Posted by Roberta Grimes • June 17, 2023 • 18 Comments
Climb every mountain, search high and low, Follow every byway, every path you know. Climb every mountain, ford every stream, Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream. A dream that will need all the love you can give, Every day of your life, for as long as you live. Climb every mountain, ford every... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • June 10, 2023 • 45 Comments
On a clear day, rise and look around you, And you’ll see who you are. On a clear day, how it will astound you That the glow of your being outshines every star! You’ll feel part of every mountain, sea and shore. You can hear from far and near A word you’ve never, never heard... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • May 13, 2023 • 49 Comments
Who can I turn to when nobody needs me? My heart wants to know, and so I must go where destiny leads me. With no star to guide me, and no one beside me, I’ll go on my way, and after the day, The darkness will hide me. And maybe tomorrow I’ll find what I’m... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • May 06, 2023 • 58 Comments
What kind of fool am I, who never fell in love? It seems that I’m the only one that I have been thinking of. What kind of mind is this? An empty shell? A lonely cell in which an empty heart must dwell? What kind of clown am I? What do I know of life?... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • April 29, 2023 • 47 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
Posted by Roberta Grimes • April 01, 2023 • 48 Comments
I am weak but Thou art strong. Jesus, keep me from all wrong. I’ll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Just a closer walk with Thee. Grant it, Jesus, is my plea! Daily walking close to Thee. Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. – Traditional, from... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • November 26, 2022 • 45 Comments
Nobody knows the trouble I’ve been through. Nobody knows my sorrow. Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen. Glory hallelujah! Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down. Oh, yes, Lord! Sometimes I’m almost to the ground. Oh, yes, Lord. – From “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Had” in Slave Songs of the United States (1867) By survey,... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • November 19, 2022 • 44 Comments
I believe I can fly. I believe I can touch the sky. I think about it every night and day. Spread my wings and fly away. I believe I can soar. I see me running through that open door! I believe I can fly, I believe I can fly, I believe I can fly! –... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • November 12, 2022 • 37 Comments
All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall. Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all. Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all! O seed of Israel’s chosen race, now ransomed from the fall, Hail Him who saves you by His grace, and crown Him... Read More
Posted by Roberta Grimes • October 22, 2022 • 30 Comments
God hath not promised skies always blue, Flower strewn pathways all our lives through; God hath not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. But God hath promised strength for the day, Rest for the labor, light for the way; Grace for the trials, help from above, Unfailing sympathy, undying love. –... Read More
