Archive - God's Gift of Verse

What Have We To Do with Idols?

A surprisingly beautiful hymn on the only way to escape idolatry: By replacing it with something more attractive.

Jul 22 •

June 2025

Lucky, Fortunate, or Blessed?

As Christians, we have the assurance that nothing that comes our way is by luck. Ned Nossaman recently put this thought into a poem, presented here for…

Jun 22 •

Deborah’s Song—A New Metrical Hymn

The story of Deborah is also the story of Barak, who despite his hesitation became a hero of faith.

Jun 17 •

The Lord Has Yet More Light and Truth to Break Forth from His Word

George Rawson’s powerful hymn takes its theme from the words of John Robinson, pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers, as they departed for New England. Its…

Jun 5 •

May 2025

The Lord’s My Shepherd, My Supply—A Poetic Paraphrase of Psalm 23

While writing the poetry for our new children’s book on David, I wanted to see if I could paraphrase Psalm 23 into a hymn, with rhyme and meter—a…

May 23 •

April 2025

Be There No Resurrection

I recently discovered an unpublished hymn I had written 50 years ago, based on Paul’s argument against those in Corinth who said Christ had not risen…

Apr 12 •

Appreciating Biblical Poetry—Its Universal Characteristics

Our appreciation for the poems of the Bible is deepened when we recognize what it is that makes them poetic. Here we present four characteristics of…

Apr 3 •

February 2025

Ruth and Boaz—More Than a Biblical Love Story

The story of Ruth and Boaz is a wonderful love story. But it is much more. It is a story of a Gentile woman who joined God’s people, and with her…

Feb 8 •

January 2025

As we grow older, we naturally look back. But as believers in Christ, we also look forward. My collaborator Ned Nossaman recently wrote a poem that…

Jan 22 •

Sometime We’ll Understand

We sometimes struggle to know the meaning behind the trials we experience. If God is good, why does He allow us to suffer? This old hymn conveys God's…

Jan 3 •

December 2024

Mary, Yes She Knows

The melody for the Christmas song “Mary, Did You Know,” is quite beautiful, but the lyrics never give Mary a chance to answer the songwriter’s…

Dec 23, 2024 •

What If Christ Had Not Come

Ned Nossaman, inspired by the Christmas Day devotional from Streams in the Desert, offers this poem, “What if Christ Had Not Come.”

Dec 12, 2024 •

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