September 23rd, 2023

Friends,

I want to dedicate this post to a very dear friend, she prays for me and encourages me! I want to thank you, Carol F. as your prayers are felt and your words of encouragement provide comfort. Carol sent me an email today and it included a reference to the song lyrics for “His Eye Is On The Sparrow.” I would like to share them with you as well. I am blessed to have such a friend as Carol.

1 Why should I feel discouraged,
Why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely,
And long for heav’n and home;
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is he;
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know he watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know he watches me.

Refrain:
I sing because I’m happy, 
I sing because I’m free;
For his eye is on the sparrow, 
And I know he watches me.

2 “Let not your heart be troubled,” 
His tender word I hear,
And resting on his goodness,
I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path he leadeth, 
But one step I may see; 
His eye is on the sparrow, 
And I know he watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, 
And I know he watches me. [Refrain]

3 Whenever I am tempted, 
Whenever clouds arise;
When songs give place to sighing, 
When hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to him, 
From care he sets me free;
His eye is on the sparrow, 
And I know he watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, 
And I know he watches me. [Refrain]

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1 ¿Cómo podré estar triste?
¿Cómo entre sombras ir?
¿Cómo sentirme solo
y en el dolor vivir?
Si Cristo es mi consuelo,
mi amigo siempre fiel,
si aun la aves tienen
seguro asilo en él,
si aun las aves tienen
seguro asilo en él.

Estribillo:
¡Feliz, cantando alegre,
yo vivo siempre aquí;
si él cuida de las aves,
cuidará también de mí!

2 “Nunca te desalientes”,
oigo al Señor decir:
y en su palabra fiado,
hago al dolor huir.
A Cristo, paso a paso
yo sigo sin cesar,
y todas sus bondades
por siempre me ha de dar,
y todas sus bondades
por siempre me ha de dar. [Estribillo]

3 Siempre que soy tentado,
o si en la prueba estoy,
más cerca de él camino,
y protegido voy;
si en mí la fe desmaya
y sufro de ansiedad,
tan solo él me levanta,
me da seguridad,
tan solo él me levanta,
me da seguridad. [Estribillo]

Did You Know … 🎶 🎼 🎵

Civilla D. Martin

Name: Civilla D. Martin

Full Name: Martin, Civilla D. (Civilla Durfee), 1866-1948

Birth Year:1866

Dests Year:1948

Martin, Civilla Durfee (Jordan Falls, Nova Scotia, August 21, 1866–March 9, 1948, Atlanta, Georgia). Daughter of James N. and Irene (Harding) Holden. She married Rev. John F. Geddes, Congregational minister of Coventryvilee, N.Y. at Jordan Falls Methodist Church, Shelbourne Co., Nova Scotia, on May 19, 1891. There is thus far no information about their marriage and its end. After several years of teaching school, she married Walter Stillman Martin, a Baptist minister, and traveled with him in evangelistic work. However, because of frail health, she was compelled to remain home much of the time. In 1916, they became members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). They had one son, A.G. Martin. In her writing, she used only her initials, “C.D.” rather than her full name of that of her composer-husband. She is reputed to have written several hundred hymns and religious songs. Her first one, “God Will Take Care of You,” written in 1904 became world-famous. Her husband wrote the music for this and many of her other hymns. “His Eye is on the Sparrow” written in 1906 and set to music by Charles H. Gabriel, has also received wide acclaim. In addition to the above, “Like As A Father,” “A Welcome for Me,” and “The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power” are among her better-known hymns.

Her husband and collaborator, W.S. Martin (1862-1935) preceded her in death. For the last 29 years of her life, she made her home in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was a member of the First Christian Church. Her funeral was held on March 10, 1948 at Spring Hill and the interment was in the West View Cemetery in Atlanta.

*https://hymnary.org/person/Martin_CD

Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by my blog today!

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”

—Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)

~Charlotte, Seeker of unexpected Comfort, Happiness, Joy and Patience.

September 23, 2023

Today, is my mom’s birthday, she would have been 77! She is loved and missed everyday.

Here’s a poem I wrote for my mom Christmas 1985…

Who…

  gives me blue skies,

  and tells me no lies.

 

  gives me strength when I am weak,

  and wisdom to be meek.

 

  fills my darkness with light,

  on a cold winters’ night.

 

  makes me laugh,

  and leads me on my path.

 

Who…

  is this so true,

  it is you, Mother, YOU!

 

~Charlotte A. Robinson©️

  Christmas 1985​

Believers Who Have Died

“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.

For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

And so we will be with the Lord forever.

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

—1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NIV)

Friends,

Thank you for stopping by today. Please take time to celebrate someone special in your life today. As you are reading this, please know that you are indeed, special to me. I pray that you experience God in a very real way today. God loves you, you are special!

~Charlotte, Seeker of unexpected Comfort, Happiness, Joy and Patience.