Poetry

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JESUS SO LOVED ME

It was for me; my terrible sins,
That caused the Lord to die;
To execute God’s justice,
That against sin must cry.

Sin smacked against God’s holiness.
The foulness was intense.
We can’t decipher God’s plan;
He worked through love immense.

For my human mind, it’s too much.
Why Christ the sacrifice?
Surely the guilty must die.
Would that then not suffice?

The only answer I can give,
Is that love conquered sin,
In God’s great eternal plan,
The victory to win.

The innocent for the guilty -
But it is even more,
For Christ, my God, died for me,
To open up the door.

It was the Door who made the way
For God to welcome me.
Unworthy, I know I am,
But worthy though, is He.

He took my place upon the cross,
A perfect Substitute.
I stand and look at that scene;
No excuse – I am mute.

Who can fathom the God of love?
That love that is so deep.
This I know with all my heart –
In gratitude, I weep.

This world has no time for Jesus.
It lives in disregard.
Blackened hearts do not know God -
Please, break those hearts so hard.

Forever, I will love my Lord
For His unreserved love.
Soon in His presence I’ll be,
In joy, near Him above.

30 September 2021 Metre = 8-6-7-6

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