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One Sunday a cragsman Descended a cliff In a dangerous place When the winds came up stiff With sand blinding his eyes He let go off his grip And in that one little second He started to slip In that one little second In front of his eyes A lifetime of wrong choices Misconduct and lies In that one little second As he started to dive Prayed to God that next Sunday If he was alive He would come out to church Accept a new calling If God would stretch forth his hand To save him from falling In that one little second He promised he'd alter The many bad habits That caused him to falter He prayed to God that he'd change And stop his wrongdoing If please God would re-schedule His funeral and viewing If please God would stretch forth His omnipotent hand He'd most quickly repent With a soft place to land Then his feed gained some ground Where the earth was more firm And he slid to a stop On a thin piece of berm With his prayers safely answered On that lifesaving shelf Said, 'never mind Lord; I have saved me myself' One more time he was grasping At crumbling sod He'd learned as we all must None is saved without God For all men are fallen And a Savior's been sent To lead them to safety And help them repent That old Prince of Darkness Is the changeable wind He's luring and coaxing And blinding with sin Just one little second Is all that it takes To fall from the edge As result of mistakes For the pathway to safety Place your hand inside His For seeking salvation The only way that there is He will lead them and guide them Unharmed from the rim But none of God's children Are saved without Him!
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Feb 25, 2016
Feb 25, 2016 at 4:12 PM UTC
The Cragsman
One Sunday a cragsman Descended a cliff In a dangerous place When the winds came up stiff With sand blinding his eyes He let go off his grip And in that one little second He started to slip In that one little second In front of his eyes A lifetime of wrong choices Misconduct and lies In that one little second As he started to dive Prayed to God that next Sunday If he was alive He would come out to church Accept a new calling If God would stretch forth his hand To save him from falling In that one little second He promised he'd alter The many bad habits That caused him to falter He prayed to God that he'd change And stop his wrongdoing If please God would re-schedule His funeral and viewing If please God would stretch forth His omnipotent hand He'd most quickly repent With a soft place to land Then his feed gained some ground Where the earth was more firm And he slid to a stop On a thin piece of berm With his prayers safely answered On that lifesaving shelf Said, 'never mind Lord; I have saved me myself' One more time he was grasping At crumbling sod He'd learned as we all must None is saved without God For all men are fallen And a Savior's been sent To lead them to safety And help them repent That old Prince of Darkness Is the changeable wind He's luring and coaxing And blinding with sin Just one little second Is all that it takes To fall from the edge As result of mistakes For the pathway to safety Place your hand inside His For seeking salvation The only way that there is He will lead them and guide them Unharmed from the rim But none of God's children Are saved without Him!
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Feb 25, 2016
Feb 25, 2016 at 4:12 PM UTC
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