These love songs are, of course, Sufi poems, and a few odds and ends formed out of that same Source of all joy. They follow no formal rhyme or metre, except when they do, and have only the path of love as a common theme.

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For much of Christian history, pastors not only served as theologians and preachers, but also as poets and hymn writers. They ministered through their preaching and their poetry, their sermons and their songs—laboring to see God’s truth planted not only in people’s minds, but helping it find its way into their hearts and even onto their lips. They viewed such labors as an artistic and devotional tool of catechesis, one that has largely gone missing over the last few generations. But in this new collection of hymns and poems, Justin Wainscott recaptures that rich legacy of pastor-poets, providing God’s people with theology that stirs and sings. Whether his poetry pertains to matters of common grace or saving grace, the mundane or the majestic, he gives readers an opportunity to lose themselves in wonder, love, and praise. And a book like this one couldn’t come at a better time. In this age of distracted reading marked mainly by skimming and scanning, our souls need the kind of slow, deep reading that poetry rewards.

"God is love." "We love Him because He first loved us." (John 4:16,19) Most of these hymns and poems are sadly obscure today, many of them even very rare and hard to find; yet all of them are full of truth and glow the love of God. Here is true praise, true worship. Worthy is the Lamb. Song of Solomon 8:7 "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it; if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be utterly condemned." That is the love of the Lord Jesus Christ to His own, and-from Him alone, and to Him alone-the love of His own to Him first and then to one another.

This book is a collection of my private and personal songs and poems that I have written myself out of my love for writing. They are very personal and I hope everyone will enjoy them as much as I enjoy writing them. This poem is one of many, it is caled Ask Jesus:I asked Jesus why is there so much pain in the world?Jesus said trust me.I asked Jesus why did my grandpop die when I was so young?Jesus said trust me.I asked Jesus why do we have to work so hard?Jesus said trust me.I asked Jesus why do we have to give so much for so little?Jesus said trust me.I asked Jesus why do you want my all?Jesus said because I gave my all for you.I asked Jesus why did you die for me?Jesus said it was my Fathers will and because I love you.