The Joys Of Remembering

THE JOYS OF REMEMBERING

by HELEN STEINER RICE



THERE'S A HEAP OF SATISFACTION
TO SIT HERE THINKING OF YOU,
AND TO TELL YOU ONCE AGAIN, DEAR,
HOW VERY MUCH I LOVE YOU,
THERE IS COMFORT JUST IN LONGING
FOR A SMILE FROM YOUR DEAR FACE
AND JOY IN JUST REMEMBERING
EACH SWEET AND FOND EMBRACE,
THERE IS HAPPINESS IN KNOWING
THAT MY HEART WILL ALWAYS BE
A PLACE WHERE I CAN HOLD YOU
AND KEEP YOU NEAR TO ME.







SEEK THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH;
SEEK HIS PRESENCE CONTINUALLY.



PSALM 105:4
NRSV



SHOW ME YOUR UNFAILING LOVE
IN WONDERFUL WAYS.
YOU SAVE WITH YOUR STRENGTH
THOSE WHO SEEK REFUGE
FROM THEIR ENEMIES.



PSALM 17:7
NLT



I WILL LOVE YOU, O LORD, MY STRENGTH.
THE LORD IS MY ROCK AND MY
FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER;
MY GOD, MY STRENGTH, IN WHOM I WILL TRUST;
MY SHIELD AND THE HORN OF MY
SALVATION, MY STRONGHOLD.



PSALM 18:1-2
NKJV



I LAY DOWN AND SLEPT.
I WOKE UP IN SAFETY,
FOR THE LORD WAS WATCHING OVER ME.



PSALM 3:5
NLT



I SAID, "I AM ABOUT TO FALL,"
BUT, LORD, YOUR LOVE KEPT ME SAFE.



PSALM 94:18
NCV



SET A GUARD, O LORD, OVER MY MOUTH;
KEEP WATCH OVER THE DOOR OF MY LIPS.



PSALM 141:3
NAS



FOR A THOUSAND YEARS IN THY SIGHT
ARE BUT AS YESTERDAY WHEN IT IS PAST,
AND AS A WATCH IN THE NIGHT.



PSALM 90:4
KJV



HOLD ME UP, THAT I MAY BE SAFE
AND HAVE REGARD FOR YOUR
STATUTES CONTINUALLY.



PSALM 119:117
NRSV