The Fall from Grace
©2017 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Eric Ward on Unsplash
When I look in and cannot hide
the emptiness that reigns inside,
I wonder what has altered me,
erasing hues I used to see.
LDS Poems
I am an LDS poet, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Making these LDS poems (“Mormon” poems) available to others was one of my main reasons for creating this poetry site. People frequently asked me, “Do you have a poem for this…?” It seemed easier to place them all on a website where everyone could find exactly what they needed. Feel free to use these LDS poems in talks, lessons, programs or the like. Do be sure to include full copyright information on every hard or internet copy. Please email a request for permission before using one of my LDS poems. For internet use, a link back to this site is required. Thanks, and enjoy your visit!
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem’s content. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
O Blessed Savior
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
art by Ted Henninger, used by permission of
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Our hearts are turned to thee, dear Lord,
on this and every Christmas day.
Thy loving grace hath set us free
to give sorrow and sin away.
A Humble Heart
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Del Parson, used by permission
of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Are we not all beggars
before our risen Lord?
In death, all things are lost to us,
save those He hath restored.
Burdens to Blessings
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Jurica Koletic on Unsplash
When life rears up and strikes me down,
when all the world turns bleak,
I look to God for hope and find
the comfort that I seek.
Devotional
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Jackson David on Unsplash
Be with me, Father, on this day
when worries steal my peace away.
Watch over ones that I hold dear,
and let them feel thy presence near.
Love Is Patient; Love Is Kind
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Jonathan Meyer on Unsplash
When wells of love in me run dry,
and I no longer see
the cup of living water
kindness offers up to me,
What Greater Love Than This?
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Myriam Zilles on Unsplash
image by Myriam Zilles on UnsplashIn ancient times Christ walked upon the earth
as Son of God, a man of flesh and bone.
Some loved Him from the moment of His birth.
Some came to love Him after He was grown.
Christ in the Wilderness
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
“Christ in the Wilderness” art by Stanley Spencer
Larger than life am I, thy Lord, and yet
I too must wander in the wilderness,
must wield the crushing weight of man’s distress,
must cleanse the fallen earth in blood and sweat.