Take My Hand
Take my hand , my Jesus. Here I am, Your child, Too small to stand on my own, Yet welcome before Your throne. It is, You, My Cause, Who sets me upright, Through and through, To be like unto You. All my life called, And marked by Love Divine, Under Your Shadow, sun shining above, … Continue reading
My Song, a Prayer
My Father, Take me as a violin, Tuned to Your Heart. Set the strings of my soul, That at Your touch, My melody be sweet and harmonious. I desire to be responsive to Your Grace, That I might be music in the ears of Jesus Sung as the song of Mother Mary. By Joann Nelander
Hide Me, Lord
Hide me, Lord On the mountain Of Your Love. Place me in the cleft Of the Rock. Play for me The music of silence. Shelter me From the storm and noise Of the world. ©2013 Joann Nelander All rights reserved
I’m Doing the Best I Can Do
I say it so often, “I am doing the best I can do.” My heart breaks, For I desire to do all for You, Yet, I am full of myself, And You seem silent. I am still of the earth And aspire to heaven. I am so common, Yet You call me “Beloved”, And “Child … Continue reading