If WE Only Understood

If we only understood
Could we but draw back the curtains
That surround each other’s lives ,
See the naked heart and spirit ,
Know what spur the action gives ;

Often we should find it better ,
Purer than we judge we should ;
We should love each other better .
If we only understood .

Could we judge all deeds by motives ,
See the good and bad within ,
Often we should love the sinner
All the while we loathe the sin ;

Could we know the powers working
To overthrow integrity ,
We should love each other’s errors
With more patient charity .

If we knew the cares and trails ,
Knew the efforts all in vain ,
And the bitter disappointment ,
Understood the loss and gain –

Would the grim eternal roughness
Seen – I wonder –just the same ?
Should we help where now we hinder ,
Should we pity we were now blame .

Ah ! we judge each other harshly ,
Knowing not lif’s hidden force ;
Knowing not the fount of action
Is less turbid at its source-

Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grain of good;
And we would love each other better
If we only understood .
Jan Bagwell
God Bless and a Blessed weekend

Rejoice

Rejoice
Rejoice ,rejoice , believers ,
And let your lights appear ;
The evening is advancing ,
And darker night is near;
The Bridegroom is arising ,
And soon He draweth nigh ;
Up , pray ,and watch and wrestle ;
At midnight comes the cry .

See that your lamps are burning :
Replenish them with oil ;
And wait for your salvation ,
The end of earthly toll ,
The watchers on the mountain
Proclaim the Bridegroom near ,
Go meet Him as he cometh ,
With alleluias clear .

Our Hope and Expectation ,
O Jesus , now appear!
Arise , Thou Sun so long for .
O’er this benighted sphere !
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead , O Lord , to see
The day of earth’s redemption
That brings us unto thee .
Jan Bagwell
God Bless

When His Glory Paints The Sky

When His Glory Paints The Sky

I can see Him through the twilight
At the closing of the day .
I could almost hear Him whisper
As to Him I knee to pray .

Only wait a little longer,
Falter not in faith or sight .
I will meet you in the morning
When His glory paints the sky .

With my eye of faith upon Him ,
Though the shadows thicken fast ,
For the darkness cannot hide Him ,
Till the morning break at last .

In my times of deepest anguish,
When with bitter tears I pray ,
I can hear His gentle whisper
I am near you all the way .

Only wait a little longer.
Falter not in faith or sight .
I will meet you in the morning
When His glory paints the sky .
Jan Bagwell
May God Bless and keep you and your's

Thank you !

My latest sun is sinking fast ,
My race is nearly run ;
My strongest trails now are past ,
My triumph is begun .

I know I’m nearing the holy ranks
of friends and kindred dear ,
For I brush the dews on Jordan’s banks
The crossing must be near .

I’ve almost gained my heavenly home ,
My spirit loudly sings ;
Thy holy ones , behold ,they come !
I hear the noise of wings .

O , bear my longing heart to Him ,
Who bled and died for me ;
Whose blood now cleanse from sin ,
And gives me victory.
Jan Bagwell
Thank you and God bless you that are my friends and read my humble
writing .

Let Go and Let God !

Let Go and Let God !
When you’re troubled and worried
and sick at heart
And your plans are upset ,
and your world fall apart ,
Remenber God’s ready
and waiting to share
The burden you find
much too heavy to bear .
So with faith , let go
and let God lead the way
Into a brighter
and less-troubled day ,
For God has a plan
for everyone
If we learn to pray ,
“ Thy will be done.”
For nothing in life
is without God’s design
And each life is fashioned
by the hand that’s Divine
Jan Bagwell
God Bless
Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me .
John 14 :1