Theodosia Writes

             

A Woman of God and for His Glory

 Last week I started a short series  on  the life  and works of  Anne Steele.  Anne lived in the 1700's and is known as the invalid poet..   due to  her frail and sickly disposition..   Matters grew worse when her fiancé' suddenly drowned on the day of their wedding.  She  became quite reclusive and more invalid. But in her  morose and inward domain of heart  the Lord met her  and she became quite  the writer, penning  many poems that  were later  transposed into hymns, under the name of Theodosia! Sometimes famous hymnists  took phrases to augment their own writing. All of her writings are found here.   A careful perusal will bring forth many titles known as hymns by other   hymnists  from the 1800's, including Angels from the Realm of Glory and All Hail the Power of Jesus Name, to name a few!

I would like to share one  that moves me in my own praise of the Lord!

How lovely how divinely sweet,

Oh, Lord, Thy sacred courts appear!

Fain would my longing passions meet 

The glories of Thy  presence there.

Oh, blest the man, blest their employ

Whom Thine indulgent favors raise

To dwell in those abodes of joy, 

And sing Thy never ceasing praise. 

God is a sun: our brightest day

from His reviving presence flows;

God is a shield through all the way, 

To guard us from surrounding foes.

O Lord of hosts, Thou God of grace,

How blest, divinely blest, is he,

Who trusts Thy love  and seeks Thy face 

and fixes all His hopes on Thee.