Summer Beauty

Summer Beauty
The loveliness that I behold
So far beyond compare ,
The joy I feel with my soul
Tells me my Savior’s near .

I see Him in Red roses
That bloom along the vine .
I feel Him in the gentle wind
That sweeps the Summer pines .

The sky enfolds me like a glove
Of magic azure blue ,
And I’m reminded that His love
Surround me this way , too

A rolling carpet of green grass
Backs up this breath view ,
And I know for me that Heaven
Will be in colors of this hue .

As the sun slips slowly out of sight
In its westerly direction ,
I want to whisper ,” Please don’t go ,
Don’t end this day’s perfection .”
God Bless !
Jan Bagwell

Guide me in your truth and teach me ,
for You are God my Savior ,
for You I a wait all the long day ,
because of your goodness , Lord .
Psalm 25 :5

Along the Road

Along the Road
How often you fear the road up ahead ,
How often you dread the unknown ,
How often too , do you tend to forget
That you never walk alone .

For there’s One who well knows where
you going ,
He’s sure every step of the way ,
For long , long ago He walked the same path
That you I travel today .

And He understands every misgiving ,
For fear is a part of us all ,
But in faith make each step firm and steady ,
And the Father will not let fall .

Just remember He’s walking beside you
With love that will never fail ,
His arm around your shoulders ,
His eye upon the trail
God Bless !
Jan Bagwell

Beyond The Sunset

BEYOND THE SUNSET


SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, TO WALK THE ROAD ALONE

ILL LIVE IN MEMORY'S GARDEN DEAR, WITH HAPPY DAYS WE'VE KNOWN

IN SPRING I'LL WAIT FOR ROSES RED, WHEN FAITH THE LILACS BLOOM

AND IN EARLY FALL WHEN BROWN LEAVES FALL,

I'LL CATCH A GLIMPSE OF YOU

SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, FOR BATTLES TO BE FOUGHT

EACH THING YOU'VE TOUCHED ALONG THE WAY, WILL BE A HALLOWED SPOT

I'LL HEAR YOUR VOICE ILL SEE YOUR SMILE

THOUGH BLINDLY I MAY GROPE

THE MEMORY OF YOUR HELPING HAND, WILL BUOY ME ON WITH HOPE

BEYOND THE SUNSET OH BLISSFUL MORNING

WHEN WITH OUR SAVIOUR, HEAVEN IS BEGUN

EARTHS TOILING ENDED, OH GLORIOUS DAWNING

BEYOND THE SUNSET WHEN DAY IS DONE

SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, TO FINISH WITH THE SCROLL

NO LESSENING SHADOWS SHALL EVER CREEP IN

TO MAKE THIS LIFE SEEM DROLL

WE'VE KNOWN SO MUCH OF HAPPINESS, WE'VE HAD OUR CUP OF JOY

AND MEMORY IS ONE GIFT OF GOD, THAT DEATH CANNOT DESTROY

I WANT TO KNOW EACH STEP YOU TAKE, THAT I MAY WALK THE SAME

FOR SOMEDAY DOWN THAT LONELY ROAD, YOU'LL HEAR ME CALL YOUR NAME

SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, ONE THING ILL HAVE YOU DO

WALK SLOWLY DOWN THAT LONG LONG PATH, FOR SOON ILL FOLLOW YOU

IN THAT FAIR HOMELAND WE'LL KNOW NO PARTING

BEYOND THE SUNSET FOR EVER MORE
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !

Like a Brook
Life is time of changing courses ,
Changing moods and altered wills –
Like a brook that changes pathways
Through the woodlands , fields and hills ;
It is time of changing values –
From beginning to its end –
Where we choose , with growing wisdoms,
Newer courses; better friends.

There are years of rushing splendors ,
Reckless thrills and lustful fonds ;
Times of tears that flood and threaten
Loves of life and human bonds ;
Years of struggles- trail and error –
When we reach for higher goals ,
Searching life for truths and comforts
That are balm for heart and soul .

Then there come the years of ebbing ,
In the quiet pool of life ,
Where there are no rushing waters –
No demands of youth or strife ;
Graceful years that hold no changes
For our courses , wills and ways –
Where the Lord makes calm the waters
That precede our Judgment Day
God Bless ,
Jan Bagwell
Please remember in your prayers , Brad Rogers , Judy Howard , Mary Carpenter , Frankie , Scott Bagwell and family , David and Hali Bagwell and Betty Holcombe

Come To Jesus

Come To Jesus
When life becomes so weary
Every day brings new despair
And you’ve lost your love for living
To a life of barren fare ;
When you’ve nothing left to live for-
And no more tears to cry ;
Come to Jesus , with your burdens ,
For a love He won’t deny .

He is waiting to embrace you –
Just a simple prayer away –
And to fill your heart with gladness
To endear your night and day ,

For He knows of all you’ve suffered ,
In your journeys through the years ,
And He knows of faiths you’ve vanished
To your struggles and your tears .

Come to Jesus and His Comforts-
Within calling of your cry ;
Let Him grant new loves ,for sharing ,
And new faiths to journey by ;
Let Him give your life new meaning
And uplift you from despair ,
Come to Him – who waits to help you –
At the moment of your prayer .

God Bless ,
Jan Bagwell