Tune: Serenity
('Immortal love, for ever full')
Ephesians 2 v.12-17
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At one time we from Christ far off
We did deride and scoff
Were aliens from [the] commonwealth
Of Israel, in need of health
Strangers too from the covenant
Of promises us sent
Having no hope, and God without
Him in the world, no doubt
But now in Christ, we sometimes far
From Him, our morning-star
Now made nigh by Christ's blood, 'tis shed
With power to raise the dead
For He our peace, has made both one
He the Father's own Son
Peace between man and God, the Way
He leads to endless day
He has broken middle wall down
No longer wrath or frown
Need we experience, for He
Has come to set us free
In His flesh, he took enmity
That separated us, see
Of laws and rules, and strife to be
He took it all for me
And to God and man reconcile
It was the plan, the style
That He make us one through His cross
His body bore the loss
The loss that we could not amend
Nor by good deeds defend
But Christ did save, took enmity
That peace with God may be
He came and preached to those afar
Gentiles, with no debar
Peace to them, and to the Jews near
All to the Saviour dear
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: August 24th, 2017 08:42
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8686 metre (Common Metre = CM). Sneaked in some extra syllables here and there. ooh. Hope it does not make the tune jarring. If you are not a Jew, you are a Gentile. You are one or the other!
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Comments5
It to graceful to my heart.
Thanks Word.
Orch, I'm enjoying reading your beautiful words about Christ and how he cleaned us. Our divine side is all it is worth from us. The rest we just use and leave behind. With respect and honor of course.
Thanks Malu.
I'll save you - I won't sing - it would spoil another great write
Thanks M. Would it be two cats fighting ('singing')? You and I?! hehehee.
Would like to hear you sing it with the music.
Yep OK, I will sing it. Mind you, you won't be able to tell if it's me singing or two cats fighting! heehee.
Either way, it will be an amusement.
Good write Orchi.
Thanks G/F. I'm threatening to sing 'em. Meeoowwooo!
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