Love Divine, All Love Excelling

"LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVE EXCELLING"
by HELEN STEINER RICE



IN A MYRIAD OF MIRACULOUS WAYS
GOD SHAPES OUR LIVES AND CHANGES OUR DAYS,
BEYOND OUR WILL OR EVEN KNOWING
GOD KEEPS OUR SPIRIT EVER GROWING...
FOR LIGHTS AND SHADOWS, SUN AND RAIN,
SADNESS AND GLADNESS, JOY AND PAIN,
COMBINE TO MAKE OUR LIVES COMPLETE
AND GIVE US VICTORY THROUGH DEFEAT...
"OH, LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVE EXCELLING,"
IN TROUBLED HEARTS YOU JUST KEEP DWELLING,
PATIENTLY WAITING FOR A "PRODIGAL SON"
TO SAY AT LAST, "THY WILL BE DONE."







ALL GOES WELL FOR THE PERSON WHO IS
GENEROUS AND LENDS WILLINGLY.
HE EARNS AN HONEST LIVING.



PSALM 112:5
GODS WORD



TRUST IN THE LORD, AND DO GOOD;
SO YOU WILL LIVE IN THE LAND,
AND ENJOY SECURITY.



PSALM 37:3
NRSV



YOU DESERVE HONESTY FROM THE HEART;
YES, UTTER SINCERITY AND TRUTHFULNESS.
OH, GIVE ME THIS WISDOM.



PSALM 51:6
TLB



MY HOPE IS IN YOU,
SO MAY GOODNESS AND
HONESTY GUARD ME.



PSALM 25:21
NCV



BOW DOWN YOUR EAR TO ME,
DELIVER ME SPEEDILY;
BE MY ROCK OF REFUGE,
A FORTRESS OF DEFENSE TO SAVE ME.



PSALM 31:2
NKJV



COMMIT YOURSELF TO THE
LORD; LET HIM DELIVER HIM;
LET HIM RESCUE HIM,
BECAUSE HE DELIGHTS IN HIM.



PSALM 22:8
NAS



BUT THE LORD IS MY DEFENDER;
MY GOD IS THE ROCK OF MY PROTECTION.



PSALM 94:22
NCV



GOD'S WAY IS PERFECT!
THE PROMISE OF THE LORD HAS PROVEN
TO BE TRUE. HE IS A SHIELD TO ALL THOSE
WHO TAKE REFUGE IN HIM.



PSALM 18:30
GOD'S WORD



I STAND SILENTLY BEFORE THE LORD, WAITING FOR
HIM TO RESCUE ME. FOR SALVATION COMES FROM
HIM ALONE. YES, HE ALONE IS MY ROCK, MY RESCUER,
DEFENSE AND FORTRESS. WHY THEN SHOULD I BE TENSE
WITH FEAR WHEN TROUBLES COME?



PSALM 62:1-2
TLB



LOOK AT THOSE WHO ARE HONEST
AND GOOD, FOR A WONDERFUL FUTURE
LIES BEFORE THOSE WHO LOVE PEACE.



PSALM 37:37
NLT