Royston Allen Poems

Jesus, You're the Centre
of my life,
of my soul, Jesus.
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It is by faith that I'm running life's race
on and on persevering by God's grace.
The Holy Spirit is setting the pace
and ever before me is Jesus' face.
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You are who you are and as I have often said
you're blessed with the ability to think ahead.
And God has also given you a caring heart
a place in which such deep emotions take their part.
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I was not there when they first saw the Lord
and did not believe the disciple’s word.
“We have seen the Lord, ” they all said to me,
but it seemed too impossible to be.
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He was a Carpenter. He worked with wood.
His work was flawless. His work was good.
'Come to Me, ' He said, 'and I'll give you rest
For my yoke is easy and My way is best'
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Jabbing.
Grabbing.
Unzipping.
Unclipping.
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Dear soul mate of my life it is so good to share with you
the things that nobody else is aware of that I do.
Secrets I’ve told to Christ alone those things that hurt Him too,
but is it still fair to also share these secrets with you?
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My dear, ‘twas fifty years ago when we first met
on a trip to Stratford that I'll never forget.
When as a sweet girl of fourteen you caught my eye
and love first began its great work in this old guy.
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The good that I would
I did not
and the bad that I should not
I went and did.
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