THEY'RE HERE!

 

Here!

"They're here!"

we cheer.

Each year

we peer

for these dears

far and near.

Their chirps cheer

as spring draws near.

Loud and clear

across frontiers

these pioneers

reappear.

To our ears

their song cheers

year after year

so sincere.

We're always cheered

by these dears.

Who are these dears

that persevere

year after year?

Who sings songs that cheer?

Who is now here?

It's the robins - they're here!

* * * * *

Although robins are not known to sing at night,

the Bible talks about songs in the night.

Praise songs give comfort in distress.

For certain, praise songs will bless.

Heartfelt songs of prayer and praise

to the Creator of all our days.

Have you experienced “songs in the night,”

seeking God through difficult times, needing light?

Consider finding comfort by singing psalms

as psalms means praise; praise might be via a hymn.

Or do your “songs in the night” express your daily confidence in the Lord.

Confidence grows through abiding trust. Trust becomes your eternal reward.

By day (and night) the Lord directs his love,

at night his song is with me -

a prayer (and praise) to the God of my life.

Psalm 42:8

(Italics from an NIV note.)

I remembered my songs in the night...

I will remember the deeds of the Lord;

yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.

I will meditate on all your works

and consider all your mighty deeds.

Psalm 77:6, 11-12

(If distress interrupts your sleep, recall God’s past faithfulness -

remember, meditate, consider.)

I lie down and sleep;

I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.

Psalm 3:5

I will lie down and sleep in peace,

for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4:8

He grants sleep to those he loves. Psalm 127:2

Where is God my Maker,

who gives songs in the night,

who teaches more to us than to the beasts of the earth

and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?

Job 35:10-11

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