed

in times of despair.

Cling to the only One

who knows what we bear.

Jesus is with us and in us,

in Him we must trust

He will lead us through

and be by our side.

The darkness will leave;

if in Him we abide.

Abiding in His Holy Presence,

letting His will be our own

Abiding, never straying

He never leaves us alone.

Staying on the straight and narrow

may we never leave that path

For it will take us to our Home,

to be with Jesus at last.

So no despair can defeat me—

nothing is too big for Him

Jesus knows all I am facing,

with Him, I will win.

The victory over life’s