Cheryl Swope's Blog, page 6
February 27, 2019
A Tiara, Down Syndrome, and the Simply Classical Curriculum
My daughter wore white gloves, pearls, and a deep blue velveteen dress. Beneath a sparkling tiara and coiffed chestnut curls, Michelle floated with poise, steadied by her daddy’s arm. As each participant approached center stage of the pageant for special needs, we heard, “Clyde’s favorite food is pizza,” or “Cindy loves listening to Carrie Underwood.”
Some waved, others smiled broadly. Some looked shyly at the floor. Beaming in the spotlight, the familiar faces full of personality brought tears to our eyes.
Many of my daughter’s peers have Down syndrome. All endure challenges in some form. So do their parents. I do not know all available educational options, but I hope our new curriculum (now with 9 available levels & more on the way) will help transform and elevate educational content, as we seek to bring beautiful books, poetry, and music to children with Down Syndrome, autism, severe learning disabilities, and other special needs.
If you have not yet read the inspiring story of Kate, a little girl with Down syndrome and one of the very first to receive an education through the Simply Classical Curriculum, see this with photos from Sandbox to Socrates.
February 10, 2019
Shadows
To all those who long for something they cannot have, this one is for you from one who understands longing:
Shadows
Way out past the sunset,
Way out past the sea,
Shining moon and shadows
Are not close to thee.
Farther than the wind blows,
Farther than the waves,
Roars upon the sand breaks,
Closer to my face.
Though I am now farther,
Farther out to sea,
Closer than a mile,
Closer yet to thee,
I see thee not.
I am farther than the tide,
Swift as light.
by Michelle Lynn Swope
February 9, 2019
Shadows
To all those who long for something they cannot have, this one is for you from one who understands longing:
Shadows
Way out past the sunset,
Way out past the sea,
Shining moon and shadows
Are not close to thee.
Farther than the wind blows,
Farther than the waves,
Roars upon the sand breaks,
Closer to my face.
Though I am now farther,
Farther out to sea,
Closer than a mile,
Closer yet to thee,
I see thee not.
I am farther than the tide,
Swift as light.
by Michelle Lynn Swope
January 30, 2019
Simply Classical Curriculum for Special Needs: Christian & Charter Editions
Teach your special-needs child with confidence. You can do this! Simply Classical Curriculum, ClassicalSpecialNeeds.com — everything you need for a full year. Free online readiness assessments, free online support @ SimplyClassical.com FREE ONLINE READINESS ASSESSMENTS
CHRISTIAN EDITIONS
Find everything you need @ ClassicalSpecialNeeds.com.
Based on the acclaimed classical Christian education provided by Highlands Latin School, our curriculum has been adapted especially for students with significant special learning needs. The complete program, available for ages 2-21, offers 10 key features:
The rich, beautiful content of a classical Christian education designed to promote wisdom, virtue, and eloquence within a Christian context of forgiveness, mercy, and salvation
A slower pace with ample review including optional 8-week extensions of early levels for year-round schooling or for additional practice before embarking on the next level of study
Clean, simple books with elegant illustrations to cultivate a taste for excellence
A multi-sensory presentation of material with visual, auditory, and tactile input wherever beneficial for the student
Oral language components to promote oral language development and reduce the demand for written responses
Skills checklists with recommendations to boost development of pre-academic, social, and motor skills in the early years
Integration across subjects for improved understanding, further repetition, and greater mastery of material
Themed levels to offer fewer subjects per year with greater depth while providing a comprehensive curriculum over time
A “trivium” approach with recitations in the early grammar levels to strengthen memory, analysis in the middle logic levels to develop clear thinking, and opportunities for expression in the upper rhetoric levels to cultivate eloquence
Socratic questioning at every level to promote the pursuit of truth
Readiness
Level A: Readiness, Rhythm, & Rhyme
Level B: Essentials, Ear Training, & Etiquette
Level C: Animals, Alphabet, & Aesop
Primary
Level 1: Sentences, Sums, & Stories
Level 2: Comprehension, Calculations, & Character
Level 3: Literature, Latin, & Liberty
Grammar
Level 4: Mammals, Myths, & Multiplication
Levels 5 & 6: Grammar, Greece, & Gratitude (two-year standard pacing and one-year accelerated)
Levels 7 & 8 coming 2019 (two-year standard pacing and one-year accelerated)
Scholar
Levels 9 & 10 coming 2020 (two-year standard pacing and one-year accelerated)
Levels 11 & 12 coming 2020 (two-year standard pacing and one-year accelerated)
Questions?
Contact
CherylSwope@memoriapress.com
CHARTER EDITIONS
Ready for use in charter schools, our classical curriculum has been adapted especially for students with significant special learning needs. The complete program, available for ages 2-21, offers 10 key features:
The rich, literary content of a classical education designed to promote wisdom, virtue, and eloquence within the context of truth, goodness, and beauty.
A slower pace with ample review including optional 8-week extensions of early levels for year-round schooling or for additional practice before embarking on the next level of study.
Clean, simple books with elegant illustrations to cultivate a taste for excellence.
A multi-sensory presentation of material with visual, auditory, and tactile input wherever beneficial for the student.
Oral language components to promote oral language development and reduce the demand for written responses.
Skills checklists with recommendations to boost development of pre-academic, social, and motor skills in the early years.
Integration across subjects for improved understanding, further repetition, and greater mastery of material.
Themed levels to offer fewer subjects per year with greater depth while providing a comprehensive curriculum over time.
A “trivium” approach with recitations in the early grammar levels to strengthen memory, analysis in the middle logic levels to develop clear thinking, and opportunities for expression in the upper rhetoric levels to cultivate eloquence
Socratic questioning to promote the pursuit of truth.
Simply Classical Curriculum
Readiness
Level A : Readiness, Rhythm, & Rhyme
Level B: Essentials, Ear Training, & Etiquette
Level C: Animals, Alphabet, & Aesop
Primary
Level 1: Sentences, Sums, & Stories
Level 2: Comprehension, Calculations, & Character
Level 3: Literature, Latin, & Liberty
Grammar
Level 4: Mammals, Myths, & Multiplication
Levels 5 & 6 Grammar, Greece, & Gratitude coming soon (one-year accelerated and two-year standard pacing)
Levels 7 & 8 coming 2019 (one-year accelerated and two-year standard pacing)
Scholar
Levels 9 & 10 coming 2020 (one-year accelerated and two-year standard pacing)
Levels 11 & 12 coming 2020 (one-year accelerated and two-year standard pacing)
NEW Social Skills
We also have a charter-ready, literature-based 14-week Simply Classical “Social Skills” curriculum series based on literature. Myself & Others: Lessons in Social Understanding, Habits, & Manners. is taught at Highlands Latin School, homeschools, cottage schools, and special-needs homeschool co-op settings. For typical children and children with special needs, ages 4-13.
Questions on Charter Editions?
Contact
Paul Schaeffer, Schools Division Director: paul@memoriapress.com
Ryan Weston, Director of Trademarked Schools: ryan@memoriapress.com
Simply Classical Curriculum for Special Needs: Christian & Charter Editions
FREE ONLINE READINESS ASSESSMENTS
CHRISTIAN EDITIONS
Find everything you need @ ClassicalSpecialNeeds.com.
Based on the acclaimed classical Christian education provided by Highlands Latin School, our curriculum has been adapted especially for students with significant special learning needs. The complete program, available for ages 2-21, offers 10 key features:
The rich, beautiful content of a classical Christian education designed to promote wisdom, virtue, and eloquence within a Christian context of forgiveness, mercy, and salvation
A slower pace with ample review including optional 8-week extensions of early levels for year-round schooling or for additional practice before embarking on the next level of study
Clean, simple books with elegant illustrations to cultivate a taste for excellence
A multi-sensory presentation of material with visual, auditory, and tactile input wherever beneficial for the student
Oral language components to promote oral language development and reduce the demand for written responses
Skills checklists with recommendations to boost development of pre-academic, social, and motor skills in the early years
Integration across subjects for improved understanding, further repetition, and greater mastery of material
Themed levels to offer fewer subjects per year with greater depth while providing a comprehensive curriculum over time
A “trivium” approach with recitations in the early grammar levels to strengthen memory, analysis in the middle logic levels to develop clear thinking, and opportunities for expression in the upper rhetoric levels to cultivate eloquence
Socratic questioning at every level to promote the pursuit of truth
Readiness
Level A: Readiness, Rhythm, & Rhyme
Level B: Essentials, Ear Training, & Etiquette
Level C: Animals, Alphabet, & Aesop
Primary
Level 1: Sentences, Sums, & Stories
Level 2: Comprehension, Calculations, & Character
Level 3: Literature, Latin, & Liberty
Grammar
Level 4: Mammals, Myths, & Multiplication
Levels 5 & 6: Grammar, Greece, & Gratitude (two-year standard pacing and one-year accelerated)
Levels 7 & 8 coming 2019 (two-year standard pacing and one-year accelerated)
Scholar
Levels 9 & 10 coming 2020 (two-year standard pacing and one-year accelerated)
Levels 11 & 12 coming 2020 (two-year standard pacing and one-year accelerated)
HOMESCHOOLERS: Read Cathy Duffy on the Simply Classical Curriculum
Questions? Contact sales@memoriapress.com
CHARTER EDITIONS
Ready for use in charter schools, our classical curriculum has been adapted especially for students with significant special learning needs. The complete program, available for ages 2-21, offers 10 key features:
The rich, literary content of a classical education designed to promote wisdom, virtue, and eloquence within the context of truth, goodness, and beauty.
A slower pace with ample review including optional 8-week extensions of early levels for year-round schooling or for additional practice before embarking on the next level of study.
Clean, simple books with elegant illustrations to cultivate a taste for excellence.
A multi-sensory presentation of material with visual, auditory, and tactile input wherever beneficial for the student.
Oral language components to promote oral language development and reduce the demand for written responses.
Skills checklists with recommendations to boost development of pre-academic, social, and motor skills in the early years.
Integration across subjects for improved understanding, further repetition, and greater mastery of material.
Themed levels to offer fewer subjects per year with greater depth while providing a comprehensive curriculum over time.
A “trivium” approach with recitations in the early grammar levels to strengthen memory, analysis in the middle logic levels to develop clear thinking, and opportunities for expression in the upper rhetoric levels to cultivate eloquence
Socratic questioning to promote the pursuit of truth.
Simply Classical Curriculum
Readiness
Level A : Readiness, Rhythm, & Rhyme
Level B: Essentials, Ear Training, & Etiquette
Level C: Animals, Alphabet, & Aesop
Primary
Level 1: Sentences, Sums, & Stories
Level 2: Comprehension, Calculations, & Character
Level 3: Literature, Latin, & Liberty
Grammar
Level 4: Mammals, Myths, & Multiplication
Levels 5 & 6 Grammar, Greece, & Gratitude coming soon (one-year accelerated and two-year standard pacing)
Levels 7 & 8 coming 2019 (one-year accelerated and two-year standard pacing)
Scholar
Levels 9 & 10 coming 2020 (one-year accelerated and two-year standard pacing)
Levels 11 & 12 coming 2020 (one-year accelerated and two-year standard pacing)
NEW Social Skills
We also have a charter-ready, literature-based 14-week Simply Classical “Social Skills” curriculum series based on literature. Myself & Others: Lessons in Social Understanding, Habits, & Manners. is taught at Highlands Latin School, homeschools, cottage schools, and special-needs homeschool co-op settings. For typical children and children with special needs, ages 4-13.
Questions on Charter Editions?
Contact
Paul Schaeffer, Schools Division Director: paul@memoriapress.com
Ryan Weston, Director of Trademarked Schools: ryan@memoriapress.com
January 22, 2019
History of Special Education & What It Means for Us Today
photo: the oldest permanent school for the deaf, founded in 1817, Connecticut
Have you ever wondered when education began for children with special needs? Was it in America? Europe?
Did it begin with children who had Down syndrome? Blindness? Who decided to develop teaching materials for children who needed modifications? How did classical education influence special education?
You may appreciate the quick timeline beginning in the 1500s and embedded in this new article rich with applications for us today. I wrote the piece at the request of Classical Thistle, classical education advocates. With gratitude to Margret A. Winzer for her informative book, From Integration to Inclusion: A History of Special Education, here is an excerpt from my article:
When Pedro Ponce de León opened his school for non-speaking children with profound deafness, he had no delusions of teaching without the aid of adaptations. His early work remains instructive to us today. “Ponce’s work was … an astute application of the sign language he and his brother Benedictine monks used daily. Ponce’s great achievements may not have been teaching speech and language to the deaf boys but more his recognition that disability did not hinder learning and his use of alternative stimuli…. Most importantly, perhaps, Ponce de León was the first successful special educator, and 1578 the year in which special education truly began.”
Read the full article with applications for the children we love and teach:
Teach Them to Climb
Simply Classical Curriculum for the riches of a classical education with researched teaching techniques for children with learning challenges.
History of Special Education & What It Means for Us Today
photo: the oldest permanent school for the deaf, founded in 1817, Connecticut
Have you ever wondered when education began for children with special needs? Was it in America? Europe?
Did it begin with children who had Down syndrome? Blindness? Who decided to develop teaching materials for children who needed modifications? How did classical education influence special education?
You may appreciate the quick timeline beginning in the 1500s and embedded in this new article rich with applications for us today. I wrote the piece at the request of Classical Thistle, classical education advocates. With gratitude to Margret A. Winzer for her informative book, From Integration to Inclusion: A History of Special Education, here is an excerpt from my article:
When Pedro Ponce de León opened his school for non-speaking children with profound deafness, he had no delusions of teaching without the aid of adaptations. His early work remains instructive to us today. “Ponce’s work was … an astute application of the sign language he and his brother Benedictine monks used daily. Ponce’s great achievements may not have been teaching speech and language to the deaf boys but more his recognition that disability did not hinder learning and his use of alternative stimuli…. Most importantly, perhaps, Ponce de León was the first successful special educator, and 1578 the year in which special education truly began.”
Read the full article with applications for the children we love and teach:
Teach Them to Climb
Simply Classical Curriculum for the riches of a classical education with researched teaching techniques for children with learning challenges.
January 14, 2019
Above All Else, Teach This
Above All Else, Teach This
As parents, we too are children. Sometimes we need a reminder. Our callings, strength, and abilities do not come from ourselves. No, we require help in every need.
I have set the LORD always before me;
because he is at my right hand,
I shall not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad,
and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
(Psalm 16: 8-9)
Good parents teach many good things every day: Share toys, tie shoes, eat good food, and speak kindly. Good parents help their children learn to read, write, and master arithmetic. Good parents teach children to love what is true and good and beautiful. Yet we, too, must be taught. If we forget this we become discouraged, overwhelmed, or resentful, even as we plow ahead. We rightly look for help in every need.
The Small Catechism with Explanation teaches us as parents to pray, “Heavenly Father, Your words give us boldness and confidence to acknowledge You as our true Father and ourselves as Your true children. May Your Holy Spirit lead us to trust in Your fatherly goodness, call upon Your name in every need, and glorify You as the author and giver of every good and perfect gift; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.”
“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
At Home in Prayer
The other night my 24-year-old son asked how I was feeling. I had been resting With a sore throat and cough. I appreciated his thoughtfulness in asking. Then from his 6’2″ frame I heard this, “I have been praying for you every night.” The words caught me by surprise. I felt my throat tighten, but from gratitude, not illness. I swallowed hard and looked into his face. “Thank you, Michael.”
He had been worried about me. I knew this. Michael had offered to wear a mask on his work van to avoid bringing home new germs, as I seem susceptible to viruses and infections. I did not want him to worry. (What mother does?) I never told him to pray. I never asked him to pray. He knew, by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, where help could be found.
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 121:1-2)
This was my grandmother’s favorite passage. She taught my mother to pray. My mother taught me to pray. So we can teach our children to pray.
Fathers, too, are urged, “Do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” My father prayed. His father prayed. When I am worried or ill, my father prays for me. I give thanks for this.
For All People and For All Times
Many of us think of praying at mealtimes. We give thanks before our meals. Some of us return thanks after our meals. Many of us think of praying for people who are sick or preparing for surgery. We pray for those whose loved ones are ill or dying. We pray for those who grieve.
Yet prayer is for all Christians at all times. We are encouraged to pray “at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.” (Ephesians 6:18), “for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.” (Galatians 3:26)
How, then, shall we pray? We pray through Jesus Christ, “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (I Timothy 2:5) When we do not know how to pray, we can take comfort. This has been anticipated: “For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” (Romans 8:26)*
What shall we pray? When we are looking for just the right words for our own prayers or for prayers to share with others, a new resource can assist us. This beautiful new prayer companion contains over 475 prayerful petitions covering many, many topics. (Scroll to pages xiii-xxiv to view the vast topical index.) A sampling:
– prayer for the blessing of children in a marriage
– prayer when the blessing of children in a marriage is detected
– prayer when the hour of birth draws near
– thanksgiving for a successful birth
And the hard prayers:
– prayer when a child is born with a disability
– prayer when a child is stillborn
– prayer when a newborn dies before being baptized
– prayer for wayward children
And the unexpected prayers:
– prayer when a woman has a gloomy and unfriendly husband
– prayer when one spouse has abandoned the other
– prayer of a juror who is to decide a criminal case
– prayer of a soldier for his family at home
With prayers organized by seasons of the Church Year, personal needs, and chief parts of the catechism, and with over 100 hymn texts for edification and meditation, this truly is a lifelong companion for any Christian.
For Us He Prays
Lest we focus back to ourselves, as we are so quick to do even in discussions about how and when and what to pray, let us remember that we have One who “is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25) The Lord Jesus Christ prayed through temptation, trial, and the ultimate agony on our behalf. If we pray with thanksgiving for nothing else, we can pray with thanksgiving for this.
For us He prayed; for us He taught;
For us His daily works He wrought,
By words and signs and actions thus
Still seeking not Himself but us.
For us He rose from death again;
For us He went on high to reign;
For us He sent His Spirit here
To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.
All glory to our Lord and God
For love so deep, so high, so broad;
The Trinity whom we adore
Forever and forevermore.
+ + +
final hymn stanzas from O Love, How Deep
Thomas a Kempis, (1380-1471)
*Scripture passages are provided within the 2017 edition of the Small Catechism with Explanation and, unlike some previous editions, are abundant! Not only are references provided, but also the words, on every page. See more new features of the new catechism in the bullet points here. This new edition now comes in spiral (to lie flat for ease of instruction), e-book (for portability), and hardcover (for durability).
drawing:
Child Praying at Mother’s Knee
Pierre-Édouard Frère, 1864
January 13, 2019
Above All Else, Teach This
Above All Else, Teach This
As parents, we too are children. Sometimes we need a reminder. Our callings, strength, and abilities do not come from ourselves. No, we require help in every need.
I have set the LORD always before me;
because he is at my right hand,
I shall not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad,
and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
(Psalm 16: 8-9)
Good parents teach many good things every day: Share toys, tie shoes, eat good food, and speak kindly. Good parents help their children learn to read, write, and master arithmetic. Good parents teach children to love what is true and good and beautiful. Yet we, too, must be taught. If we forget this we become discouraged, overwhelmed, or resentful, even as we plow ahead. We rightly look for help in every need.
The Small Catechism with Explanation teaches us as parents to pray, “Heavenly Father, Your words give us boldness and confidence to acknowledge You as our true Father and ourselves as Your true children. May Your Holy Spirit lead us to trust in Your fatherly goodness, call upon Your name in every need, and glorify You as the author and giver of every good and perfect gift; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.”
“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
At Home in Prayer
The other night my 24-year-old son asked how I was feeling. I had been resting With a sore throat and cough. I appreciated his thoughtfulness in asking. Then from his 6’2″ frame I heard this, “I have been praying for you every night.” The words caught me by surprise. I felt my throat tighten, but from gratitude, not illness. I swallowed hard and looked into his face. “Thank you, Michael.”
He had been worried about me. I knew this. Michael had offered to wear a mask on his work van to avoid bringing home new germs, as I seem susceptible to viruses and infections. I did not want him to worry. (What mother does?) I never told him to pray. I never asked him to pray. He knew, by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, where help could be found.
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 121:1-2)
This was my grandmother’s favorite passage. She taught my mother to pray. My mother taught me to pray. So we can teach our children to pray.
Fathers, too, are urged, “Do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” My father prayed. His father prayed. When I am worried or ill, my father prays for me. I give thanks for this.
For All People and For All Times
Many of us think of praying at mealtimes. We give thanks before our meals. Some of us return thanks after our meals. Many of us think of praying for people who are sick or preparing for surgery. We pray for those whose loved ones are ill or dying. We pray for those who grieve.
Yet prayer is for all Christians at all times. We are encouraged to pray “at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.” (Ephesians 6:18), “for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.” (Galatians 3:26)
How, then, shall we pray? We pray through Jesus Christ, “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (I Timothy 2:5) When we do not know how to pray, we can take comfort. This has been anticipated: “For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” (Romans 8:26)*
What shall we pray? When we are looking for just the right words for our own prayers or for prayers to share with others, a new resource can assist us. This beautiful new prayer companion contains over 475 prayerful petitions covering many, many topics. (Scroll to pages xiii-xxiv to view the vast topical index.) A sampling:
– prayer for the blessing of children in a marriage
– prayer when the blessing of children in a marriage is detected
– prayer when the hour of birth draws near
– thanksgiving for a successful birth
And the hard prayers:
– prayer when a child is born with a disability
– prayer when a child is stillborn
– prayer when a newborn dies before being baptized
– prayer for wayward children
And the unexpected prayers:
– prayer when a woman has a gloomy and unfriendly husband
– prayer when one spouse has abandoned the other
– prayer of a juror who is to decide a criminal case
– prayer of a soldier for his family at home
With prayers organized by seasons of the Church Year, personal needs, and chief parts of the catechism, and with over 100 hymn texts for edification and meditation, this truly is a lifelong companion for any Christian.
For Us He Prays
Lest we focus back to ourselves, as we are so quick to do even in discussions about how and when and what to pray, let us remember that we have One who “is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25) The Lord Jesus Christ prayed through temptation, trial, and the ultimate agony on our behalf. If we pray with thanksgiving for nothing else, we can pray with thanksgiving for this.
For us He prayed; for us He taught;
For us His daily works He wrought,
By words and signs and actions thus
Still seeking not Himself but us.
For us He rose from death again;
For us He went on high to reign;
For us He sent His Spirit here
To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.
All glory to our Lord and God
For love so deep, so high, so broad;
The Trinity whom we adore
Forever and forevermore.
+ + +
final hymn stanzas from O Love, How Deep
Thomas a Kempis, (1380-1471)
*Scripture passages are provided within the 2017 edition of the Small Catechism with Explanation and, unlike some previous editions, are abundant! Not only are references provided, but also the words, on every page. See more new features of the new catechism in the bullet points here. This new edition now comes in spiral (to lie flat for ease of instruction), e-book (for portability), and hardcover (for durability).
drawing:
Child Praying at Mother’s Knee
Pierre-Édouard Frère, 1864
December 25, 2018
Help Us
For Christmastide, Michelle’s poem:
Help Us
Save us now,
God’s chosen race,
From this unglorious
Sinister place.
A mean allotment
Is our view
From sin, distraction,
Bereavement too.
Save us now,
By Your mighty hand,
Lead us now
To your chosen land.
Dismay, despair,
Keen alloy,
Plot to take
Our every spoil.
Spare us, Lord,
And with Your grace,
Lead us where
We will be safe.
Angels hearken
Now to see
Rain has fallen
Over thee.
God be with us
In Thy quest.
Here comes Jesus,
Eternal rest.
by Michelle Swope
Cheryl Swope's Blog
- Cheryl Swope's profile
- 8 followers
