Jesus Christ

Believe in blessings being revealed

Faith through a time mad with evil

Suffering pain that's having its way

Soon the deceiver will be in chains

Believe the best is on the horizon

Gray skies are about to brighten

Fight on strong stay in the game

Soon the deceiver will be in chains

Believe in dreams not enticing lies

Avoiding scandal and compromise

Seek out the truth all of your days

Soon the deceiver will be in chains

Endure through the highs and lows

When blessings come grace flows

Soon the deceiver will be in chains

Jesus Christ will forever remain...

The Spirit of Truth Alive

Daily grind, life races by

Spiral web of earthly vice

Keeping forward in stride

Surviving a day at a time

Being busy is being wise

Focus, with weary eyes

Prayer sees pain through

God has his hand on you

Beaten, stay in the fight

Cool is persevering high

Strong to the finish line

Faith is the guiding light

All roles play out in time

Put those crosses aside

The Spirit of Truth Alive

God's arms open wide

Life...Of Charlie

One moment to the next, Jesus knows best

Speaking to the crowd, a blast echoed allowed

This conversation over, and life passed over

Heaven's gates opened; Charlie stepped inside

In a moment life for many changed forever

The shot seen and heard set the world on fire 

Horror and devastation beyond imagination

An act of a broken soul; the ultimate price

A man saw a need; journeyed on a mission

Filled with the Spirit; filled with a fire of desire

One chapter over, but the story is being written

Breath taken away, countless souls to be saved

Knowing when or how it will end is a mystery

There is a plan that may take a lifetime to see

One moment to the next, Jesus knows best

Heaven, the heart, soul, and life...of Charlie! 

Anthony Raymond

Prayer of A Sinful Soul

Times I turned away

Guess I knew better 

Did things my way

Every step, every move

One night tossing and turning

Felt awakened 

My heart churning

Everything alive

Eyes focused on you

At once an awesome surprise

 

Heart on fire

Awesome desire

Mind spinning 

Just beginning

Cast old for new

Pride and ego too

The first time life felt alive

 

Joy revealed

Out of sight real

Everything anew 

Sunshine in blue

Soul aflame

Heart the same

The first time life felt alive

If I knew then

What I know now

I'd run to you

The speed of youth

Everything anew 

God, if only I knew

Things may not be the same

If it didn't work out this way

Prayer of a sinful soul 

Anthony Raymond

 

Truth Wins

Listened to a testimony

Preaching to the choir

Beaten and slandered

Fighting to survive

Not a friendly system

Attacked on every side

Accusations: ridicule

Power in staying alive

Standing firm on faith

The righteous one sees

Falsehoods and lies

A man on his knees

It seems like forever

The anger and pain

Want it all to be over

Get on with living again

Keeping faith to the end 

The righteous one sees

Put this chapter behind

Truth wins out and frees

​Anthony Raymond​​

Be Not Afraid

Be not afraid, unless a grain falls to the ground, it remains alone,

Have no fear of things around you, weeds of bad seeds sown,

The grain resting in fertile soil, producing ten-fold again and again,

Sunshine is the light of the world, keeps life growing, till the end

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We are all God's children; he loves us though we all have strayed

With every breath of life we are given, grace patiently awaits,

A new springtime is possible, even though winter snowflakes fall,

Never too late to weed a garden, even if the fruit is long gone,

All things of the earth had a beginning; one day will have an end,

Soil, tilled, planted, in every season, produces fruit unforeseen,

When all is gone, and old things of importance have passed away,

We will return to the beginning, where the promise of life awaits,

Have no fear of the things of this world, that will not contain you,

In your time on the journey of life, you planted in the fertile soil,

A day at a time, fought the fight, early morning to dark of night,

Be not afraid, I go before you, follow me, I will give you rest...Amen!

Amazing Is Your Love

Amazing, amazing, amazing is your love

Amazing, amazing, amazing is your love for me 

Days overwhelming, nights without sleep 

I find myself wondering, what it all means 

Going through the motions, making it through 

I find myself once again, led back to you

Amazing, amazing, amazing is your love

Amazing, amazing, amazing is your love for me 

At times at a crossroad, in the struggle of life 

Avoiding things that bring pain and strife 

Through it all, learning, whatever road I choose

I find myself full circle, led once again to you 

Amazing, amazing, amazing is your love

Amazing, amazing, amazing is your love for me 

Life is confusing, sometimes hard to understand

We play the game, without holding the hand

 

At the point of no return, you wait for me there

I turn it all over to you, with words so dear

Amazing, amazing, amazing is your love

Amazing, amazing, amazing is your love for me 

So Amazing Lord... is your love…Amen!

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​​​Anthony Raymond

The Dream Role

                                                              Never dreamed of the role he would play  

Engaged to a woman to marry one day

Fair to say this story is rather wild

The Virgin Mary is with child

Joseph was a just and hard working man

Carpenter, hammer and chisel in hand

Soon to carve out a place of history 

A master piece of Divine Mystery 

Immaculate Mary conceived without sin

Vessel of the Son of Man holy virgin

By the Holy Spirit she conceived 

Queen of the Divine Mystery 

The Angel of the Lord in a dream

Son of David take the hand of Mary

This child will take the sins of man away

Never dreamed of the role he would play

Joseph raised from sleep did the Lord's will

Son of David, the father of Emmanuel

The hammer and chisel of Yahweh

Never dreamed of the role he would play