Standing At The Portal

 

"The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge
in times of trouble.  And they that know Thy name will
 put their trust in Thee: for Thou, Lord has not forsaken
them that seek Thee.
(Psalm 9:9-10)

April Flowers
(2020)

Holly Banks

Fine Art America

Standing at the portal

Of the opening year,

Words of comfort meet us,

Hushing every fear;

Spoken through the silence

By our Savior's voice,

Tender, strong and faithful,

Making us rejoice.

Onward, then, and fear not,

Children of the day;

For His Word shall never,

Never pass away.

"I, the Lord, am with thee,

Be thou not afraid;

I will help and strengthen

Be thou not dismayed.

Yea, I will uphold thee

With My own right hand;

Thou art called and chosen

In My sight to stand."

Onward, then, and fear not,

Children of the day;

For His Word shall never,

Never pass away.

For the year before us,

O what rich supplies!

For the poor and needy

Living streams shall rise;

For the sad and sinful

Shall His grace abound;

For the faint and feeble

Perfect strength to be found.

Onward, then, and fear not,

Children of the day;

For His Word shall never,

Never pass away.

He will never fail us,

He will not forsake;

His eternal covenant

He will never break.

Resting on the promise,

What have we to fear?

God is all sufficient

For the coming year.

Onward, then, and fear not,

Children of the day;

For His Word shall never,

Never pass away.

Frances Ridley Havergal

Image courtesy/Havergal Trust

"Standing At The Portal"
(1873)
Frances Ridley Havergal
(1836-1879)
English Christian poetess and hymn writer
"A bright but short-lived candle
in English hymnody"