Tag Archives: Belong

To Our Feet

To Our Feetby Michael DoyleWe stand to our feetHanding Satan his defeatSinging our redemptionRising up in contemplationAs we think of our freedomHere in the Lord’s kingdomWe find the Lord in praiseSinging throughout our daysWe have defeated the graveThrough the power … Continue reading

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Floodgate

Floodgateby Michael DoyleI know that my place is reservedBy grace, Heaven is now deservedFor a sinner who once did wrongI have changed, and now I belongWhile it is that all aroundThis wicked world is shakingI cling to the grace I’ve … Continue reading

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To Walk That Walk

To Walk That Walkby Michael DoyleAs a fractured soul in need of graceI know where I belong; I know my placeI walk my love as best that I canAs my heart keeps God’s commandsGod helps us to reach a better … Continue reading

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Courage To Speak Honestly

Courage To Speak Honestlyby Michael DoyleLost in life’s waves as they come and goWhether trough or crest there is much to knowWe must never be afraid to speak honestlyRailing against injustice and acting efficientlyAs much as we can to rid … Continue reading

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My Forever Valentine

My Forever Valentineby Michael DoyleAll the moments of life are lentCarelessly given and heavenly spentIt’s the separation and the lossThat defines what’s the bossCome away with me quietlyGiving your consent spoken and silentlyOpenly expressed inside your smileTelling me you’ll give … Continue reading

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Sparked Distraction

Sparked Distractionby Michael DoyleAll the world is extraordinaryThere is so much to seeIn every moment and all actionsThere is the spark of distractionHopefully and creativelyYour safety is found in beautyAs you go out into the world to seeAll there is … Continue reading

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First Principles: Therefore, As We Have Opportunity, Let Us Do Good To All People, Especially To Those Who Belong To the Family of Believers

“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” – Galatians 6:10

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Persistence

Persistenceby Michael DoyleWe create our locked prisons by choiceWhere our creatures find their voiceThe point of origins might be our schoolOr wherever we learned life’s rulesWindow shopping as we were thenPursuing our visions and our sinsPaying our price as we … Continue reading

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A Pirate Sings In Heaven Tonight

A Pirate Sings In Heaven Tonightby Michael DoyleWasted away again in MargaritavilleYour three-chord songs really fit the billYou got the beach life just rightHitting all the beauties and highlightsAnd there’s a pirate singing in Heaven tonightA pirate saw forty, thirty-five … Continue reading

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To Yet Believe

To Yet Believeby Michael DoyleConfused by shadowsWe wonder at what we knowTo the heavens and to belowWe feint at what we might knowPerhaps spoken dreamsAre our best questsThe impossible, so it seemsGives us our best testsTo fight to right the … Continue reading

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