| Into the World My Master Came (“These are some of my earliest ones also”) Into the world my Master came Destined to live in sorrow and shame Into a world of evil and night Came His never failing light Into a world that had need of Him To a world which took no heed of Him Which should have died instead of Him When into the world He came Into a world enslaved by pride He came suffered, bled and died For instead it was Him whom they crucified When into the world He came Out of this world did my Master go Out of its sorrow and shame For He had finished what He had to do When into the world He came Out of this world to His home on high My precious Savior did go Just what will happen to you and I When out of this world we go? Untitled (March 11, 1997) I meet God in the morning So He’s with me all the day I try to be good company So that He’ll not go away I figure if I walk real close My feet won’t go astray And by doing things He wants me to I’ll please Him all the day If you will meet Him early And please Him all day through You’ll find peace and happiness And God will be pleased with you Then we’ll have God in our minds and hearts Just where He wants to be And have a happy fellowship that can last Through all eternity Marriage Marriage is a remarkable state In which one of the other tries to placate For statements like “you’re putting on a little weight” Or forgetting to tell her that her stockings aren’t straight You learn real fast what trouble you’ll see If you forget birthday or anniversary But you soon learn too How much fun to make up So learn in your marriage How to appease Or what you must do Your wife to please If you are smart you soon shall see If Mama is mad Their ain’t nobody happy So here is to marriage an honorable state And having been through it I’m here to relate Man is half finished when he is one But when he is married he is all done June When I was young and in my prime I saw this girl and said – she’s going to be mine She just doesn’t know it yet So I went up to her and took her hand And said you’re the fairest in all the land Will you be mine – and she just said “you bet” Well there’s been some hard times and some tears And a lot of good times thru the years And we thank God for the day we met We don’t know what’s in store And of time just how much more But we’ve had 64 and we’re all set To keep going on through all weather It doesn’t matter while we’re together We’ll take every one we’re going to get Untitled God made the heavens The earth and ocean too And then He made the animals You find in the zoo The elephant, rhinoceros, and the kangaroo Then when God had finished He made me and you Some say my ancestor Was a monk or chimpanzee But in my way of thinking They are crazy as can be Oh, your (my) ancestors Don’t live in a zoo Don’t let the devil Make a monkey out of you. |
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POEMS
BY BOB BLANSHAN
BY BOB BLANSHAN
| That Blessed Peaceful Shore (“One of my earliest attempts” - Bob) When the world forgets you And your troubles they are o’er Then you’ll dwell with Jesus On that peaceful blessed shore When you’ve reached that glorious haven For the weary and the sore Then you’ll dwell with Jesus On that peaceful blessed shore Where the sun is always o’er us And the darkness comes nevermore Then you dwell with Jesus On that peaceful blessed shore Then worldly cares can’t hurt us When we enter thru the door That leads to dwell with Jesus On that peaceful blessed shore No longing for ones who loved us Ones who had gone on before For we’ll find them when we dwell with Jesus On that blessed peaceful shore |
Beulah
(“Talk about a good catch – the Son of God”)
Here comes the Bride
Finally by His side
She has been courted long
To leave all sin and wrong
The bride is arrayed all in white
Which means she has won the fight
For the white robe she wears and needs
Is made of her righteous deeds
The Bridegroom has journeyed and brought her
His bride into her new home
The wedding vows are eternal
No more will either be alone
No heartaches – no sorrow – no crying
No dark days – only joy will be there
I want to be part of that wedding
That glorious eternity to share
How about you, friend, are you robed in white
Among those eternal ones
Will you have a place at the table
At the marriage feast of God’s Son
Untitled
(“For BPW Reunion”)
Like the sound of many waters
Voices sounding on the air
Voices loving, caring, sharing
People visiting everywhere
They are here from many places
All these loved endearing faces
And we thank the Lord for them
We know it’s reunion time again
Family and God’s family make these
Blessings doubly sweet
And those others who come to share
Make an even better treat
God’s fields are scattered widely
And workers far apart
Times like these encourage
And help us all take heart
So we thank the one who bound us together with
this cord
Let’s just lift our voices toward heaven
And let’s praise the Lord
Roger
(“For Roger and Sharon Scott in Jamaica”)
When Roger went to Broadleaf
To do God’s work on that ground
He kept one eye on heaven
But with the other he looked around
Oh, he didn’t from God’s work shirk
But went steadfastly to the work
Though we didn’t know it at the time
He had something else on his mind
And he found a rose in Sharon
And she willingly complied
So when he asked the question
Said “Yes, I’ll be your bride”
He could hardly believe his ears
His heart beat loud and fast
He looked again to heaven
Lord, I’ve caught me one at last
Sharon looked at him with just a little glance
He doesn’t know it yet, but he didn’t have a chance
For I too had my eye on heaven
And the other on the ground
Because the Lord said “seek and ye shall find”
And look what I found
(Why did you make her stupid? That’s so she would
be attracted to you)????????
But seriously we wish them well and may they fruitful
be
In the service of the Lord and with pickneys, two or
three
(“Talk about a good catch – the Son of God”)
Here comes the Bride
Finally by His side
She has been courted long
To leave all sin and wrong
The bride is arrayed all in white
Which means she has won the fight
For the white robe she wears and needs
Is made of her righteous deeds
The Bridegroom has journeyed and brought her
His bride into her new home
The wedding vows are eternal
No more will either be alone
No heartaches – no sorrow – no crying
No dark days – only joy will be there
I want to be part of that wedding
That glorious eternity to share
How about you, friend, are you robed in white
Among those eternal ones
Will you have a place at the table
At the marriage feast of God’s Son
Untitled
(“For BPW Reunion”)
Like the sound of many waters
Voices sounding on the air
Voices loving, caring, sharing
People visiting everywhere
They are here from many places
All these loved endearing faces
And we thank the Lord for them
We know it’s reunion time again
Family and God’s family make these
Blessings doubly sweet
And those others who come to share
Make an even better treat
God’s fields are scattered widely
And workers far apart
Times like these encourage
And help us all take heart
So we thank the one who bound us together with
this cord
Let’s just lift our voices toward heaven
And let’s praise the Lord
Roger
(“For Roger and Sharon Scott in Jamaica”)
When Roger went to Broadleaf
To do God’s work on that ground
He kept one eye on heaven
But with the other he looked around
Oh, he didn’t from God’s work shirk
But went steadfastly to the work
Though we didn’t know it at the time
He had something else on his mind
And he found a rose in Sharon
And she willingly complied
So when he asked the question
Said “Yes, I’ll be your bride”
He could hardly believe his ears
His heart beat loud and fast
He looked again to heaven
Lord, I’ve caught me one at last
Sharon looked at him with just a little glance
He doesn’t know it yet, but he didn’t have a chance
For I too had my eye on heaven
And the other on the ground
Because the Lord said “seek and ye shall find”
And look what I found
(Why did you make her stupid? That’s so she would
be attracted to you)????????
But seriously we wish them well and may they fruitful
be
In the service of the Lord and with pickneys, two or
three