What is the truth behind all form?
The Word through which we all are born?
Born anew to Heavenly life -
The Truth is Jesus, the risen Christ.
The Logos before creation,
The light of every nation,
The One who holds all together,
The One who reigns forever.
Truly God and truly man
Who was before time began.
Study to show yourself approved, a workman not ashamed,
Rightly dividing the Word of Truth in the power of Jesus’ name.
Fearing no devil of Hell, with eyes on our reward;
Jesus does all things well, and Jesus is Lord.
Fixing our eyes on Jesus to run the race with grace
Until the blessed lovely day when we shall see His face.
May the Holy Spirit teach us the Word of Truth,
And may we love the living God with all the strength of youth.
“From the mouths of babes and infants thou hast ordained praise.”
May young and old with childlike hearts trust You all our days,
As we walk and talk with Jesus on His narrow way.
In the Beginning
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Time was new and men were few and acknowledged God’s worth.
Walking in Eden’s garden with God in the cool of the day,
Delighting with wisdom in unfallen state following God’s way.
In the garden there was a tree; it was the Tree of Life.
“Eat and live!” Never be hungry and never see strife.
Yet there was another tree, of knowledge of good and evil.
“Eat it not, lest you die, and harm all future people.”
The serpent sly and full of lies whispered in Eve’s ear,
“To the tree trod, and be like God, do this my dear.”
Adam and Eve did heed and were entranced by the serpent’s spell,
They took the bait, the human race, on that day fell.
They ate of the forbidden fruit and forfeited the right
To work and live and walk with God in the beauty of paradise.
The Promised Seed
The father and mother of mankind chose to welcome the curse,
Creation itself now waits and groans for the redemption of the earth.
A redemption promised after the Fall, among the words God said,
“Serpent, your seed and the woman’s shall be at emnity, and He shall crush your head.”
In the fullness of time the Seed did come,
The Promised One, the Blessing for all nations,
The Prophet, Priest, Christ the King who alone is our Salvation.
The promised Jesus came to earth,
The promises fulfilled.
Great is the Lamb beyond all worth
Who for us was killed.
Now risen and ascended Jesus lives forever!
The Promiser and Promised One, we praise His name together!
All the promises of God in Christ are “yes,” and “amen,”
And we shall praise the Coming One until He comes again!