My Father's Poems: Jesus Christ

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Friday, December 21, 2018

Mysterious Love (Repost)

Love of God - revealed in Jesus,
to a world wrapped up in night;
Born a babe in Bethlehem's stable
bringing courage, hope and light.
Love so warm - where cold hearts languish
and it seems that no one cares;
Love so strong - where human weakness
numbs with fear and no one dares.

Love so pure, offsets wild passions -
dignity to life restores;
Love enduring, never failing;
even on foes its grace outpours!
Love beyond all comprehension
such was God's salvation plan;
Justice? No! but mercy matchless;
He would die for sinful man.

Love of God - He still is waiting
to restore the severed bond;
While man curses, He is pleading
for the rebel to respond.
No one barred - the most notorious
can be saved from sin and shame;
None so good to bypass Calvary;
all must come in Jesus' name.

Wonderful - eternal Father;
Mighty God, the Prince of Peace;
Counselor, with all the answers;
born to give the soul release.
For and with us - King Immanuel;
Conquering Captain, Christ the Lord.
Lamb of God and Lion of Judah -
Be exalted and adored!

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Oh Lord My God

Oh, Lord, my God, the source of true fulfillment,
the sum and substance of abundant life!
My peace of mind, my joy and deep contentment
within a world of turmoil and of strife.

My drive, my hope, my fondest expectation
when pressures mount and those about give way.
My wisdom, righteousness and full redemption,
the Christ of God, who died sins penalty to pay.

Oh, Lord, my God, through Jesus Christ my Saviour,
the great “I AM,” majestic in Thy ways.
My coming King, with power and great glory;
be Thou exalted, Lord, most worthy of all praise!

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Sunday, July 30, 2017

The Lordship of Jesus (The Clear Choice)

We all now have the option
of being saved from hell
and making sure of heaven,
where saints in glory dwell.
For Christ came to this planet
sin’s penalty to pay,
and when our hearts receive Him,
He’ll own us on that day.

How can some vainly reason
that heaven’s their reward,
while choosing to regard Christ
as Saviour, but not Lord?
Will heaven have two classes
of sinners, saved by grace—
the one, ascribing Lordship,
the other, second place?

Consider well, my neighbor,
that heaven begins right now.
But only if sincerely
in penitence we bow.
’Tis total trust in Jesus,
confessing Him as Lord,
that makes us fit for heaven,
according to God’s Word!

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Sunday, July 9, 2017

Jesus the Christ

He is the WORD—
expressing God’s mind
and nature on earth,
to the “listening” kind.

His message is peace,
and joy and pure love;
wisdom and grace
bestowed from above.

He is the LIGHT—
in a sin-blinded earth,
dispelling our darkness,
and granting new birth.

He brings deliverance
from sin and its curse,
frees from depression
and thoughts so perverse.

He is the LAMB—
offered up in our stead;
His holy blood
for our cleansing was shed.

To Him is accorded
final judgment of men;
and we—justified,
with Him, too, shall reign.

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Sunday, April 16, 2017

The Resurrection Day

Christ arose, no more to die

and His own to justify

in the dawning of that great

and glorious day;

when an angel from on high –

swift as lightening from the sky –

overwhelmed the guards

and rolled the stone away.

He arose, our blessed Lord,

in fulfillment of His word;

wondrous message, let us

evermore proclaim!

Where, oh death, is now thy sting,

and oh grave, thy victory?

We shall rise, for Christ arose,

Oh, praise His name!

On that resurrection day

when the shadows flee away

and the trumpet of the Lord

shall pierce the air,

what rejoicing there will be

when our Saviour we shall see

and with loved ones,

His eternal glory share!

Sweetest message, wondrous grace,

to the sons of Adam’s race;

“He is risen; come and see

where Jesus lay.”

Though death hovered o’er your head,

you are justified instead

from the guilt and debt

which none could ever pay.

There is life for you and me

by a look at Calvary;

there is pardon, peace

and cleansing through His blood.

Yes, we claim an empty tomb

and the future holds no gloom;

we shall rise, for Christ arose,

the Son of God!