Poetry for the Church in Renewal Book 3

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POETRY FOR

THE CHURCH INRENEWAL

BOOK THREE

BY IRENE MCGOUGH


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All poems by Irene McGough Copyright 2009

http://www. discipleofjesussite.com

All rights reserved. Disciples of Jesus Ministry. 2009

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Page 3. INDEX

Page 5. I MUST BE HOLY FOR HE IS HOLY

Page 6. HE IS RISEN

Page 7. ARE WE GOING TO ENTER A WINTER OF

DISCONTENT?Page 9. HEALING OF THE WHOLE PERSON

Page 11. AT THE CROSSROADS

Page 12. BAPTISM

Page 13. COME ON ALL YOU PEOPLE

Page 14. COME THIRSTY

Page 15. CREATIVE GIFTS

Page 16. DEAR FATHER IN UNITY WE COME

Page 17. RUNNING TOWARDS ABBA DADDY

Page 18.EAGLES WILL SOAR TO THE THRONE OF GODPage 19. FINDING IDENTITY

Page20. FIRE OF PENTECOST

Page 21. FRIEND ARE YOU HAPPY?

Page 22. THE HEART OF GOD FOR THE CITY

Page 24. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Page 25. GOD IS YOUR STRENGTH

Page 26. GUIDANCE

Page 27. HOLY GHOST FIRE

Page 28. HOMECOMING

Page 29. I AM A SOLDIER

Page 30. I BELIEVE ( My first poem)

Page 31. I KNOW I AM SAVEDPage 32. I WANT THAT GOD KIND OF LOVEPage 33. INVITATION TO A WEDDING (the Wedding Feast of

the Lamb)

Page 34. JESUS IS KING

Page 35. JESUS IS MY LORD

Page 36. JOY IN JESUS

Page 37. LIFE HAS MEANINGPage 39. MAY GOD BLESS YOUR MARRIAGE.

Page 40. MY SOUL DOES MAGNIFY YOU

Page 41. POWER IN YOUR BLOOD

Page 42. REND THE HEAVENS LORD

Page 43. REVIVAL

Page 44. SET ME ABLAZE WITH YOUR FIRE

Page 45. SET THIS LAND ABLAZE

Page 47. SHEKINAH GLORYPage 48. SONS AND DAUGHTERS PROPHESY

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Page 50. STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD.

Page 51. SWEET INTIMACY

Page 52. SWEET DAUGHTER

Page 54. TAKE ME BACK TO THE CROSS

Page 56. THANK YOU JESUSPage 57. THE BRIDEGROOM

Page 58. THE CRY OF A MOTHERS HEART.

Page 59. THE YEAR OF THE GATE, 2008

Page 60. THE GATES ARE WIDE OPEN. 8/8/2008

Page 61. ONLY BELIEVE

Page 63. THE KINGDOM

Page 64. THE RIVER

Page 65. THE SEASON

Page 66. I AM IN LOVE WITH A MANPage 67. THERE IS SOMETHING WONDERFUL ABOUT

THAT NAME Page

68. TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO OR SO

Page 69. THEY DARED TO INTERRUPT.

Page 70. TO A DEAR CHILD OF OUR HEAVENLY

FATHER Page

71. TO A GRACIOUS MERCIFUL FATHER

Page 72. WE NEED TO SEE THROUGH HIS EYES

Page 73. WE WILL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE

LORD

Page 74. YOU ARE A SOMEBODY

Page 75. WHAT WOULD I DO?

Page 76. YOU CAME AND REVIVED MY HEART

Page 77. A LETTER TO THE 21st CENTURY CHURCH

Page 80. YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE

Page 81. NEW YEAR 2009

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I MUST BE HOLY FOR HE IS HOLY

I want to tell you a marvellous story,

Of how the King of glory,

Came and pointed out my sin,

That I might be cleansed deep within.

He said My child I want you to be holy,

Rid yourself of sin and pride and be holy, for I am holy,

I fell down upon my face for I was far from pure,Who was I to stand in the presence of one so pure?

And I cried unto the Lord I want to be more like you,

It amazes me that you can love one such as me,

How the sinless spotless son of God can love me like you do,

Yet your blood paid the price for my sin setting me free.

So often Lord I have cried out saying I want to see your face,

And I dearly love your sweet, sweet embrace,

Then you ask me, yes one such as me to come closer,

You say to me Come my child I will reveal to you so much more.

So Lord I ask you to come and purify my whole heart,

I fall so far short of what you would have me to be,

Please dear Lord cleanse me and let me have a fresh new start,

That from this moment on, people looking at me, it will be you they

see.

I have realised now that I can no longer do anything in my ownstrength,

And Im crying out Dear Lord take the me, and the I out the storm,

For it can no longer be me that takes control of my life, I need your

strength,

I need you to come and the deep recesses of my heart and mind

transform.

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HE IS RISEN

Hallelujah! How wonderful Jesus is risen,

What joy Christ the Lord is alive and living,

For he won the victory over death and the grave,

That resurrection power might be known to us the saved.

He asked us to take up our cross and follow Him,

Not promise of an easy road we enter sufferings with Him,

But even in death for us the redeemed, where is the sting?Eternity we will spend with the one who has washed away our sins.

When we think of that empty tomb and that stone rolled away,

We stand amazed when reflecting on what it took to wash our sins away,

There was nothing could cleanse us except the shedding of His blood,

It was all for us that Jesus our Lord and Saviour suffered and bled.

And we know that today He sits at His Fathers right hand,

Interceding for us that we might in love and unity stand,

Being drawn ever closer unto Him that we might behold His glory,

And walk throughout life, in resurrection power and victory.

Hallelujah, Jesus is risen,

He is risen indeed.!

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ARE WE GOING TO ENTER A WINTER OF DISCONTENT?

We are in danger of entering a winter of discontentment,

Many Christians at the moment are feeling disillusioned,

And there are many feeling angry at God and disgruntled,We as believers are not walking united in one accord.

Some having run with the recent outpouring are disappointed.

For it all seemed to come to an end at the end of Lakeland,

But it was God, who stirred a hunger in you for more of Him,

He wants each one of us to keep pressing on in to Him.

The people of God are imperfect and leaders may fall,

Now more than ever He wants us to press in and give Him our all,He calls us now to humble ourselves and fast and pray,

And He wants us to enter the secret place and here what He has to say.

For real revival always, always starts with an awakening in our hearts,

He wants us to learn from the mistakes made in the past,

We must be well grounded in the Word and in relationship with Him,

We need to spend time in His Presence and at His feet learn.

But we must never give up for God has promised to pour out His Spirit,

And all over the world hearts of Gods people are being stirred,

For we are going to be made ready for the return of our King,

So for now let us in one accord our dear Saviours praises sing.

It is time for the body of Christ to spend time seeking His face,

He wants us His bride to start giving Him His proper place,

We need to put aside discontentment and turn our eyes on to Him,

For true long lasting revival can only come when its all about Him.

So, we Gods people need to repent right now for allowing the enemy in,He is very subtle and comes like a thief trying to kill steal and destroy,

But when we become disillusioned we go head first into sin,

And the Lord Himself says to us, Come to me and I will restore your

joy.

I have never left you I have always been there for you, I just gave you a

taster,

My people you were not ready, you will be purified and then comes thepower,

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A mighty new wave of the Spirit is on its way and I do not want you to

miss it,

You will no longer walk in your own strength but in the might and power

of the Holy Spirit.

So, dont give up, do not enter the valley of despair for fresh joy comes

in the morning,

Even through your times in the valley seek my face and you will be

rejoicing,

Fix your eyes on me, for I will guide you right up to the top of that

mountain,

And my dear friends I assure you that you have a future hope that is

certain.

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HEALING OF THE WHOLE PERSON

I want you all to know that God is so awesome,

He loves you and beckons you to come home,

He watches over the sparrows in the air,And hes numbered every one of your heads hairs.

I came to Jesus as a young child of seven,

And now I know I have a new home in heaven,

I dont feel at home in this world any longer,

For my longing to be with him is getting stronger.

The Word says that By his stripes I am healed,

The little word salvation means so much more,Than I first understood it to mean when first I was saved,

For he came and he shook me right to the core.

He has been revealing new truths as to His nature,

To help me to grow up as a Christian more mature,

For Jesus wants to meet us right where we are,

He wants us to come up closer, come up higher.

Now I know what it is to be healed of emotional hurts,

Jesus gave his life for me the just for the unjust,

And he wanted to bring restoration into my life,

That I might walk hand in hand with him throughout life

He came and he wiped away all my tears,

And he came and he rid me of my fears,

He saw me in times of trouble and carried me through,

And he said My child I have planned the way for you.

He saw me sitting sick and afflicted and he met me there,And he poured out his healing touch for he really cares,

And he looks at you with love and compassion too,

Then he says I want to set you totally free for I love you.

What the Lord has done for me he wants to do for you,

He wants to rain down on you his heavenly dew,

With arms open wide he beckons you to come home,

He wants to restore you totally and make you whole.

So if you have yet to accept this free gift of salvation, freely given,

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Why not repent of your sins and you will be on course for heaven?

For today Jesus is looking upon you with love and compassion,

And he wants to birth new life in you making you a new creation.

So choose my friend what you will do with Jesus today?Be assured there is one way to eternal life, there is no other way,

And Christian are you walking in a life of victory?

Submit all over to Jesus and the place of defeat is history.

Come then friends and know that the Lord wants you to be free,

He wants to take first place its not all about you and me,

So come and give your whole self over to him today,

Declaring openly to all around you, you belong to Jesus today.

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AT THE CROSSROADS

Ive been walking along lifes journey for a long time now,

And I came to the crossroads and looked for the right way to go,But I was confused as to which road was right for me to pursue,

Should I follow the broad road or the one which is narrow?

My friends looked at the broad road and thought together we will go,

I was a pilgrim seeking something new so I chose the road that was

narrow,

It meant going a lonely road and a big change in lifes direction,

But this narrow road meant finding Jesus Christ and salvation.

For broad is the road that many will pursue but it leads to destruction,

And narrow is the road leading to eternal life and regeneration,

For although I am travelling on the lonely road that less pursue,

I never ever travel this journey alone for the Lord is with me too.

I have a hope that is certain and sure, of eternity with my best friend.

And I know that I will go to be with Him when I reach lifes journeys

end,

I need not worry and I need not fear for my Lord brings peace and joy,

No matter what comes at me along lifes journey, in him I rejoice.

For he gave me a prize when I entered that narrow gate,

His blood washed my sins away, giving me a clean slate,

And he said My dear child your sins are forgiven,

At the end of your journey you will find a new home in heaven.

So my friends if you are today seeking which direction to go,

The road I am travelling brings peace and joy I want you to know,

You may see a large crowd travelling along the broad road,But pause and give thought, and come follow the narrow road.

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For you my friends on the occasion of your baptism

BAPTISM

What a precious day this is for you my friend,

Declaring to all present that youll serve Jesus to the end,

For in obedience you are following the Masters call,

Testifying that from now on, you want to give Him your all.

May the Holy Spirit fill you up to overflowing,

For you are declaring to all that you will live for God alone,

And as you go through the waters of baptism,

For the old life has gone and you are a new creature in Him

So as you are immersed in the baptismal water,

May your heart start flowing with living waters,

And may you long for your Saviour with such desire,

That the Spirit baptizes you, also with fresh fire.

And may you know the full joy of your salvation,

Adopted into Gods family you are now His relation,

Throughout the good times and lifes trials He will stay,

Right there beside you helping you, each and every day.

So may your life from now on be a living testimony,

That Jesus is in your life and all else is history,

And may you go now from strength to strength,

Walking with the Lord Jesus throughout days length.

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COME ON ALL YOU PEOPLE

Come on all you people;

Come on all you people.Sing praises to the Lord;

Magnify the Lord.

Exalt His Holy Name

Put your trust in Him right now.

Hes forever more the same,

He delivers us from fears;

He comforts all our tears.

Taste and see that the Lord is good,

He alone is provider of our food.Seek to do His will right now.

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COME THIRSTY

Come thirsty and drink from those living waters,

Drink from them and you will never thirst again,

For the Lord will refresh you with those waters,And He just longs to pour out his love upon men.

Seek first the Kingdom and walk in righteousness,

And you will not have to worry about lifes necessities,

So give your all over in obedient service of the Lord,

For he has promised to provide for you in the Word.

Take your eyes off of all this lifes problems,

Instead turn your eyes around and focus on Jesus,He is looking for lovers among the world of men,

For it was surely the Lord who first loved us.

From that place of refreshment we will run the race,

And surely as we seek Him we will gaze upon his face,

Cant you feel that longing deep within your heart?

A longing to be now and forever for Him set apart.

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CREATIVE GIFTS

God wants us to use our creative gifts,

For he is bringing them to the fore in us today,

So if you can draw or paint, write prose or poetry,It is time my friends to use your God given gifts.

So whatever it is that he has birthed in you,

Be sure to use your gift for His glory,

Take the first step in doing that which he has birthed in you,

Could it be that he wants you to tell your story?

Maybe you lean more to acting or mime?

Than putting verses into poetic rhyme,But if God has planted creativity in you,

Be assured whatever it is he will enable you to do.

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DEAR FATHER IN UNITY WE COME

Dear Father in unity we come seeking more revelation of who you are,

You are the Holy One; Glorious in Infinite Splendor you are,

And we long to see your Kingdom come in full reality,For when heaven touches earth healing of the whole person is a surety.

We give you praise and thanks for you always provide for us,

We need never worry about having food provided for us,

For you provide the food on our tables and a roof over our heads,

So no matter what comes against us we will trust in you instead.

Forgive us Father for our foolish ways, for debts we have accumulated,

You have forgiven us so let us forgive those who against us sinned,Help us to overcome the temptations that the devil casts our way,

That we might be overcomers, empowered by the Holy Sprit every day.

Fill us up afresh that we might play our part in heralding in your

Kingdom,

For its not by our might, nor by our power but by your Spirit we move,

And as we tell the people about King Jesus we will see many come to

salvation,

As we come in repentance and obediently in response to your voice

move.

We will praise your Precious Name and give you all the glory,

Your precious cup of oil that anoints us to spread your Good News

story,

Of how you call sinners to repentance and wash away their sins,

And You want to heal every part of them cleansing them deep within.

So let the fire of heaven ignite us afresh to see the captives set free,

May the light of your countenance shine forth in us that people mightsee,

Just even a glimpse of how marvelous and wonderful you are Dear God,

And they might come to the foot of the cross declaring Jesus as Lord.

We worship only you Our Lord and our God for you alone are Worthy,

There is none like you, in unison we cry Holy, Holy, Holy unto you.

How magnificent in glorious splendor you are Worthy, Worthy, Worthy,

And now in unity your people come with voices of one accord to

worship you.

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RUNNING TOWARDS ABBA DADDY

Here you are running towards Abba Daddy

Do you see his loving arms outstretched just for you?

So come like a little child with eyes only for Daddy,For deep down inside you long for him to embrace you.

And he takes you on his knee wiping your tears away,

He calls you his child and speaks with words of love,

He says Your sins are forgiven Jesus washed your sins away,

And now the Holy Spirit has come to you like a dove.

And he is stripping you of the stuff that gets in the way,

All, the pretence, all the pride and the intellectualism must go,For behind the faade your heart cries Daddy I need you each day,

The truth is you cant manage in your own strength, any more.

It is only when you come like a little child in perfect submission,

That you can be raised up as a Mighty Warrior of God.

And you say Strip me of self and raise me up in this generation,

Not by my might, nor my power; but Holy Spirit I need you.

For I need you to come empowering me for battle,

For I want to be a warrior equipped for battle,

Abba Father, Daddy total surrender to you is my intent,

That I as your child may as a warrior slay all my giants.

EAGLES WILL SOAR TO THE THRONE OF GOD

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God wants us to soar right up there with the eagles,

He wants us to be victorious and eager,

For dont you see the victory is already won.,

For God so Loved the World He sent His only Son,

And the enemy has been defeated, hes in his last rampage,

For his days are numbered and hes heading straight to hell,

And our dear Saviour the Lord Jesus is triumphant throughout the ages,

Now the glorious gospel of the Kingdom this message we must tell.

Christian cant you see it is Christ in us that is the hope of glory,

He is the baptiser with the Holy Spirit who empowers us to live in

victory,

For we are no longer in defeat, satan is under our feet,

And our rightful place is to be caught up and in the heavers seated.

And if we seek His face and listen to His voice and obey our Lord ,

He who has equipped us with full armour including His Spirit Sword,

We will indeed soar up with the eagles to the throne of God,

And we will see heaven touch earth and the coming of the Kingdom of

God.

FINDING IDENTITY

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"Some of you have a distorted view of who I am,

Religion has taught you so much that is fallacy,

Come on a journey of discovery, "For I am the great I AM"

Come like a little child, discover my love, grace and mercy.

I am not " Santa Claus" giving you your desired lots of toys,

Getting all you desire is not always good for my girls and boys,

But I have promised that when you walk with me,

Every one of your real needs will be met, just wait and see.

I am jealous for your attentions, jealous for your time,

It is time my children to take your eyes off of self,

Who are you living for, are you truly mine?

I love you and I do not want any of you lost in hell.

You may have said the sinners prayer as a ticket out of hell,

But who are you living for, is it me , or is it self?

Others who are mine, do not realize how much I love them,

They do not know that I want to heal all the hurt in them.

I want you healed up for the harvest so others might find me,

At the moment many of you do not know your true identity,

Yet you have to know that you carry your family stamp upon you,

I have given you an authority that comes with my name too.

In my name I have said you will cast out demons and heal the sick,

But it is my power you will walk in, don't self glorification seek,

I have asked you to lift my name up High that I might be glorified,

It's not your ministries, your church, it's time for you to self die.

I am a jealous God and I want you to give me all the praise and all the

glory,

You will put on your full spiritual armour and tell satan he is history,And you will listen carefully to my voice a and you will follow me,

I will direct your paths each and every day you will walk with me.

So it's time my dear ones, to know your true identity,

It's time for you to find and walk in your destiny,

You are my beloved ones and I long for you to really know me,

So start now, come sit at my feet and learn of me"

Love from Father

FIRE OF PENTECOST

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Let coals of Holy Spirit fire fall upon your people today,

And let those burning embers fan into flame,

Make us burn with your holiness, Lord have your way,

Lord ignite us, may we be ablaze with your flame.

Burn us with your Shekinah Glory, let it shine through us,

We want you to come and consume every part of us,

Send us another Pentecost that will flood through the nations,

A greater outpouring of your Holy Spirit than previously seen.

We want to be like fiery coals burning for you forever ablaze,

So baptize us with your power from on High, give us boldness,

Revive us, rid of us all fear, for we walk in Holy Spirit Power,

Burst open the Heavens and let your Glory come down this hour,

We want fire, we want fire; for you Lord are the object of our desire,

More, more, more, more of you Lord, alight the fire,

Fire of God fall on the nations, north to south, east to west,

And may we in this hour of Pentecost start to give you our best.

Fire of God fall on us, fire of God come fall on us,

Let us burn with fire and passion for you Lord Jesus,

Glory, glory, glory, precious Heavenly glory coming down on us,

Touching down upon each of us where we are in our home town.

We are ruined for anything else but living for you and you alone,

And we come this day longing for another glimpse of your Heavenly

Throne,

Holy, Holy, Holy are you Lord,; Worthy, worthy, worthy are you Lord,

And we cry More Lord, More Lord with voices of one accord.

More of your presence, more of your glory Lord is what we crave,

Holy Spirit come in power and bring us another wave,Let your kingdom come in fullness, may heaven touch this earth,

As we see you Holy Spirit move in power and fires of revival birth.

FRIEND ARE YOU HAPPY?

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Friend are you really happy at the close of the day?

A good job, flash car, fancy house do they satisfy?

For you money is no problem, you seem to have everything,

But right deep down you wonder about lifes meaning.

So you throw yet another party, and gather fair-weather friends,

But what happens if youre down on your luck and money ends?

So when your parties over and you think you have all you need,

Take a rain check and ask yourself Am I satisfying my deepest need?

Do you long for someone to love you for just who you are?

Or could it be they love you for your fancy flash car?

Do you know the true meaning of having someone to love?

For lust and sexual attraction will never take the place of love.

But there is someone who wants to pour out His love upon you.

God so loved you He sent Jesus His only son to die for you,

Jesus died that you might be reconciled to a relationship with God,

All you have to do is confess your sins and accept Him at His Word.

For God wants to forgive your sins and give you a new life,

A life with real meaning, purpose driven, no more strife,

For the love of God the Father is a love beyond compare,

He will give you a life everlasting, take to Him your every care.

So my friend come to Jesus, He gave His life for you on the cross,

Ask Him into your life today and you will no longer turn and toss,

For there is real joy and freedom with Jesus as your friend.

And you will know a hope for sure beyond this lifes end.

THE HEART OF GOD FOR THE CITY

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God has heard the heartfelt prayers of the faithful,

He has heard you cry out for this city,

He says it will be unto you according to your faith,

For God loves all the people in this city,

Dont you see it was God who birthed compassion for the lost in you?

Cant you see that as Jesus wept for Jerusalem He weeps for your city?

He says rise up my people, it is harvest time for you.

Come walk with me through your city, its time to take the city.

God desires to see the Kingdom of heaven come; Hes changing the city

air.

He is waiting for His people to rise up and violently take it by force.

We need to see that we already have the victory standing in faith.We need to go to war against the principalities and powers of the air.

The enemy has been defeated; hes headed for the pit of hell.

The victory is ours through Jesus our Lord, Hes prepared the way well,

Many tears have been shed from Heaven as Father God gazes down on

the city,

Then he sheds tears of joy when he hears his people intercede for their

city.

Like any good Father he wants to meet the needs of those who are

hungry.

He wants to feed and clothe those who are poor, and set the captives free.

He looks at men and women trapped in addictions and He wants them to

see,

That only through Jesus and His blood shed for them they can have real

victory.

There is a river flowing through the city of Glasgow and the river brings

life,In times past many made their livelihoods in the shipyards by the docks,

Recent decades have meant shipyard closures, and many have had to find

work,

But the river still flows through the city and with it comes new life.

I see swirling waves birthing a river flowing through the city streets,

This river is the river of life flowing freely through the streets of this city.

Gods people from all denominations are taking the message to the people

they meet,Salvation, signs wonders and miracles has come to the people of our city.

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As the woman with an issue of blood once touched the hem of His

garment,

We as ambassadors for Christ are going to see strangers asking us about

Jesus,We will lay hands on the sick with authority and all will be healed in

Jesus name.

Our shadows may bring healing to the sick for the Holy Spirit is forever

the same.

So let us the people of God arise as the Lord has called us to.

He is the Lord of the harvest and He is bringing forth the harvest,

The river of life is about to flow freely through the city,

I want to be immersed in that river as it flows through this city, dontyou?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Wishing you dear friend, a very happy birthday,

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And for Gods richest blessings to come your way,

Your dear friend are a precious child in Gods family,

May He give you wonderful visions that are heavenly,

Our prayer is for you to experience such joy and happiness,May God bless you as you show others His love and kindness,

Dear friend you may be thinking that you are getting old,

And feel your youth has passed you by if truth be told?

But the Lord wants to renew your youth and your strength,

He wants to take you and have you soar, with the eagles today,

For the best is yet to come ahead of you this day,

For you are being raised to new heights throughout your days length.

Your family and friends love you and wish you all the best,

May you know more and more of Gods wonderful peace and rest,

For He sees your heart and the love and care that you to others impart,

And before time began He had purposed to call you apart.

So dear friend we want you to know that you are so loved,

And we long for you for with the desires of your heart to be blessed,

So once again we wish you a wonderful birthday,

And may joy and happiness today come your way.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Love from

GOD IS YOUR STRENGTH

God is your strength in your hour of weariness,

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He has all things under His control,

Know that through moments of difficulties,

You have One who makes you complete and whole.

So come enter His sweet place of rest and peace,The love that the Lord has for you will never cease,

Every worry, every care take to the Lord and leave them there,

He has heard your prayers and each one He will answer.

Come running to him and feel His sweet embrace,

You are His child and He welcomes you with open arms,

Those tears and hurts He will wipe fully away,

He will restore your joy no matter what comes your way.

For you joy is in Him, your rest in Him,

And though life may have brought disappointment,

You can know a real peace and joy within,

Experiencing the Lord's sweet fellowship and contentment.

GUIDANCE

Lord , you know I love to dance with you,

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But sometimes I forget that you guide that dance,

So dear Lord I ask you to guide all my footsteps,

So I will not run ahead or lag behind your steps.

Let my heart beat with your heartbeat,Teach me to walk fully in your ways,

Help me to spend time sitting at your feet,

I want to know so much more of you I pray.

So Lord let me remember that word guidance,

That I might keep in step following the Lord of the dance,

Guide my steps, that I might live for you alone,

Keep me walking in step with you and dont let me roam.

HOLY GHOST FIRE

Theres a fire burning,

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A Holy Ghost fire

A fire burning,

Within my heart.

A fire burning,Consuming me.

A fire burning,

Consuming me.

That fire burns freely,

For I am free,

Jesus set me free

Now its Jesus and me.

A fire burning,

Consuming me.

A fire burning,

Consuming me.

Oh, that fires burning

A Holy Ghost fire.

A fire burning

Within my heart

A fire burning,

Consuming me.

A fire burning,

Consuming me.

Let's let the fire burn.

A Holy Ghost fire.

A fire burning

Within our hearts

A fire burning,

Consuming us,

A fire burning,

Consuming us.

. HOMECOMING

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Home life was tough I felt like an orphan,

From abuse, troubles and strife I ran,

I was lost and all alone,

Had my heart really turned to stone?

All I wanted was someone to care,

Lifes trials were just too much to bare,

Then someone told me that Jesus loved me,

He went all the way to Calvary for me.

It was at the cross that I found love,

The Holy Spirit descended on me like a dove,

Father God, put His arms around me,He said come home my child and welcomed me.

Now I know what it is to be alive,

For I was dead inside from the age of five,

Praise the Lord for He set me free,

From now on its just Jesus and me.

Irene McGough 2007 (Not personal testimony but written from the

perspectives of those I have met, and seen how Jesus has broken in

through the darkness.)

I AM A SOLDIER

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I am a believer and a soldier in the army of God ,

To spread the good news my feet are with gospel shoes shod,

Upon my head I wear my helmet of salvation for all to see,

For I know with assurance that I am saved and set free.

This armour the Lord has given me is thick and battle worn,

But after many years of use it is now mighty and strong,

The enemy may come trying to bring me down,

A defeated foe because Christ has gone before me and already won.

So because Jesus shed his blood I, my breastplate of righteousness adorn,

For holiness and walking in righteousness is my longing,

And I need not worry though I am surrounded on all fronts,

For Satan has already been defeated and Jesus the victory has won.

Around my waist I wear this beautiful strong belt of truth,

Not compromising, I will proclaim that Jesus is the way, the life and the

truth,

And when I go into battle I am protected by my huge shield of faith,

I will not be beaten by attacks in the spiritual realm or from the human

race.

I have the Spirit who empowers me so I need not walk in fear.

I shall walk in might and power protected by heavy armour gear,

I will keep my armour intact and be sure to carry my sword,

The Holy Spirit himself wields this sword which is Gods Word.

So I will pray at all times staying in touch with the battle commander,

For I need to be alert and watchful and in prayer persevere,

Interceding and upholding my brothers and sisters in prayer,

That they with me will keep fully intact their battle gear.

For when the army are fully united in the task in front of them,Together we will function as the Kings men,

And together every foe, every enemy we will defeat,

For with one purpose we have learned at our Commanders feet.

So as of now I am staying alert in prayer keeping my armour intact,

For I desire to walk boldly in righteousness and thats a fact,

I will listen to the voice of my Commander and obey his commands,

I will follow the cloud by day and the fire by night and stay standing.

I BELIEVE ( My first poem)

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I believe in God the Father,

I've put my trust in Jesus Christ,

i believe in the Holy Spirit,Empowering me from day to day.

I believe in the power of prayer,

I believe Jesus died for me,

I believe God answers prayers,

Praise the Lord for He answers mine.

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I KNOW I AM SAVED

Jesus sought me out offering a free gift you see,

His love and mercy were directed to even me,

For although I was undeserving and dead in sin,He offered to me forgiveness and a new life to begin

So I came to Jesus one night long ago,

I was only a child yet I knew he loved me so,

And I am so thankful for the gift of salvation,

Which has made me into a new creation.

My parents were Christians but that wasnt enough,

The Lord said to me You have to deal with your own sin stuff,So even although I was only a child of seven,

I knew Jesus loved me and wanted me to have a home in heaven.

The Holy Spirit came and dwelt within me,

Restoring to me a relationship with Father God you see,

For two thousand years ago my dear Saviour died,

Through his blood shed for me I have been justified.

And I confessed to others that Jesus is Lord of my life,

Telling others how they too can have Jesus in their lives,

Jesus asked me to be a witness to the people out there,

Telling them that he wants to save and restore them for he really cares.

I know I am saved because the Spirit birthed this longing in me,

To draw closer and closer to Jesus my Lord each and every day,

And I will walk in victory for Jesus washed my sins away,

Through trials and tribulations I know my Lord goes before me.

My sins past, present and future were washed away,On that day when Jesus came into my heart to stay,

And Jesus is surely changing me this much I know,

Submitting all to him in response to his call I must surely go.

I WANT THAT GOD KIND OF LOVE

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I want to love like you love,

I want to care like you care,

Release your anointing from above,

That I might agape love share.

Lord melt my cold, icy heart,

And give it a fresh new start,

Oh Lord please help me to see,

That others must come before me.

Lord, give me your heart of compassion,

For I really want to be your reflection,

May I your loving compassion show,So others might long for you to know.

So help me to love like you love,

And help me to care like your care,

So others might see something of your love,

And because I have you I really care.

INVITATION TO A WEDDING (the Wedding Feast of the Lamb)

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My dear friend

Hello there, I want to extend an invitation personally to you,I am so excited and looking forward to my Wedding Day,

That day is coming soon and I would love for you to be there too,

Come and follow me and throughout eternity with me you will stay.

For I am so longing for you to come running into my arms,

My arms are opened wide and I am calling out your name,

Come to me I want you to be part of the true church, my bride,

Dear one, this world has no answers, come and in me abide.

I loved you so much that I came and died on the cross for you,

And now Im longing for the day you will say I love you too,

This wedding feast will be like no party you have ever seen,

Come to me and you will be happier than you have ever been.

Dear friend I am looking forward with anticipation for your reply,

Repent of your sins and I will remember them no more,

And all heaven will be rejoicing as I will be throwing a party.

I will prepare a mansion just for you as part of the bride I adore.

People from every tribe and nation have answered my call,

They have said yes to me and they have surrendered their all,

I want to pour my love upon you and give you real peace,

This love I have for you my friend will never ever cease.

The Groom JESUS CHRIST

RSVP

JESUS IS KING

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I want to tell you a story,

About the King of Glory

From heaven to earth He came

For us the lost He came.

He died to set us free,

The bonds of sin were untied.

When on the cross He died.

From sin's penalty we are set free

He is coming back again,

His people he will take,

With Him forever we will reign,

Our King, Yesterday and forever the same.

Caught up together with Him in the air,

On that morning bright and fair,

Singing praises forever to His name,

We shall stand in the presence of our King.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, sing praises to the Lord,

Worship the Majesty of our God,

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost,

Sing praises to the Lord of Hosts.

JESUS IS MY LORD

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Jesus Is my Lord and Saviour,

He is the one who I adore,

And he gave his life for me,

That I might eternal life see.

Love , Grace and Mercy He poured out,

So eternally His praises I will shout,

He has given to me assurance of salvation

And now I know that I am a new creation.

The Lord Jesus Christ is my best friend,

I will be with Him beyond life's journey's end,

And I will live my life in service of Him,

For my cup of joy overflows it's brim.

For I have Jesus to take every care to,

He knows my needs and provides for me too,

Yesterday, today, forever Jesus is the same,

Blessed be his glorious wonderful Name.

My Jesus has made me so completely whole,

He came into my life and filled a big hole,

Physically, emotionally, financially He heals,

Praise God I am His and carry His seal.

JOY IN JESUS

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Lord you have planned the path of my life;

And in your sweet presence is fullness of joy;

I will rejoice in you through the days of my life,

For knowing you gives me immeasurable joy.

My heart leaps and my voice cries out with joy,

Did anyone ever know such wonderful joy?

For you have poured out your grace and mercy on me,

What love is this your blood shed for one such as me?

Oh Lord, restore to me the full joy of my salvation,

Let it be joy overflowing that impacts people in this nation,

Lord I ask you to clothe me with your righteousness,In all situations let me know joy and peace and not stress.

The blessings you give me are far beyond compare;

When times are hard yet will I praise your name,

For you, Oh Lord are the Name above all names,

Lord this joy is so great, that with others I might share.

Lord, the Kingdom of heaven is a treasure field of joy,

My desire for that day is to hear My faithful servant, well done!

For on that day of your return I will know such fullness of joy,

But for now I will rejoice in you and reach out for souls must be won.

Your Word says there is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents,

And that joy you have given me is for others around me too,

So Lord, let me share that love and joy with others as one who is sent,

For you Lord long to see others know the joy that only you can give too.

Holy Spirit you bear witness and have my cup overflowing with joy,

Fill me up with all joy and peace in believing, that I may live by HolySpirit power,

For I long to share with others something of your Glory this very hour,

And no matter what comes against me, I will rejoice with this wonderful

joy.

For in your presence Lord there is fullness of such marvellous joy,

And that joy bubbles up from deep within so that it cant be contained,

I will dance and I will sing your praises, you give me such joy,

I thank you for the joy and freedom that I have in Jesus my Lord.LIFE HAS MEANING

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You have been searching so long for the meaning of life,

And all you have found is anger, hurting and strife,

But deep down within something tells you there is more,

Than what you have seen or experienced before.

Youve been seeking someone to love the real you,

But its all ended in rejection and hurting too,

And all you have wanted is to know someone is there,

To share precious moments with and show they care.

You thought you might find the answers sleeping around,

But this was not the place where love could be found,

And all you found was you gained a reputation,Increasing that feeling of hopelessness, and rejection.

You turned to drugs or alcohol and you found addiction,

At one point you tried religion but you found mans tradition,

And still you were searching, believing there must be more,

Yet all you found was that life seemed a real bore.

Thoughts have tormented you as to lifes purpose,

And youve ended with the conclusion that its pointless,

And youve heard men speak of heaven and hell,

But you believed if you lived a good life all would be well.

I want to tell you that someone really loves the real you,

It does not matter where you have been or who you have been with,

This love is unconditional and comes with forgiveness.

For God sent his son to die on Calvarys cross for you.

The message my friend is that God and Jesus love you,

God wants to restore a loving relationship with you,He offers a free gift of salvation to you if you believe,

Come to Jesus today and you will a new life receive.

For you dear friend were created with a purpose,

Before time began God saw the day you would be born,

He saw you there and it was you he chose,

And all heaven will party when you are reborn.

Every hurt, all your fears, all your pain he wants to wash away,The blood Jesus shed for you was for you to be made whole,

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And he is in the business of healing every hurt in you today,

You need to come to Jesus though, making him Lord.

So please take heed and find real meaning in your life,

By finding a new life without all the hurting and strife,For God is our Heavenly father and wants to lavish his love upon you,

Will you accept his love, grace and mercy which is crying out for you..

Father God stands with his arms open wide saying Come home to me,

I have always loved you, I have seen ever hurt and all your tears,

I have seen your struggles for I have watched you throughout the years,

And I always cared, numbering even the hairs in your head cant you see?

I want you to know that when you come to me I will never reject you,The desire of my heart has always been for you my child to love me too,

I want to wipe away all your tears, and rid you of all of your fear,

My Son Jesus died that you and I might now be reconciled here.

Something called sin caused a separation between you and I,

It was to pay the price for your sins that the Lord Jesus did surely die.

Now I want you to come and accept Jesus as your Lord today,

You will be forgiven of all you have ever done, your sins washed away.

So come to me today, I want to lavish my love upon you,

The Holy Spirit will come and reside in you, strengthening you,

Revealing more through a still small voice and the Word, helping you see,

How you can now walk closely in relationship with me.

I have promised to give an abundant life, life in all its fullness,

Your needs I will supply, but I have not promised it will all be easy,

But you will never again feel you are totally alone throughout lifes

journey,

For I promise to be with you guiding and helping you each step of theway.

And I want you to know what it is to be totally free,

Free to live a life of joy and peace that you have yet to know,

A knowledge of a sure and certain future which you will see,

Come to me today, and remember that I have always loved you so.

For newly weds.

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MAY GOD BLESS YOUR MARRIAGE.

Wishing you both Gods richest blessings,

On this the celebration of your wedding,Cleave together as the Word of God says,

Love and cherish one another throughout your days.

Remember always there are three in your marriage,

A Christian marriage means both you two and God,

In all that you do keep God on your lifes page,

And He will direct your paths as He says in His Word.

MY SOUL DOES MAGNIFY YOU

Oh Lord my God my soul does magnify you.

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And my Spirit will rejoice in Christ my Saviour,

Generation after generation have been blessed by you,

You saw my need and gave me a new life to savor.

Lord you are mighty and you have done great things for me,And Lord Your name is Holy and I want others to see,

That you shower grace and mercy on those who love You.

Generations have known your strong arm upholding them too.

So Lord I cast down my pride and my imagination,

I pray, "Oh Lord, make me humble for I am a new creation."

The desire of my heart is to be a humble servant of Yours,

Yet I long to be Mighty for the Kingdom, so Lord let me loose.

I came to My Lord in my time of hunger and He fed me,

I came With a thirst and he quenched it with living waters,

My Lord has blessed me indeed and met all my needs,

For on days long ago He planted His Word as a precious seed.

And I will rejoice in my merciful King who saved me by grace,

And I love to spend time with Him in the secret place,

All the days of my life I will praise you name, Oh Lord,

Raising a standard proclaiming "You alone are God."

POWER IN YOUR BLOOD

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There is power in your blood,



To wash away our sins.




To change us deep within.



There is power in your blood,To cover and protect us




To heal all our sicknesses.




To set us so totally free.

REND THE HEAVENS LORD

Rend the heavens LordRend the heavens Lord,

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Revival fire fall on me

Lord let your Spirit fall,

I give you my all in all

Take me, melt me, mould me;Let those springs of living water flow,

That I might be aglow,

So the people might see,

My Lord Jesus in me.

Oh, Holy Spirit flow through me.

Rend the heavens Lord,


Lord let your Spirit fall,I give you my all in all

Show your power Lord

Our Lord and our God,

Let the wind of Your Spirit flow,

Making Your people all aglow,

May our lives be a living testimony

Oh, Holy Spirit flow through you and me.

Rend the heavens Lord,


Lord let your Spirit fall,

I give you my all in all.

REVIVAL

All over the world there is a stirring of fresh revival,As the people of God come repentant giving Jesus their all,

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For we are no longer satisfied with what we had before,

We are coming hungry and thirsty, crying out for more.

It is Jesus Christ we seek; He is the object of our deepest desire,

For He has birthed within us a new passion and fire,Like any good bridegroom; He is lavishing his love on his bride,

Wooing us and drawing us closer; through eternity we will with Him

abide.

Now that we have experienced the tangible presence of the Lord,

We are ready to engage in all lifes battles; fully armoured yielding our

swords,

For we are becoming violent; for the sake of the Kingdom you see,

And we have learned that it is time for us to truly bend our knees.

We will keep on drinking from the fountain of living waters,

And out of our hearts shall flow rivers of living water,

Keep filling us up Lord that our barrels might be full of oil,

So now and always what this world has to offer will make us recoil.

We sing a new song in our hearts declaring We belong to Jesus,

We will live for Him each and every day, its no longer about us,

From now on we will walk in the anointing of Holy Spirit power,

Seeing the people around us saved, healed, and delivered in this hour

SET ME ABLAZE WITH YOUR FIRE

Set me ablaze with your fire,

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For Jesus you are the one I desire,

Come burn in every part of me,

For you have set me so totally free.

My heart starts to skip a beat,When I spend even moments at your feet,

For you have given me immeasurable joy,

Those times saturated in your presence I enjoy.

So let your fire come burn within me,

Let that flame burn brightly shining through me,

That others might too catch the fire,

And Lord Jesus may it be you they desire.

Holy Spirit baptize me afresh with fire,

I am a new creation in godly attire,

And I will walk with your might and power,

Running the race well for Jesus during this hour.

SET THIS LAND ABLAZE

Come my people and set this land ablaze,

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Let the fire of God burn freely,

A fire that can never be erased,

So the people might see true reality,

For the people out there need our Lord,And many today know nothing of Gods Word,

Many have never known a fathers love,

And they know not that God is love,

They do not know that he is a loving Father,

With arms opened wide for them to come home,

Many are searching for real love in another,

And there is only one perfect love, there is no other.

The love that God had for us is love beyond compare,

For He sent His only Son to die for all men everywhere,

For the people out there need to know of His grace,

And that the Lord Jesus died for the whole human race.

They need to know that God is gracious and merciful,

And wants to forgive them of all of their sins,

For there is rejoicing in heaven when a sinner repents,

And it as at that moment a new creatures life begins.

God wants to heal every hurt and pain making them whole,

And he knows all the needs of each mortal soul,

But many dont know that Christ is the only Way,

For they have been confused by the ideologies of today.

Our Saviour has commissioned us all to go out there,

And be His witnesses to the people everywhere.

Its not by might, nor power but by His Spirit says the Lord,

By the fire of the Spirit we can boldly proclaim He is Lord.

So my friends we need to seek a fresh baptism of fire,

Which comes from seeking after Jesus with passionate desire,

And asking the Holy Spirit to fill us up to overflowing,

That we may carry the presence of Jesus where we are going.

When the Holy Spirit ignites our hearts with fire,

Seeing souls won for Christ daily will be our desire,

Oh, Holy Spirit come and set the church ablaze,So that we will do well in finishing the race.

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SHEKINAH GLORY

Shekina glory, Shekinah glory;

When I behold the glory of His face

Shekinah glory, shekinah glory,When I behold the wonder of His grace.

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What a day that's going to be,

When my Saviour I will see,

Shekinah glory, Shekinah glory;

When I behold His Majesty.

Singing Hallelujah, singing Hallelujah,

And praising Hs Name;

With my Saviour I will be.

Through all the years of eternity.

Shekinah glory, Shekinah glory,

Sing hallelujah and praise to His name.

For me to earth My Saviour came;It was for me he died, oh wondrous story.

SONS AND DAUGHTERS PROPHESY

Come my children listen to my voice and prophesy,

In theses days I am pouring my Spirit out on all flesh,

The dry bones will come to life when you prophesy,My Father will reveal knowledge that is not of your flesh.

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My sheep here my voice and follow me, so come along with me,

I want to take you right into the deep places you have yet to perceive,

My dear bride I am awakening your spiritual eyes that you might see,

That with me all things are possible if you will only believe.

So, let your deaf ears be opened that you might clearly hear,

What I have to say to you all in this very hour and day,

Fresh wind is blowing and you will move into the realms of seers,

For my Spirit is hovering across the face of the deep today.

I breathe life and I am breathing life into my church once more,

Like Lazarus many of you have been half asleep cant you see?

But I am breathing life and not death, awakening you forevermore,I came to give you abundant life so place your trust in me.

I have a word for your town or city, listen now and prophesy,

I will turn the hearts of many people back to myself cant you see?

Prophesy the wind of change coming to your town or city,

For I will turn the hearts of the people away from their iniquity.

But you my bride need to get violent for the sake of the Kingdom,

Pray and prophesy to your land and many will receive freedom,

So write down the things that I have to say to my people today,

For this generation are rising up as a people of power for today.

When the enemy comes against you remember the victory is won,

For I go before you as your cloud by day and your fire by night,

I conquered the powers of darkness saying it is finished, its done,

So keep your focus on me, walk by faith, believing, not by sight.

Let the scales come off your eyes so you might see clearly and prophesy,

And deafness be gone that you might hear clearly what I have to say,So here is the word that I have for you my dear bride today,

Come to me, theres more, come closer to me, for I long for intimacy.

Humble yourselves before me, seek my face and I will heal your land,

I will hear your prayers and heartfelt cries and I will respond,

My promises in my Word are yes and amen and every promise I will

keep,

Come with a spirit of expectancy, only believing the harvest you will

reap.

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For I am wooing you my bride, pouring my love upon you,

Its almost time for you to come and wear that wedding ring,

But right now there is a large harvest of souls out there,

A fresh baptism of my love will help you to really care.

For 2,000 years ago I asked you to love me and love others first,

And its only now when you are coming to me in hunger and thirst,

That you are now learning in part how to love as I love,

When you care like I care you will prophesy with wisdom from above.

For I will show you new things in the realms of the Spirit cant you see?

You will see so much more clearly and confidently prophesy,

Discerning that it is my voice that you hear and my visions you see,

You will really know me as a wife knows her husband, you are coming tomaturity.

So my bride it is time for you to draw closer, come up a little higher,

Do you long for me the way that I long after you?

Come away with me, come into the bridal chambers, come closer,

There is love, joy and liberty in my presence just for you.

In that place of intimacy there is a new level of revelation knowledge for

you,

I lavish my kisses upon you expressing how I see you as beautiful too,

From that place of real intimacy with me now I want you to see,

How much easier it is for you to see and hear now from me.

So, come my bride speak to the dry bones, and those bones shall live,

For the wind of my spirit is swirling over the dark places and breathing

life,

Chains are falling off the prisoners, being saved, healed, delivered and set

free,

For they are coming out of darkness and into the light, returning to me.

STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD.

The promises of my Lord and my God are yes and amen,

And what God promises He is faithful to deliver,

So I take hold of His promises and say amen.

I will place my trust in the Lord my Saviour.

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My Lord and Saviour is the restorer of my soul,

The blood He shed was for me to be made whole.

He has wiped away all of my iniquities,

And He is the healer of all sickness or disease.

The scourging He took was for my healing,

Bodily, Spiritual and financial healing,

He is even the one who provides me with faith,

My Lord has spoken promises and they come to pass.

I am a believer so I shall lay hands on the sick,

The power of God within me will bring forth that healing,

For it is Christ in me that is the hope of glory,

I will boldly proclaim the full gospel story.

God has promised to prosper me and not to harm me,

So I know that He will provide for all my needs,

He has promised never to leave me nor forsake me,

So I will stand on the promises which in His Word I read.

SWEET INTIMACY

How he wants me to come closer,

He says "Come on up a little higher,"

I love each little touch from Him,

Each sweet caress from my King.

Through Him I breathe, and have my being,

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And He has called me to spend eternity reigning,

All eternity I will spend at His side,

For now I am part of His Precious bride,

And oh the joy that fills my heart,Forever I have been set apart,

And I love Him so much more,

Than I thought was possible before.

For He saw that He was my greatest desire,

And He came and baptized me with fire,

And I know there is so much more,

For all He does is on me His love pour.

How simply amazing is that?

That He should love me as He does,

Oh the joy deep down in my heart,

In Him I place my faith and trust.

I love Jesus and I love his sweet caress,

Whatever comes my way I know I can rest,

For He has given me a peace and joy that's unshakable,

And I know that in all things my Lord is totally able.

And He takes me into the secret place,

And I go seeking to see Him face to face,

And He is so beautiful and majestically wonderful to me.

So now the desire of my heart is now to help others see.

He says to me " Go tell others about me,

Tell them that they can come to really know me,

I want them to know that I so love them too,

And I want them to come and embrace me too."

FOR THE LADIES

SWEET DAUGHTER

Come up here my sweet daughter,

Dont let any of your steps falter,Come running now into my arms,

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I will not let you come to harm.

You are part of my sons lovely bride,

Hold your head up high and do not hide,

You are beautiful all dressed in white,I see you there in a radiant light.

Jesus blood has washed away every stain,

You have been cleansed under a cleansing fountain,

Your eyes are dancing when you call upon your King,

I just love when you my praises sing.

Come now to my table and with me dine,

Its time for you to drink more new wine,From the beginning of time I knew you,

You are not a mistake I have always loved you.

You are a princess, and I your daddy, am a King

So come right out of that place of hiding,

Be assured I so love the real you,

And I know that you love me too.

When you felt alone and hurting I was there,

Be assured that I have always cared,

Every tear every hurt I want to wash away,

And all your fears I want to banish away.

There is comfort, rest and peace in your daddys arms,

I protect every hair on your head, you wont be harmed,

So come now princess its time to dance with my son,

For one glance from your eyes his affections won.

Walk tall with your head raised high,You no longer need to listen to satan's lies,

For like an eagle you are going to soar,

You will run the race with Jesus, the one you adore.

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TAKE ME BACK TO THE CROSS

Father, take me back to the cross that I might see,

More of what it cost for my Lord to die for me,

From heavens glory He came to a lowly birth,

Born in Bethlehem as Micah had prophesied this.

One among the twelve betrayed Him with a kiss,Giving His master up for thirty pieces of silver no less,

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What anguish of heart the Lord Jesus must have felt at this?

For Judas saw Him as Master, but He was never His Lord.

In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus sweat drops of blood,

As he contemplated the bitter cup he must drink,He must go as a lamb to the slaughter as prophesied in the Word,

The mental anguish of this must been horrific I think.

The agonising scourging He took was that I might be healed,

For by His Stripes my sicknesses and diseases are healed,

It was my sins that took my Lord to the cross on that day,

He died that his blood might wash my sins all away

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And what excruciating pain he bore for one such as me,The scourging alone would remove layers of skin.

His nerves would be exposed and damaged cant you see?

Oh the agony, that my Lord endured and He did it all for me.

Pilate asked the crowds who to release, would it be Jesus Son of Man?

But the crowds wanted release of the thief Barabbas the son of a man.

So Pilate gave Jesus up to the crowd, washing his hands of this dreadful

deed,

The King of the Jews wearing a crown of thorns, this would be agony

indeed.

Beaten, bleeding and in excruciating pain Jesus must go up Mount

Calvary,

The cross on His back He must bear so God sent Simon His cross to bear,

And all around the crowds did jeer as Jesus proceeded, their sins to bear.

A bitter cup of gall they offered Him to drink at Golgotha on Mount

Calvary.

But the bitterest cup of all was that which He swallowed on the cross,When He took your sins and mine on His body on the cross,

They nailed Him to the cross piercing His hands and his feet,

And they made His grave with the wicked, He who knew no deceit.

My Saviours words to You Father were Forgive them for they know not what

they do,

Then as He was taking the sins of the whole world on Himself, He cried It is

finished.

And now I gaze upon that cross and get an inkling of what He suffered for me

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and you,

Im so thankful that He has forgiven me for it was for me His blood was shed.

The temple veil to the Holy of Holies was rent in two making way for me

to enter in,A once for all sacrifice by the precious Lamb of God, Messiah, had been

paid for my sin

The grave couldnt hold Him and on the third day the King of Kings rose

again,

Now He sits at the Fathers right hand on His heavenly throne, and soon

Hes coming again.

THANK YOU JESUS

Thank you Jesus, Thank you Lord ,

Thank you my Saviour for dying for me

Thank you Jesus, Thank you Lord ,Thank you my Saviour for dying for me

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All of my sins were carried away,

The blood of Jesus set me free,

On Calvarys Cross, You died for me

Thank you Jesus for setting me free.





Lord, take my life and let me be,

More and more and more like Thee.

Fill me with the Holy Spirit,I want to be a beacon of light.





Help me reach out to those around me.

Bringing others unto Thee,

I want to praise Your Name.

Jesus yesterday, and forever the same.

Thank you Jesus, Thank you Lord,




THE BRIDEGROOM

Come see our bridegroom with outstretched arms,

His eyes search deep and piercing into His beloveds eyes,He says My beloved I long for you to come up here,

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Rise up my bride, my fair one come away with me,

Let the bride in unison with the Spirit say Come.

Longing for your sweet presence we come,

We come thirsting and drinking from the living waters,In passionate pursuit of the One who we adore,

Feeling that longing from down deep within,

For our dear Saviour who has freed us from sin,

We enter your courts with thanksgiving in our hearts,

Yielding wholly unto Him we make a new start.

The glory of the Lord transcends from His throne room,

Our beloved Saviour and King, the one coming soon,We take our place caught up in the heavenlies with Him,

Moving right on into the throne room with him.

We gaze in wonderment at that wonderful glow,

Like a glorious rainbow encircling the one we adore,

We see that beautiful compassionate love as He gazes upon us,

His bride, the one He adores, as He pours love out upon us.

Face to face with Christ our Lord, our bridegroom,

The one who has pursued us from the beginning,

Now here we are coming all the way home to Him.

Throughout all eternity His praises we will sing.

Holy, Holy, Holy are you, Lord God Almighty, you call us your own,

Singing with the angels and elders around your throne,

Youre worthy, oh Lord to receive all glory, honour and power,

Lord there is none like you, how we long for you in this hour.

THE CRY OF A MOTHERS HEART.

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Dear Lord, it so saddens me that my kids have walked away,

All the temptations of this world have led them astray,

Many a tear I have shed when I have seen them search for gain,

And all that they have found is more and more pain.

They would rather read fantasy books than your precious Word,

How I long for them to turn around and run to you Lord,

Sci fi films and Harry Potter have become the order of the day,

They have so confused their reality and forgotten you are the Way.

An Alladins cave of computer games and DVDs doesnt cut it,

Its spend, spend, spend and getting into deeper debt,

Maybe a designer outfit will satisfy their need of the moment,

But in the midst of it all they have only found torment.

They tried intellectualism for a degree must be the answer,

But all they have found was stress which they could not conquer,

And now they are all suffering from depression in varying degrees,

For they still owe a fortune in loans and college fees.

Lord, I know they need you at the centre of their lives,

For where would I be if I did not have you in my life,

Lord, I pray break through their darkness, bring them into the light,

They need you for this world has nothing to offer to set their course

aright.

And Lord I give you thanks that in all things you are in control,

The desire of your heart is to make all of my kids so completely whole,

I know that you have them all in the palm of your hand,

The day is coming closer when they will all for you make a stand.

Thank you Lord.

THE YEAR OF THE GATE, 2008

Now that we have entered into the year two thousand and eight,

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The prophets say its time for the people of God to go through the gate,

This gate takes us into the fullness of Kingdom reality,

We are entering into a new season, the place of defeat is history.

The Lord is calling us as Warriors, who will take the Kingdom by force,The enemy may attack but we will stay strong and steady on our course,

To see the full power of the gospel of the Kingdom invade this earth,

May the glory of God so invade earth, in height; depth and breadth.

This gate thats open wide is also a broadening of the way into Gods

Kingdom,

And during this year we will see many captives receiving their freedom,

For the Lord Jesus Christ Himself is the way the truth and the life,

His blood was shed that in repentance they might come through the gateinto life.

We need to pass right on in through the gate and press on in to the inner

courts,

For if we really want to tabernacle with Him we have to reach the Holy of

Holies,

The Kingdoms gate is open for us to come up higher, to seek His Face,

And for this we must spend time alone with Him in the Secret Place.

His sweet presence is the key to the gate beloved, dont you see?

For us to violently take the Kingdom we must see its not about you and

me.

Jesus said we shall be witnesses and see people healed in body mind and

spirit,

And for us to see this we must go forth empowered by the Holy Spirit.

THE GATES ARE WIDE OPEN. 8/8/2008

It is time for us to move on to maturity,

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Believers around the world of every nationality.,

For the gates to the Kingdom are wide open today,

Something has been broken in the spirit realm today.

The ageless, faceless generation are being released,Now is the time for many new ministries to be birthed,

We are rising up to take our rightful place in the kingdom,

For the gates are wide open and we have found our freedom.

The winds are changing once again, its time to move on,

For the Lord has called us all with a purpose in the Kingdom,

And it is time for us the people of God to move into our destiny,

For the Fire of God is spreading and church as usual is history.

We shall possess the land, for its time to move into our inheritance,

And we have to abide within the tabernacle, for the Lord wants to us

romance,

The Kingdoms gate is open for us to come up higher, to seek His Face,

And for this we must spend time alone with Him in the Secret Place.

Hallelujah, we give all the praise to the Lord Jesus,

For this hour, for this moment in time he has indeed called us,

He has imparted His sweet presence to us the bride you see,

Its time to violently take the Kingdom for its not about you and me.

We are rising up as Warriors, who will take the Kingdom by force,

The enemy may attack but we will stay strong and steady on our course,

To see the full power of the gospel of the Kingdom invade this earth,

May the glory of God so invade earth, in height; depth and breadth.

His presence is the key to the gate and he has so blessed us in this hour,

Holy Spirit come, and keep filling us up afresh to move as a people of

power,Jesus said we shall be witnesses and see people healed in body, mind and

spirit,

And for us to see this we must go forth empowered by the Holy Spirit.

ONLY BELIEVE

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All things are possible if you only believe,

For God is the God of the impossible,

So all we have to do my friends is only believe,

The Word says with God all things are possible.

So come let us step right into supernatural realms,

For all we need to step right in is only believe,

In all that we do, we need to keep Christ at the helm,

We need to walk in the gift of faith now and only believe.

Let us move right on in leaving the outer courts behind us,

Then through to the Holy of Holies coming face to face with Jesus,

There is so much more for us to discover only believe,

Seek after Jesus and we will enter the heavenly realms to receive.

And the angelic realm will become accessible only believe,

For in the presence of angels there is freedom and liberty,

And with these open heavens we will move on to victory,

The fire of the Holy Spirit will totally engulf us only believe.

We will move into realms of the miraculous like never before,

Moving in full resurrection power for there is still more,

What we have tasted is only the beginning of what we will receive,

For we are about to be revolutionized by agape love, only believe.

What men have beheld of the glory of the Lord is only the beginning,

Open wide the gates its time for the King of Glory to come right in,

We have only started to waken up; there is so much more, only believe,

For Jesus is coming back for a pure spotless bride, only believe.

Holy Spirit come with your refiners fire and purify our hearts,

Increase our longing; increase our desire for Jesus in our hearts,

For we long to be changed and take on his very nature,We know that there is urgency in this hour for the bride to mature.

So we will press on in to the Secret Holy Places and only believe,

There is more for us to access when we come in faith and only believe,

Heavenly visions and miraculous signs and wonders are at hand,

Our nation is about to be set ablaze as we move in power through this

land.

And the Lord is about to set many captives totally free, only believe,It is time for the prodigals to come running home to Daddy, only believe,

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And all your sicknesses and diseases are being healed now, only believe.

For the prayer of faith shall heal the sick, come to Jesus and only believe.

The Lord is jealous for our affections cant you see he wants intimacy,

It is time for us draw real close, being taken to new levels of intimacy,For the fullness of Kingdom reality is right at hand, only believe.

Step right into the realm of the supernatural now, only believe.

We are going to be such carriers of the presence of God, only believe,

That people will come asking us What do we need to be saved?

People will be even healed by the Christ in us as we pass by, only

believe,

For it is Christ in us that is the hope of glory, so we need to only believe.

ONLY BELIEVE

THE KINGDOM

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The enemy thinks he can lead my people astray,

But I am telling you now there is no way,

For I am sending my warring angels forth to protect you,

And my people are getting stronger and overcoming too.

Remember, I am on your side my dear children,

For even through trials remember you are not forgotten,

I will never leave you nor forsake you so come now,

Rise up for it's time for you to take my kingdom now.

You are no longer a people living in defeat,

For I will your every need meet,

As you walk in obedience to my great gospel commission,Touching the hearts of people with my love not religion.

For it was out of love that I came and died,

Suffering in every way such as man and I cried,

So learn what it really means to take up your cross,

That you might reach others and put my message across.

And you will lay hands on the sick and see them healed,

Spiritually, physically and mentally healed,

For it's time for you to know full Holy Spirit power,

He will equip and empower you for this very hour.

Now it's time, my people its your time,

I am stretching all those that are mine,

Don't you know you need to be fully awake,

For it is time for you my kingdom to take.

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THE RIVER

There is a river proceeding from Gods Throne,

And that river brings life, presence and power,

With it flows Gods grace and mercy for this hour,As the Holy Spirit calls people to be new creations,

Living waters quench the thirst of those who are thirsty,

Those who drink of those living waters will never thirst again,

For the water that Jesus gives is a fountain of life everlasting,

And it was the Holy Spirit who birthed in you that thirst.

The Holy Spirit reveals more of Jesus and the Father to us,

He brings incomparable joy, freshness, and communion with God,And the river of living waters starts to really flow in our hearts,

And in turn those living waters will flow to others from our hearts.

My friend we need to go deeper in the river, ankle deep will not do,

Yes we need to go deeper in the river waist deep will not do,

To be freely flowing in this river we need to be swimming,

But we can only swim in the river when we venture right in.

So lets put aside all fear of the deep for in the river is life,

And venture right in and swim and know abundant life,

For when we swim in the river Jesus is ever present with us,

And when we flow with the river the Holy Spirit empowers us.

The Lords glory is revealed in the river as the Spirit moves over the

deep.

The Holy Spirit will fill us up afresh so we can let the living waters flow,

For a river must flow out and we need to let the river flow out to people

in need,

So when we are flowing in the river reaching out to others we must go.

THE SEASON

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Everything has its time and its season,

And this is a season of new beginnings,

Be assured this all has a purpose and reason,

For a new day is being heralded in.

For many years Father God has been wooing us,

Drawing the church closer and closer to Jesus,

But this is now our commissioning time,

He says I want you to let others know you are mine.

We are called to be witnesses to this generation,

Taking the message to people of every tribe and nation,

That Jesus wants to save, heal and deliver,

He wants them to know Him as Lord and Saviour.

So its time for us to go outside of the church walls,

We will say yes to Jesus answering the call,

Taking the wonderful good news of salvation,

Out to the people of this day and generation.

And the Holy Spirit will come upon us in this hour,

We will walk in boldness, authority and power,

For each one of us have been called with a purpose you see,

That the light of the glorious gospel should shine forth from you and me.

I AM IN LOVE WITH A MAN

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I am in love with a man who is not my husband,

No-one who has ever lived is quite like this Man,

He loves with a love beyond all measure,

And He wants to give us life's greatest treasure.

It was at the cross I found Him,

It was their my sins were washed away,

Now I know He has come into my life to stay,

Today and forevermore I will praise Him.

For now I know my sins are forgiven,

And I am on my way to a place called heaven,

For the Son of Man left Heaven's glory,

To write a new page within History.

He was with the Father before creation,

Yet as a lamb to the slaughter He went for our salvation,

Oh yes He died but in that grave He did not stay,

For up from the grave He arose on the third day.

He ascended to heaven glorified and sits beside His Father,

The wonder of it all is that through Him I am reconciled to Father,

This man, His name is Jesus is like no other man,

Can you wonder why it is that I love Him?

THERE IS SOMETHING WONDERFUL ABOUT THAT NAME

Yesterday, today, and forever Jesus is the same;There is something wonderful about that Name;

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For at the name of Jesus demons have to flee,

He is the Lord Jesus Christ who died for you and me,

Hes the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end,Our soon coming King who did to heaven ascend,

Hes the Author and Perfecter of our faith,

He is the Word of God so listen to what He says.

He is the eternal one and the way, the truth and the life.

It is only through Him that we can have eternal life,

He is the Lamb without blemish who gave His life for us,

Hes the Good shepherd who cares for sheep such as us.

Forever and forever He is faithful and true,

He is holy and desires us to be holy too,

He is Immanuel, our God who is with us,

And we are so blessed

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