Tune: Grafenberg
(one tune to 'City of God, how broad and far')
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Seeking to find way through with God
See path His Son has trod
Has gone before us, He our way
To light of dawning day
People rejoice, redeemed, restored
Return now to your Lord
Christ our only mediator
He our confidence sure
None other one could pay the price
But His life did suffice
The perfect sacrifice, offering
We Him our praises bring
He graces mild upon us showers
Forgiveness us endowers
His Spirit given dwells within
To keep us free from sin
Propitiation, God speaks kind
To human heart and mind
Come find through Christ my Son life true
Salvation e'en to you
For He seeks not our law-keeping
But our lives to Him bring
Then empowered to meet each need
His Spirit does us lead
Christ in us the hope of glory
E'en to eternity
Find here my heart, my life, I pray
Your humble home alway
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: August 9th, 2018 02:05
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8686 metre. I wanted to express something of 'propitiation' (long word there!), as it conveys mildness, grace, comfort, kindness, mercy. Not that we escape or are excused our sins, but they can be forgiven by Christ.
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Indeed Orchi. Good write.
Thanks Gold.
GREAT HYMN UNCLE STEVE ~ And as you have given us the WORDS a chance for KARIKROAKY ! Love the poem which reminds us of the BLESSINGS JESUS brings to our everyday lives and is also our Assurance of Eternal Life with HIM in HEAVEN ~ AMEN Your loving NEPHEW ~ BRIAN
Yep, but I'll make your karaoake difficult. Gotta have that long word there, all 5 syllables of it. I can't say it proper - propiti-wotsit!
Christ is such a blessing for me a wretched sinner. Your poems remind me I am saved. Thank you
Thanks w c. We're all 'wretched' in that sense, and needing salvation.
"Christ in us" - a wonderful phrase - love this hymn-poem Orchi dear friend.
Thanks Fay. Yes, sometimes we may think that God only lives in a building - a church. We may say 'It's Sunday, so I'm going to see God at church today!'
Interesting to see this peculiar form of “even” where your using it as “e’en”. You’ve got to love these licenses and liberties we take when writing verse! Yes, we are destined for eternity with our Lord who is most merciful...
Thanks Gary. Oh yes, I got to fuss over the exact number of syllables. I save myself a syllable using 'e'en' instead of 'even', for example! Or else it throws out the whole thing out of sync sometimes.
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