Some days,
Father, I cannot bear,
The absence of
Your touch.
I cannot wait
for Your embrace
That I have
missed so very much.
In this abyss
of worldly darkness
I stumble but
I fall into the arms of Him
Who lifts me
higher than I can go.
I fly to You,
Father, on my wings of faith,
I sail through
stormy skies,
Seeking for
Thy face.
Look Father,
no hands!
Only trust in
these strong arms
Of my
Saviour’s loving grace.
-
CATHRYNE ALLEN
As Golgotha raged and tore
Your flesh without mercy
The Garden sprang anew,
As from every drop You spilt
New flowers came into bloom.
How pitiful the cross that claimed You
Not knowing it sent a God to a
Darkened tomb!
-
Cathryne
Allen
He is my Sovereign,
He is the king of all kings,
He is my wings of protection,
He is my everything.
-
Cathryne
Allen
I looked up to You
When in my beginning.
I saw Your strength,
Your care, Your undying love,
And I knew only You
Could make up for what
I alone could not do.
You are my Shepherd,
You are my King,
You are my Holy Grail,
You are my everything.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
How
commendably patient Thou art
With
the slow progress of
My
proud heart;
How
great Thy wisdom,
How
great Thy mercy,
How
great Thy love
That
fills my joyful heart;
How
very great Thou art!
- Cathryne
Allen
Today as I communed with Thee
You took me all the way to Calvary.
My heart stood still, the lessons came,
And taught me what in words I could not name.
I bow the knee and in thanks ascend to Thee
For all I learnt at Calvary.
-
CATHRYNE
ALLEN
When my days on earth are done
I’ll be lifted above the world below
And I will seek the gilded gate
To welcome me to my eternal home.
I will approach the foot of Father’s throne,
I will kneel and I will weep
When in hope I give Him joy
For eternity to keep.
-
Cathryne
Allen
See Father,
I brought home the sheep!
I did all that I could
To save them in my keep.
They come to You Father
In whose arms they belong,
They come to You,
Whom they loved all along.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
All that is unspoken
And all that is unseen
All that I feel
In the depths of my soul
I long to give to Thee.
And all that You ask of me
And all that I am
I will place
On the altar of sacrifice
for Thee.
I give You my all
Because a heart
Can give no more.
-
CATHRYNE
ALLEN
(Artist Unknown)
He hears me when in the
Solitude of my darkest nights
On Him I call.
He hears me when in silence
My heart tries to hide
My fears that I might fall.
He hears me when in crowds
My mind wanders and doubts
Begin their insidious call.
He hears me whether
I cry to Him or not
Because He knows my very soul,
He knows it all.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
When
You rose from Your grave
With
healing in Your wings,
Did
I live on in Your heart
As
you ascended to Your throne
To
seal my destiny?
Did
You carry us all in Your bosom
With
the crucible of the cross
Forever
etched in Your memory?
-
CATHRYNE ALLEN
As the stars in heaven
That burn with everlasting light
So is my love that burns for Thee
On the altar of my heart.
-
Cathryne Allen
Will
I be lost in crowds of heaven
When
my mortal shell at last I leave,
And
will this earthly life appear unreal
When
my true home is to me revealed?
Will
I come to see Thy face
I
so often sought on bended knee,
And
forget all the lonely moments
I
suffered with merciful help from Thee?
My
heart will rend within my chest
When
I kneel before Thy throne;
I
will weep with grateful heart
For
cherished truths that I have known.
-
CATHRYNE ALLEN
I kneel before Thy throne each day
Never knowing what first to say.
Then I remember what my soul foremost needs
Is my heartfelt devotion to only Thee.
My thoughts, my words, my earthly deeds
I consecrate as a memorial in prayer to Thee.
I spread my heart before Thy feet,
As the Sacrificial Lamb I come to see.
I see You smile, I hear You say:
You are in my heart today.
The sacrifice was mine to give,
Your soul I purchased that you might live.
-
Cathryne
Allen
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)