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I Must Learn
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By Gary James Smith
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I MUST LEARN 


 


I must learn to make a list


Of the things for which to pray


If I don't discipline myself


Other things get in the way


So easy to turn aside


From the necessity of prayer 


I must take my burdens to the Lord


And learn to leave them there


 


It's so easy to get busy


And be caught up in our work


And overload becomes too common


And fervent prayer we shirk


Then our sleep gets full priority 


For we must need our rest


We leave off with a token prayer


And miss out being blessed 


 


O God please prod us with Thy Spirit


To humbly seek Thy face


To enjoy precious time in Thy presence


With Thy "Amazing Grace "


And keep us close to Thy breast


Under Thy sheltering wing


Till we confess every hindrance 


And renounce each hidden sin


 


Then will the floodgates of heaven


Open wide their doors


And pour out blessings on our soul


Because we sought the Lord


In that place of quietness 


Near to the heart of God


Salvation's worth is surely owned


Praise God for Christ's shed blood


 


I must learn to make a list 


I'm going to grab a pen


And make them in their order of priority. 


And check them over again 


Then as God's blessed Spirit leads me


I'll cover them with prayer


And patiently wait until that day


When each one is answered there!


 


Copyright July 23, 2015 12:01 am


 


Gary James Smith 


 


 


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Submitted: Thursday, July 23, 2015

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015

About the Poet
I came to know the Lord as my personal Saviour in January of 1972. I was married on Oct 21,1966 to my wife Linda who also loves the Lord. We have ten children and now twenty-four grand children. In Aug 2012 we got the announcement of the birth of our first GREAT grand child (a baby girl). I was thrilled to find others of like precious faith and belief in Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! What a Savior! I am presently living in Champion, Alberta, Canada but we are originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. That is where the poem Canadian Tribute to America was birthed. One Sunday as I walked across the city on my way to church I came to the top of a hill and looked across at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After watching the events of the Sept 11 tragedy it was weighing on my heart and mind and the Lord gave me these words. We came to Calgary and when my oldest daughter saw this poem she said, �Dad, what�s this?� and I said a poem and she replied �Dad, that�s not a poem , that�s a song� and she then went to the piano and began to sing and play it. The result of which turned into a song entitled, A Canadian Tribute to America which she recorded on CD. garyjamessmith2005@yahoo.ca


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