A Preaching Précis

orchidee



Tune: Abbots Leigh

('Glorious things of thee are spoken')

Acts 10 v.38-43

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Peter preached in Caesarea

It was Gentile area

Saying, God anointed Jesus

Come to earth, Saviour for us

With the Spirit and with power

He anointed, served each hour

Went about doing good, healing

Oppressions [that] the devil did bring

 

For God was with Him, and he willed

To do His will, to it yield

Peter and others were witness

Of Christ's death, and they knew this

That the people Him crucified

That He suffered, bled, and died

But God did Him raise the third day

Now alive, He lives alway

 

Though not show then to everyone

But to witnesses begun

Was He revealed, God had chosen

Some to eat, drink with Him then

After He had risen from dead

By His command they were led

To preach to people, tesitfy

That His presence is sure nigh

 

To preach that He of God ordained

Was, to be Judge, they explained

Judge of the dead and the living

And forgiveness He does bring

To whoever in Him believes

Each eternal life receives

Sins forgiven all through His name

Worthy name of endless fame

 

 

  • Author: orchidee (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 17th, 2020 03:22
  • Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.7.8.7. 8.7.8.7. metre, and part of a wedding for you in the clip - patriotic?!
  • Category: Spiritual
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Comments5

  • Goldfinch60

    So my eternal life is a non-entity in your world of Jesus!

    Andy

    • orchidee

      Thanks Gold. Well, I admit I ad-libbed a bit in places, such as some of verse 4. But it probably says the same, or similar, in other parts of Scripture.

    • Amon

      Amen

      • orchidee

        Thanks Amon.

      • orchidee

        Howzat! How did I do that " é "? I used 'Alt gr' and 'e' buttons at some time.

      • Michael Edwards

        Great write - could you precis it?

        • orchidee

          Thanks M. Erm, I thought I had already! lol.

        • dusk arising

          I think it is man (the religious christian man in this case) who stands in judgement not the god who through jesus spoke of forgiveness.
          Yet another dual standard introduced by powerful men to their end of controlling the masses.

          • orchidee

            Thanks dusk.



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