I viewed my life as
hopeless pieces
And shame consumed my
fragile heart.
I questioned every move
and every choice;
I berated, I gave no
value to any part.
Not until my trust
consumed me
And my will to heavens
flew
Did solace nestle in my
soul
And such freedom as I
never knew.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art by David Beraru)
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
(Art: Christ by David Beraru)
You paved the way to glories untold
With drops of blood and hallowed tears,
Gifting me life beyond these mortal years.
The bread of life, the living water,
Flowing into my heart from yours;
With parched lips I approach
So I will thirst never more.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: The Water That I Shall Give by Eva Koleva Timothy)
I lift, I lift,
Above the world below.
I reach and find Your
hand
To guide me where I am
meant to go.
You are my guiding light,
You are my all,
You are my inner compass
That will bring me home.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Guiding Light by Ivan Guaderrama)
He
arose and rebuked the roaring winds
and
the raging sea,
He,
who with His word
caused
the earth to be,
Spoke
to the Galilean tempest:
“Peace, be still”.
He
who has all things
under
His command,
Calmed
the troubled sea of dismay
in
the souls of men.
He,
who holds all humanity
in
the palm of His hand,
Caused
the waves of the sea
to
whisper His name.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Emmanuel by Danny Hahlbohm)
Your arms, so willing and so strong,
Dived into the deep and shattered my sorrow;
The depth was no match for the strength
You gained at Calvary so long ago.
Your saving grace
Has lifted me to Your cross
Becoming my mortal weakness’ greatest foe.
I now walk with You
In paths I dare not walk alone;
In the valley of shadow of death,
I rejoice to be Your own.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: God of Wonder by Yongsung Kim)
You met me at dawn
With my memories so vast;
I remembered coming to You
Long ago through the water’s gate,
So wide open for my soul to embrace.
You flowed through my heart since that day
Showing me the wonder of You;
I have seen Your agonising sacrifice,
Never to be erased.
I hear You, I am Your sheep,
I know You and Your sacrificial pains,
For the believing blood of Israel
Runs through my veins.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Solitary View by Greg Collins)
“Motherhood is near to divinity.
It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind.
It places her who honours its holy calling and service next to the angels.”
- The First Presidency: Heber J. Grant, J. Reuben Clark, David O McKay
What are children to a mother
If not gifts from heaven’s door;
As jewels from God’s own bosom
Gifted to her heart forever more.
Entrusted with the greatest charge
Sealed with hope of tender care;
From His hands
To mothers given
As gifts of worth beyond compare.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Mercy's Light by Annie Henrie Nader)
You followed your mother into my heart
Carefully tracing her footprints that led to mine,
Knowing I was waiting for your loving arms.
You are the offspring of my body and my heart;
The proof of God’s mercy,
The proof of His love divine.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Angels Round About Thee by Annie Henrie Nader)
I give you my patience
That you might follow your path;
I give you my understanding
That you might love you more;
I give you my forgiveness
That you might learn to love;
I give you my tolerance
That you might grow;
I give you my wisdom
That you might have courage.
I give you my witness
Of the fountain of it all
In whom if you believe,
You will never fall.
From my heart to yours;
Forever more
Because a heart can give no more.
-
CATHRYNE
ALLEN
(Art: Mother In Zion by Greg Sargent)
I wept today to
feel Your touch
As You lifted
me on wings of faith
And brought my
soul to heaven’s gate.
My grateful
heart burned within
When I felt,
that for me,
You rose above
Gethsemane.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: His Glorious Light by Greg Collins)
Your truth pierces my soul
And binds me to Your loving heart.
Your teaching moments
Find my hungry mind
And feed me like a bird in flight
Searching for a morsel
That gladdens its hungry heart.
Your mysteries are laid at my feet
And I, when I come home, will be
Clutching these riches that are mine to
keep.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Artist Unknown)
Should the stars fall
from heaven,
And the sun refuse
to give its light;
Should the earth become
the darkest night,
You will ever be
My only guiding light.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Guiding Light by Annie Henrie Nader)
When I feel forsaken
In my greatest moments of despair,
I yearn to feel You near me,
I wonder if You are there.
I know You are watching,
And whispering for me to know:
To know your strength to conquer,
Some moments you have to face alone.
I understand, it has to be so,
I faced mine at Calvary long ago.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: In the Wilderness by Ron DiCianni)
I carry my cross every day to the foot of Calvary
Where You carried yours so valiantly to the top;
I wait for You there to lift me
To the foot of Your gilded throne.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Behold the Man by Simon Dewey(
I will scatter the seeds of Your love
Along humanity’s path
To feed the hungry souls
For many years;
Until each cared for soul
Will pave the trail of my happy tears.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: You Are Loved by Alex Kovych)
Thou art my light,
My honourable Prince of
Peace,
Who will prepare the way
For me to go where
I have not gone before.
Wherever you send me
I will eagerly go
And honour Thy name.
To the ends of the earth,
Over mountains,
And over the seas;
Light my way, and in the
end
Bring me home to Thee.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Prince of Peace by Yongsung Kim)
I
stood at the veil
As
You were about to leave
Sorrowing
that not all would believe.
I
prayed for Father’s power
To
protect Your gentle heart
From
the blow that might tear You apart.
I
knew my soul You would save
And
all Your promises You would fulfil
I
stood at the veil, unable to leave,
Holding
Your crown for You to receive.
I
stood and waited that fateful day
In
awe of what You did to pave the way.
I
could scarcely comprehend
Your
godly enduring might
I
stood at the veil and gave You my heart.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(The Symphony of Suffering by Aeron Brown)
I
will scatter my prayers upward
Like
birds in flight
reaching
for Thy throne;
I
will trust in Thy wisdom,
I
will surrender my soul,
To
see more clearly
my sacred path home.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Made new by Chris Brazelton)
I wish I could be grateful
For every fallen tear
And accept my trials
Without a trace of fear.
But what would life be
Without the love notes sent
From heaven’s gilded gates
And written by His pen.
- Cathryne Allen
(Art by Chris Brazelton)
The
winds of tribulation scatter my hopes,
Like
feathers they lift to the sky.
They
find You there
ever
waiting to answer my pleas;
To
restore that which is lost,
To
renew that which is broken.
I
stand amazed at Your love, Your care:
Your
everlasting token.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Remain in Love by Chris Brazelton)
I bent my knee today to Thee,
And You listened very carefully.
My heart split open,
And You could see
One still worthy of her destiny.
I marvelled how quick
You wiped my slate so clean
And so gently said to me:
I understand your mortal suffering,
I met you in Gethsemane.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Restored in Faith by Chris Brazelton)
You
warned me there would be mountains to climb
But
promised there would be resting spots along the way;
You
warned me of the subtle pitfalls
And
how deep and wide the waters I would wade.
But
you promised me Your hand in mine
Every
minute of the day
And
that You would meet me at the finish line
When
I had conquered what there was to pay.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Walk by Faith by Chris Brazelton)
I wish I could see
Every step of my way
To the very last.
I wish I knew if treasures
Await me in the very end
That would outshine my past.
I wish I knew
If I endured to the end,
I’d be happy with all I have done;
If it would be enough
To live eternally with
God’s Beloved Son.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Spring of Life by Chris Brazelton)
I look to Thee to lift me up
When into the depths of sorrow
I sink and comfort cannot find;
I look to Thee to lift me up
When nothing makes sense
In my troubled finite mind.
I look to Thee to lift me up
When forsaken I happen to be;
I look to Thee to lift me up
When trials seek to swallow me.
I will look to Thee to lift me up
When farewell I have to say,
Lift me up with tender mercies
Thou art the light, the truth and the way.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: The Light of the World by Mindi Oaten)
Each day I lift more and more,
On wings of faith
I fly to God I know.
In realms of splendour
I will find my home of old
And return to Him
Who has missed me so.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Artist Unknown)