Public-Domain Rhyming Christian Poetry
Rhyming Poems About Jesus’ Presence
Christian Poems About JesusThere Am I
Where two or three, with sweet accord,
Obedient to their sovereign Lord,
Meet to recount his acts of grace,
And offer solemn prayer and praise;
“There,” says the Saviour, “will I be,
Amid the little company;
To them unvail my smiling face,
And shed my glories round the place.”
We meet at thy command, O Lord,
Relying on thy faithful word;
Be present in each waiting heart,
And strength and heavenly peace impart.
Overview Short Summary
A small group gathers to remember grace, pray, and praise, trusting Jesus’ promise to be present among them.
Faith Reflection Christian Meaning and Reflection
The poem emphasizes personal nearness. Jesus does not value a gathering by its size but by sincere faith and shared obedience.
Core Ideas Main Themes
- Christ’s presence: Jesus promises to be with His people.
- Small gatherings: Two or three may become a place of grace.
- Peace and strength: His presence supplies what the group needs.
Scriptural Context Biblical Connection
Matthew 18:20 is the direct biblical connection.
Reader Application Best Use
Ideal for small groups, family worship, classroom devotion, church recitation, or encouragement for a small congregation.
Christ Walking on the Sea
Lord, in whose might the Saviour trod
The dark and stormy wave,
And trusted in his Father’s arm,
Omnipotent to save;
When darkly round our footsteps rise
The floods and storms of life,
Send Thou Thy Spirit down to still
The dark and fearful strife.
Strong in our trust, on Thee reposed,
The ocean-path we’ll dare,
Though waves around us rage and foam,
Since Thou art present there.
Overview Short Summary
The speaker remembers Christ above the stormy sea and asks for His presence and peace during the storms of life.
Faith Reflection Christian Meaning and Reflection
Jesus’ love does not always remove every wave before the journey begins. It gives courage to move because Christ is present in the danger.
Core Ideas Main Themes
- Authority over storms: Christ walks where others fear.
- Presence: The believer is not alone on the difficult path.
- Courage: Trust makes faithful movement possible.
Scriptural Context Biblical Connection
Matthew 14:22–33 and John 6:16–21 describe Jesus walking on the sea and telling His disciples not to fear.
Reader Application Best Use
Suitable for fear, crisis, illness, anxiety, youth devotion, or a rhyming poem about Jesus’ love in storms.
Poetic Form Rhyme and Meter
Each quatrain uses alternating ABAB rhyme.
Close Reading Stanza-by-Stanza Explanation
Stanza 1
The biblical storm and Christ’s authority are remembered.
Stanza 2
The sea becomes an image of life’s conflict.
Stanza 3
Trust answers the waves because Christ is present.
The Heart’s Surrender
Welcome, O Saviour! to my heart;
Possess thy humble throne;
Bid every rival hence depart,
And claim me for thine own.
The world and Satan I forsake—
To thee, I all resign;
My longing heart, O Jesus! take,
And fill with love divine.
O! may I never turn aside,
Nor from thy bosom flee;
Let nothing here my heart divide—
I give it all to thee.
Overview Short Summary
The speaker asks for a heart fully yielded to Christ rather than divided between faith and competing desires.
Faith Reflection Christian Meaning and Reflection
Loving Jesus in return includes surrender. The poem treats devotion as the offering of the whole inner life, not only affectionate words.
Core Ideas Main Themes
- Surrender: The heart is offered to Christ.
- Undivided love: Competing loyalties are released.
- Obedience: Love becomes practical devotion.
Scriptural Context Biblical Connection
Romans 12:1 presents the whole life as an offering, while John 14:15 connects love for Jesus with keeping His commands.
Reader Application Best Use
Suitable for confirmation, baptism, youth devotion, discipleship, or a poem about giving your heart to Jesus.
Forsaking All for Christ
And must I part with all I have,
Jesus, my Lord! for thee?
This is my joy, since thou hast done
Much more than this for me.
Yes, let it go; one look from thee
Will more than make amends
For all the losses I sustain
Of credit, riches, friends.
Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives,
How worthless they appear,
Compared with thee, supremely good,
Divinely bright and fair.
Saviour of souls! while I from thee
A single smile obtain,
Though destitute of all things else,
I’ll glory in my gain.
Overview Short Summary
The poem weighs earthly attachments against the call to follow Christ and chooses Him as the greater treasure.
Faith Reflection Christian Meaning and Reflection
Jesus’ love invites a response that may require changed priorities. The poem does not reject people or ordinary duties; it challenges anything that replaces Christ as the center.
Core Ideas Main Themes
- Discipleship: Following Jesus becomes the primary commitment.
- Sacrifice: Some attachments may need to be released.
- Treasure in Christ: Jesus is valued above temporary gain.
Scriptural Context Biblical Connection
Luke 14:33 speaks of counting the cost of discipleship, and Philippians 3:8 describes knowing Christ as greater gain.
Reader Application Best Use
Best for discipleship, vocation, mission, confirmation, or a rhyming poem about following Jesus.
Yielding
And can I yet delay
My little all to give?
To tear my soul from earth away
For Jesus to receive?
Nay, but I yield, I yield;
I can hold out no more;
I sink, by dying love compelled,
And own thee conqueror.
Though late, I all forsake;
My friends, my all, resign;
Gracious Redeemer! take, O take,
And seal me ever thine.
Come, and possess me whole,
Nor hence again remove;
Settle and fix my wavering soul
With all thy weight of love.
My one desire be this,
Thy only love to know;
To seek and taste no other bliss,
No other good below.
Overview Short Summary
The speaker stops resisting grace and asks to be shaped by Christ’s will.
Faith Reflection Christian Meaning and Reflection
The poem presents surrender as trust rather than defeat. Jesus’ love makes obedience possible because the One receiving the heart is compassionate.
Core Ideas Main Themes
- Yielding: Resistance gives way to trust.
- Grace: Christ changes what the person cannot change alone.
- Obedience: Love becomes willingness to follow.
Scriptural Context Biblical Connection
Matthew 11:29 calls believers to take Christ’s yoke, while Philippians 2:13 speaks of God working within both desire and action.
Reader Application Best Use
Suitable for prayer, repentance, spiritual renewal, or a short rhyming poem about surrendering to Jesus.
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