In need of encouragement? Or perhaps hope, comfort, or joy? Here is a powerful reminder of God's love. Consider Come Away My Beloved your invitation to deeper intimacy with your loving heavenly Father. This classic devotional from Frances J. Roberts, featuring lightly-updated text and scripture from Barbour's Simplified KJV Bible, shares the ministering spirit of the heavenly Father just when you need it--His encouragement, hope, comfort, and conviction. Through compelling prose and poetry, written as if God Himself is speaking directly to you, author Frances J. Roberts will challenge you to a deeper intimacy with your heavenly Father.
Frances J. Roberts was a prolific Christian author and musician best known for her devotional classic Come Away My Beloved, which has sold over a million copies and been translated into multiple languages. In 1964, she founded The King’s Press, where she wrote and published nine devotional books over three decades. A graduate of Moody Bible Institute, she served as Florida’s state director for Child Evangelism Fellowship and wrote the popular Wordless Book Song during that time. A gifted musician, she composed eighty-eight published hymns and worked as a church accompanist. Her ministry work also included teaching at a Spanish mission school and contributing to music ministries across various congregations.