Christian Poetry Volume 2 Audiobook

A selection of famous and not so famous poems and lyrics on spiritual themes

This Collection of 63 poems by various authors including, John Newton, Elizabeth Dark, Frances Ridley Havergal, Charles Wesley, John Bodman, H. D’A Champney, Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon and many others.

has been brought together in order that these spiritual truths and impressions, presented in poetical form, will comfort and edify God’s people as they wrestle daily with the world, the flesh, and the devil.

To know that others have felt what we have felt,
‘Through all the changing scenes of life , In trouble and in joy’
to hear the feelings in our hearts echoed back to us, to be reminded of our Lord’s love, will comfort the soul and bring encouragement.

Some of the poems and lyrics included will be familiar as they have been set to music and become famous hymns – as John Newton puts it ‘these are not ‘odes’, but are truths put plainly and simply for ordinary people to understand’. Some others are perhaps more deep and thought- provoking.
Perhaps listening to them being read, instead of being sung will allow you to appreciate the sentiments in a different way.

This audio edition is produced with the prayerful desire that the Blessed Spirit of God may be pleased to use it for Christ’s Glory and for the comfort, encouragement and edification of God’s people.

These poems are read by Alex Wyndham, Paul Ansdell, Anita Wright and Stuart Packer.

Copyright Words by the Wayside, 2015.

PLAYLIST

1 Introduction

2 When my life work is ended
By Fanny J. Crosby

3 Rest in Christ
By John Bodman

4 Inside the veil
By Elizabeth Dark

5 O for a thousand tongues to sing
By Charles Wesley

6 Prayer answered by Crosses
By John Newton

7 Love increased by Suffering
By Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon

8 A Soul, in its Earliest Love
By Charles Wesley

9 Bitter and Sweet
By John Newton

10 Power of Prayer
By John Newton

11 His Never-Failing Love
By H. D’Arcy Champney

12 Watching unto God in the Night-Season
By Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon

13 I will trust and not be afraid
By John Newton

14 All must be well
By Mary Bowley Peters

15 Whom The Lord Loveth
Author Unknown

16 Abide with me
By Henry Francis Lyte

17 Whose I am
By Frances Ridley Havergal

18 Love to Jesus
By Andrew Miller

19 He knoweth the way that I take
By Miss Doris Markham

20 All ye that pass by
By Charles Wesley

21 The Potter
By H.J. Miles

22 O Lord, Truly I am Thy Servant
Author Unknown

23 In vain or Not in Vain
By C. Deayton

24 Who is on the Lord’s side?
By Frances Ridley Havergal

25 Why should I complain?
By John Newton

26 He Maketh the Storm a Calm.
By James Boyd

27 Be still my Soul
By Katerina von Schlegel

28 How sweet the name of Jesus Sounds
By John Newton

29 Master, speak! Thy servant heareth
By Frances Ridley Havergal

30 What think ye of Christ?
By John Newton

31 Everyday Cheer for the rest of the road
By George C. Cutting

32 Take my Life
By Frances Ridley Havergal

33 Joy and Peace in Believing
By John Newton

34 Brightest Days
By A.A. Elliott

35 Prayer for Purity
By Nicolas Ludwig Von Zinzendorf

36 The World
By John Newton

37 Rest
By Frances Ridley Havergal

38 Amazing Grace
By John Newton

39 It is I; be not afraid
Author Unknown

40 The Storm is Passing Over
By Charles A. Tindley

41 Go in This Thy Might
By P.R. Morford

42 Source of love, and light of day
By Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon

43 The Church’s One Foundation
By William Kelly

44 Lord Speak to Me that I may speak
By Frances Ridley Havergal

45 In Evil long I took delight
By John Newton

46 Self Love
By Frederick William Faber

47 Peter sinning and repenting
By John Newton

48 What hast Thou done for me, O mighty Friend
By Frances Ridley Havergal

49 How deep was the pit
By John Bodman

50 It passeth knowledge, that dear love of Thine!
By Mary Shekleton

51 On Baptism
By Nick Needham

52 And can it be?
By Charles Wesley

53 Jesus, Our Lord with what joy we adore Thee
By H. D’Arcy Champney

54 Go not far from me
By Anna Laetitia Waring

55 The Worldling
By John Newton

56 Like a river glorious
By Frances Ridley Havergal

57 Before the Cross
By Jacques Bridane

58 Song of Simple Trust
Author Unknown

59 Here Pause, My Soul
By John Bodman

60 I am not skilled to understand
By Dorothy Greenwell

61 Be True
By Horatius Bonar

62 The Nativity
By Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon

63 How sweet the thought
By John Bodman

64 Mighty to Save
Author unknown