Blessings on Byron

“Blessings are upon the head of the just… The memory of the just is blessed… The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it” (Proverbs 10:6,7,22). “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it” (Matthew 16:25). 

The blessings on Byron, my father-in-law,

Still flow from the mem’ry that God has preserved.
He stood in the presence of God with such awe,
And love for his Lord was the reason he served. 

The years since his passing this day number twenty:

The day he departed was not without tears,   
But blessings continue, and oh, they are plenty;
His mem’ry is blessed, undiminished by years.

Though sermons abound to inspire our hearts

To love the Lord Jesus, forsaking distraction,
The mem’ry of Byron today still imparts
Examples of love that were put into action. 

The call to surrender our life comes from Christ;

The life we hold back is the life that we lose.
The life that we gain is the one sacrificed,
And God pays attention to which one we choose. 

The ultimate mem’ry, of course, that is blest

Is found in recalling our wonderful Savior. 
In His saving love we both labor and rest,
Amazed by the grace that extends us His favor!

The beauty of Christ in the Scriptures portrayed

Called Byron to worship by what he had heard.
He pondered the price that our Lord Jesus paid,
He lived for His glory, and treasured His Word.

This poem is a tribute to God’s great salvation

Expressed in a man whom He graciously sent
To model a humble and sweet dedication
Which taught me so clearly what true worship meant.

Lord, thank You for Byron, for mem’ries we treasure,

And for the reunion we’re looking toward
To gather around You together with pleasure,
For so shall we ever then be with You, Lord!