Life is short
And time is borrowed;
*“If freed today,
I’ll preach tomorrow”*
...spoken from
His prison cell,
The faithful one
Who conquered hell
When kings and men
Put him to flight
He stood his ground
Without a fight
And gladly took
To shackles – chains –
To prove to all
His Faith remained
---
Life is short
And time is borrowed;
*“If freed today,
I’ll preach tomorrow”*
See, he had been a
Prisoner, freed,
From far more
Fearful enemies
The first of which
Was his own flesh:
A death which died
Its death in Death
The Death of the
Triumphant King –
The Holy One –
The King of kings!
---
The One who
Traded life for Life –
Who gave it all
And took the knife…
…that he would sing
Without a sorrow:
*“If freed today,
I’ll preach tomorrow!”*
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Feb 23, 2020
Feb 23, 2020 at 9:47 AM UTC
Life is short
And time is borrowed;
*“If freed today,
I’ll preach tomorrow”*
...spoken from
His prison cell,
The faithful one
Who conquered hell
When kings and men
Put him to flight
He stood his ground
Without a fight
And gladly took
To shackles – chains –
To prove to all
His Faith remained
---
Life is short
And time is borrowed;
*“If freed today,
I’ll preach tomorrow”*
See, he had been a
Prisoner, freed,
From far more
Fearful enemies
The first of which
Was his own flesh:
A death which died
Its death in Death
The Death of the
Triumphant King –
The Holy One –
The King of kings!
---
The One who
Traded life for Life –
Who gave it all
And took the knife…
…that he would sing
Without a sorrow:
*“If freed today,
I’ll preach tomorrow!”*
.
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