THE MELODY OF MY HEART

There is something of a melody arising up within me

A song of praise exalting Christ Jesus my Lord and Savior

But there are not words sufficient that speak to His glory

The One who died to breech my stony heart’s door

How can I describe this love flowing from the Cross

Extolling the great grace that is the essence of His being

He redeemed this wandering lamb who was utterly lost

Blind to His righteousness but now with open eyes seeing

His majesty and holiness of which the angels continually sing

Draw me ever closer to the risen rescuer full of God’s mercy

What can I, so unworthy, possibly lay at the feet of the one true King

But this melody of repentance forever arising up within me

“My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being!”

Psalms 108:1 ESV

Published by Robert M. Hinnen

I have been writing poetry since I was a teenager, but it wasn’t until a few of years ago that my writing became more spiritual and at the same time more prolific. As I shared my poetry with my wife, Hannah, and a few good friends, they encouraged me to place the poems in book form. My first book endeavor was “Because Of Him”, published in 2017. After hearing Sammy Murimi, the director of Share International Inc., speak at our church, I decided that the proceeds from that book would be donated to Share. In 2018, Hannah and I were privileged to go to Turkanaland in Kenya on a mission trip with Share. It was a life-changing experience for us both. Some of the inspiration from that trip is expressed in my second book, “His Cup Pours Out”. I include scripture verses with my poems because most of the poems I have written were inspired by reading God’s Word. I hope that as you visit this blog, you will meditate on the scripture verses and write down your prayers and thoughts for the week. My goal for this project has always been that God would be glorified! Robert M Hinnen

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