HE IS RISEN !

HE IS RISEN !

Shall we deny him our feet to climb those stairs; shall we keep back those hands that he would use; and shall we seal the lips by which he would speak the tender message to the dying soul?

Nay, rather, shall we not say:

"Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for thee.
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from thee.

"Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of thy love.
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King."

And by every movement of our bodies say to men as we pass on our pilgrim way: "I no longer live, but Christ liveth in me." So live that our lives shall be a demonstration that "Christ in us, the hope of glory," is the Indwelling Presence that guides us in that way.


Monday, January 17, 2011

GLORY POEM # 7

DEEP WATERS

ALLOW ME TO WALK INTO YOUR DEEPEST WATERS
ALLOW ME TO WALK, AS DID CHRIST, UPON THE WATERS,
DUE TO THE DEEPNESS, THAT I MIGHT NOT DROWN,
BUT GRANT ME THE VISION OF ALL THESE WRITTEN THINGS,
THAT I MAY BE AMONG ALL YOUR PRIESTS & KINGS,
THAT I BE WORTHY TO TAKE THE SCROLL, AS DID JOHN,
& EAT
THAT MY BELLY BE MADE BITTER & MY MOUTH BE MADE SWEET, 
FOR I LONG TO KNOW AT LAST YOUR MOST SACRED SECRET OF ALL,
THAT AT YOUR “FINAL HOUR”, I MIGHT HEAR YOUR MIGHTY CALL,
TO SEE FULFILLED THE MANIFESTATION OF YOUR MOST PRECIOUS SON,
COMING BACK TO REIGN AFTER ALL IS SAID & DONE,
TO WATCH OVER ALL DEVASTATION UPON THE EARTH,
BRINGING ABOUT AN END TO SATAN’S WORLDWIDE CURSE,
TO BE AMONG THE HOLY ONES SET ON HIGH,
FOR AMONG THEM THERE WAS NO LIE,
TO KNOW OF YOUR IMMENSE LOVE BEYOND MEASURE, 
& YOUR JUDGEMENTS GIVEN OUT TO ALL THOSE WHO ENDURE.
I BEG FOR THIS VISION AS GIVEN TO JOHN,
FOR THE LOVE YOU HAD FOR HIM WAS OF THE GREATEST BOND.

INSPIRED 5/26/08
JC VANCE

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