There we see him in the sun
a smile upon his face
adorned in garlands and brocade
resplendent in his lace
His
heart is filled with haughty pride
He
wears a coat of hate.
His life work it continues
His quest to acquire more
The endless vanities he ceaselessly feeds
Amassing more than meets his needs
His
palace filled with diamonds and shiny things
He
wears a coat of greed.
History’s replete with the record of many
different clothes
-
a gift from father to a
son
a many coloured
robe
-
the wealthiest and wisest
king
his servants the
best dressed
though the good
book says for sure that
the lilies were
better adorned
-
the voice of one in the
wilderness
baptising in
desert sun
clothing made
from camel’s hair
and leather belt
for sure
But none’s more important than the one
no man had ever worn.
His search for something better
Has brought him to this place
And the answers that he sought
Were etched in the old man’s face
And
then the old man told a tale
Of
a land in a distant place
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| "...Adorned with a crown of thorns, loincloth and blood soaked face" |
The origins he
swore
of a unique
special race.
“There we see Him in the sun
No smile upon His face
Adorned with a crown of thorns,
Loincloth and blood soaked face
His
heart breaking with love
He
wears the coat of grace”
“Straddled up-on the cross
He’ll writhe and then grimace
the Soldiers jostle for His clothes
but the burden of His sacrifice means
there’s forgiveness on His face
He
wears a cloak of stripes and blood
But
it’s the purple robe they chase”
“The entrance of the Word brings light”
the old man seemed to say
his heart t’is desperately wicked
no hiding place from truth
his
heart is filled with sin and guilt
he wears a coat
of shame.
“But hark the Master of the Universe,
The Maker of the Race;
Arising in His Might and Power
Defies hell and the graves!”
A gift that stands the test of time
Moth or rust doth not corrupt.
He’s washed in water and then fire
He adorns a brand new faith
He
wears the uniform coat with pride
His life
transformed by grace.
“if any man be in Christ he is a new creature, old things have passed away behold all things are become new” 2 Corinthians 5 v 17
IamMaverick
March 2008
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