2010 ACM George Herbert Award to Nancy Hance
The 2010 ACM George Herbert
Goes to Nancy Hance
Monroe, NC
3rd Place
(Category: Poetry)
Bio:
From a very early age, Nancy had a connection with music. Standing on tiptoe to reach Grandma’s old piano keyboard, she picked out the melody to “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”, her favorite tune. As a young girl, Nancy learned that Jesus loved her and would always be with her. Baptized at the age of eleven, she always felt the Presence of the Lord in her life. She was blessed with piano lessons from the age of six and eventually won a two year piano scholarship at a Christian college. At age 15, Nancy’s musical horizons were broadened when her older sister taught her to play the flute.
It was while attending college that she learned that the Holy Spirit was still very involved in the lives of Christians and that He wanted to indwell each and every believer. From then on, music took on a new dimension…one of deep worship and high praise. Songs started being birthed and written down and sung at every opportunity. Almost forty years later, the catalogue of Spirit-birthed songs has continually grown and documents the life journey of this musician.
Nancy also works as a freelance writer contributing articles to women’s magazines and has written a book, “Flights Of Fancy” soon to be published. Dabbling in poetry seemed to be a natural progression and has been a hobby and enjoyment.
You may contact Nancy at nancyhance@gmail.com or through the contest administrators by sending an email to director@athanatosministries.org.
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BENEATH THE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Beneath the robe of righteousness
Made by the blood of the Lamb,
Under the Holy covering
My heart finds courage to stand.
Although my eyes grow weary with
The sight of my failings and sin,
God sees the blood of His only Son
And places His Spirit within.
His Spirit is like a refiner’s fire
That brings to the surface the dross
Where it meets its match and is done away
By the scarlet red robe of the cross.
Then like the sweet rain from heaven,
His word cleans my mind day by day
And bathes me with beautiful thoughts from God’s heart
And washes the darkness away.
And so by the mouth of three witnesses:
The Spirit, the water, the blood;
I stand clean and dressed and in my right mind,
Safe and secure in God’s love!
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Amen, very true. I would love to hear more from you.