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Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11


Saturday, April 4, 2015

4-4-15 A Crown of Thorns

Ira Stanphill

There was no crown for Him of silver or of gold.

There was no diadem for Him to hold.

But blood adorned his brow and proud its stain He bore,

And sinners gave to Him the crown He Wore.

A rugged cross became His throne.

His kingdom was in hearts alone.

He wrote His love in crimson red,

And wore the thorns upon His head.

He did not reign upon a throne of ivory,

But died upon the cross of Calvary.

For sinners there He counted all He owned but loss.

And He surveyed His kingdom from a cross.

A rugged cross became His throne.

His kingdom was in hearts alone.

He wrote His love in crimson red,

And wore the thorns upon His head.

No purple robe He wore His bleeding wounds to hide,

But stripes upon His back He wore with pride.

And from the wounds there flowed a crimson, cleansing stream,

That was a cover for the soul unclean.

A rugged cross became His throne.

His kingdom was in hearts alone.

He wrote His love in crimson red,

And wore the thorns upon His head.

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