hymn
I thought I would share with everyone a hymn that I wrote about a year ago. I wrote it during a family studies class while I was thinking about how many modern worship songs have left meaningful words in favor of a catchy repeatable chorus. I return to it now, because I was thinking about some of the same issues again. I’d love comments and if anyone wants to actually write music to go with the words, that would be great.
Praise to the Father King, my lover and my judge.
What wrath He ought to owe; how great His mercy shown.
But oh what joy and sorrow, to see Him hanging there.
The Prince of Glory’s blood paid what I could not bear.
By His law I am condemned. By His grace I’m saved.
Oh His spirit I have hungered. Oh His life I’ve craved.
Now in His resurrection, I find my soul fulfilled.
To see my sins forgiven is to watch my lover killed.
Oh He rules in perfect justice. How He’s shown his perfect love.
Who deserves to be His child? Who has earned their crown above?
But a cry is in the desert; joy is found in tearful eye.
For God has seen the lowly, and sent His lamb to die.
His pain was not to please us, but to draw us unto Him.
His death was not to hinder, but to do away with sin.
Oh you wretched generation, that would greet this grace with pride.
Come to Him low and humble, come to the cross and die.
Stevo wrote:
very nice. We should put it to music and sing it in church.
Posted on 18-Sep-07 at 8:45 pm | Permalink
Rose wrote:
I love it.
Posted on 19-Sep-07 at 12:54 pm | Permalink
Big Daddy wrote:
Nicely done! Have you ever wondered why a society that is so focused on self esteem would embrace a theory, evolution, that makes them an insignificant accident onan insignificant planet circling a mediocre star in a back water galaxy. Stephen Jay Gould has said, If Pikaia (the putative first primitive vertebrate) does not survive in the replay, we are wiped out of future history-all of us, from shark to robin to orangutan.” How can a group of people so hung up on promoting self importance simutaneously believe that we are an accidence? It seems like these people would want something better than mediocrity in their origins.
Posted on 02-Oct-07 at 7:39 pm | Permalink
Dad Biggy wrote:
Nicely Done! Have you ever noticed how some people can miraculously turn a hymn into creationist apologetics? Let’s stick with worship where worship’s involved.
Beauty, people. It’s a wonderful thing. It is it’s own apology.
Posted on 03-Dec-07 at 9:30 pm | Permalink
Big Daddy wrote:
Good point Dad Biggy. This was what was on my mind at the time. After posted I thought it was inappropriate for the topic. Can’t change or erase once posted. You caught me. Comment on hymn still stands. Nicely done!!!
Posted on 31-Dec-07 at 3:48 pm | Permalink
Diggity Dad Badly wrote:
true…true…
Posted on 21-Jan-08 at 11:20 am | Permalink
Madly Dadly wrote:
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Posted on 21-Jan-08 at 11:23 am | Permalink