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Sea-Song

“A Sea-Song from the Shore”
by James Whitcomb Riley

Hail!, Ho! Sail Ho!
Ahoy! Ahoy! Ahoy!
Who calls to me,
So far at sea?
Only a little boy!

Sail! Ho! Hail! Ho!
The sailor he sails the sea;
I wish he would capture
A little sea-horse
And send him home to me.

I wish, as he sails through the tropical gales,
He would catch me a sea-bird, too,
With its silver wings
And the song it sings,
And its breast of down and dew!

I wish he would catch me a little mermaid,
Some island where he lands,
With her dripping curls,
And her crown of pearls,
And the looking-glass in her hand!

Catapult

The rocks of the hills, taken and shaped by hard work, are made to soar forward from the sling of a machine.
Through wind and clouds, they ride upon their way; like meteors they thunder through space.

Catapult

The rocks of the hills, taken and shaped by hard work, are made to soar forward from the sling of a machine.
Through wind and clouds, they ride upon their way; like meteors they thunder through space.

Catapult

The rocks of the hills, taken and shaped by hard work, are made to soar forward from the sling of a machine.
Through wind and clouds, they ride upon their way; like meteors they thunder through space.

Shema

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 And these words which I command you today shall be upon your heart.

Creation

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Creation

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Seek the Lord

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Plans

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.

Love one another

A new command I give you: love one another: As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

The Way

Jesus answered, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Eternal life

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Strong

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

Ask

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives; he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

O Sailor

O sailor, come ashore
What have you brought for me?
Red coral, white coral,
Coral from the sea.

I did not dig it from the ground,
Nor pluck it from a tree.
Feeble insects made it
In the stormy sea.

Complaining

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold forth the word of life.

Soft answer

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Fear of the Lord

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Blessed man

Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

3He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

Blessed man

Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.

Not so the wicked!

They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

The Word

Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.

Hid in my heart

Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Shepherd

A PSALM OF DAVID.

1 The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.

4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul. 3He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 6You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 7Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Trees

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me
But only God can make a tree.

Trees

The oak is called the king of trees,
The aspen quivers in the breeze,
The poplar grows up straight and tall,
The peach tree spreads along the wall,
The sycamore gives pleasant shade,
The willow droops in watery glade,
The fir tree useful timber gives,
The beech amid the forest lives.