Author Archives: Roger E. Bruner

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About Roger E. Bruner

Seventy-nine-year-old Roger E. Bruner is the author and publisher of twenty-four Christian novels and the writer of more than two hundred Christian songs and choruses, a handful of musical dramas, and a number of shorter works. He sings, plays guitar and bass, and records many of his original songs in his home studio. He is active in his church and plays bass guitar on the praise team. Married for twenty-two years to Kathleen, he has one grown daughter, two grandsons, and one step-grandson. Roger enjoys reading, walking, photography and book cover design (he's done all of his own except for Rosa No-Name), playing Snood and Solitaire, and complaining about the state of the nation while continuing to pray for it.

“Peace! Be Still”

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Roger E. Bruner

Once Christ and his friends went out in a boat;A bad storm arose and tossed them about.Though Christ was close by,His friends got so scared;They woke him, he spoke,And his words calmed the storm. When Christ told the winds to … Continue reading →

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The Lord Is My Shepherd

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Roger E. Bruner

The Lord is my shepherd.He gives me everything I need.He makes me to lie downIn pastures that are greenAnd he leads me to drink fromThe waters that are still.The Lord is my shepherd.He gives me everything I need. He feeds … Continue reading →

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Is It Me, Lord?

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Roger E. Bruner

Is it me, Lord? Is it me, Lord?Is it me, Lord, who’ll carry Your cross on a Sunday,But betray You with a kiss on Monday? Is it me, Lord? Is it me, Lord?Is it me, Lord, who walks on the … Continue reading →

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The Smile Song

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Roger E. Bruner

refrain Lord, I look in Your face and marvel at How You’ve been smiling on me. For You have made me and You have saved me And You have set me free. Lord, I see in Your smile such love … Continue reading →

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Vast

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

How vast is God’s wisdom;How broad is His knowledge!And what mind could fathomThe thoughts of the Lord?Who could advise GodOr put Him in his debt?For He’s made all things,And His Ways are His own. About This Song: Some years ago, … Continue reading →

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The Son/Sun Song

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

Does it brighten your day When the sunshine appears? Does it brighten your day When the sunshine appears? Does it brighten your day When the sunshine appears, And you see by its light And you warm by its rays? Does … Continue reading →

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If You Really Love Me

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

If you really love me, Then you’ll do the things that I ask of you; Love one another so they’ll know it’s true– I am the Lord of Love. You know that I’m the Lord of Love; Show them that … Continue reading →

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That God’s Love Might Show

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

Live purest lives, God’s innocent children, In this world of darkness and sin. You must shine like stars in the night sky As you share God’s message of life. God is your father, Christ your brother. How you live reflects … Continue reading →

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Dark Is the Night

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

I lie down and close my eyes;I dream, though I do not sleep.Tomorrow’s ills seem too real today,Tomorrow’s paths too steep. Dark is the night and steep is the path, When I close my eyes to the Way of God’s … Continue reading →

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Sing Now of Your Salvation

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Roger E. Bruner

Give thanks to the Lord, For He is good; His love never fails. Keep singing these Words of praise to Him, If you know He’s saved you. If you’ve ever been so lost You couldn’t find the way And wandered … Continue reading →

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