POEMS

HIS UNFAILING PRESENCE

Another year I enter

Its history unknown;

Oh, how my feet would tremble

To tread its paths alone!

But I have heard a whisper,

I know I shall be blest;

"My presence shall go with thee,

And I will give thee rest."

What will the New Year bring me?

I may not, must not know;

Will it be love and rapture,

Or loneliness and woe?

Hush! Hush! I hear his whisper;

I surely shall be blest;

"My presence shall go with thee,

And I will give thee rest."

Author Unknown

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AN HONEST PRAYER AT CHRISTMAS

God, I wish to forget the day that you were born.

Why couldn’t you just stay in your Heaven and leave me with my understanding?

Now you are part of me, which stops me being who I want to be.

It would have been much simpler if you had not interfered.

via Revd John Bolton

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Today is ours Let’s live it

And love is strong Let’s give it

A song can help Let’s sing it

And peace is dear Lets bring it

The past is gone Don’t rue it

Our work is here Let’s do it

The world is wrong Let’s right it

If evil comes Let’s fight it

The road is rough Let’s smooth it

The future’s vast Don’t fear it

Is faith asleep? Let’s wake it

Today is free Let’s take it

Beah Richards

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CHILL

Coming from the window, it seems very light

Because the ground outside is covered all in white.

In the air above snowflakes swirl and hover,

Then descend to augment the white cover.

An east wind sighs through the bare-branched trees,

Everywhere it glitters, indicating a freeze.

The snowflakes begin to fall much quicker –

The white cover on the ground rapidly gets thicker.

Turn the heating up to its fullest height;

Don the warmest clothes, wrapping them round tight

To keep out the cold of the snow and the ice.

So thank the Lord once and thank the Lord twice.

Brian Sumner

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Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each New Year find you a better man.

Benjamin Franklin

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Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Oprah Winfrey

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The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.

G. K. Chesterton
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Is the reason why MPs try so hard to get re-elected because they would hate to have to make a living under the laws they’ve passed?

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Railways and the Church have their critics, but both are the best ways of getting a man to his ultimate destination.

Revd W. Awdry

(creator of Thomas the Tank Engine)

	HIS UNFAILING PRESENCE Another year I enter Its history unknown; Oh, how my feet would tremble To tread its paths alone! But I have heard a whisper, I know I shall be blest; "My presence shall go with thee, And I will give thee rest." What will the New Year bring me? I may not, must not know; Will it be love and rapture, Or loneliness and woe? Hush! Hush! I hear his whisper; I surely shall be blest; "My presence shall go with thee, And I will give thee rest." *Author Unknown*
	* * * * * * * * * * AN HONEST PRAYER AT CHRISTMAS God, I wish to forget the day that you were born. Why couldn’t you just stay in your Heaven and leave me with my understanding? Now you are part of me, which stops me being who I want to be. It would have been much simpler if you had not interfered. via Revd John Bolton
	*** * * * * * * * * * Today is ours Let’s live it And love is strong Let’s give it A song can help Let’s sing it And peace is dear Lets bring it The past is gone Don’t rue it Our work is here Let’s do it The world is wrong Let’s right it If evil comes Let’s fight it The road is rough Let’s smooth it The future’s vast Don’t fear it Is faith asleep? Let’s wake it Today is free Let’s take it Beah Richards * * * * * * * * * ***
	CHILL Coming from the window, it seems very light Because the ground outside is covered all in white. In the air above snowflakes swirl and hover, Then descend to augment the white cover. An east wind sighs through the bare-branched trees, Everywhere it glitters, indicating a freeze. The snowflakes begin to fall much quicker – The white cover on the ground rapidly gets thicker. Turn the heating up to its fullest height; Don the warmest clothes, wrapping them round tight To keep out the cold of the snow and the ice. So thank the Lord once and thank the Lord twice. Brian Sumner
	* * * * * * * * * * * * Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each New Year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin * * * * * * * * * * * * Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. Oprah Winfrey * * * * * * * * * * * * The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. G. K. Chesterton * * * * * * * * * * * * Is the reason why MPs try so hard to get re-elected because they would hate to have to make a living under the laws they’ve passed? * * * * * * * * * * * * Railways and the Church have their critics, but both are the best ways of getting a man to his ultimate destination. Revd W. Awdry (creator of Thomas the Tank Engine)