*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as I am.

GOD IS MY HOME

Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place
All thro’ the ages past,
And we will trust Thy sheltering grace
Long as our life shall last.

Weary and lone my soul would fly,
E’en as a bird to its nest;
Under Thy feathers sweetly lie,
And on Thy bosom rest.

Covert Thou art when tempests beat,
Spring in the desert sand,
Shelter and shadow from the heat,
Rock in a weary land.

Fortress when angry foes assail,
Haven on life’s rough sea,
Anchoring place within the vail,
Where I so soon shall be.

Weary and tempest-tossed no more,
All of my wanderings past,
Doubting and strife and grief are o’er,
And I am home at last.

From Songs of the Spirit: Poetry by A. B. Simpson. Public Domain