Saturday, August 15, 2009

The Bright Side

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THE BRIGHT SIDE

by HELEN STEINER RICE

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I'M LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW
AND THE DAY IS DRAB AND DREARY,
AND I'M TRYING TO CONSOLE MYSELF
BY THINKING SOMETHING CHEERY
I KNOW IT'S SIMPLY HORRIBLE
TO GET IN SUCH A SLUMP
AND I ALSO KNOW IT'S UP TO ME
TO GET ACROSS THIS HUMP
AND I REALIZE I'M SELFISH
TO MENTION THIS TO YOU
FOR, GEE, YOU MIGHT BE FEELING
A LITTLE "LOW-DOWN," TOO
BUT OFTEN WHEN I FEEL LIKE THIS
I TELL MYSELF IT'S TRUE
THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE
WHO FEELS "LOW-DOWN AND BLUE"
AND JUST KNOWING THERE ARE OTHERS
WHO FEEL THE WAY I DO
RENEWS MY SINKING SPIRIT
AND KEEPS ME SMILING THROUGH
AND KNOWING THAT IT'S NATURAL
TO TAKE A "SPIRIT-DIVE"
PROVIDES THE SPUNK AND COURAGE
TO HANG ON AND SURVIVE
AND WHILE THERE ARE A LOT OF MOODS
THAT WE CAN DRIVE AWAY
BY LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
IN ALL THAT WE DO AND SAY,
THERE ALSO IS A LONELINESS
THAT GOD MEANT US TO FEEL
BUT, GEE, IT SURE IS MIGHTY HARD
TO KNOW WHICH ONE IS REAL
AND I'D HATE TO BE A "SAD SACK"
WHO NEVER SAW THE SUN
AND JUST COMPLAINED THAT EVERY DAY
WAS SUCH A DREARY ONE
BUT I KNOW THAT ALL THE DARK DAYS
ARE JUST PART OF GOD'S PLAN
WE SHOULD ACCEPT THEM GRACIOUSLY
AND DO THE BEST WE CAN...
SO I'LL JUST KEEP ON TRYING
FOR I KNOW IT'S "GOSPEL TRUE"
THERE NEVER WAS A CLOUD SO DARK
THE SUN COULD NOT SHINE THROUGH!

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YES, YOU ARE MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS;
HONOR YOUR NAME BY LEADING ME OUT
OF THIS PERIL.

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PSALM 31:3
TLB

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THE LORD IS A STRONGHOLD FOR THE OPPRESSED,
A STRONGHOLD IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.

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PSALM 9:9
NRSV

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GIVE US HELP FROM TROUBLE: FOR VAIN IS
THE HELP OF MAN. THROUGH GOD WE SHALL
DO VALIANTLY: FOR HE IT IS THAT SHALL TREAD
DOWN OUR ENEMIES.

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PSALM 60:11-12
KJV

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DIRECT MY STEPS BY YOUR WORD,
AND LET NO INIQUITY HAVE DOMINION OVER ME.

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PSALM 119:133
NKJV

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LEAD ME IN THY TRUTH AND TEACH ME,
FOR THOU ART THE GOD OF MY SALVATION;
FOR THEE I WAIT ALL THE DAY.

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PSALM 25:5
NAS

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NOW TEACH ME GOOD JUDGMENT
AS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE.
FOR YOUR LAWS ARE MY GUIDE.

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PSALM 119:66
TLB

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DO NOT BE FAR FROM ME,
FOR TROUBLE IS NEAR
AND THERE IS NO ONE TO HELP.

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PSALM 22:11
NIV

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