Words by the Wayside Classics

A selection of poems by Hannah More on various topics. A word about the author: Hannah More (1745-1833) was born in Gloucestershire, England. In middle age, she was closely connected with William Wilberforce and his fellow abolitionists. She was also a friend of the evangelical hymn-writer John Newton. She wrote moral stories and ballads on many topics and was one of the most successful writers, and perhaps the most influential Christian woman, of her day.

"...The just Creator condescends to write, In beams of inextinguishable light, His names of wisdom, goodness, power, and love, On all that blooms below, or shines above; To catch the wandering notice of mankind, And teach the world, if not perversely blind...."

Majestic in its own simplicity. Inscribed above the portal, from afar. Conspicuous as the brightness of a star. Legible only by the light they give. Stand the soul-quickening words - believe, and live....

Kept for the Master's Use is based on Frances Ridley Havergal's famous hymn "Take My Life and Let It Be, Consecrated, Lord to Thee". It consists of separate chapters on each couplet of that well-known hymn. Frances Ridley Havergal encourages us to take every single aspect of our life and consecrate it for the Lord's use, and we are shown very clearly that "he who is able and willing to take unto Himself is no less able and willing to keep for Himself".