Sharon Sharing God: QUAINT WORDS

Saturday, September 25, 2010

QUAINT WORDS

Welcome to "Quaint Words!”

These posts will contain thoughts, poems, and prayers from old books that I have found at antique stores, flea markets, and garage sales (with an occasional treasure from a bookstore).

I love the rhythm and sound of the older English language, and am blessed by other believers who have gone before me!

(A listing of books and authors, and also dates of individual postings from those books, will be found on my "QUAINT WORDS" page)

"It Is I; Be Not Afraid"

Tossed with rough winds, and faint with fear,

Above the tempest, soft and clear,

What still small accents greet mine ear?

" 'Tis I; be not afraid.

'Tis I, who led they steps aright;

'Tis I, who gave thy blind eyes sight;

'Tis I, thy Lord, thy Life, thy Light:

'Tis I; be not afraid.

These raging winds, this surging sea,

Bear not a breath of wrath to thee;

That storm has all been spent on Me:

'Tis I; be not afraid.

This bitter cup fear not to drink;

I know it well - oh! do not shrink,

I tasted it o'er Kedron's brink:

'Tis I; be not afraid.

Mine eyes are watching by thy bed,

Mine arms are underneath thy head,

My blessing is around thee shed:

'Tis I; be not afraid.

When on the other side thy feet

Shall rest 'mid thousand welcomes sweet,

One well-known voice thy heart shall greet;

'Tis I; be not afraid."

From out the dazzling majesty,

Gently He'll lay His hand on thee,

Whispering: "Beloved, lov'st thou me?

'Twas not in vain I died for thee;

'Tis I; be not afraid."

(From "The Changed Cross" by Henry Altemus, c. 1897)

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5 comments:

MTJSeptember 25, 2010 at 2:15 PM
Hi Sharon,

There is a rhythm in these words of Henry Altemus. They echo with a resounding assurance: "Tis I; be not afraid."

It reminds me that no matter what I face in this life, I need not fear; I am never alone.

Blessings and peace.

MTJ
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JudySeptember 25, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Hi Sharon,

Very beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I especially like the verses:

Mine eyes are watching by thy bed,
Mine arms are underneath thy head,
My blessing is around thee shed:

'Tis I; be not afraid.

Blessings,
Judy
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JudySeptember 25, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Hi Sharon,

Please call me Judy. I changed my name in my settings so that I wasn't so formal. I use Judith professionally as a writer. Anyway ....

Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated!
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SharonSeptember 25, 2010 at 6:21 PM
Debbie - In all the "clicking" glitch fiasco from earlier today, I lost your comment. But I DO remember that you said you had a friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer (did I remember correctly?) I'm SO SORRY! These "quaint words" are a sweet reminder of the Lord's loving care. And I also liked the same stanza that spoke to you:

This bitter cup fear not to drink;
I know it well - oh! do not shrink...

Oh Lord, give us courage!

MTJ - Glad to hear from you today (as always - but earlier problems with my blog makes me especially glad to hear from friends like you!) I really liked this poem too. I might just make that one little phrase a faith motto: 'Tis I; be not afraid!" Thank the Lord, we are NEVER alone!!

Judy - I'm so glad you liked this post. I have collected several of these old books, and I just love their messages. It's a pleasure to pass on their words to our generation! Thanks for stopping by!

GOD BLESS!

P.S. Hopefully, tomorrow will NOT bring any "feed" problems!! I'll be around every day...Lord willing!
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DebbieSeptember 27, 2010 at 5:38 AM
AH!!! Computer glitches!! You are speaking my language Sharon.
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"So [I] have been greatly encouraged in the midst of [my] troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith. It gives [me] new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord. How [I] thank God for you!" (1 Thessalonians 3:7-9)

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MY WORD FOR 2016

GRATEFUL

Grateful: feeling or showing thanks to someone for some helpful act; appreciative of benefits received; warmly or deeply thankful; indebted; beholden.

Word origin: 1550's, "pleasing to the mind," also "full of gratitude," from obsolete adj. grate "agreeable, thankful," from Latin gratus "pleasing" – derived from the same word origin as the word "grace."

The trick to changing your behavior is to become more thankful.

The practice of gratitude involves a focus on the present moment, on appreciating your life as it is today and what has made it so.

Let us begin an eternal quest to express in new and creative ways our thanks to God.

So I'm breathing in Your grace,

And I'm breathing out Your praise.

Let our prayers be the overflow of a grateful heart to God.

Three steps in prayer:

PRAISE – praise, reverence, worship, adoration, and awe for who God is and what He does

ASK – honest, earnest, and intense requests

THANK YOU – always end with thanksgiving for everything

Pulpit commentary:

In everything give thanks.

In every circumstance – in joy and in sorrow; for everything – for prosperity and for adversity; in every place – in the house of God and on the bed of sickness.

Christians should not only be engaged in constant prayer, but in constant thanksgiving.

For this – this thankful spirit – is the will of God, His desire.

God by the gift of his Son has laid us under the obligation of perpetual thanksgiving. Our whole lives ought to be one continued thank-offering for all the blessings of redemption.

Gill's Exposition:

Thanks are to be given to him for all things…

For all temporal good things;

for our beings, the preservation of them;

for food and raiment, and all the mercies of life;

for the means of grace, the word and ordinances, and the ministers of the Gospel;

for spiritual blessings, for electing, redeeming, regenerating, adopting, pardoning, justifying, and persevering grace:

for a meetness for heaven, a right unto it, and a good hope of it;

and especially for Jesus Christ, for such a…Saviour, and advocate with the Father, as he is; and for life, peace, joy, comfort, righteousness, and salvation in him.

Thanks should be given to God in every circumstance of life; in adversity, as Job did; when not in so comfortable and agreeable a frame of soul as to be wished for…even under the temptations of Satan…since the grace of God is sufficient to bear up under them, and deliver out of them.

[Give thanks] in afflictions of every kind, since they are all for good – temporal, or spiritual, or eternal.

WHAT IS LOVE?

Love is when you are missing some of your teeth but you're not afraid to smile because you know your friends will still love you even though some of you is missing.

By Emma K. - Age 6

"Out of the mouth of babes..."

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

Anonymous

When you are uncertain, it helps to have someone remind you what is true – someone who knows you well, who sees you, and keeps track of you – not just your body but your soul.

Emily Freeman

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

QUAINT WORDS

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