Book Summaries

For those who stand upon the Rock
Now’s not the time for ‘tick-a-lock’;
Time is short; it’s running out
For souls to make the turn-about.

God’s children have to ‘show and tell’
If we’re to save the lost from hell.
No need to go ‘undercover’
To share Jesus with a brother.

We are the children of the Light;
Commissioned to shine very bright –
We have to spread and live the Word
To people who have not yet heard.

So turn the key the other way;
Do not be shy to share and pray –
Go forth and find a soul who’s lost;
Be bold and do not count the cost.

We read – each day – Your Holy Word.
We know that it is true.
We promise to obey you Lord –
but ‘WHAT’ are we to do?

We read and understand Your Word,
You know our lives are pure.
We promise to obey you Lord –
but ‘WHEN’? – we’re not so sure.

We read and comprehend Your Word,
You know we inward grow.
We promise to obey you Lord –
but ‘WHERE’ are we to go?

We are as ready as Your Word,
prepared to follow through.
We promised to obey you Lord –
but ‘WHO’ should follow You?

We always keep on promising
and say we’ll do our best –
but when it gets right down to it
our ‘will’ has taken rest.

Oh, Jesus took up His own cross –
and died for me and you –
and Jesus did not ask and ask –
the ‘what’, ‘when’, ‘where’, or ‘who’….

‘WHAT’ we do – is follow Him.
The ‘WHEN’ is now, you see.
‘WHERE’ is to lost, dying souls,
and ‘WHO’ is always “me”.

As blood and water hit the ground,
Something changed – Life I found.
The lies that entangle,
The sin that enslaves,
Were not to be found on that glorious day!

Two-Thousand years later His blood still remains,
Freeing the prisoner and breaking the chains!
His body was broken not just for me,
Nor for the perferct or righteous you see.
He died for the sinners, the broken, recluse.
His blood isn’t owned by just me or you.

He gave up his life upon that cross,
For Everyone, Everywhere, no matter the cost!
So listen up now and listen up well,
Now is the time, His story to tell!
It’s up to us to carry our cross,
To the ends of the earth, to the broken and lost.

In the desert, a burning bush Moses found;
He took off his shoes, for he was on holy ground.
“Go set the children of Israel free,
For the I AM hath sent thee.”

God told Gideon to fight the Midianites so;
God would get the victory, but Gideon had to go.
“Take three hundred men to battle for Me,
For the I AM hath sent thee.”

God led David to Goliath, a man of fame;
David was to slay the giant in the Lord’s name.
“Take five stones and a sling, trustingly,
For the I AM hath sent thee.”

God spoke to Paul on the road to Damascus;
He listened to God, who said it would be thus:
“Preach the Word to set souls free,
For the I Am hath sent thee.”

God tells us there is a battle to win
Against the flesh and Spirit warring within.
“Resist the devil, and he will flee,
For the I AM hath sent thee.”

God said there will be giants in the land;
Trials and tribulations will be on every hand.
“Go with the Sword and by you I will be,
For the I AM hath sent thee.”

God commands us to go into all the world,
To tell the lost who have never heard.
“Preach to every creature about Me,
For the I AM hath sent thee.”

There are many lighthouses
That shine now as before.
They’ve guided many ships
Safely into the shores.
They remind me of our Savior,
Who is a Light to all mankind.
For when He guides us each day,
Peace and safety we will find.
Let your Light shine before men,
That your good works they will see.
May they praise your heavenly Father
And find safety in eternity.

I am become an ambassador.
I will faithfully represent my Lord.
For I will carry the Gospel,
To those who have never heard.

I am to show those in darkness,
That Jesus is the Light.
For they that believe on Him,
Will go where there is no night.

I am to walk in the Spirit
And not walk after the flesh.
For I will do the things of God,
And He will faithfully bless.

I am waiting for that day,
When I’ll see God face to face.
For I hope to hear, “Well done”,
And at Jesus’ feet my rewards place.

David Brainerd was a missionary
Who lived in the early days.
He wanted to evangelize Indians,
But he needed to learn their ways.

He prepared to go to woodland tribes
To start his ministry there.
His friends passionately warned him.
“For your safety, we all care.”

David set up his modest tent there
While Indian scouts lurked nearby.
They thought, “He’s a white man.
He will harm us, so he must die.”

They watched him pray to God
As he knelt near his tent door.
They saw a rattlesnake slither near
Unaware to the kneeler on the floor.

“That snake will strike and bite him.
It’s coiling up now on the floor,”
But then the snake abruptly uncoiled
And slithered out the tent door.

“Let’s take this white man to the chief.
His God has great power and might.
His God sent that rattlesnake away,
And that was an amazing sight!”

God used a huge deadly rattlesnake
To change each Indian’s heart,
And David Brainerd served God there.
Bringing them to Christ, he had a part.

Afraid? Of what?
To feel the spirit’s glad release?
To pass from pain to perfect peace,
The strife and strain of life to cease?
Afraid? Of that?

Afraid? Of what?
Afraid to see the Saviour’s face,
To hear His welcome, and to trace,
The glory gleam from wounds of grace,
Afraid? Of that?

Afraid? Of what?
A flash – a crash – a pierced heart;
Brief darkness – Light – O Heaven’s art!
A wound of His a counterpart!
Afraid? Of that?

Afraid? Of what?
To enter into Heaven’s rest,
And yet to serve the Master blessed?
From service good to service best?
Afraid? Of that?

Afraid? Of what?
To do by death what life could not –
Baptize with blood a stony plot,
Till souls shall blossom from the spot?
Afraid? Of that?