Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 10, 2026 • 2 Comments
The little toy dog is covered with dust, But sturdy and staunch he stands; And the little toy soldier is red with rust, And his musket molds in his hands. Time was when the little toy dog was new, And the soldier was passing fair; And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • January 03, 2026 • 14 Comments
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation! Come, all who hear; now to his temple draw near, join me in glad adoration. Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning; sheltering you under his wings, and so gently... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • December 27, 2025 • 0 Comment
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder Consider all the works Thy hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy pow’r throughout The universe displayed! Chorus Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee; How great Thou art, How great Thou art! Then sings my soul, My... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • December 20, 2025 • 12 Comments
Day by day, Day by day, Oh Dear Lord, Three things I pray. To see thee more clearly, Love thee more dearly, Follow thee more nearly, Day by day. Oh… Day by day, Day by day, Oh Dear Lord, Three things I pray. To see thee more clearly, Love thee more dearly, Follow thee more... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • December 13, 2025 • 1 Comment
Beyond the blue horizon Waits a beautiful day. Goodbye to things that bore me. Joy is waiting for me! I see a new horizon. My life has only begun! Beyond the blue horizon Lies a rising sun! – Leo Robin (1900-1984), from “Beyond the Blue Horizon” (1930) You and I continue to be flat-out amazed... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • December 06, 2025 • 4 Comments
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee. Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity. Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea. Cherubim and seraphim, falling down before thee, Who was and... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • November 29, 2025 • 4 Comments
We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; He chastens and hastens His will to make known; The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing; Sing praises to His Name; He forgets not His own. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine; So from the beginning the fight... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • November 22, 2025 • 6 Comments
Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin’ for to carry me home. Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin’ for to carry me home. I looked over Jordan, and what did I see, Comin’ for to carry me home? A band of angels comin’ after me, Comin’ for to carry me home. Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin’ for to... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • November 15, 2025 • 2 Comments
For the beauty of the earth, For the splendor of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies. Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. For the wonder of each hour, Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • November 08, 2025 • 8 Comments
Morning has broken like the first morning. Blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing, praise for the morning, Praise for them springing fresh from the world. Sweet the rains new fall, sunlit from Heaven, Like the first dewfall on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, Sprung... Read More
