Tune: Serenity
('Immortal love, for ever full')
Romans 3 v.25
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God has set forth for us Jesus
His Son, to be to us
A sacrifice of atonement
Unto the penitent
An offering, propitiation
Given for each nation
Hilastrion, He turns away
God's wrath, our saving day
This day here now of salvation
Christ gave self, he the one
Holy and pure, acceptable
Sinless one midst us all
'Tis through faith in His blood, we may
Believing him, now say
Christ is my righteousness, and I
Find His sure mercies nigh
He will forgive, His death for me
Upon the cross I see
God forbears with me, He patient
Graciously Christ has sent
I worthy of God's judgement sure
But now for evermore
He has my sins on Jesus laid
The eternal price paid
Come now believing, Christ the way
Call on Him now and pray
For none He will e'er turn away
Now is salvation's day
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: June 4th, 2019 02:35
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.6. metre. I did not know the Greek word, until I came across it in a study, which led to this poem/meditation.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments6
You certainly know how to play to the gallery with this popular stuff Orchidee. Is 8.6.8.6. easy to dance to?
Thanks d a. Well, I dunno, but 8.6.8.6. is called Common Metre, erm, because it's 'common' to a lot of tunes
He'd better love you back as much as you love HIM.
Thanks Lorna. Erm, it has to be the other way round; 'We love Him, because He first loved us'!
I have nothing witty to say..........
That baffled us? Hilastrion? I didn't know what it meant, until I came across it in a study.
an easy on the eye read... a new word for me too... Neville
Thanks N. It's all Greek to me, as they say. is it?!
might be a small mountain near Herculaneum ...
Greetings Uncle STEVE ~ The Greeks always have a Word for it ~ thanks for reminding US ! Paul uses it twice in the new Testament Romans 3 v 25 where it is translated PROPITIATION (A Sin Offering) and Hebrews 9 v 5 where it is translated MERCY SEAT (A place where Heavens Love & Heavens Justice meet !) A VERY GOOD WORD INDEED ~ AMEN ! Love your parapoem on Romans 3 v 25 ~ It says it all beautifully. We love the Hymn ~ it too fully explains the MEANING of HILASTRION ~ AMEN
Blessings & Abundant JOY to YOU & FIDO
Love ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡 + 🧡
Thanks B&A.
Great write - Miss Berles gave the syllable count the thumbs up.
Thanks M. That's 4 syllables for the Greek word.
Good write Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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