Bible-centered old-style poetry by M. C. Fox
Though terrified at first by what they saw,
The shepherds were amazed by what they heard –
The angel’s message filled their hearts with awe –
To witness for themselves their feet were spurred.
Read moreWhen Light and Glory Banish Fear (Luke 2:15-18)
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The light of the stars, the bleating of sheep
Was all the resting shepherds sensed that night
In stillness so dark they fended off sleep –
When suddenly burst a glorious light.
Read moreThey Watched in Darkness (Luke 2:8-14)
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The shepherds watched their flocks by starlight still
When witnessed they the angel of the Lord appear;
These outcasts heard this herald of God’s will,
Proclaiming, “Nevermore have you to fear!
Read moreIn the Shepherd’s Field (Luke 2:2-14
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To David’s City, Bethlehem, they went To register as Caesar had decreed; To scribes their house and names did they present The man, his pregnant virgin, and God’s seed. In their ancestral home of Israel’s king, While records still were being written down, To Earth in humble place did Mary bring Unrecognized one worthy of … Read moreTo Register the King (Luke 2:1-7)
“The mighty Lord my Spirit magnifies;
In God my savior does my soul rejoice,
For on His servant’s state He turns His eyes
And to this lowly being grants His voice.
Read moreThe Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55)
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May peace from His divine authority
Abound in knowing Him whose radiance
Released us from death’s dark obscurity
To live in glory not sin’s ignorance.
Read moreThe Illumination of Him (2 Peter 1:2-11
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“Be not afraid. You need but to believe.”
So said our Lord, but how can we not fear?
The world still welters — wars without reprieve –
It breaks and burns – our death seems ever near.
Read moreHis Perfect Love Drives Out Our Fear (1 John 4:15-19)
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God is our refuge strong in whom we stay,
In Him our help and savior ever here;
Therefore, though earth beneath our feet gives way
And mountains crumble we will never fear.
Read moreOur Refuge through the Tumult (Psalm 46:1-7)
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How long, O Lord? How long will you forget?
How long will you conceal your face from me?
How long must hordes of doubt my mind beset
And in my heart this aching sorrow be?
Read moreHow Long O Lord? (Psalm 13)
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In the beginning was the Word, the source
Of cosmic order, with God vis-à-vis;
God was the Word, who was the motive force
Through whom all things were made and came to be.
Read moreThe Word to Pierce the Dark (John 1:1-16)
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