Attempting to summarise scripture teaching in brief verse
Adopted and redeemed,
welcomed and embraced,
justified, forgiven –
salvation’s facets traced.
His Spirit will comfort us
through life in this place,
and Christ soon will come for us:
high purpose of grace.
Sanctified, instructed,
chastened and preserved,
guarded and protected,
serving as we’re served.
Jesus died upon a cross.
Why? What for? for who? for us
we had nothing to commend,
no desire to be God’s friend;
sinners unendearing, no
power to change, to better do –
but his love, great grace procured
through this death that he endured.
He who sent his Son for this,
cleanses, draws, receive his kiss –
he’s then able to preserve,
hold us when we slip or swerve,
mould, prepare us for his heaven –
grace continues when once given.
Is our love like his for us
– reaching out to others thus?
(Tune: 77 77D)
1. Tasting riches of salvation,
see God’s goodness more and more,
blessèd fellowship experience –
life unknown when dead before.
Taste and see our Saviour’s goodness,
rid yourselves of all that’s wrong,
feeding in the Bible daily –
newborn babies growing strong.
2. Quit the poison that will weaken –
malice, slander and deceit;
shun emaciating envy,
hypocritical conceit.
3. Crave the milk of God, his scriptures,
that mature and make us grow
strong and healthy, firmly founded
to delight this Lord we know.
(tune of ‘All that thrills my soul is Jesus’)
When you have seen how very great
his love and mercy contemplate
and so observe how much you owe,
your life to him you must bestow
in sacrifice, his rule to know;
and thus your mind and life transformed
to live no longer squeezed, conformed
by such surrounding worldly pressure,
renewed to know, delight and treasure
the perfect will of God with pleasure.
And so, we read and mine his Word,
are thrilled, rebuked, taught by our Lord,
appreciate this clean, new way
that gives us strength, and helps us pray
and leads us heavenwards day by day.
Tune: 88 888
on Mark 14:1-11
They were filled with venom,
bitter, scheming, sly,
did not like his wisdom,
wanted him to die.
Judas, thief and traitor,
chose to leave, betray,
spurned his Master, Saviour,
turned against his Way.
Beautiful the contrast:
perfume, love, outpoured,
now the scent encompassed,
honouring her Lord.
Rash their rushing judgement:
this was not a waste –
imminent assignment
so immense he faced:
Treatment harsh and vicious
leading to the grave,
though he’d be victorious,
hard his route to save.
Tune: 65 65
The thief repentant, on the cross,
acknowledged all his sin and loss,
and asked the Saviour mercy free,
and humbly trusted Him, and we
can share his hope eternally:
People holy tell the story
of the glory of the Saviour;
praising ever, sinning never,
– Hallelujah!
‘Today you will be with me there’,
and in Christ’s glory he would share,
among the angels pure, and saints;
complete the blessings, no complaints,
for no-one suffers there, or faints.
Does this attract you, do you long
to go there, serve and raise your song
to him who reigns, salvation wrought
for those in Satan’s bondage caught,
to life and freedom, mercy brought?
People holy tell the story
of the glory of the Saviour;
praising ever, sinning never,
– Hallelujah!
“… we are getting what our sins deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong. … Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. …” ‘Today you will be with me in paradise’ Luke 23:41, 42
Tune: ‘Pwy sydd o fewn y nef yn byw?’ Joseph Parry
Brief the glory and the praise,
some had jealousy and hate –
plotting in the coming days,
opportunity await.
He knew the agony drew near –
bruised, buried seed, raised to release
a lasting glory, harvest dear –
world-wide a people finding peace.
Though many scorned him in despite
of all they’d seen, and all they’d heard,
disliking what was good and right –
soon, some would joy in grace outpoured.
And so, he faced the awful pain,
the hinge of history, to bring
this good, and glory would remain –
eternal honour to the King.
Because he lives, I’ll ever live –
as he was raised, so soon will I,
for though this mortal body die,
when Jesus comes, returns, He’ll give
to me a body like his own
– then sin, decay will be unknown
Creation groans because the fall
has caused such problems, but they’ll cease
– we eagerly await release
when Christ returns, believers all
will meet him, fully made anew,
the universe made glorious too.
Tune: 88 88 88
Not ‘just another man
deceiving for a span’,
for, just as he before foretold,
death did not keep its hold.
They’d seen his goodness pure,
and miracles galore;
though many had rejected him,
God proves Christ is his King.
Sin’s payment’s work complete,
there will be no repeat;
receive the righteousness he gives,
our Lord-Protector lives,
He sits at God’s right hand,
he promised he would send
his holy Spirit if you pray,
to help you walk his Way.
Tune: SM
What child is this, foretold, announced?
His role-to-be, immense, pronounced?
What child is this, wise men revere,
but Herod’s filled with murderous fear?
Accepted, ordinary village lad,
and none claimed he was ever bad.
Then, when of age, he taught as none
had ever taught, his Father’s Son.
His kindness clearly seen, and power –
not ostentatious – [knew his hour
of wiping out all sin and pain
not yet], he faced ahead his main
labour essential, agony,
as substitute upon a tree
in dying there for you and me
so from sin’s wage we can be free –
and soon from pain, all misery.
What child to grow to do all this?
God knew we all had gone amiss –
A second Adam he brought forth,
a human child, but special birth,
to save those desperate on earth.
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