You opened my heart
And searched for what
You there did not see;
My feeble faith and lack
of trust
Stood in contrast to your
will for me.
You sorrowed for the
tears I shed
With every step I was led
to take
To find You in my hour of
agony.
How patiently You stood
waiting
With open arms hoping I
would come to Thee;
How patiently You hoped
I would give You all that
was lacking in me.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
Did You count me amongst
Your valuable host
As we met in the councils of heaven?
Did I stand strong and ready
To defend Your godship;
To smite the enemy,
To secure Your path to my eternity?
Was I brave and willing to carry the cross
Some of the way to Calvary?
Did I weep with you in the Garden
And held You as You bore the burdens of
mortality?
Did I wipe the sweat of Your brow
As I wept for You and weep even now?
Did I promise to bear Your name
Etched in my mortal heart for all to see?
Am I now worthy to carry Your sacrifice
With me into eternity?
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
Angels,
are you near me
To
catch me if I fall?
Do
you stand guard at the entrance
Of
my heart
On
God’s errand and sentinel’s call?
Do
you pave the way
And
steady my feet,
And
ensure my enemy’s defeat?
You
are unsung heroes
Of
every journey’s flight
You
are phantoms of love
Concealed
from mortal sight.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Empathy by Greg Olsen)
I marvel as You lead me over mountains
and over vales;
And when I often fall,
You soothe away my pains.
I marvel at Thy patience,
I marvel at Thy love,
I marvel at Thy faith in me
And what I can become.
When
in the realms of heaven
You
asked me what in mortality
I
wanted to be,
It
was so easy, I said I wanted
To
be like Thee.
You
warned me of the suffering
That
would have to equal in measure
To
what you would suffer for me;
That
my life would not be easy
But
that You would
make
up for everything.
Now
I am here,
I
fear the refiners’ fire of the kiln
When
Your potter hands are moulding me
But
I try to be the woman I was who said
She
wanted to be like Thee.
Some
days I want to change my wish
I
am not worthy to bear my suffering,
But
then I notice the chains
around
my heart are broken,
and
I remember:
You
will make up for everything.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Spring of Life by Chris Brazelton)
When
you softly whisper to my soul
I
know the Father is there
Ever
mindful of my needful care.
When
you softly whisper to my soul
I
know the Saviour will rescue me
When
I am tempest tossed onto a troubled sea.
When
you softly whisper to my soul
I
know angels are waiting to lift my heart
In
the still of the darkest night.
When
you softly whisper to my soul
I
know You will bring me home
And
never abandon my care,
You
are the gift that will guide me there.
-
CATHRYNE
ALLEN
I hear Your voice in empty silence
When loneliness envelops me;
I hear Your voice in violent storms
That plague Me in mortality;
I hear Your voice in my struggles
That never let me be;
I hear Your voice when You pilot me
On dangerous journeys of earthly seas;
I hear Your voice beckoning me
To stay the course because
You will never abandon me.
I hear Your voice getting closer
And more distinct on the narrow path
That leads me home to Thee.
I see Your arms wide open
Waiting to welcome me.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Be Not Afraid by LDS Book Store)